May 15, 2012
Almost everybody has a smartphone with a GPS these days, but they’re still sorely underused when it comes to creative days out of the house. If you’re a geek looking to impress a date with your creativity, passion for life and cool tools, then using your GPS to liven things up could be the answer.
May 15, 2012
Do you want to use your smartphone’s GPS capabilities to replace your GPS device? I know I do. Using my smartphone means fewer gadgets to worry about, plus I don’t have to worry about the battery dying since the phone can remain charging while plugged in. Smartphones are simply great sources of entertainment and utility, regardless of whether your phone is the most recent top-of-the-line phone or not.
April 30, 2012
There was a time when every businessman and his dog had a Blackberry. Having one separated the serious executives from the non-serious ones. Everyone started obsessively checking their email every 5 minutes, leading to a medical condition dubbed “Blackberry Thumb”. It seemed that Blackberry would be like Darth Vader and rule the entire galaxy. Now suddenly the company is doing an impersonation of a Japanese Kamikaze pilot.
April 25, 2012
The smartphone is the most sophisticated gadget we carry with us everyday. And while we don’t have our own Q Branch working for us in a secret lab, thanks to a few intrepid DIY-ers and hackers, we can repurpose our old smartphones in our basements. Here are three James Bond styled spy gadgets you can make from an old smartphone.
March 15, 2012
The advance of mobile technology is revolutionizing the computer industry. Even giants like Intel and Microsoft are being forced to respond, changing their goals to compensate for continuing consumer interest in smartphones and tablets. Let’s have a look at several ways the demand for mobile devices is pushing laptops to be better than they are today.
March 8, 2012
The mobile, or cell, phone has had a meteoric rise from being an interesting and expensive concept to an essential and affordable necessity. The first commercially-available handset, the DynaTAC 8000x (not quite as catchy a name as ‘iPhone’) was released in 1983 and cost just a shade under $4,000. Bargain. In the almost-30 years since then phones have changed by a massive amount.
February 20, 2012
It would be great if we all had the time, skills, and patience to learn computer coding, especially since technology pervades so many areas of our life. But thankfully, there are applications and web developers out there who provide ways for the rest of us to produce apps with little or no coding skills. One such web application is called Buzztouch and now a similar program has just been released called Infinite Monkeys.
February 2, 2012
YouTube Remote is a fantastic and free Android application by Google that lets you control YouTube on any PC using your smartphone. I found out about it thanks to commenter TKCOLE, who recommended it in the comment section of our Best Of Android page. I was so impressed with it, I decided to write up a tutorial showing exactly how to set it up and what it does.
January 24, 2012
The Consumer Electronics Show is the largest convention of its kind in the world. It features technology, gadgets and gizmos of every size and variety, from home robotics to security cameras to laptops. There are a few sectors that receive a strong focus, however, and one of them is mobile. This year’s CES lacked huge new product announcements.
December 12, 2011
Stands are definitely an area where products designers have come up with some very curious concepts. Don’t believe me? Just read on and find out some great, offbeat designs that will surely make a good impression on whoever you decide to buy it for, whether it’s loved one or just yourself.
