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Friday, February 09, 2007Quick Take: PDAToday's pick for Best Handheld Device of 2006Posted by Bill Landon in Consumer_Electronics | General_PDA | Mobile_Phones | Windows_Mobile | Windows_Mobile_Reviews | Consumer_Electronic_Reviews | General_PDA_Reviews | Mobile_Phone_Reviews | Windows_Mobile_Hardware | (0) Comments |
The Backjack sold by Cingular Wireless now the new at&t brings UMTS/HSDPA to the table...basically DSL/Broadband speeds to you and me. What I have found is that I really don’t use my laptop as much since the BackJack has live push mail, large display, and a QWERTY keyboard. I tossed in a 2 Gig MicroSD Card and sync up my music and TV shows from my Media Center so I can take them with me. Even the 2MP camera gets some use and with all this heavy lifting the BlackJack maintains its sleek super model-esque profile. What really makes the unit shine is the thoughtful list of applications Samsung and Cingular Wireless now the new at&t included with the BackJack. They didn’t opt for the regular Microsoft Mobile Smartphone app load, they went much further and included a slew of productive tools that really rounds out the phone with just about everything you could ever need. --Bill Landon Monday, April 10, 2006nXZEN Plus 5500 Wireless Bluetooth HeadsetPosted by Bill Landon in Consumer_Electronics | Mobile_Phones | Consumer_Electronic_Reviews | Mobile_Phone_Reviews | (0) Comments |
Gennum is a relatively new comer to the Wireless Bluetooth market. The nXZEN Plus model 5500 headset is a small, light-weight unit that comes in 2 different colors and offers an impressive list of technology to create a better experience for the mobile phone user and the people they talk to. Read our full review of the nXZEN Plus 5500 Wireless Bluetooth Headset Monday, January 30, 2006Bluetake BT400 G5 Bluetooth HeadetPosted by Bill Landon in Consumer_Electronics | General_PDA | Mobile_Phones | Palm | Windows_Mobile | Windows_Mobile_Reviews | Palm_Reviews | Consumer_Electronic_News | General_PDA_Reviews | Mobile_Phone_Reviews | Windows_Mobile_Accesories | Palm_Accesories | (0) Comments |
In this review we will look at the Bluetake BT400 G5, their new flagship offering Bluetooth headset. Bluetake has managed to package a headset that borders on exciting and creative in the world of boring Bluetooth headsets. The BT400 G5 Bluetooth headset is stylish and is finished in a very nice tactile rubber coating surrounded with a snazzy plastic shell. They have opted to go with a marine theme to this line of products...mmm fish. The front is adorned by rubber ridges that disguise the two front buttons to create a scaled look. Weighing in at a scant minnow like 20 grams its light on the ear and features a moldable turntable ear hook. Bluetake uses a hard molded ear bud that rests in your ear canal. If you have abnormally small or large ear canals this may pose a potential problem. I found the unit to fit comfortably and to be easily adjustable. Volume was never a problem. Read our full review of the Bluetake BT500 G5 Bluetooth Headset... Jabra SP500 Bluetooth Speakerphone Posted by Bill Landon in Consumer_Electronics | General_PDA | Mobile_Phones | Palm | Windows_Mobile | Windows_Mobile_Reviews | Palm_Reviews | Consumer_Electronic_Reviews | General_PDA_Reviews | Mobile_Phone_Reviews | Windows_Mobile_Accesories | Palm_Accesories | (0) Comments |
The SP500 is the latest update of the original SP100 product. The SP500 is a 6 ounce, 4.9” x 2.9” x 1.3”, rechargeable Bluetooth speakerphone with a pivoting microphone that gives excellent audio quality and voice pickup. Most people that I have talked to with the SP500 said that they could hear me clearly. A couple of people complained about not hearing me clearly or hearing static. Moving the microphone seemed to fix the problem. The SP500 now features a noise canceling microphone, which was not available in the original model. The volume levels from the 2 Watt, 96 db speaker are good, but I wish it had more amplification since I drive a noisy sports car. The volume levels should be fine for most cars and environments. The microphone pivots on a soft, flexible arm for optimum voice pickup. Read our full review of the Jabra SP500 Bluetooth Speakerphone Jabra BT500 Bluetooth Headset Posted by Bill Landon in Consumer_Electronics | General_PDA | Mobile_Phones | Palm | Windows_Mobile | Windows_Mobile_Reviews | Palm_Reviews | Consumer_Electronic_Reviews | General_PDA_Reviews | Mobile_Phone_Reviews | Windows_Mobile_Accesories | Palm_Accesories | (0) Comments |
