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8525? IPhone? Centro? Pick Your Poison

Link: 8525 iPhone centro | Kansas Business Attorney. All computing gadget choices have trade offs. All gadgets have advantages and disadvantages. I like the Centro by Palm for my walking around computing needs. Dan Covington is a Windows Mobile guy, whose current favorite is the Tilt (formerly the 8525). He likes it because it has built-in WiFi, a large beautiful tilt screen for browsing and video, and the fast 3G network. Of course, if you want to carry a big, honking Windows Mobile machine he is right. However, I like my tiny, pocketable Centro with the much easier and faster Palm interface. No clicking through several menus to do the job. Of course, neither one of us has any love lost for the IPhone, with its brain dead slow Internet connection, lack of a removable battery, and proprietary closed system. This post by Dan is a mostly even-handed review of all three systems. By the way, Dan, with our beautiful 3G fast Internet everywhere, why do you need built-in WiFi? Why Wi Fi?

CompUSA 2 GB SD Card for $7.99!

Link: CompUSA.com - Computers, Laptops, Televisions, Software, and Electronics from the All-New CompUSA!. Just the other day, we were having a discussion about the 2 GB EyeFi card, that contains WiFi capability to send photos directly from a digital camera to a computer connected to a WiFi local network. Only problem is that it costs $100. I opined that, since I could get a regular SD card for around $20, the $80 premium was a lot to pay in order to avoid taking the SD card out of the camera and inserting it into a USB reader or SD slot on the computer. Well, I was wrong. You can now get a 2 GB SD card from CompUSA for 8 bucks. Just how lazy do you have to be to pay a premium of $92 to avoid taking a little card out of the camera and inserting it in a computer?

Eye-Fi - Would You Pay $100 for a 2 Gig SD Card?

Link: Eye-Fi � Home. How lazy are you? Would you pay an $80 premium for a 2 Gig SD card that talked to your computer without taking it out of the camera? The EyeFi will send its photos directly from the camera wirelessly to a local network. It costs around $100 for a 2 GB card. Nowadays, I can get a 16 GB SD card for that same price. So, pilgrim, I ask again. Would you pay an extra $80 so that you don't have to take the card out of the camera, and insert it in a USB reader or SD slot in the computer? I think I would rather get the extra memory. I don't think my fingers will get overtaxed.

Considering An IPhone? Read This First

Link: The Official Palm Blog: Palm OS today - thoughts from PC World. I have been using Palm smart phones since the Pilot became the Treo. I love the simplicity and ease of use of the interface, and the usable keyboard. However, the pretty IPhone and its large screen and web browsing experience are hard to resist. Read this article, which fairly states the pros and cons of both; then, make up your own mind. For me and mine, the Centro is small, easy to carry and use, and does so many more things than the IPhone that it is still my choice. It is cheaper, and, at $99, is a steal. The much faster Internet access more than makes up for the IPhone's pretty screen. And, if you really want to text message and email, you really don't want the IPhone on screen keyboard. Palm's OS may be long in the tooth; but, it works and works well. Some of us work for a living, and the Palms help us do that efficiently and productively. Pick your poison, but pick carefully. All that is pretty is not gold.

Lenovo has some funny-ha-ha times at MacBook Air's expense - Engadget

Link: Lenovo has some funny-ha-ha times at MacBook Air's expense - Engadget. I have posted before about the lack of ports, optical drive, and other (according to many) essential functions left out of the MacBook Air, in order to make it thin and beautiful. Now, Lenovo has a computer in an envelope commercial of its own, which shows what the Air would look like if it had all the functions of Lenovo's new ThinkPad built in. Hilarious.

Next Stop, Iraq?

Link: BAE Systems working on spider-bots, other ways to scare you to death - Engadget. Electronic surveillance spiders? Sounds like a science fiction movie I saw once. However, these are the real deal, and their development is far enough along that I am having visions of bringing soldiers home from Iraq, and replacing them with these things. If nothing else, they will scare the insurgents to death. I have nightmares about roaches crawling around the kitchen at night (one of the not so pleasant parts of living in Florida). I can't imagine what will happen when the insurgents think about little robots crawling around. That would be a good thing.

