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Water resistant pouch for mobile phones: Review

October 19, 2009

 

One of the most common accidents that can destroy a mobile phone (or any electronics) is dropping the device into water. Water resistant mobile phones designed for sports activities are available, but few people find them attractive. It is, however, possible to totally protect a mobile phone from water. You simply slip the phone into a pouch designed for the purpose. We tried out a low-cost waterproof pouch for mobile phones.

 

 

How does a heart rate monitor work?

Top 10 Things You Should Know about Heart Rate Monitors

August 27, 2009

 

I know, you know and we all know what a heart rate monitor is, right? A small device that looks like a wristwatch and measures your heart rate. True. How does it work? Well, that's a tougher one. But if you understand how a heart rate monitor works, you can start using the device as a training computer, not only as a heart rate monitor.

 

 

i-gotU GT-120

i-gotU GT-120 GPS Tracker: Review

August 3, 2009

 

We know a bunch of people who would like to have mobile devices that make their life easier or safer, but worry about having to learn technology before they can use the product. GPS is a useful and safety-improving - but relatively new - technology that would benefit from, say, Apple's design touch. Instead of Apple, Mobile Action Technology has introduced a dead simple GPS track recorder device for photographers and for people who enjoy the great outdoors. Find out how the i-gotU GT-120 GPS travel recorder did when we took it on the road and into the wilderness and matched our photos with the track recorded by the device.

 

 

HTC Hero

3D Games for the Android

July 13, 2009

 

Up until recently, most of the games available for mobile phones were fairly basic two dimensional affairs, due to the limited processing power of the devices. However, recent advances in cell phone technology have opened up a whole world of 3D gaming to the avid mobile gamer. In particular, the new range of Google Android smartphones, such as the HTC Hero, available from Vodafone UK (check their online store for mobile phone deals), has already managed to amass a number of exciting 3D games which show off the immense graphics processing power of these units. Here are a few that might be worth checking out.

 

 

HTC Magic

Arcade games for the Google Android Smartphone

July 12, 2009

 

One of the most exciting things about the new Google Android smartphone operating system, as employed by phones such as the HTC Magic (available with a contract from Vodafone UK) is the sheer number of games that are available for the platform. Although the majority of these are of the puzzle game variety, there are a number of cool arcade-style games available too. Here are just a few of the better recent examples.

 

 

Sungale ID800WT

Sungale ID800WT Digital Photo Frame: Review

June 28, 2009

 

Picture frames that can display digital photos belong to technology inventions that even technology haters can love. Practically anyone from a school kid to grandma wants a digital photo frame once they see beautiful pictures displayed in bright colors in a large frame. After the initial excitement has gone, however, photo frames tend to collect dust in a dark corner of the house because no one bothers to update it with new images. A smart way to solve the problem would be to download new photos to the frame directly from the Internet. That's what the Sungale ID800WT digital photo frame was designed to do. Better yet, the product can do it wirelessly.

 

 

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How to copy photos from a PC to an Apple iPhone or iPod

January 15, 2009

 

Although Apple iTunes is a popular and easy-to-use application, it has its restrictions. If you want complete freedom for copying your photos and videos between your PC and iPhone or iPod, you need some extra tools. Check out our guide on how to copy images from your PC to the iPhone (and the other way around) exactly the way you want.

 

 


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