Article archive for 2008 – Page 5

Friday, February 1, 2008

How to unlock your iPhone (and what it all means)

Unless you’ve been under a rock, you’ve heard about the iPhone. You’ve probably also heard terms like "unlocking" and "bricking" applied to this handy, if pricey gadget. What’s it all mean? Is Apple purposely destroying phones? If you want to add software to your phone, are you voiding your warranty? What if you want to switch carriers? We asked wireless expert Shawn Zade to explain it all.

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Friday, February 1, 2008

LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT: Robotics Beyond Building

When we decided to increase our coverage of LEGO personal robotics, we really wanted to find someone who truly understood how it all works. No one could possibly have a better, comprehensive perspective of LEGO’s MINDSTORMS NXT robotics system than David J. Perdue, author of The Unofficial LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Inventor’s Guide. This article is a must-read.

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Friday, February 1, 2008

Treo’s Ringo ring tone maker isn’t quite a star

Ringo, by Electric Pocket, is a ring tone manager for your Treo that promises to make assigning ring tones to contacts and groups of contacts quick and easy. Is Ringo a star? Tap here to read the full review.

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Friday, February 1, 2008

Keep your Palm safe with Warden

Like many people, writer Heather Wardell keeps her entire life on her Palm. The information isn’t particularly sensitive, but it is personal and she wouldn’t want just anyone getting into it. When she switched to the Treo 680, she wondered if the smartphone functionality would allow her to leave the unit unlocked, but still be able to lock it if it went missing. Warden, by CorSoft, promises to make that happen.

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Tuesday, January 1, 2008

A perfect 10: celebrating 10 years online

On December 23, 1997, we wrote our first news story. We wanted to get in a week of practice and testing before we went live. On January 1, 1998, PalmPower Magazine went live and we published our first issue online. This week, we reached a huge milestone: 10 years of continuous publishing online here at ZATZ.

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Tuesday, January 1, 2008

More power to Forbidden LEGO

Nothing beats sifting through months of Congressional testimony to make the prospect of building a ping-pong shooting machine virtually irresistable. This was the opportunity facing me when the book Forbidden LEGO arrived at Computing Unplugged for review. What happens if you marry a power drill to a LEGO kit? This and other questions are answered in this wonderful article.

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Tuesday, January 1, 2008

The digital divide and the poor in Jamaica: Bridging the gap

Like most countries worldwide, Jamaica has a digital divide. Jamaica’s digital divide has to do Internet access, access to technology, and knowing how to use it. This limits the economic progress of those affected. So why are the poor those mostly affected by the digital divide?

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Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Are you a gadgethound or techno geek? The HTC Advantage might be for you.

Are you a gadgethound or techno geek? Then you may be interested in HTC’s Advantage mobile computer. With the exception of Apple’s iPhone, no other handheld was more eagerly anticipated in 2007. Should you take Advantage? Read on to find out.

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