Wednesday
15Jul2009
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at 11:32PM
- What? Blackberry's latest smartphone
- When? Available Now
- How Much? $199.99 with two year agreement
- Where? Verizon Wireless or Sprint
- Why is it Cool? The Blackberry Tour is the most feature rich Blackberry to date. It features a full QWERTY keyboard, 3.2 megapixel auto focus camera with flash, high-resolution screen, 3G network capability, GPS, Media Player, and 256MB of memory for applications that can be downloaded from Blackberry App World. Reviews have been very good for this phone with some calling it the "best blackberry available". It's lacks WiFi capabilities but many users would tell you WiFi is not necessary with 3G data speeds. If your in the market for a new Blackberry, definitely check out the Tour. You can get more details here and check out Engadget's full review here.
Friday
27Feb2009
Friday, February 27, 2009 at 07:24PM
- What? Media management and sharing software for Mac OS X
- Where? You can download it here
- How Much? FREE
- Why is it cool? DoubleTwist allows you to very easily sync media to a portable device or share it with other people. First, let's look at sharing. Instead of manually uploading content to you favorite websites such as YouTube, Facebook, or Flickr, DoubleTwist can do it for you with only a few clicks. Also, you can add friends to DoubleTwist and the software will automatically share your media with them and vice versa. For example, if you add a picture to DoubleTwist, that picture will automatically download to your friends computer and appear in their DoubleTwist "feed". The second major feature of the software is the ability to easily sync media content to your mobile device. Similar to how iTunes adds media to your iPod, DoubleTwist adds media to your BlackBerry, mobile phone, or Sony PSP. It handles all of the "geeky file format stuff" so you don't have to! DoubleTwist is Mac only for now but a Windows version is being developed. For an even better overview, check out the video demo.
Sunday
11Jan2009
Sunday, January 11, 2009 at 02:47PM
- What? Screen lock application for BlackBerry Storm
- Where? Get it here
- How Much? FREE
- Why is it cool? TalkLock solves a small but annoying problem with the BlackBerry Storm. When in a call on the Storm, the touchscreen still functions. This makes it possible to inadvertently select options such as Mute or Speaker. Once installed, TalkLock automatically locks the screen when in a call to prevent unwanted screen presses. There's a Slide to Unlock option for when you want to use the touchscreen during a call. It's a simple app that works great. If you have a BlackBerry Storm, install this one today.
Wednesday
17Dec2008
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at 08:34AM
- What? A new iPhone and iPod Touch app for Xbox Live
- Where? The App Store(Opens in iTunes)
- How Much? FREE
- Why is it cool? iNXES is a scaled down and mobile version of the New Xbox Experience. It allows you to check your friends online status for Xbox Live without having to turn on your Xbox 360 or login on a computer. The easy to use interface allows you to view your friends, check reviews on popular games, and message friends. iNXES even allows you to see the new avatars in the friends view, not just their gamer picture. This application looks to be a handy new tool for those hardcore Xbox Live gamers out there. The creators also offer a slimmed down version of the app out called 1337pwn which has browser based versions for Android, Blackberry, Palm, Windows, and Mac OSX also. To find out more about these apps check out their website here.
Friday
12Dec2008
Friday, December 12, 2008 at 11:08AM
- What? Application for keeping up with you Xbox Live friends for BlackBerry
- Where? You can find it here
- How Much? FREE but donations are appreciated
- Why is it cool? XBerry makes it easy to check your Xbox Live friends list while on the go or even while sitting on the couch. You have to manually enter your friends gamertags but then you'll be able to see their online status, last played game, gamerscore, achievements, and more. The app has recently been updated to support the NXE Avatars and the BlackBerry Storm. All current Blackberry models are supported. You can download it directly to your BlackBerry by typing http://jxl.me/downloads/xberrylive.jad into your BB's browser.
