Back in the early years of the 21st century there was one mobile-designed website that actually let you purchase movie tickets with your credit card while your dinner date helped choose the movie and time. I did this plenty of times on my old iPAQ H3600 and GSM/GPRS Sleeve. However, Moviefone soon removed the ability to purchase tickets on it’s site and I was forced to either deal with a desktop-designed version on the small …
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Designer & web developer since the mid 1990's starting on the DEC intranet. User experience consultant since 1998. Photographer since 1995. Tech journalist since 2002.Fediverse Profile
Pocket PC Italia Snags Pictures of the HTC Hermes
According to PocketPC Italia the HTC Hermes rocks UMTS / HSDPA, has a 300MHz Samsung processor, 128MB flash and 64MB memory, 2.8-inch display, 802.11b/g, Bluetooth 2.0, MicroSD, 2.1 megapixel camera, and a secondary videoconferencing camera. Of course it probably will not be available anytime soon, and will most likely not make it to any U.S. based carrier since we don’t have any compatible UMTS/HSDPA services around here. Originally published on Pocketnow on February 15, 2006. …
Continue readingi-mate Smartflip Announced at 3GSM 2006
Phonescoop.com has some great pictures of the new i-mate Smartflip Windows Mobile Smartphone (HTC Star Trek) from when it was announced at 3GSM 2006. This phone is as thin as the Motorola RAZR, but runs the Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system. Check out the pictures! This looks like a winner. Originally published on Pocketnow on February 15, 2006. More Hardware articles from the Pocketnow archive.
Continue readingPC Magazine Reviews the T-Mobile MDA
The T-Mobile MDA is the USA version of the T-Mobile MDA Vario also known as the HTC Wizard, Qtek 9100, and i-mate K-JAM. PC Magazine has published a review of this new device on their website. It should be available through T-Mobile USA on February 20th for $399 with a new contract. That’s a pretty good deal, I’d say. Also of interest is PC Magazine’s review of the T-Mobile SDA which mentions a new $30 …
Continue readingPlantronics Discovery 640 Bluetooth Headset
INTRODUCTION For years, Bluetooth headset manufacturers have been innovating by trying different ear mounting systems, getting better sound, making them smaller/lighter, or adding other features like caller ID. You can’t see an LCD display when it’s hanging on your ear! Anyway, the Plantronics Discovery 640 actually takes a different approach to innovation and makes their high-end headset easier to use, easier to recharge, and easier to carry while retaining the other important things like …
Continue readingi-mate JAMin Announced
The i-mate website is now showing official product information for the new i-mate JAMin Pocket PC Phone. It’s based on the HTC Prophet, and has a similar form factor to that of the original i-mate JAM (HTC Magician). The added benefits include WiFi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth 2.0, a 2Mp Camera, Windows Mobile 5, and a better usability optimized button layout. It also sports Quadband GSM, GPRS, and Edge along with a 200Mhz Ti OMAP processor just …
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