Wirelessly Download Photos From Camera Phone to PC
Belkin International Inc. and Eastman Kodak Company have announced the release of a new Belkin Bluetooth USB adapter pre-loaded with KODAK Picture Upload Technology. The combination of Bluetooth and KODAK Picture Upload Technology enables users to wirelessly transfer high-resolution photos from a camera phone to a PC.
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Send Self-destructing Content in Facebook
Almost every participating member of a social networking site has sent a media content to somebody else, and whatever is sent lives forever within the virtual bowels of the Internet. But for the paranoid amongst us Facebook users, a new application from BigString Corporation (OTCBB traded company) has given us a tool to self-destruct any email or picture we send. Read more
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Eye-Fi Wireless Memory Card
Uploading photos from digital cameras to a PC and social networking sites has just gotten a lot easier with the introduction of the first wireless memory card. The card by Eye-Fi, Inc., has a capacity of 2GB, and is said to work with virtually all digital cameras in the market.
The management software is compatible with Windows XP/Vista, Mac OS X 10.3/10.4, and Internet Explorer 6/7, and Firefox 2. Setting up and using the wireless memory card requires, off course, an Internet connection and wireless network. Aside from the software, the wireless SD card also comes with a USB reader, and retails for about $99.00. Get all the details from Eye-Fi.
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iPhone’s Toxicity Exposed by a Greenpeace Report
It is the most popular wireless device in the market, and it has made its manufacturer a lot of money. I am referring, off course, to the iPhone. It’s like a status symbol to some, and has a sex appeal that some in Hollywood would envy. But very little is known about the greeness or environmental-friendliness of its components. That is until the latest report by Greenpeace.
The report, relying on a chemical analysis of 18 of the iPhones internal and external components at an independent chemical laboratory in the UK, found:
- low concentrations of chromium in some of the tested materials
- that half of the materials tested showed significant levels of bromine, and antimony (known to be toxic)
- a high level of chlorine and phthalate esters in one material (this indicates the presence of hazardous PVC)
It was not all bad news for the iPhone, however, because the study also found that :
- no cadmium or mercury were detected
- the concentrations of lead and chromium were relatively low
- the most toxic form of chromium, chromium VI, was not found in the materials that were tested
The findings of the Greenpeace study ranks Apple’s iPhone well below products from Nokia, Motorola, and Sony Ericsson in eco-friendliness. The iPhone debuts for sale in Europe next month, but I don’t see its sales being affected by this study. The Greenpeace report is available for download (pdf), and you may view a related YouTube video from Greenpeace below.
[youtube width=”300″ height=”335″]http://youtube.com/watch?v=dBF_AkaXRG4[/youtube]
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ZoneBridge: Wireless Music Streaming for your home
Sonos, Inc. has just released the ZoneBridge 100, an addition to the Sonos multi-room music system. Combined with Sonos ZonePlayers and Controller, the ZoneBridge makes it easy to stream music - wirelessly - throughout a home (upto 32 rooms). Sonos devices are not cheap, but they are well designed and if you are a fan of cool-to-the-eyes electronics with Bose-like sound output, then you’ll love Sonos products.
The newly released ZoneBridge hooks up to your router and features an easy one-click setup. Not rocket science. Anybody can have a ZoneBridge up and running in a flash. Once installed, a SonosNet™ - “a secure AES encrypted, peer-to-peer wireless mesh network that enables other Sonos products to control and play music wirelessly” - is activated.
A ZoneBridge is relatively inexpensive - $99.00, but other Sonos devices that are needed to use the ZoneBridge don’t come cheap. The Sonos Controller by itself costs $400.00, and each Zoneplayer runs from $350.00 to $500.00 (depending on the model). You may read the complete news release and check all Sonos products here
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Now Shipping - The Nokia N81 8GB
The Nokia N81 8GB is now available for purchase globally. The N81 8GB did not generate the same type of hype and media blitz like the iPhone, but it packs a punch.
So should you go out and buy this latest device from Nokia? Depends. At more than $600.00, I think it is very expensive, the same conclusion reached about the iPhone. Apple later slashed the price of the iPhone and had to appologise to its angry fans. I don’t think that Nokia will make the same mistake, but you never know. If this is a must-have device for you, you will find all the details at the Nokia Website.
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Talkster for FaceBook
Talkster has just announced the launch of the Talkster application for Facebook. Talkster is a provider of free world calling service. The Talkster calling service is about the best of its kind. There is no registration required, nothing to download, and no credit card information needed. The service is usable from the PC, mobile phone, and via sms.
The Talkster service is available in 26 countries. Details of the Talkster service is available at the Talkster Website.
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GetMobio Lifestyle Portal Revamped
GetMobio Lifestyle Portal, the Web service that makes dynamic mobile applications and widgets has been revamped. The site does look much better. GetMobio is a service of Mobio Networks.
GetMobio applications and widgets are supported on a broad range of mobile phones, and includes the following:
- Movies
- Trivia
- RSS
- Cheap Gas
- Kaboodle
GetMobio is still in beta, and usage is free. With the Cheap Gas application, for example, you can find the cheapest place to buy gas using your mobile phone. The slideshow below shows an instance of using the Cheap Gas application.
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Meet the Palm Centro
Palm, Inc has just released the Centro, a cheap (about $100.00), do-it-all mobile device with iPhone-like features. The Centro comes with camcorder and camera capabilities. Plus you have access to email, IM, the Web, phone, and every other PIM features you can imagine.
The Centro comes with 64MB of flash storage, and is expandable to 4GB (the iPhone has 4 - 8 GB of non-expandable storage). The Web browsing features of the Centro matches that of the iPhone. You can get virtually all Web features.
In a previous post about the iPhone, I speculated that part of the reason for the huge iPhone price cut could be that Apple forsaw cheaper iPhone-like devices from its competitors. At $100.00 and tons of features, the Palm Centro could be your next buy, that is, if you don’t mind doing without the sex-appeal of the iPhone. Find the specs of the Centro here
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Google AdSense for Mobile
Google Inc. has announced the availability of Google AdSense for Mobile devices. You knew this was inevitable, so no surprises here. The mobile ad space is still in it’s infancy, and there is no dominant player - yet. Admob which serves more than 1.5 billion targeted ads each month, is the only serious player in the moblie advertising arena, but with this announcement, look for more exciting news in the space in the coming months.
We don’t expect the folks at Admob to be worried, and we don’t also expect Google to acquire the only real competition in the field. Just don’t forget that Google acquired DoubleClick. Keep your fingers crossed, and come back to these pages for more.
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