Category: gadgets

They figured out how to make a phone for under $10 in China.

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In this episode, I review the Accell Home or Away Power Station. Good for North American travel, but it probably won’t work for my international travels.

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So let me get this straight: Robert Scoble is going to Android for Google Glass, a product that hasn’t even shipped yet? Well, I guess if you’re Robert Scoble, you can do that. The rest of us, meanwhile, buy our products based on what’s shipping today, not what will or might ship tomorrow.

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Last night (or rather the night before), I got on Skype with Scott Willsey of Pocket Sized Podcasts and Not Speeding in Reverse. We kept coming back to the topic of content distribution networks. They need to die. Sort of.

See also Episode 15 of Not Speeding in Reverse

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A few weeks ago, the folks at Insanely Great Products sent me The Traveler, a suction-cup system that will allow you to attach your iPhone to your windshield. Does it work? I think so and it’s a good value for the money.

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Ok, so I recorded this one before I went to RSA. Because I found a clever way to hook up a Snowflake from Blue Microphones to my iPad. I reviewed the Snowflake back in October 2008. Still works pretty good.

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I like gadgets, but let’s just say I’m tired of “consuming” them. Or having them consume me.

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