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Offload photos on the run: Digital Foci Photo Safe II

Since I blew my gadget budget on a digital SLR a few weeks ago, I'm finding that I don't have enough flash memory storage for my needs. I'm trying to use the new Canon XSi on a daily basis and since I've moved from JPG to RAW files, the ol'...

Published Fri, Jul 07 2008 2:04 PM by jkOnTheRun

Filed under: mobile tech

Gspace stores data in the cloud with your unused Gmail capacity

Last time I checked, I had roughly 6939.765312 megabytes of storage for my Gmail. No wait, it's 6939.765328... er, 6939.765341. OK, I give up since it increases every second. Let's try this again. Last time I checked, I had close to seven gigabytes of storage for my Gmail. I only...

Published Fri, Jul 07 2008 9:24 AM by jkOnTheRun

Filed under: mobile tech, productivity

"Episode VI: Return of the WiFi". AT&T adds hotspot access for iPhones

Have we finally come to the conclusion that we already knew? I'm speaking of the on-again, off-again trials and tribulations of included hotspot access for iPhones. Like bad prequels, people saw it and then it went away earlier this year. A few times, in fact. But now it looks to...

Published Fri, Jul 07 2008 8:20 AM by jkOnTheRun

Filed under: iPhone, mobile tech

Google Android- more open for some

The Google Android platform that is gestating has intrigued many who watch the smartphone space. The thought of Google throwing their mighty weight behind building the next generation smartphone operating system captured the imagination of a lot of us who could see the next great phone coming out of it....

Published Wed, Jul 07 2008 4:44 PM by jkOnTheRun

Filed under: mobile tech

Find a parking spot in San Francisco with your smartphone

As a self-proclaimed "hypermiler" and mobile-tech enthusiast, this trial plan for San Fran is right up my alley. The city is installing 4-inch by 4-inch wireless sensors from Streetline in 6,000 metered parking spots; that's roughly one-quarter of the total metered locations. According to the New York Times, each sensor...

Published Wed, Jul 07 2008 3:53 PM by jkOnTheRun

Filed under: mobile tech, cool stuff

Microsoft Live Mesh open to all in the U.S.... and the world, with a tweak

Didn't get a chance to get into the Microsoft Live Mesh technical preview? Let the floodgates open because Microsoft has made the service available to all in the United States. The service apparently determines your location eligibility based on your regional settings in XP or Vista. International folks can change...

Published Wed, Jul 07 2008 12:02 PM by jkOnTheRun

Filed under: mobile tech

Send files remotely over web or phone with new SugarSync feature

The good folks over at SugarSync pinged me yesterday to share news of a new feature they've added: file sending. This is a pretty logical step for the service that easily syncs up files across Macs, PCs and mobile phones: if your files are synced up on the SugarSync servers,...

Published Wed, Jul 07 2008 9:37 AM by jkOnTheRun

Filed under: mobile tech, productivity, Web

Switching from a Blackberry to the iPhone 3G

You may be aware that I was using a Blackberry prior to succumbing to the lure of the iPhone 3G. I'm getting asked by a few folks how I compare the overall utility of the iPhone 3G to the Blackberry 8830 I have been using for a while. I have...

Published Tue, Jul 07 2008 7:02 PM by jkOnTheRun

Filed under: iPhone, mobile tech

Another mobile printing option from HP: the Photosmart A630

Need to print photos on the road? HP has a new Photosmart printer that might be worth the look at $149. It can spit out a 4 x 6 print in around 27 seconds but can handle slightly larger 5 x 7 shots and 4 x 12 panoramics as well....

Published Tue, Jul 07 2008 5:06 PM by jkOnTheRun

Filed under: mobile tech

The speed of mobility

With the launch of the Centrino 2 today there have been device reviews and technical specs appear all over the web as just about every major OEM has launched a notebook or two. Or three, or nine. :) The vaunted Centrino platform has been around for quite some time and...

Published Tue, Jul 07 2008 2:11 PM by jkOnTheRun

Filed under: mobile tech

Opera Mobile 9.5 delayed

We thought Opera Mobile 9.5 beta would be out by now but according to the Opera Mobile blog they have encountered some last minute show-stopping bugs that will delay its release to the public. Opera Mobile 9.5 looks to be a killer mobile browser that will give the iPhone's Safari...

Published Mon, Jul 07 2008 4:18 PM by jkOnTheRun

Filed under: mobile tech

Microsoft's Arc Mouse- full sized yet portable

You may have thought that we'd pretty much seen all the innovation we could see in the area of portable mice but Microsoft has proven they are not giving up on this space. They have just announced the Microsoft Arc Mouse and I must say they have hit all the...

Published Sun, Jul 07 2008 10:21 AM by jkOnTheRun

Filed under: mobile tech

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Offload photos on the run: Digital Foci Photo Safe II

Gspace stores data in the cloud with your unused Gmail capacity

"Episode VI: Return of the WiFi". AT&T adds hotspot access for iPhones

Google Android- more open for some

Find a parking spot in San Francisco with your smartphone

Microsoft Live Mesh open to all in the U.S.... and the world, with a tweak

Send files remotely over web or phone with new SugarSync feature

Switching from a Blackberry to the iPhone 3G

Another mobile printing option from HP: the Photosmart A630

The speed of mobility

Opera Mobile 9.5 delayed

Microsoft's Arc Mouse- full sized yet portable