Verizon to release the blue Palm Centro - Gadgetell

Link: Verizon to release the blue Palm Centro - Gadgetell. There must be some Johnny Cash genes in me, because I love the black onyx Palm Centro from Sprint. I am partial to all things black, including shirts. However, now that Verizon is coming out with a cobalt blue version of my beloved Palm Centro, I might have to rethink. This little guy is beautiful. Still only $99 for the best smart phone out there. If Verizon had been first out of the box, I wouldn't have switched to Sprint. Although, I still have my Verizon account for she who must be obeyed and the kids. Could there be a second Centro in my future?

Transcend 16GB SDHC Class 6 Card

Link: Transcend 16GB SDHC Class 6 Card With S5 Card Reader TS16GSDHC6-S5W at CompUSA.com. I picked up a 16 gigabyte SD card yesterday for $90. Amazing. It gives the Asus Eee 20 Gigs of total storage, and I am busily filling it up with programs and data. The new CompUSA is filled with off-price bargains, and memory and storage is just the beginning.

Make Your Wife And Kids Happy At The Same Time - Nintendo Wii LCD Monitor

Link: Nintendo Wii LCD Monitor 7 Inch [CVSN-901] - From China. I have finally found a product that will please both my wife and kids at the same time. The living room TV has been dominated by kids playing Nintendo Wii games since last Christmas. My wife has been forced to watch TV in her office or the bedroom. This little 7 inch LCD screen attaches to the back of a Wii, and makes the games portable. So, now, the kids can move the Wii from room to room, and my wife can watch TV in the living room. And, best of all, I can retire to the garage/den and be alone in my cave.

Asus officially announces launch of Asus Eee PC 900

Link: Asus officially announces launch of Asus Eee PC 900 | The Mobile Gadgeteer | ZDNet.com. Add a couple of hundred dollars to the price of an ASUS Eee PC (the little 7 inch wonder I have been playing with recently), and you will get a 9 inch screen, either XP or Linux, and 12 to 20 Gigabytes of flash memory. Asus is building the inexpensive, go everywhere computers, that users have been clamoring for, and I predict the market will stay hot for them. I got a 2 Megabyte RAM chip for the one I picked up on Ebay, and, even running XP in 4 Gigabytes, it is very fast. I am having a ball carrying it around in a small leather pouch, and using it to check email and browse the web wherever I am. I never thought that my Dell D430 ultralight would seem large and heavy; however, you don't need a 120 Gig hard drive to check email and browse the web. This is what the Palm Foleo should have been.

Cool Tool: Casio Protrek Solar Watch

Link: Cool Tool: Casio Protrek Solar Watch. This writer admits that a watch is a personal thing. Then, he opines that, even though he has a Rolex AND an Omega, he wears his trek watch with an altimeter and other cool features, while mountain climbing in Machu Picchu. Gag me with a spoon. I wear a Yeti mountain climbing watch, because it was under $200, is water resistant, and has a barometer and temp function. The closest I will ever get to mountain climbing here in Florida is climbing the steps to a Bucs game. And, if I could afford a Rolex AND an Omega, I would probably have a servant following me around telling me the time.

Of Course They Did - Dell to Release ultra cheap ultra small computer

Link: Dell to release ultra-cheap, ultra-mobile laptop. Of course, as soon as I paid $375 for an ASUS Eee ultra small PC, Dell, my favorite computer make announced that it was getting in the game. It will soon have a $399 laptop, and, naturally it will have a larger, 8.9 inch display. Oh well. I am happy with the Eee. What a cute little computer, and functional too. When Apple comes out with a UMPC that costs $399 or less I will buy it too. Don't hold your breath.

