Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Push-To-Talk handsets cater to a very specific type of user. Enabling quick communication between workers on the field or businesses that need a phone with the benefits of a closed-frequency network, Motorola’s i1 handheld is a suitably rugged solution that sports Android functionality to boot.
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
The on-demand and universally accessible nature of Netflix are its strongest features. Whatever you choose to watch appears instantly, not unlike how YouTube plays back its videos. You can also scrub forward and backwards to move through video quickly.
Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
The HTC Surround is one of the new Windows Mobile smartphones ushering in Microsoft’s new OS and is built to maximize all the features of this exciting new operating system but offers something its competing handsets don’t have, its very own boombox.
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
HP’s Photosmart D100 is the latest in a long line of SOHO-geared inkjet printers that integrate a scanner as well. As our environments grow to support more than one computer it makes sense that printers can be networked and even more sense that they are wirelessly accessible. For connectivity, you get the option of the desirable Wi-Fi 802.11n, and the reliable USB 2.0 interface.
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
We feel that Apple is seriously looking at the MacBook Air and seeing the future of their portable devices. Unibody construction, solid state SSD memory on a chip, soldered RAM chips, sealed batteries in a completely integrated system. Much of the MacBook Air’s design was dictated by the iPad, a non-user serviceable device.
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Apple’s success is generated by its innovation and landmark products like the iPhone 4 as well as the iPad which has taken the consumer electronics market by storm. Both devices can run over 300,000 applications sold on the App Store as well thousands of music and movie titles from the iTunes Store.
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
The Wall Street journal’s findings revealed that the apps in question were sending Facebook UID’s to at least 25 data collection and advertising firms. UID numbers can reveal a Facebook user’s name as well as other information that could lead to potential privacy issues. The leaks can apparently affect users with the most stringent privacy settings.
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
One can’t help but wonder at the foresight, care and attention that went into designing this device. The subtle yet coarse texture on the keyboard’s keys, the almost organic way it feels to the touch and the hyper-intuitive, utterly idiot-proof user interface that ties it all together defines a less-is more approach that just works. It is all about the joy of reading and this is evident.