However, I hated the design of the older wired headsets. I would have to wrap it up after using it, unwrap it while a call is waiting, and it would get tangled up with the keys in my pocket. When Jabra released their EarGel products, I immediately bought one. The comfortable EarGels made the headset easier to use for long periods of time, but there was still the issue of keeping it untangled in my pocket. When they released the EarBoom Winder, I bought it and it became my standard headset. It was small, compact and the cord auto-winds when I am not using it. But it still had a cord. Bluetooth headsets promised to be the ultimate answer to the hassle of using a wired headset with a cellular phone. But would it be everything that we could hope for? One of the first companies to produce a Bluetooth headset was Jabra. By combining a sleek headset design with their comfortable EarGel technology, Jabra introduced the FreeSpeak Bluetooth headset. Now Jabra has updated the former “FreeSpeak” product line with the new BT500, the latest model in their original line of Bluetooth headsets. Read our full review of the Jabra BT500 Bluetooth Headset... Monday, January 16, 2006Documents to Go Premium Edition 8.0Posted by Bill Landon in Mobile_Phones | Palm | Palm_Reviews | Mobile_Phone_Reviews | Palm_Software | (0) Comments |
Like the previous version, 8.0 has a very well-designed and functional desktop application that lets you select files to download to your Palm device, and support to allow you to view and edit files from Word, Excel, and Powerpoint as well as the ability to view JPG and BMP files on your Palm. As I said in my earlier review, Documents to Go does these functions remarkably well and will allow you to do all of the common editing functions on these files and can save them in native format, which means that a Word file remains a Word file even after you edit it, allowing you to share it back to your desktop with changes and open it back up in Word. Documents to Go is simply the best solution for working with Office files. Thursday, December 29, 2005Think Outside Boomtube H2O1 Portable Speakers with bass tubePosted by Bill Landon in Consumer_Electronics | General_PDA | Mobile_Phones | Palm | Personal_Computer | Windows_Mobile | Windows_Mobile_Reviews | Palm_Reviews | Consumer_Electronic_Reviews | General_PDA_Reviews | Personal_Computer_Reviews | Mobile_Phone_Reviews | Windows_Mobile_Accesories | Palm_Accesories | Personal_Computer_Hardware | (0) Comments |
Read our full review of the Think Outside Boomtube H2O1 Portable Speakers with bass tube Thursday, December 15, 2005Parrot Easydrive Bluetooth Hands-free Car KitPosted by Bill Landon in Consumer_Electronics | General_PDA | Mobile_Phones | Consumer_Electronic_Reviews | General_PDA_Reviews | Mobile_Phone_Reviews | (0) Comments |
While many Speakerphone products offer hands-free speaker and microphone convenience, the Easydrive from Parrot has true hands-free features such as built-in voice dialing and speech recognition commands. Simply plug the speaker unit into the cigarette lighter jack in your car and attach the keypad/microphone, using the adhesive back, to a convenient place on your dashboard and you are ready to start using the Easydrive. Continue reading our review of the Parror Easydrive Bluetooth Hands-free Car Kit... Monday, November 21, 2005Cannons for Windows Mobile Smartphone by PDAMillPosted by Bill Landon in Mobile_Phones | Windows_Mobile | Windows_Mobile_Reviews | Mobile_Phone_Reviews | Windows_Mobile_Software | (0) Comments |
In single player mode, the game ends as soon as the player looses a single round of the duel. While the player is given first shot every round, the variable terrain and wind speed almost always give the player a very difficult starting position to overcome at least every few rounds. This means that most games are fairly short. Unless you are very good, the random terrain is going to determine your score more than you are. Read the full review of Cannons for Windows Mobile Smartphone by PDAMill Seecode VIM Bluetooth Headset Posted by Bill Landon in Consumer_Electronics | General_PDA | Mobile_Phones | Palm | Windows_Mobile | Windows_Mobile_Reviews | Palm_Reviews | Consumer_Electronic_Reviews | General_PDA_Reviews | Mobile_Phone_Reviews | Windows_Mobile_Accesories | Palm_Accesories | (0) Comments |
