Jitterbug J, the super simple-to-use phone, has been launched in red in support of the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Go Red For Women movement. In that sense, the device will ship with health and wellness services and applications including “Daily Health Tips”, which sends heart-healthy tips from the AHA, as well as the LiveNurse service…
Powermat’s new Powerpak batteries – The best thing in wireless charging since magnetic induction!
Thanks to companies like Powermat, Wireless charging isn’t just some sort of far-away future based on the dream of doing away with all those random charging cables and adapters that come with portable gadgets nowadays. It’s now possible to charge your electronics sans wires and cables through magnetic inductive chargers like the Powermat. As it…
A look at Windows Mobile 6.5.3 from CES 2010
At this point, Windows Mobile 6.5 is still a far ways off from being the intuitive mobile operating system it needs to be to take on the finger-friendly offerings from iPhone, Android and webOS. Microsoft’s latest update to the Windows Mobile 6.5 platform is incremental at best, but shows that the company realizes that their…
CoPilot Live GPS Navigation App for Google Nexus One Debuts at CES
ALK Technologies has announced that its CoPilot Live v8 GPS navigation app is compatible with the newly released Google Nexus One, and is available for download from the Android Market for $34.99. “CoPilot Live has already proven to be a must-have app for Android smartphone customers,” said Michael Kornhauser, Managing Director at ALK Technologies. “We…
Hands-on the ELSE Linux smartphone at CES 2010
Google’s Android might be the first thing that comes to mind at the mention of a Linux-based mobile operating system, but it’s not the only player in the Linux game. There’s also the ELSE Intuition OS that powers the ELSE First smartphone from phone maker ELSE. The ELSE Intuition OS is based on the ACCESS…
Cydle Unveils i30 ATSC Mobile TV handheld receiver at CES
Cydle has decided that CES would be a good time to unveil it’s new flagship product:, a portable, pocket-size ATSC TV Receiver. The Cydle i30 is compliant with ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) Mobile DTV, which is the technical standard that defines mobile digital TV (DTV) broadcasting in the US. The standard enables local TV…
Greenpeace unveils the latest green electronics guide for the CES
Greenpeace has used the CES to unveil its latest green electronics guide. As you can see from the image/chart above, the big winners are Nokia and Sony Ericsson, which products are free of worst hazardous substances. On the other end of the spectrum we have Fujitsu, Lenovo, Microsoft and Nintendo. The big losers are Samsung,…
Video: MyFord Touch to Offer Graphic and Touch Console for In-Car Mobile Functions
Ford is working on a new user interface that will include the standard sync features in a considerably prettier package. In current generation sync systems, a lot of navigation is done with two-way buttons on the steering wheel, a few knobs and a modest LED display. MyFord Touch will up the ante considerably with five-way…
Video: New APIs Allow Mobile Apps to Plug into Ford SYNC
Ford’s sync automotive connectivity system is getting even snazzier at CES this year, thanks to a project they’re working on with select application partners. Essentially Ford has provided hooks that mobile app developers include in their software that allows the in-car sync system to recognize and relay commands to your phone when paired via Bluetooth…
Video: Viper SmartStart for BlackBerry
Viper had announced that they would be showing off their remote car-starting application for BlackBerry at CES, so we thought we would check it out. As you can see, it lets you start up a car, sound the alarm, lock and unlock the doors, or pop the trunk, whereever it may be. They’re also…