Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine

Rapoo Bluetooth Keyboard

Tim Hillebrand — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:37:19 +0000

It's not foldable, but it will fit in your pocket. This ultrathin, stainless steel, sleek Bluetooth 3.0 keyboard measures only 82mm x 206mm x 5.8mm or 8 x 2 3/4 x 3/16 inches. It comes in your choice of black or white keys. Unfortunately, it only supports IOS devices.

After a two hour charge, it will perform for up to a month, and the keyboard works up to 30 feet away from the device to which it's linked.

Eco Extreme Speaker

Tim Hillebrand — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:18:27 +0000

MagicWand

Tim Hillebrand — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:38:04 +0000

I miss the stylus from the old Windows Mobile days. These new touch screens can be difficult for accurate typing, drawing, and pointing. A stylus is much more precise. When the iPhone first came out, I used to call its users nose miners. Ah, the good old days of yore.

Anyway, I back in business. I just acquired a magnificent MagicWand by MediaDevel that would make Harry Potter envious.

Archos 32 Internet Tablet

Tim Hillebrand — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:36:33 +0000

I must say that I was surprised when I received this "tablet" for review. Somehow I was expecting a 7 to 10 inch screen, but instead, this unit is about the size of an iPod touch. In fact, that's the best way to describe it. It's an Android iPod touch. It's a bit thicker than an iPod with a smaller touch screen at 3.2 inches with a 400 x 240 resolution and 18 bit color depth.

Stocking Stuffers: Powerskin

Tim Hillebrand — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:29:14 +0000

If you are a gamer, and you like to go mobile with your IOS, Blackberry, or Android phone, you'll want to take a look at Powerskin. It not only protects you device, but it makes the handheld gaming experience more exciting and longer lasting.

Stocking Stuffer: Opena

Tim Hillebrand — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:08:30 +0000

How about a beer with your iPhone? Now here is a gift for the guy who has everything. The Opena is basically a protective skin for the iPhone 4 with a bottle cap opener that slides out. That's about all there is to it. All you have to do it click your iPhone into it, and you are in business. When you need to open a bottle, there is a metal slider in the back of the unit with a hole in it. Put your finger in the hole and slide upward. Out pops the opener.

Stocking Stuffers: Tankbots

Tim Hillebrand — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:09:48 +0000

They come in a colorful array of orange, green, blue, and black. They are more fun than a barrel of monkeys, and they are aptly named Tankbots. They sort of look like little Smart Cars on tractor treads.

Stocking Stuffer: Verbatim Ultra-Slim Keyboard

Tim Hillebrand — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:42:38 +0000

The Verbatim Ultra-Slim keyboard really is slim. It measures just over 1/8" think by 8 3/4 x 4/3/4 and weighs about as much as a hummingbird beak. So, it's compact and easy to carry on the road, yet it's a full-size Qwerty board with lots of special key features. It makes the perfect stock stuffer for the dedicated road warrior or for at home/office use to increase productivity.

It was the best of reads; it was the worst of reads

Tim Hillebrand — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:38:02 +0000

I haven't had such a horrible reading experience since I think about 1998 or 1999. I had forgotten that it was like trying to wrestle an octopus in the dark. It's better when you have light, lots of light. The worst part is not so much trying to see the blurry, small print on cheap paper as it is trying to keep the page from curving and the whole thing closing and slipping out of your hands--hands because the unpleasant process takes two hands to make it viable. And your arms get tired and maybe cold if you don't have the heat turned up sufficiently.

HP TouchPad Review

Nate Adcock — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:24:53 +0000