I almost live in Marriott hotels, and so this is the announcement I have been waiting for. Marriott has offered WiFi at select locations for a while, but now (see http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2004/Apr/1028108.htm) WiFi is being rolled out to 1200 hotels worldwide. The only problem I have is thus...
Online in the sky at last? CNET News.com is running a story (see http://news.com.com/2008-1032-5178988.html) about the resurrection of Internet access on airplanes (originally hyped 3 years ago). Initially, 802.11 in the plane (your notebook talking to an onboard access point), and then possibly a...
I am in Washington, D.C., in a restaurant on Pennsylvania Avenue, and am posting this message via EDGE (AT&T's GPRS data service, see http://www.attwireless.com/speed/). I have a PC Card in my notebook, a little antenna pointing upwards, and am online. I am not getting the expected 100K+...
Nokia has announced the next version of their 9000 Communicator series, the model 9500. New features include additional GSM frequencies, an integrated camera, integrated music player (supports MP3, AAC, WAV, MIDI, and Real Audio), MMS support, Bluetooth (the lack thereof was my biggest complaint of...
Here is a nice little free utility, courtesy of V-Mobile Software. Bluetooth Dialer is a Pocket PC application which can dial a phone number on your phone directly from the PDA contact list. Select the contact person name on your PDA and send it to the phone to dial (without needing to store phone...
Interesting article on security and Bluetooth at http://www.computerworld.com/mobiletopics/mobile/story/0,10801,89495,00.html?nas=MW-89495.
It had to happen, I just ran into the first real glitch in my car's Bluetooth feature - no support for +. All dialing is via voice recognition, you say "dial" to dial, "pair" to pair a phone, "phonebook" to access the phonebook, "one" for 1, and so on. Managing phones and phonebook entries works...
This was long overdue, take pictures on a Concord digital camera, and then send them to your PC (or PDA, or phone) via integrated Bluetooth (http://www.concordcam.com/products/wireless/wireless.htm). I have no idea if this is a decent camera or not, but I'd look at it just because of the Bluetooth....
I have been driving my new 2004 Acura TL with integrated Bluetooth for three weeks to the day (I blogged this car back in early November), and thought that I'd share my experiences thus far: * First and foremost, this is the perfect use for Bluetooth, the integration is smooth and clean, and in the...
Navman Europe has released a GPS receiver that connects to your PDA via Bluetooth (so no dangling cable). Info at http://www.navman-mobile.com/product_details.php?id=AA005403. Now if they come out with software for other platforms (like Symbian) then I'm sold!