Useless Technology

Apr 20, 2011 | 60 Comments

Raise your hand if you actually still have a land-line in your home – and use it. I have a feeling not many hands will be up in the air. Many people simply don’t see the need to pay for this type of service when they already shell out money for their cellular device every [...]

Do You Need Anything Other Than a Phone?

Dec 22, 2010 | 3 Comments

Fifty-one percent of 25- to 29-year-olds live in households that have kicked the landline habit, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This marks the first time that the number of wireless-only households have surpassed land-line households in any age bracket. The findings in general and among the various [...]

Do you Need a Land Line?

Sep 22, 2010 | 3 Comments

Craighton is a rather active member of our community. He volunteered at Gnomedex, and has performed a countless number of small tasks whenever my assistant Kat needs help. He raised a good question on Lockergnome earlier… asking whether we truly need a land-line phone or not. Many people are reminding the young grasshopper that a [...]

Motorola HS1001 Android Cordless Phone

Mar 10, 2010 | No Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed During the CeBIT conference, Motorola released the new HS1001 cordless home phone. Even though it’s a “land line” phone, it still packs Android that will connect to any Wi-Fi connectiong. You can use the 2.8-inch touch display on its back to [...]

An eReader That Looks Like a Big iPhone

Mar 7, 2010 | No Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Shenzhen Million-E Culture Industrial Co. Ltd. is showing a new e-reader based on e-ink with built-in 3G, WiFi and even with resistive touch screens. This video was filmed by Charbax during the CeBIT 2010 consumer electronics show in Hannover, Germany. Would [...]

What is MagicJack?

May 6, 2009 | 32 Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed What do you currently use for your phone service? Do you use a traditional land-line company, or something like Vonage? I’ve been using Vonage in my home for a couple of years now. Lately, though, some people were asking me what [...]