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Keepin' it real WTF, Part II: Russian iPhone "boots up," does nothing else {Engadget}
Oct 7th 2008 10:16PM They actually did that in season 1 of 24. When they forced Jack Bauer to kill the senator, they made a briefcase with a fake laptop with gun components in it. He passed through security after they had him boot it up, then he went and assembled it in a side room. Pretty clever.
IIRC, they also did it in season 6 when they made that bomb to take out the president.
AT&T serves up Samsung a237 {Engadget Mobile}
Sep 2nd 2008 5:01PM You know, not everyone needs a phone that can do everything. Most of us (even I, a gadget freak) don't need nor can afford the latest and greatest. We just want a simple phone that can make calls and the occasional SMS.
I looked at the specs, this looks to be the perfect phone. It even has bluetooth, which you failed to mention. Hope it can sync to my computer. It says it can do hands free, let's hope I can tether it. I noticed it also has mobile email, and j2me, so I can load in some apps.
About the only thing I don't see on the spec sheet is exactly how many megabytes of memory it has. I can handle it if it only has about 5 or so, since that is about all I would need for apps and pics. I hope the external screen stays on all the time unlike the POS a127, and I hope this replaces the a437 with it's crappy glossy keypad. Looks like this is designed to grip. I know I will be picking one up in both black and blue as soon as it comes out.
AT&T's new Samsungs, USBConnect Mercury in the wild {Engadget Mobile}
Aug 30th 2008 9:36PM By hidden, you mean like the sony erricson flips? I hate those things. I like my external screens on all the time, so I can look at the clock without opening it up. Which is why I will never have a color external LCD. I have a a127 right now and despite having a monochrome external screen, it cuts off after 2 seconds. I hate that. My next phone will be either the a117 (yes, really), the a227, if it ever comes to the personal site, or the a237 pictured above. I was thinking about the a437, but I hate those flat glossy keys. The phone is huge too, but I like that. My a127 gets lost in my pocket 90% of the time.
Ask Engadget: What's the best netbook out there? {Engadget}
Aug 14th 2008 11:18PM Does age count?
If not, then my money is still on the reliable eMate 300. Small, green, cheap, can go wireless, has a touchscreen out of the box.
Only bad thing is figuring out how the hell to sync it with modern computers. I am almost there with mine. Also, the 10 year old rechargeable batteries are probably long dead, so you will have to rebuild the pack. Not an issue for the people who get the eMate.
Plus Newtonworks is still has the best word processor on a mobile device IMHO.
Shapely Samsung a237 coming to AT&T {Engadget Mobile}
Aug 5th 2008 1:49PM Very nice, a camera, BT, speakerphone, just what I need. I hope they slot this either just above the a127 or replace it, because the a127 is quite limited, and too tiny. I also hope they removed the 45kb (or whatever it was) java app limit.
It's either this one, the a227 (if they ever put it on the personal site), or the a117 if I am feeling cheap.
Mac 101: Running the Apple Hardware Test software {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Aug 1st 2008 2:02PM Apple also has copies of the older versions of AHT for the older macs. It's how I got a version for my old Pismo, and burned it to a CD (they are compressed ISOs). Works great. here's the link:
http://www.info.apple.com/support/aht.html
82% of America never uses text messaging {Engadget Mobile}
Jul 7th 2008 9:52PM I still have the one in the middle, the white one, though mine has black plastic.
Ah, nokia 1100, where would I be without you? only missing a speakerphone, and you would be perfect.
But the casing is getting creaky, battery life is getting shorter, and I had to replace the battery cover once. But it keeps on ticking.
Sadly, in a couple weeks I will be getting a new one. I was thinking iPhone, but maybe a ruggedized flip. Heres hoping I can get another phone that lasts 4 years and still looks brand new.
Apple posts iPhone 3G Guided Tour {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Jul 1st 2008 6:15PM Towards the end when he shows how to customize the homescreen, notice on the second one: The iPod Touch Contacts application. AFAIK, contacts on the iPhone are done through the Phone application.
Unless I am wrong, how did that get there?
Iron Man contest winner announced! {Engadget Mobile}
Jun 30th 2008 5:26PM So I guess you guys did not even consider my REAL entry? My c139 is trash, and I have no phone until I can upgrade in late September. Too bad, because I kinda need to call people. Important people.
Now what am I supposed to do?
I demand a recount.
The Bill Day giveaway (part 1) - Toshiba Gigabeat T400 {Engadget}
Jun 27th 2008 1:10PM Internet Explorer 5 for the mac.
Why? because it is the fastest browser for Mac OS 7/8/9. iCab may be more modern, but it's dog shit slow.
Also you can customize the color of it, something you can't do in any other browser except FF. But the colors match the time it came out: in the fruity colors era. They have all the colors of the iMac/iBook/Powermac/Powerbook at the time, so it fits in nicely when I set up a machine from that era.
Just one little feature I wish they would bring back, but I do all my browsing in Safari or FF, or more rarely, camino.