The VIM is very lightweight and easy to wear. The reversible ear hook makes it adaptable to left or right ears. A small, rubber tip protrudes a little into the ear to project the sound and is comfortable for most users. The sound quality is good, but would have been better with more amplification. Good for most situations, I found the maximum volume to be a little low in noisy environments. The VIM features: Full review: Seecode VIM Bluetooth Headset Review Monday, November 14, 2005Seecode Visor Bluetooth Speakerphone with DialerPosted by Bill Landon in Consumer_Electronics | Mobile_Phones | Palm | Windows_Mobile | Windows_Mobile_Reviews | Palm_Reviews | Consumer_Electronic_Reviews | Mobile_Phone_Reviews | Windows_Mobile_Accesories | Palm_Accesories | (0) Comments |
The VISOR Bluetooth Speakerphone is the latest product from the Korea-based Seecode Company. With its rechargeable battery, compact size, LCD display, built-in dialing, and excellent speaker and microphone performance, it is a great accessory for your mobile phone, both in and out of the car. Read the full review of the Seecode Visor Bluetooth Speakerphone with Dialer Friday, November 04, 2005Think Outside Stowaway Bluetooth KeyboardPosted by Bill Landon in Consumer_Electronics | General_PDA | Mobile_Phones | Palm | Personal_Computer | Windows_Mobile | Windows_Mobile_Reviews | Palm_Reviews | Consumer_Electronic_Reviews | General_PDA_Reviews | Personal_Computer_Reviews | Mobile_Phone_Reviews | Windows_Mobile_Accesories | Palm_Accesories | Personal_Computer_Hardware | (1) Comments |
With the popularity of Bluetooth accessories, it was only natural for Think Outside, the creators of the original foldable keyboard for Palm, to create a Bluetooth model. The Stowaway Universal Bluetooth Keyboard is a stylish, easy to use keyboard for almost any Bluetooth compatible mobile platform. Read the full Think Outside Stowaway Bluetooth Keyboard review... Thursday, November 03, 2005Socket Mobile Power PackPosted by Bill Landon in Consumer_Electronics | General_PDA | Mobile_Phones | Palm | Windows_Mobile | Windows_Mobile_Reviews | Palm_Reviews | Consumer_Electronic_Reviews | General_PDA_Reviews | Mobile_Phone_Reviews | (0) Comments |
The Socket Mobile Power Pack is a portable, 5V DC, rechargeable battery pack. With the ability to store enough power to recharge a Pocket PC 8-10 times or a mobile phone 12-15 times, the MPP is a great solution for the mobile user who wants to stay mobile, not anchored to a wall outlet part of the time. Thursday, March 31, 2005Jabra BT800 Bluetooth HeadsetPosted by Bill Landon in Mobile_Phones | Mobile_Phone_Reviews | Jabra has been in the mobile phone accessory business for a long time and I have been a fan of their products ever since I bought their first Ear-Gel wired headset for my Nokia phone. Over the years, they have improved the product line and moved into Bluetooth products. Having reviewed a number of Bluetooth headsets, I was curious to see how they improved their latest top-of-the-line product, the BT800. The BT800 is a lightweight (3/4 ounce), small (2.7? x 1.3? x 1?) headset that fits over the ear and has more features than any other Bluetooth headset that I have tried. The features include: Jabra BT250V Bluetooth Headset Posted by Bill Landon in Mobile_Phones | Mobile_Phone_Reviews | When Bluetooth (short range, radio frequency communication standard for wireless connectivity) first became available, one of the first devices to take advantage of this new protocol was the cellular phone. The protocol was perfect for short range use such as synchronizing the phone to your computer, using the phone as a modem, or wireless, hands-free headsets. I have always been a fan of hands-free headsets. You could talk on the phone while keeping both hands on the car steering wheel and the earpiece made it easier to hear the person you were talking with. Not to mention reducing the radiation dangers from holding the phone to your head. Copyright 1999-2008 PDAToday (TM) and Bill Landon, All Rights
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