I’m sure, once or twice, we’ve all had to clarify what exactly that thing we’re using all the time is called. Here’s a humorous little comic courtesy of Six Chix and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Originally published on Pocketnow on February 28, 2006. More Thought articles from the Pocketnow archive.
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Activating Voice Command via a Bluetooth Headset on an imate KJAM
I am now able to activate Microsoft Voice Command 1.5 via a Bluetooth headset on the iMate KJAM! I press the talk button on my Bluespoon AX2, audio transfers to the headset, Voice Command starts, I say something… Voice command does it, and I can hear it in the headset. Press the talk button again and the audio is transferred back to the device. If I press it once to initiate a Voice Command that …
Continue readingimate JAM Upgrade Worth it for Power Users
Like we’ve posted before, you can upgrade your imate JAM, HTC Magician, Qtek S100, or O2 XDA Mini at Pocket PC Techs for $199. Mine returned via FedEx a couple days ago and it has been totally worth it. The 64Mb RAM originally installed can be quite restrictive for power users. With 128Mb, I can now install multiple GPS Navigation programs, Microsoft Voice Command 1.5, Microsoft Reader 2.3, etc. and still have room for files …
Continue readingTog’s Ten Most Wanted Design Bugs
Bruce Tognazzini has posted a list of his top ten most persistent design bugs in personal computing. Welcome to the Over the Hill Gang, design bugs that have been around so long that we’ve begun to think of them as folk heros. However, the usual requirement for turning a public enemy into a folk hero is death, not longevity, and so it should be for these worthies: Their executions are long overdue. These bugs aren’t …
Continue readingHow About a Reflect-in-Window Mode?
One of the things I hate about using GPS navigation systems in the car is taking my eyes off the road to read the screen. I thought putting the Pocket PC on the dashboard, such that I could see the reflection of the screen in the windshield, would be a great idea… and it is! The only problem is that everything’s backwards. If only some GPS navigation software maker would make a “Reflection” mode that …
Continue readingBluetooth Enabled Motorcycle
It’s summer time and the living is easy! But how are you going to get to all those BBQs, Pool Parties, Volleyball games, and beach house parties? Do you really want to waste this beautiful weather away inside a four wheeled cage? Enter the Bluetooth Motorcycle. Okay, okay.. It’s just a Belkin Bluetooth GPS reciever mounted to the handlebars with an elastic, but it works. I put my XDAII’s headphones inside my full-face motorcycle helmet …
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