StarTech.com - Wi-Fi Detective: Wi-Fi Finder with LCD

Link: StarTech.com - Wi-Fi Detective: Wi-Fi Finder with LCD. StarTech just sent me a new product for testing that is really cool. It performs several functions in a small package, which is my definition of cool gadget. It looks like a standard USB stick, and plugs in to a powered USB 2.0 port on any computer. There, however, the similarity ends. Once plugged in, the built-in Lithium Ion battery charges itself. It has a small LCD screen that automatically searches for, and finds, local Wi-Fi networks. Best of all, however, it can serve as a Wireless access point. So, if, like me, you are travelling with computer savvy kids, jealous that you have an Internet connection, and they don't, you can share your connection wirelessly.

But Will It Cool A SixPack?

Link: Supercomputer: IBM Mixes Water, Chips to Make Supercomputer And Cook Dinner Too. Supercomputer doesn't mean what it used to, but IBM's new water cooled motherboard will allow for computational power that used to be just a dream. As we approach the physical limits of computing power, it becomes clear that combining the human with the digital will become ever more likely. Science faction becomes science fact. I think I may need that six pack.

Cell Phone Watch That Isn't As Big As A House

Link: Van Der Led. Would you wear this watch? Of course you would. It is small, has a certain tech chic, and looks like any other watch. But, wait, is that a keypad on the watch band? Yes, Virginia, this is a cell phone watch that we would actually wear. It vibrates when it rings, and will send the call to whatever cool bluetooth headset you are wearing. It even has a camera. Dick Tracy, are you watching this watch? It is available now, in a GSM version for the U.S. Around $400.

Flash: Super Talent 8GB Flash Drive is World's Smallest

Link: Flash: Super Talent 8GB Flash Drive is World's Smallest. I am obsessed with small and cheap. This memory stick is the smallest in the world, holds 8 Gigabytes of data, and costs only $35. How cool is that? I have a tiny Micro SD that holds 8 gigs in my Centro,and a 6 Gig in my USB stick that I carry around. I can carry my entire library of books and music, every document I have ever created for the last 15 years, portable copies of all the software I need to run, and still have room left over. I just hope I live long enough to see all this stuff in an implantable chip. Just think your way to the Net. The Future will be wonderful.

Chuck Newton: The Poor Lawyer's MacBook Air

Link: Chuck Newton: The Poor Lawyer's MacBook Air. I often read Chuck Newton's blog and say to myself "I couldn't have said it better myself". Chuck's down home Texas charm exudes common sense and practicality. This post about the new crop of inexpensive web machines that are smaller than MacBook Air, and get the job done, is a good example. I agree with Chuck that paying $3,000 for a MacBook Air, properly equipped, and then paying several hundred dollars for a copy of Windows, and then paying $80 for a program to allow the loading of Windows on to the Mac, is a bit much. For less than $500, a competent, small Windows ultralight will do the job very well. I will use the $3,000 I save for season tickets.

Saturday Bargain At Comp-USA

Link: Your CompUSA.com Shopping Cart. True to its TigerDirect mail order roots, the new owners of the CompUSA brand are discounting tech stuff. Mislabeled USB drive sticks that are labeled 512 MB, but actually are 1 Gigabyte sticks can be had online or in store for $4.99. Five Bucks for a Gig of storage you can carry around. With PortableApps, you can carry a fully functional computer around for Five bucks. What's not to like?

Everex unveils WiMAX equipped Cloudbook Max - Gadgetell

Link: Everex unveils WiMAX equipped Cloudbook Max - Gadgetell. The ultramobile PC market is getting interesting. The new Cloudbook will have Wimax, a 2.0 megapixel camera, will run Vista or XP, will have an 80 gig hard drive, and other features that will reside in a tiny form factor that will fit in an 8 x 11 envelope. And, best of all, it won't cost much more than the $399 the current Cloudbook goes for; although, it is a safe bet that it will be more expensive, due to the specs.

