For Sprint and AT&T users there is a great service available to you and I am green with envy because of it. The service is called TellMe. You now have three choices to recieve various pieces of information from them. You can text, 83556, call, 800 555 8355, or once finished downloading the required application you will be able use voice. They provide weather updates, sports, news, taxi, airlines, or driving directions.
If you want to send a text message to a whole bunch of friends but don't have the time then call up Jott at 877 568 8486 and say what you want to say to them and then they convert your voice to text and sends it to all the email addresses and mobile phones that you've selected. They even save that message for future reference.
I know my mom would definitly love this and so I believe any woman would also love this service. Have you ever been in somewhere and didn't find a good washroom, or you just couldn't find one? We'll this service, MizPee, is here to help. First text where you are (city and state, possible province) to 415/3502290 or the hard and more expenisve way by accessing your browser and heading to www.mizpee.com.
This new DVD player can be taken into the bathroom with no worries. I am not totally sure though if it is soakproof but my highly educated guess is that it isn't. Splash proof is fine for today because why would you want to watch a movie underwater when it could be played much clearer above. For me it's the fact for security and safety. What happens if you do accidently drop it in the water while playing a movie? Would it explode or electrute you? The statistics though is it can play from an SD card or a DVD and can support mp3 and mpeg4 formats. It has an LCD monitor, weighs only 1.3kg, and has a screeen size of 290x180x62mm. Don't even try going to Twinbirds website because it doesn't even list this product on it. I just thought I'd mention it because it is pretty cool and doesn't look plasticy, bulky, or splashproof for that matter.
Wi-Fi is in the future for an American airliner called Alaska Airlines. Honestly it's the least expected airline to be associated with a term like Wi-Fi. But they are and are planning to use Westlake Village's technology on one of it's Boeing 737 jet this spring. If the experiment works, and we all hope it does, they will put it on the rest of there 114 aircraft. Obviously you know what WiFi is but how will it work on a fast moving jet? There will be a dome-shaped objecet on top of the plane will house a powerful antenna that will receive and transmit satellite signals. Currently they are looking over different price ranges and I'm scared to think about the cost considering that a cookie costs over $2 on a flight. There is a general guideline though. A year ago, Boeing pulled it's program after not enough carriers would sign on. Connexion was planned to cost $10 an hour or $27 for 24 hours with a satellite connection. Started in 2000, prices should be a little bit cheaper because as technology gets more used it gets cheaper. But then 9/11 happened and that made everything more expenisve. Hopefully this new Wi-Fi service will lift off the ground on top of each aircraft.
I am getting a Sony Ericsson W610i which has web access but it hasn't arrived yet so I'm stuck with an Audiovox 8615 from Virgin Mobile. Luckily if you are in the same situation or you don't have a PDA or Smart Phone all you need for this next site is web browsing or text messaging capabilities. Now if you don't have text messaging I'm going to have to ask you to get up and leave.
For the people who have a decent phone then this website is for you. SoonR will transform your tiny cell phone screen into an email inbox and in some instances a PC. Once signed up for the free site, SoonR will install a desktop manager that will let you pick which files to share for the future. You can even access un-shared content with the password you preset in Security after 
right-clicking the icon and hitting settings. They will then send an activation email and an SMS activation. They seem to be compatible with most phones and countries but it's been about 15min and no SMS. I'll rewrite this tomorrow or sooner for an update. When you want to use it on your phone, find the file or email and it will be displayed. Because of the small screen size it won't be the best but at least it's something. You can also choose to email your content to another one. Standard charges do apply as always.
Developed and tested by Seimens AG, is polymer optical fiber cable. It has been used to transmit data at a speed of about 1 gigabit per second compared to the average 1-8megabits per second in North America. Even though glass optical fiber is able to transmit at higher speeds, it is much thicker, easier to break, and can only be cut cleanly with a diamond blade. Polymer optical fiber however can be cut with a razpr blade, is 1mm thick, and doesn't break easily. Details aren't clear about the projected cost and when it would be released but my guess and many others would say the costs are high and the release date will be in a year. But's it's only a guess and not a well thought out one. Look out for the new technology to start hitting the airwaves sometime soon though.
This device is a simple solution to powering your gadgets on the go without a power supply. It's a crank basically so all you have to do is pull on the handle. It was tested and for 5 minutes and it was able to power 6-8 hours on the iPod shuffle. To show it's credibility it's included in the $100 laptop that is currently being distributed across Asia and Africa. That's exactly how easy and powerful it is to use. It's supposed to generate 5 times as much energy as the conventional pull cord generator and take 5 times longer for the user to become fatigued. It's a cute, simple, yet effective device and is worth considering when it comes out onto the North American market later this year. The company sees huge potential and so do I.