world according to ack ~ adam karas » hardware http://adamkaras.com/blog the blog of Adam Karas on b2b, usability, web 2.0 and a dash of NYC & Hoboken Sun, 06 Jun 2010 21:18:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 gPhone http://adamkaras.com/blog/2007/08/27/gphone/ http://adamkaras.com/blog/2007/08/27/gphone/#comments Mon, 27 Aug 2007 23:01:19 +0000 ack http://adamkaras.com/blog/2007/08/27/gphone/ gPhoneAs mentioned on CrunchGear, looks like Google’s gPhone has been “confirmed” for Q1 2008.

With its own Google maps, integration with Gmail and gCal, as well as Google Talk. Should be interesting if its data only and no voice plan.

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Hide-a-Pod!

But I think I would still feel dirty carrying that around.

Thanks to Engadget for this.

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iPhone talk time

From our quality friends at Engadget.

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]]> http://adamkaras.com/blog/2007/06/08/3-weeks/feed/ 0 Audiovox SMT5600 http://adamkaras.com/blog/2007/04/04/audiovox-smt5600/ http://adamkaras.com/blog/2007/04/04/audiovox-smt5600/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2007 22:00:35 +0000 ack http://adamkaras.com/blog/2007/04/04/audiovox-smt5600/ Audiovox SMT5600I just got the Audiovox SMT5600 to use as my business phone. I got used to using the Crackberry (Blackberry 6280) at my prior job and liked the handheld net and email access (and the worst possible IM client I have ever seen). I have been pondering the Blackberry Pearl or Samsung Blackjack. I was also thinking of the Cingular 8525 given the full keyboard. I didn’t really want to spend the $500-600 for any of these, sans contract, since I would like to save up for the iPhone when it gets out.

But for a phone from 2004, I am impressed with the SMT5600. It is a the perfect size that I was looking for, about the same as most candybar phones (4.2 x 1.8 x 0.6 inches) and much smaller then the Blackberry-sized phones above. It has a nice big and bright screen and powers with USB/Firewire (like the Blackberry). The downside is that its not a full keyboard but the predictive T9 system seems to be pretty good and figuring out what I mean. I feel a little dirty going to the Windows Mobile darkside, but being able to navigate the phone as a USB drive is handy.

The Exchange Server integration is great so will handle my needs well.

Review on MobileTechReview for the HTC Typhoon 5600 (OEM maker).
Some Tips for the SMT5600.

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