Palm Centro hits the magical one million mark - Engadget

Link: Palm Centro hits the magical one million mark - Engadget. My favorite smartphone, the Centro, is a huge hit. It has sold more than a million units; part of the reason is the $99 purchase price. I predict that the Palm OS will be saved by the popularity of the Centro. Windows Mobile fans will be upgrading to the new Treos, which will likely carry the 800 designation. I really love the small Centro form factor, though, although as I grow older, it becomes more difficult to see.

The Real Courtroom Of The Future?

If you want a look at the REAL Courtroom of the future, check out the practice courtroom and deposition room of this Utah law firm. Thanks for the link to Lynn Packer.

But Will It Leap Tall Buildings In A Single Bound?

Link: Treo 800w Coming To Sprint In July? - Treonauts. What's as thin as a Centro, but with a screen as large as a Treo, which runs Windows Mobile 6, and runs on the CDMA networks of Sprint and Verizon? Why, the new Treo 800W of course, and it might be at a retailer near you this summer. I don't particularly like Windows Mobile, and I am happy with the smaller form factor of the Centro; however, for those of you who want a bigger picture, and who like Windows Mobile, this is your mobile law office. In addition to the built-in, lightning fast EvDO Internet access we have come to love, this smartphone will have built-in WiFi and GPS. If you have an Enterprise, and you need to roll out standard mobile tech with built-in Microsoft Exchange compatibility, this is the one. Wait for it.

The MacBook Air has no clothes | The Apple Core | ZDNet.com

Link: The MacBook Air has no clothes | The Apple Core | ZDNet.com. The MacBook Air is just not having a good day. First, it gets hacked at a security convention; and, now, a high profile Apple reviewer pans it. The reviewer complains about the slow performance of the notebook, and the slow performance of Parallels. He has to have Windows XP (here's a thought, buy a Dell), and it is a no brainer that you should buy hardware last, and the software you want to use first. In any event, the MacBook Air lacks enough ports, has an underpowered CPU, and is limited to an 80 gig hard drive. What's to like?

I Don't Want My Phone To Auto-Check Email!

Link: Reader Poll: Does Your Phone Auto-Check Email?. If you are in a law firm that requires you to carry a BlackBerry and be available at all times for push email (email is "pushed" to your phone whether you like it or not), you need to get politically active, and cancel the rule. I never could understand why some lawyers expose themselves to being buzzed whenever a new email comes in. Just because somebody feels the need to contact you does not mean that you have to answer. Push email is like a ringing telephone. The urge to answer it is overwhelming. I prefer to be in control. When I carry my Centro around, I wait until I feel like it to check email and messages. I even set the phone on silent ring most of the time. Not too much in law practice is such an emergency that it can't wait an hour or so. If you have such a practice, think long and hard about getting a life.

ECTACO's jetBook reader will purportedly change your life - Engadget

Link: ECTACO's jetBook reader will purportedly change your life - Engadget. A serious competitor to the Amazon Kindle has emerged from ECTACO. The JetBook looks a lot like the Kindle, down to the buttons on the side, and has a 5 inch paper-like screen. Will it, as the author posits, make books obsolete? Well, let's just say that the nation's forests still aren't safe. Just as newspapers and magazines are becoming partners with the Internet, I suspect that having a book in your hand will always be a part of a satisfying life experience. On the other hand, when was the last time you sat in your library doing legal research in books?

You Might Be A Scientist if...

Link: $75 accessory turns any cameraphone into mobile microscope - Gadgetell. If you think a gadget that uses the computer power of your smart phone and an attachment that looks like a telescope, to create a mobile microscope, you might be a scientist. If you spend your spare time trying to figure out how many amoeba can fit on the head of a pin, you might be a scientist. And, if you can't wait til this $75 microscope accessory is available for purchase, you might me a... you guessed it.

