Troy Dreier

iPhone 2.0 Software Upgrade www.apple.com Price: Free for iPhone users; $9.99 for iPod touch users Pros: Allows users to access the App Store; push connectivity; loads of small usability improvements. Cons: Doesn’t deliver long-awaited features, such as the ability to copy and paste, view Flash in Safari, or synch To Do items.   A new […]

We got a package recently from 1999, or so it seemed at first: The iPAQ 110 Classic looks like a museum relic from those halcyon pre-Internet Bust days when everyone had a PDA in his or her pocket. It was the cell phone that killed off the PDA, as phones grew to take on PDA […]

Touch screen smartphones are hot right now–thanks to a little phone from Apple–and we’ve had the pleasure of trying two versions of the HTC Touch: an unlocked version and a Sprint model with custom software. Small, sexy, and boasting a novel touch interface, the Touch was heralded in breathless headlines as the “iPhone Killer” even […]

Product: Archos TV+ URL: www.archos.com Price: $249 (80GB), $349 (250GB) Pros: A home entertainment powerhouse that offers media streaming, movie downloading, and DVR performance. Cons: The menus and interface are too complex and could use some streamlining. Many companies have attempted to bridge the gap between the home computer and the home entertainment system, but […]

Product: Archos 605 WiFi URL: www.archos.com Price: 4GB, $199.99; 30GB, $299.99; 80GB, $349.99; 160GB, $399.99 Pros: Big screen; high resolution; low price; wireless movie downloads Cons: Sluggish interface For video viewing on-the-go, it’s hard to top the experience the Archos 605 WiFi [sic] offers. Combining a large screen, slim profile, and an exceptional image, it […]

If you were watching the keynote address from last week’s Macworld Conference and Expo, you saw Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveil software for the iPhone and iPod touch that lets users pinpoint their location with Google Maps. But the software doesn’t depend on GPS, it depends on Wi-Fi.   To create this amazing app, Apple […]

The current trend in cell phones is to make small smartphones that don’t feel like smartphones, at all. The HTC Touch has been getting a lot of attention for its iPhone-like interface, and now the T-Mobile Shadow (also created by HTC) is showing how small and slick a smartphone can be. We’re not used to being wowed by […]

At the beginning of the year, we speculated that wireless monitors might finally become a reality this year. Walk around the display section of your local computer superstore and you’ll see that this was a bit optimistic. But, we weren’t far off: wireless monitors are indeed on the horizon and will be here by mid-2008. The […]

Video is exploding in popularity on the Internet, and video services are also gaining momentum on corporate or institutional networks. But video poses its own special difficulties that can make streaming large files and getting different applications to work together a challenge. That’s why Meru Networks, which creates wireless LAN solutions for enterprise, has just […]

On October 2, Apple’s iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store made its debut at 600 New York and Seattle Starbucks coffee shops, letting patrons browse for music while they enjoy a beverage. Starbucks locations already offer T-Mobile Wi-Fi for purchasing Internet access. Now, that same network lets the owners of Apple iPhones, iPod Touches, or any Wi-Fi-enabled computers […]

Click to ViewIn today’s world of handheld gadgets, the Nokia 770 is an unusual device, far different from the slim, multi-purpose items we’re used to seeing. This bulky, hefty portable is meant for one thing: going online. There’s no cell phone and no productivity apps, just the tools you’ll need for surfing, e-mailing, Instant Messaging, […]

Click to ViewHey Dell, would you slow down already? You already had an excellent handheld on the market for the budget conscious with the Axim X30, which combined a speedy processor, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and a surprisingly low price. Now, before the rest of the industry has caught up, you’ve released the X50 line. We appreciate […]