Archive for March, 2006

3 Reasons you should Buy a PDA

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006

If you are a busy person, a handy tool to have is a PDA, or a Personal Digital Assistant. Here are 3 great reasons to purchase one of these light and handy gadgets. 1. PDA's allow you to keep pertinent contact information in one spot. You can load up your address ...

Apple awards Taiwanese company with Ipod re-order

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006

Quanta in Taiwan is flying high off of manufacturing Apple's popular video devices. Quanta Computer Inc (2382.TW) has secured contracts from Apple Computer for the manufacture of video iPod devices, the Economic Daily News reported, without citing sources. Apple's strategy of doing the marketing and allowing others to handle manufacturing has ...

Microsoft uses Xbox launch to raise heat on Sony

Monday, March 20th, 2006

Microsoft has used the launch of the XBOX to raise heat on Sony. Microsoft did not expect a rival product from Sony for another year, irrespective of last week's announcement by Sony that the PlayStation 3 would hit global markets, including Australia, in November, Microsoft entertainment and devices director David ...

Blackberry ruling could make lawyers very rich

Sunday, March 19th, 2006

Lawyers make great money, we all know that. But these lawyers stand to make $200 million for representing NTP, Inc in their patent infringement case against Research in Motion. The firm took the case on contingency in 2001 and helped litigate successfully against Research in Motion Ltd., a Waterloo, Ontario-based ...

A Black Box in Your Car?

Saturday, March 18th, 2006

If you have a newer automobile, you might have a little black box installed in it. This little black box is like the one installed in airplanes, although it operates a little differently. This box keeps a running record of things that the driver is doing, but only "records" this information ...

Tracking criminals with GPS

Friday, March 17th, 2006

They have found another use for GPS (Global Positioning Systems). To keep track of criminals! The city of San Bernadino, California is the first place to use this technology to keep track of 3 parolees upon their release from prison. All of the newly released prisoners were members of gangs and agreed ...

Free Ipod offer has many costs

Thursday, March 16th, 2006

Interesting article in Wired about the how privacy policies are being roughed up by many companies. While many did indeed get a free iPod, all ended up with inboxes full of marketing pitches, which began showing up within hours of registering. Many of the offers weren't true at all, but ...

HDTV prices are dropping

Wednesday, March 15th, 2006

If you've been following price trends for HDTVs and waiting for them to get lower, it seems your wish is coming true. As the technology gets more popular with the masses, the prices of HDTVs keep on dropping. This can only be good news for the average consumer. "Even ...

Palm T|X

Wednesday, March 15th, 2006

Here is a pic of our new wireless device, the Palm T|X. This helpful handheld is a very nice way to access the internet and organize your business life. It has Versamail that gives people on the move access to their POP3 mail, while away from their laptop or desktop. ...

Olympus Recalling Film Style Cameras

Tuesday, March 14th, 2006

If you own an Olympus Camera that uses 35 mm film, be sure that your model isn't getting recalled. The affected models were sold across the U.S. between 1989 and 1995, and include the Infinity Twin, AF-1 Twin, Infinity Zoom 200 series, AZ 200 series, and Quantary Infinity ...