Romance, sex and Treo smartphones - Editorials

Link: Romance, sex and Treo smartphones - Editorials. Want more romance and sex in your life? Get a Treo. I say this only partly tongue in cheek. Mobile communications have forever altered the way we communicate. Text and instant messaging mean you can connect with your loved ones without any delay, no matter what they are doing. Often, we find that emergencies tend to proliferate when we have the capacity to deal with them immediately. This interview with Nick Savoy about the impact of tech on relationships, is illuminating.

A flash memory notebook: The sounds of silence | Tech news blog - CNET News.com

Link: A flash memory notebook: The sounds of silence | Tech news blog - CNET News.com. Is a silent computer in your future? SSD drives are the future of storage technology; and, as this article indicates, they are stone cold silent. No whirring drives, no noisy fans, no nothing. I remember my first computer with a hard drive. It beeped, it whirred, it made sounds that approximated the screams of a victim in a horror movie. But, they were my sounds; and, like an automobile, I began to understand when my computer was in pain, or just needed a hug. SSD drives are so quiet, you may not know they are working. They are fast as well; but, they are not yet worth an extra $1,000.

Stowaway Bluetooth mouse to your notebook for $29.99

Link: Add a stowaway Bluetooth mouse to your notebook for $29.99 | Crave : The gadget blog. Not only is the Stowaway mouse by Newton Peripherals a phenomenal way to use the PcCard slot in your notebook, it charges itself while stowed, and connects to bluetooth. Newton has a downloadable update that adds scroll wheel functionality. At $69.99, I had avoided purchasing it; just too pricey. However, NewEgg has it on sale now for $29.99, and no mail-in rebates. This purchase is a no brainer.

The Frugal Lawyer - Use That Old Hard Drive

Link: 1.8 Inch Hard Drive Enclosures. Well, the new 120 Gigabyte hard drive has been installed in the Dell D430. It was easy to do. The steps are as follows: 1. Ghost the old hard drive to an external USB drive. 2. Remove old drive, and insert new one. 3. Restore ghost image to new drive, and make it bootable. 4. Since the old image is only 60 Gigs, the new drive had 60 Gigs of unallocated space. 5. In XP, go into disk management, and allocate the blank space to a new NTFS primary partition, and format. 6. Voila, two logical disk drives, totalling 120 Gigabytes. The problem is what to do with the old drive? It is tiny, about the size of a business card; but it contains 60 Gigabytes of space that shouldn't sit on the shelf unused. Enter Digital Intelligence, which manufactures and sells tiny enclosures that convert the old drive into an external USB drive. Cool.

Haptic response to on-screen key presses?

Link: Will Palm implement haptic response to on-screen key presses? Immersion Corporation interviewed. - Treo and PalmOS news. No, Haptic Response is not what happens when a Doctor pokes you somewhere. It is the satisfying spring back you feel with your fingertip when you press the key on a keyboard. It is the reason some of us prefer Palm devices to the IPhone, and the only reason some smartphone manufacturers have invented slide out keyboards. I know when I have pressed a letter in the QWERTY alphabet on my Palm Centro, and I knew it when I used the Palm Pilot, the Palm VII, (both with a plug in keyboard) the Palm Treo, and every other Smartphone or PocketPhone I have ever used (all with built in keyboards). The on screen keyboard on the IPhone doesn't give anything back (so Apple like). Now, Palm is considering on screen keyboard tech, in order to increase screen size. However, Palm will implement new software that gives a Haptic response on the screen. Immersion Corporation has invented a way to make the device vibrate to simulate a response when an on screen key is depressed. Watch the video link in the article, and see this new technology in action. This reminds me of the vibrating controllers for video games. My fingers are tingling at the possibilities.

