According to the Tekkeon, “With myPower ALL, you carry a single lightweight rechargeable battery to extend the play time on your portable DVD player, notebook computer, digital camera, camcorder, MP3 player and more.” That’s quite a claim, but can a power extender product really be this versatile? Read on to find… Read More
Gomadic’s Tip Exchange technology is the centerpiece of their power adapter technology allowing the use one common charger for many mobile devices. The Gomadic Road Warrior kit includes an adapter for USB, AC, Car and AA battery power sources, however the one missing functionality was the inability to charge more than one device at a time from one power source. Gomadic has released the Double Wall… Read More
When traveling, the biggest problem is transferring data, photos, music and videos from a portable device to a PC and vice versa. Even with the best card reader, managing and transferring data can prove to be a less than convenient. Proporta may have a solution that would allow us to put away those cables and card readers for good. They now has an SD card with a built-in USB adapter. You read that… Read More
And as we follow the urge to further miniaturize our gadgets, one must wonder, how small is too small? In this review we are looking at Newton Peripherals’ MoGo Mouse - a Bluetooth mouse of very small proportions that fits into the PCMCIA slot of your laptop computer. Is its smallness a fault, or is the MoGo another small thing in life that will allow one to accomplish those proverbial great things?… Read More
PPC Techs’ ever-expanding line of accessories now includes a Pocket PC phone 3.5 mm headset adapter which includes a microphone and morphs your favorite ear buds or headphones into a headset. Read on for the Short Take to see how it performed!
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Robbie writes, “Having recently become the owner of a new T-Mobile MDA (K-Jam/Qtek 9100/Wizard), I have begun the inevitable search for the perfect case. The MDA, whilst a small device, still has quite a bit of depth. This is not a problem when using the device, but it is noticeable when pocketed. If you do not own an MDA, trying walking around with a bar of soap in your pocket; you’ll soon get the… Read More
Tim writes, “Personally, I have found most people don’t care for their built-in laptop pointing devices. Oh, most are willing to deal with them, but just about everyone I’ve spoken to in the course of my career would rather use some sort of standard mouse. The problem is, a mouse can take up a pretty large chunk of space in your gear bag - especially if it isn’t wireless. There have been several attempts… Read More
Picture this… you are alone in the middle of the desert. You are hot, thirsty and hungry. You could have brought along food, water or shelter… instead you packed a portable electronic device (I hope it was a smartphone)! At least you will have something to do while you dehydrate. In case your device runs out of battery power, Proporta’s Solar Charger for Mobile Devices is here to make sure that… Read More
One never really understands how much we depend on tiny electrons running through a maze of cabling until you are sitting in a hotel room, realizing that you left all your chargers at home. A sad state indeed. Most of us have avoided this situation, usually by packing every charger possible into our packs. But what if you could limit the number of wall warts in your satchel, and still have the ability… Read More
The continual dilema for road warriors is the miriad of power adapters one has to pack to keep all those mobile devices alive. Mobile device manufacturers seem to have to gone out of their way to create different power connectors with every new device. Gomadic has come to the rescue with their new TipExchange technology which allows one set of power adapters to charge many different mobile devices…. Read More
Tim writes, “Styli. The bane and blessings of the PDA world. I’ve lost more than my fair share, and purchased many a custom stylus to boot. Each posses their own faults, and some are just plain unusable. Every once in a while, a new stylus will come on the scene, offering a ‘better’ way to get your tapping groove on. ComfortStylus is just that. Could this be the epitome of styli? Is bendable better?”… Read More
In today’s world of power hungry, battery dependent mobile devices, finding a power source has become necessary drudgery. With the unlimited energy the sun provides and the advances made in solar cell technology, several companies are producing reasonably priced mobile device recharging solutions. SOLARSTYLE is one of those companies. The SOLARSTYLE SC003 Oval Charger is a small-sized charging unit… Read More
The majority of high-end laptops are being shipped with integrated Bluetooth transceiver. However, the majority of desktop PC do not have the option of an integrated Bluetooth transceiver. With the integration of USB ports in virtually all laptops and desktops, the USB Bluetooth transceiver dongle brings Bluetooth to all the machines that lack an integrated Bluetooth transceiver. There is a wide range… Read More
In February 2006, pocketnow.com reviewed GlobalSat’s Wireless Bluetooth Entertainment BTH-820/BTA-830 pack. In that review we wished that GlobalSat would create a Bluetooth adapter that would integrate the iPod remote control functions. Two months later, GlobalSat released that very product with the iPod Wireless Bluetooth Entertainment BTH-820/BTA-809 pack. Read… Read More
