quick look Archive

  • Quick look at the Sprint EVO 4G: OMG AMAZING

    Quick look at the Sprint EVO 4G: OMG AMAZING

    Guys. Seriously. This is a nice phone. This is like the HTC HD2 with a future and it has some amazing speed, screen size, and network capabilities. If you’re up in the air about the Droid and aren’t tied to a carrier, get this. I’ll do a full review next week. Music by Closely Watched Trains

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  • Quick Look: Aluratek eBook Reader Pro

    Quick Look: Aluratek eBook Reader Pro

    It's no Kindle, but at $149 the Aluratek eBook Reader Pro is a pretty interesting device. It comes with a 2GB card and includes 100 public domain books including Wuthering Heights and The Bible. It works with PDFs, ePubs, and Mobi files along with standard text files. The whole thing works quite well and it's a nice, small size, especially for an inexpensive e-reader. It's definitely a no-frills ereader solution but it may be good for folks who find ebooks online and not through the Kindle store.

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  • Quick look: iOmega iConnect Wireless Data Station

    Quick look: iOmega iConnect Wireless Data Station

    Ever since Iomega announced the iConnect Wireless at CES we've been thinking long and hard about our NAS usage. Do we really want a NAS with built-in drives? Why can't we be free of NAS hegemony? Well, the $99 iConnect promises to break our shackles. It's a NAS without a drive. Here's a quick hands on and we'll do a full review this week. The press release, for your edification, as well as a video, follow.

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  • Quick Look: 13.3-inch Acer Timeline

    Quick Look: 13.3-inch Acer Timeline

    I know everybody is excited to start their weekend but the bell doesn’t dismiss you, I dismiss you. So before you go, I’m gonna tell you about this new 3.5-pound Acer Timeline ultraportable that just came out yesterday. First, the keyboard is gorgeous. It’s like looking at a pretty girl but not the kind of girl [...]

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  • Quick Look: Archos 5 Internet Tablet

    Quick Look: Archos 5 Internet Tablet

    The Fedex man (his name is Gary) dropped off the Android-powered Archos 5 Internet Tablet this morning. I, in turn, opened the box and took photos of the aforementioned device. Specs (complete list here): 4.8-inch touchscreen (800×480 resolution) 32GB storage, expandable via microSD Video playback: MP4 (720p), H.264 (720p), WMV (DVD resolution), MKV (720p) Audio playback: MP3, WMA, AAC+, Ogg, [...]

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  • Quick Look: Plantronics Discovery 975

    Quick Look: Plantronics Discovery 975

    I don’t use many Bluetooth headsets - I rarely drive - but I found the Discover 975 to be a welcome addition to the headset pantheon. Unlike larger - or, dare I say, smaller - headsets the D975 seems just the right size for easy insertion and removal and it is unobtrusive enough to avoid [...]

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