Intel Bringin' SSD Drama: 160GB Capacity, 50% Price Drop

Link: Intel Bringin' SSD Drama: 160GB Capacity, 50% Price Drop. One of the disadvantages of carrying an ultralight computer is that hard drive storage is more expensive and harder to come by. New UMPCs (ultra mobile PCs), and ultralights, (like my Dell D430), use 1.8 inch drive technology, which is smaller and uses less power than the 2.5 inch standard. The size refers to the diameter of the hard drive platter. I have been getting along with 60 Gigabytes on my Dell, until I recently bought a 120 Gigabyte drive from Dell for around $220. I would rather ditch the mechanical drive, with a spinning platter, and such, in favor of the SSD (Solid State Drive). Think SD card about the size of a 3 x 5 index card. These SSD drives are available in 36 and up to 72 Gigabyte sizes, but cost a fortune (around $1,500). That is more than I paid for the computer. Intel is planning to reduce the price by 50% and increase storage capacity. When SSDs become cheap enough and big enough, the hard drive will go the way of the floppy.

G10IL, the Eee PC killer from ECS, is actually killer - Engadget

Link: G10IL, the Eee PC killer from ECS, is actually killer - Engadget. The sub-$500 sub-notebook market has another entrant, and it is small and cheap. This little guy has all the ports the Apple Air left out, a smaller footprint, and costs less than $500. These machines won't do for a workday environment; but, for quick and dirty web, email and document work on the run, they look ideal. The coolest thing about this unit is the broadband wireless HSDPA datacard built in. It also has WiFi, 3 USB ports, and even has a modem port. Here's another post about the computer, which contains a Gallery of images.

Buffalo Dual HDD LinkStation Mini Offers 1TB of External Storage � Thoughts from the Sidelines - Technology, Gadgets & Curiosities

Link: Buffalo Dual HDD LinkStation Mini Offers 1TB of External Storage � Thoughts from the Sidelines - Technology, Gadgets & Curiosities. How much data is a Terabyte? How about 1,000 Gigabytes? By combining two tiny 500 gig drives in a raid array, putting them in a little box, and adding a USB cable, Buffalo is now the leader in Gigabytes per square inch. The price is high, at $824; but, wow, this is more memory than God needs. Wait, I said that in 1986 when I paid $900 for a 10 MEGAbyte drive.

BlueTooth Headset If You Are In The Secret Service - Or Just Want To Be

Link: Roadrunner Bluetooth headset; Is this for civilians or military? - Gadgetell. I have been accused of being geeky, walking around with my Jabra earset, and my Centro cell phone on my hip. Now, however, I can really look cool, with the RoadRunner headset. This guy looks like he is guarding the President, doesn't he? On balance, I would rather have my little earpiece. This thing looks like it could choke the life out of you.

Dog Bites HeadSet - HeadSet Lives!

Link: Jabra JX10 - Bluetooth headset for mobile phone with exclusive design and high performance. I have posted about BlueTooth headsets often, and I have tried them all. The best designed, smallest, and easiest to use has always, for me, been the Jabra JX10. The Series 2 version works great, is dependable, and I use it every day. I now have another reason to like it. It is indestructible. My young Cocker Spaniel, Sparky, decided to make a meal of it the other day, and I rescued it from certain death. It has a large tooth mark dent in it; but, after placing it in the charger, and cleaning off the dog drool, it works just fine. Timex, watch your back.

Note: As the attached photo shows, the guilty canine isn't losing any sleep over his transgression.

Storage Champion For SubNotebooks

Link: Fujitsu launches 500GB 2.5-inch hard drive - Gadgetell. The subnotebook form factor that I like so much for its portability, such as the sub 3 pound Dell D430 that I carry around, uses a small hard drive form factor for less size and weight. The 2 1/2 inch drive, however, is tougher to get in large drive sizes. I have to squeeze everything I have into 80 Gigabytes, which can be tight. Well, in May of this year, Fujitsu is launching a 500 Gigabyte drive in the small form factor. If it doesn't cost more than the computer, I will have to take a hard look.

MacBook Air - You Can Do Better!

