Monthly Archives: September 2004

More Treo 650 Rumors

A user on TreoCentral posted some more pictures of a Sprint-branded Treo 650, the successor to the Treo 600. Most of the pictures are pretty blurry, so I’m not sure if that is meant to keep people from seeing things … Continue reading

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Blackberry on a Treo

After months of rumor without much official word, there’s finally a bit more hope for those interested in having the Blackberry wireless services for their Treo 600. In other words, Treo owners who need Blackberries to communicate with their corporate … Continue reading

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Doling out disinformation

It’s been a while since the orange juice industry and potato industry decided to go after the low-carb diet movement because of its threat to their business. I haven’t heard much since, except for some in these industries making a … Continue reading

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Epson P-2000 Photo Fine Player

By way of Gizmodo, there’s news of a new portable device by Epson that can display pictures, download them from Compact Flash or SD cards, and possibly play music and videos. The only information available right now is in Japanese, … Continue reading

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Standard Bearers

Two new standards were introduced today in the real of digital photography. Or I should say, one new standard, and a standards body. Time will only tell whether how these pan out. Standards in technology are one of those sticky … Continue reading

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Adventures with car stereos

First a disclaimer: I’m no audiophile. I’m a gadget geek who can tell the difference between an MP3 Encoded at 196kbs and… 32kbps? Or between a reporter talking over a telephone line and one talking live. I can make out … Continue reading

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Competition for the iPod

There’s been a slew of news recently that would have us believe that the iPod will no longer have the easy road it’s been on as the dominant MP3 player over the last few years. I have had an iPod … Continue reading

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Canadian low-carbers left out in the cold?

I am no big fan of low carb food products that try to mimic high-carb foods like bread, candy, pancakes, and countless others. They tend to be highly processed with dubious claims based on the iffy status of sugar alcohols. … Continue reading

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Synch for Sidekick finally here

Well, after driving me and countless other Sidekick users away due to their idiotic and anti-customer policy of not offering a product that had already been developed, T-Mobile has finally decided to offer Outlook Synch for this device. Unfortunately it … Continue reading

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Canon’s new Digital SLR

Nikon recently announced its flagship 12MP DSLR, the D2X, close behind Fuji’s S3 Pro. Now Canon has gotten into the fray with it’s latest and greatest, the top-of-the-line professional EOS-1DS Mark II. The highest priced of these cameras it is … Continue reading

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