Lockergnome's Mobile
Lifestyle ~ September 25, 2004
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The Nurse Practitioner's PDA (Gadgetry)
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A nurse using a Palm V to reference possible drug interactions.
Nothing new here, but it be done a little more efficiently. To me it
is penny-wise, pound foolish to try to do this sort of thing on older
technology. I believe that the nurse in this article ought to have
access to better mobile technology that interacts directly with the
office around her. Then again, this is just one geeks perspective....
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Play the PlayStation Portable...in Japan
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Any hardcore mobility specialist will tell you, Tokyo is the place
to be when waiting for the newest in mobile technology. This is
certainly true with the new Playstation Portable. Featured at a trade
show in Japan, the oddest thing about the preview of the new mobile
game system was the fact that they are strapped to "game-girls".
Crazy, huh?... [Continued]
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Hey, is your boss watching you?
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Man, if this does not make one rethink the value of having a cell
phone on the job, I do not know what does! Nextel is now offering
employers its new "locater service" to track employees. Sounds
harmless enough I suppose, but still. With me however, this is not
really a problem since I am self-employed. ;o)~... [Continued]
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Iomega backs away from DCT, cuts jobs
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I hate reporting news like this, but it is news none the less.
Iomega has had to cut jobs here recently in order to allow the company
to do some restructuring. This means that this is the end of the road
for their DCT (Digital Capture Technology) product line as well....
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Woman Thwarts Attacker with her Cell
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Almost everyday I hear people saying that cameras built into
mobile phones really serve very little purpose other than to waste
time or annoy others. Well today, I hope to prove that belief wrong. A
Woman managed to use her camera phone against an attacker! How you
ask? Just read below...... [Continued]
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A Glimpse into Sony Ericsson's next 3G Phone:
V800 (Gadgetry)
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On 22 Sep, Sony Ericsson announced the new V800 for Vodafone's
3G consumer services. This was over a year after the announcement of
Z1010, SE's first 3G mobile phone. Although V800 is customised for
Vodafone consumers, it is definitely a preview to a worldwide release
of this model in time to come.V800 has a few major enhancements over
Z1010, namely the 1.3 megapixel camera that rotates (similar to
Samsung), a secondary colour screen (another Samsung... [Continued]
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Apacer Announces Share Steno CD211
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With mobile storage like this, who needs to lug around a laptop
with them all of the time? Perfect when taking your digital camera on
vacation, the Share Steno CD211 gives you all of the mobile storage
you need. Now you can take all of the pictures you want or store music
files as well if you so desire.... [Continued]
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Nokia Wireless Headset HS-11W and Nokia
Wireles GPS Module LD-1W (Mobility)
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Leave it to Nokia to come out with a cool new wireless headset and
GPS device. Myself personally, I tend to lean a little more with the
headset. It sounds like it is crystal clear and has the kind of
features that I would be in the market for.... [Continued]
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Wi-Fi world under threat from Symbol patent
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What is this, the year of the tech lawsuit? It seems that the
world of Wi-Fi could have some real issues if Symbol Technologies
continues to press in their claims against Wireless manufacturers....
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A Wish to Get Wireless Devices to Talk to Each
Other (Mobility)
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While there are some "limited methods" of allowing mobile devices
to connect to each other, some scientists have recently come up with a
way to allow mobile devices to communicate with each other on a
broader scale even if those devices have never "met before".... [Continued]
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Geekzone Reviews .mobile Contacts
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Now here is a Pocket PC app that really can make a difference to
most people. The program gives the user the ability to sort through
their contacts easily with only one hand.... [Continued]
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