Link: MacBook Air Alternatives | Crave : The gadget blog. The MacBook Air may be thin and pretty; it may be sexy, even. However, here are 5 PC alternatives that have all the ports and functions Apple left out of the Air. They all weigh less than the Air, are smaller than the Air, and have a built-in optical drive. They have USB, SD, USB Express and other ports; the Air only has one USB port, and no optical drive. This little three minute movie shows them all side by side, and will give you a feel for the differences. The MacBook Air is anorexic; it needs to eat more.

Look, Ma, No Hands!

Link: Epoc Headset Controller Enables A Much Deeper Virtual World ExperienceGadget Review. The Nintendo Wii has taken over our living room, and the family has been enjoying time together bowling, golfing, and singing while waving our arms and hands wildly. The wireless freedom of the Wii remote, however, is childs play, compared to Emotiv's new HeadSet coming out later this year. The HeadSet, which will retail for $299, recognizes head movements and electrical impulses that represent emotions and movement. Compared to SciFi versions, it is basic; but, it can only be cool to control characters in a virtual environment with your thoughts. You KNOW the FutureLawyer and son will be getting one of these.

Everex - The Alternative PC

Link: Everex - The Alternative PC. Remember the early days of computing, and the RadioShack word processors which were adopted by news people in droves? The Everex CloudBook is a worthy successor. These little computers have a 7 inch screen, usable keyboard, and a 30 Gig hard drive. They only weigh 2 pounds, and go 5 hours on a battery charge. You have to get used to the gOS, but all your favorite apps are there for basic web browsing, email, and word processing. And, all of the software is free, and open source. For $399, you can't beat this computer. The only disadvantage is that, while today is the launch day, I can't find any to buy. That problem should go away after a while.

AT&T Centro Launch Feb. 19? | Treonauts

Link: AT&T Centro Launch Feb. 19? | Treonauts. It looks like the Centro is coming to AT&T, and Palm has hit upon a phone form factor that is equally attractive to kids and grownups. I used to think that it would be a cold day in Hell when I used the same phone as my teenaged daughter. Looks like Hell might be freezing over.

Why Risk A Network Outage? Get a Palm

Link: The Official Palm Blog. Palm is highlighting, in this post, the reason why BlackBerry users were without email for hours the other day. A Network Operation Center (NOC) is like a pipeline that all BlackBerry messages must go through for an enterprise that is dependent on BlackBerrys. When the NOC goes down, everything stops until it is fixed. Why not bypass the bottleneck? Get a Palm. Enterprises can control their own servers with Microsoft Exchange Server. Get control of your life and your law firm. Send your CrackBerry users to rehab.

Print without wires for $79 | Crave : The gadget blog

Link: Print without wires for $79 | Crave : The gadget blog. I have several USB cabled printers in my office, and one at home. However, I might just have to add this one, which does wireless printing for a price of $79.99, with a $50 rebate. The rebate ended Saturday last. Oh, well. Still pretty cheap, and it is a color ink jet. Wouldn't it be nice to put the printer anywhere in the room you like? I could really use the extra shelf space. This little guy belongs in every lawyer's office. No more long walks to a network printer.

Alien meets Portable Desk Solution

Link: The Hip Office that will make you everything except hip - Gadgetell. The hip office? Puhleeze. When I first saw this photo, I flashed back to the scene in alien when the little lizard comes out of John Hurt's chest. Ugh. Where are these brain dead products coming from anyway? I have yet to be in a location on planet earth where I needed to use a notebook computer while walking or standing. I was waiting for my daughter at a Doctor's office the other day, and all they had were cheesy plastic chairs. You know the ones. I just grabbed a spare chair, put it in front of me, plopped the notebook on it, and computed happily away. I can't imagine a place in which there isn't any ground to sit on. They used to call these things "laptops" for a reason, bozo brain.

Asus: Eee PC Has A Kindle Mode?

