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Remote video camera for iPhone keeps a watchful eye over a room

Remote video camera for iPhone keeps a watchful eye over a room

by ben patterson | Aug 30, 2011 | accessories, household, phones, tablets

Is it a baby cam, a security cam, or a spy cam? Well, I guess that depends on how you plan on using the new iZon Remote Room Monitor, available soon for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. Slated to land in stores this October for $130, the short, stubby camera sits on...
Digital pen transmits your scribbles to a PC or smartphone

Digital pen transmits your scribbles to a PC or smartphone

by ben patterson | Aug 29, 2011 | accessories, desktops, phones

Still like taking notes with paper and pen? Well, try this on for size: a digital pen and a receiver that can store your doodles and transfer them to your PC or Mac, or an iPhone, Android phone, or BlackBerry. The E Fun Apen comes in four flavors, with the latest—the...
Do I really need a new iPhone? (reader mail)

Do I really need a new iPhone? (reader mail)

by ben patterson | Aug 24, 2011 | how-tos, phones

Confused in California writes: So, I have an iPhone…maybe 3G? It’s white, I can tell you that much. It also doesn’t do that two-way picture thing, if that is helpful. Certain people (who shall remain nameless) badger me incessantly to get a new...
Wireless networks snarled after East Coast quake—but not Twitter or Facebook

Wireless networks snarled after East Coast quake—but not Twitter or Facebook

by ben patterson | Aug 23, 2011 | news, phones, social networks

At first, I thought I was just woozy after a few too many cups of coffee. But then my chair—heck, the whole building—kept on shakin’, and soon millions of worried cell phone users were dialing each other to ask, “Did you feel that?” Naturally, the...
Quick iPhone tip: How to zip back to the top of a web page

Quick iPhone tip: How to zip back to the top of a web page

by ben patterson | Aug 23, 2011 | how-tos, phones

You just finished scrolling down a lengthy New York Times story on the iPhone, and you want to go back to the beginning to see the photo again—but you’re dreading the prospect of having to flick, flick, and flick all the way back to the top of the page. Well,...
HP kills off HP TouchPad tablet, leaves mobile WebOS platform in the lurch

HP kills off HP TouchPad tablet, leaves mobile WebOS platform in the lurch

by ben patterson | Aug 18, 2011 | news, phones, tablets

One word: Wow. Barely a month and a half after launching the TouchPad tablet, HP shocked the tech world Thursday by abruptly announcing (as reported by All Things Digital) that it will discontinue its iPad competitor—and not only that, it will also stop making any and...
iPhone tip: A sneakier way to send incoming calls to voice mail

iPhone tip: A sneakier way to send incoming calls to voice mail

by ben patterson | Aug 18, 2011 | how-tos, phones

Oh, great. It’s your day off, and your boss is calling your iPhone. You don’t really want to talk to him (hey, it’s the weekend!), but you don’t want to abruptly send him to voice mail, either. After all, you don’t want him to think...
Don’t want an unlimited messaging plan? Options are few, far between, and expensive

Don’t want an unlimited messaging plan? Options are few, far between, and expensive

by ben patterson | Aug 18, 2011 | news, phones

As of this Sunday, new AT&T wireless customers will have but two options when it comes to text and picture messaging: either get an unlimited texting plan (for individual or families), or pay 20 cents (or more) for each and every message. That’s bad news for...
Skype offers by-the-minute Wi-Fi for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch

Skype offers by-the-minute Wi-Fi for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch

by ben patterson | Aug 17, 2011 | apps, news, phones, tablets

So, you’re at an Internet café with your iPad—the non-3G model—and all your want to do is check your email for a minute or two. But the only Wi-Fi plans offered by the café’s hotspot are by the hour, or the entire day. Ugh! Enter Skype and its new Skype...
LG Thrill review: Fuzzy outlook for a glasses-free 3D smartphone

LG Thrill review: Fuzzy outlook for a glasses-free 3D smartphone

by ben patterson | Aug 17, 2011 | phones, reviews

Get ready for yet another Android superphone with a glasses-free 3D display—and yet again, while the phone itself is fine, the fuzzy 3D screen is leaving me with little more than a headache. Set to land in AT&T’s handset lineup any day now, the $99 (with...
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