Archive for March, 2006

Xbox 360 Wireless Network Adapter

Monday, March 27th, 2006

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Xbox 360 Wireless Network Adapter

Got a phat new Xbox 360? Well, then you better get yourself one of these fancy dancy USB wireless network adapters for your 360. I don’t know if there are other USB adapters that work with the xbox 360, but the two I plugged in didn’t…but, why would they? Microsoft’s wireless adapter works like a champ and keeps wire clutter down to a minimum. They need to make everything wireless in my opinion.

Features:

  • Powered by Xbox 360 to eliminate adapter clutter
  • Streams photos and music from Microsoft Windows XP and recorded TV, movies and videos from your Microsoft Windows XP Media Center-based PC
  • Chat with friends and transfer videos and music all without cables and clutter

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Vodafone PCMCIA Card

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006

VodafoneI just picked up a Vodafone wireless broadband card for my upcoming trip to Italy, well it is my honeymoon. I picked up some advice from a local Italian techno-geek, like myself, that this was the best solution to get wireless internet access when I am in Italy. Hopefully, it won’t cost me an arm and a leg as I am sure that I won’t be using it too much while I am there. But, if anyone has any pointers on the service offered in Italy I am all ears.

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Vodafone 3G High Speed Broadband Access

Monday, March 13th, 2006

Why is it that we can build stealth fighters here, but we can’t deploy high speed wireless technologies as fast as they do in Europe? Maybe someone can explain this to me. I understand people want to make money, but if you are going to upgrade your network to one standard, why not just skip a generation or two so that we can be on par with networks that are deployed all over the world already? Ok, I am done with my rant now.

During the year, 3G broadband will be progressively extended to other cities (Porto, Braga, Coimbra, Aveiro and Leiria this June) and regions of mainland Portugal and the islands, reaching the main urban areas by the end of the year. When a customer moves into areas still without 3G Broadband coverage, the Vodafone 3G Broadband Mobile Connect Card automatically switches to 3G or GPRS, which are available throughout Portugal.

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My Ring Tone Studio - How to Make Ringtones

Wednesday, March 8th, 2006

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My Ring Tone Studio - Convert Music Files to Ringtones

Don’t feel like paying $2 a ringtone for your sweet new phone? No problem. All you need is My Ringtone studio and you are ready to start pumping out free ringtones of all of your favorite songs in a matter of minutes. This is not brain surgery and that is why all of the phone manufactrers are making so much money from ringtone sales right now. They had me making ringtones in a few minutes after I installed the software. Don’t know how, don’t worry.

Features:

  • CD-ROM
  • Convert any CD track or Audio File (MP3, WAV, OGG) into a ringtone.

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AT&T / Cingular and Verizon Wireless

Tuesday, March 7th, 2006

It was only a matter of time before the new AT&T aka Cingular, and Verizon Wireless started duking it out. Well, it actually surprised me that this has come already. I don’t think the ink is even dry on the Cingular AT&T deal and they are already at each other’s throats.

The Cingular Video service, based on RealNetworks’ Helix Online platform, is being launched in 16 cities across the U.S. The service offers clips from several television shows ranging from the Disney Channel and the Cartoon Network, to HBO’s The Sopranos and Sex and the City. Later this month, Cingular plans to exclusively offer NCAA men’s basketball video highlights over the streaming video solution. “Cingular Video provides consumers a simple and easier way to access the latest news, sports, entertainment and weather clips whenever they want,” said Sam Hill, vice president of the firm’s Mobile Browse and Developer Program, in a statement. Helix OnlineTV provides encoding, indexing, managing and delivery of content in different formats. Priced at $19.99 for Cingular’s Media Net Unlimited data package, the HBO offerings require additional subscription fees. The streaming video launch was made in the wake of AT&T’s announcement that it was acquiring BellSouth. The two firms had jointly owned Cingular. Verizon Wireless has been offering its Vcast streaming video of TV clips for $15 a month. The new TiVo service — priced at under $5 a month — enables Verizon Wireless users with TiVo recorders at their homes or offices to remotely program the devices - more available

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Mobile Phones and Airplane Electronics

Monday, March 6th, 2006

Are you like the family behind me on my last flight that I took? Don’t think that mobile phones have an effect on airplane electonics. Well, maybe reading this study will change your mind about that super, duper important phone call you have to make to your friends or secretary next time you are taking off on a commercial airliner.

Mobile Phones pose danger to airplane electronics - study Published: Monday 6 March 2006.

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Alltell Puts Another Shrimp on the Barbie

Wednesday, March 1st, 2006

Our friends at Alltell are looking to extend their Austrailian wireless deal. Australia is currently one of the strongest economies in the world, with very low unemployment rates, great GDP numbers and a booming economy overall. It is no wonder the companies like Alltell are looking to put more and more investment into their wireless deals in Australia.

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