Link: Asus: Eee PC Has A Kindle Mode?. The hot new Amazon Ebook reader, the Kindle, is a great reading tool for several reasons. First, the pages turn like a real book, and the ink looks like a real book page. Second, the Kindle has a built-in EvDO connection, and subscribed blogs and books are automatically downloaded to the Kindle. This is very cool. In fact, soon you will be able to subscribe to the FutureLawyer on a Kindle (hint,hint). Now, the hacks are out in force, having created a hack that allows Kindle style reading on the hot new ultraportable Asus EEE computers. These tiny walk around computers are tailor made for book reading, turned sideways. Ain't technology wonderful?

The Modular Smart Phone - Modu

Link: modu - make new connections. Are the IPhone, Treo and BlackBerry too big for you? Do you crave to make a fashion statement with your phone? Do you want to be able to carry a cell phone that fits your mood? Israeli startup ModuMobile may have the phone for you. A tiny 1.5 ounce cell phone module, the Modu slides into slots in your car, your computer, your bathroom, and other units you can carry around, depending on the functions you want. It hasn't launched yet; however, it may change the way we look at phone tech. A lawyer might have a slot in the car with music and news capabilities, as well as speaker phone tech, and a carry around phone with web and email and research capability. I still prefer the all around capability of the Treo and Centro; but, this thing is sleek and small, and it is so NOT an Iphone.

Hotswap laptop batteries let you keep the juice flowing - Engadget

Link: Hotswap laptop batteries let you keep the juice flowing - Engadget. I'm not certain I need this; but, the idea is very cool. I can get 5 to 6 hours of use from my high-cap battery for my Dell D430. However, if I run out of juice, I need to power down and reboot after changing to a new battery. This device keeps everything gurgling while the user swaps batteries. No requirement to reboot. This would be great on a long plane ride, wouldn't it?

Gyration Ultra GT Review: Mousing in Air

Link: Gyration Ultra GT Review: Mousing in Air. Today was clean out the garage day; that meant going through boxes of cables, old tech, power supplies that plug into God Knows What and... well, you get the picture. The whole family got into the act, and each of us found some treasures along with the junk. My find for the day was one of the first Gyration Air Mice. I never got the feel of it; but, now that I found it, I am going to give it another go. You hold this thing in your hand, and the RF motion sensor moves the cursor around. This thing predates the Wii Remote by several years, but works on the same principle. Saturday fun from the FutureLawyer.

AT&T Centro Speculation - Treo and PalmOS news

Link: AT&T Centro Speculation - Treo and PalmOS news. Are you drooling over the Centro but don't want to sign up with Sprint? Well, your patience will be rewarded by the end of February. Sprint's exclusive licensing with Centro is over, and it is likely that AT&T and TMobile will be rolling out the popular small smartphone soon. The more the merrier.

HDTV Review: Olevia's 37-Inch $850 LCD

Link: HDTV Review: Olevia's 37-Inch $850 LCD. Does your inner geek salivate at the prospect of an LCD TV for under $1,000 that is also a computer monitor? The Olevia 37 inch LCD panel is a great TV for around $850. However, even at that price, it is a bit much for an office computer monitor. I was satisfied with my 27 inch version that I paid around the same price for a couple of years ago. However, as the prices at CompUSA's liquidation sale keep coming down, I was finally hooked by a 30% discount on the Olevia. Yep, I now have the largest computer monitor you ever saw at FutureLawyer headquarters, and I got it for $629. If there is a CompUSA near you, you owe it to yourself to check it out. The discounts on some stuff aren't fantastic, but bargains are there to be had.

SanDisk announces new 32GB, 16GB, 8GB SDHC cards - Gadgetell

Link: SanDisk announces new 32GB, 16GB, 8GB SDHC cards - Gadgetell. Ho, Hum. SanDisk has announced a new SD card that will store 32 Gigabytes of data, for $349. Storage capacity never seems to slow down, does it? Actually, we are reaching the point where the capacity of tiny storage cards really is more than anyone needs. One of the best things about the effect of computers on law practice is the increasing mobility that smaller devices brings. I have a 6 Gigabyte card in my Centro, and I still haven't filled it, although I have my entire CD collectio