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Archive for February, 2008
Share It with Shozu
Feb 29th
If you’re into Social networking sites or just like to share photos and videos then you might want to check out Shozu. With Shozu installed on your phone you can snap a picture and upload it to many different sites in a few clicks. There is a large selection of Social Networking sites to choose from. For example: Flickr, Facebook, Google Blogger, MSN Spaces, Wordpress and many more. You can even upload to some news sites or an FTP. You choose to send it to a list of emails or people in your contacts.
From the list of devices they didn’t have the Shadow listed so I chose the T-Mobile SDA II download and it seems to work so far. When posting to a Wordpress blog there is a slight delay of minutes to an hour before it shows up. Check it out here.
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Loading ...Bluetrek Brings the Bizz
Feb 27th
Bluetrek is setting to release a very handy Bluetooth Headset + USB Memory Key + Direct USB Charging Device soon. It’s called the Bizz and takes two things most of us have and combines them in a wonderful package.
The Specs:
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7 hours talk time
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10 days standby
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Interchangeable color plates
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USB Flash memory device and microSD card reader (memory from microSD card up to 8GB)
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High Speed USB 2.0
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Charges headset via USB
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Optional Car Charger
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Supports SDHC microSD
You can watch an informative video about the Bizz here.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Insurance?
Feb 26th
To pay or not to pay. That seems to be the question when it comes to phone insurance. There are many considerations to take into account when it comes to deciding whether or not to get insurance on your phone. Lately, I’ve received a lot of emails from people who broke their Shadows in one way or another. Be it falls, drops, water or stolen it does cost money to replace or restore your Shadow.
The solution is insurance (T-Mobile does provide it). I have used it before, many years ago for a broken screen. The Shadow does demand some dollars so unless you have cash coming out of your ears you might want to consider the replacement costs. My suggestion is this, if you are young or accident prone, get insurance. You will be happy you did. At the most you will wait a few days for your new Shadow to arrive in the mail.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Have Slingbox, Will Travel
Feb 26th
Tim writes in about CNET’s informative video on using your Slingbox on your cellphone. If you own a Slingbox then this is a must see. If you don’t own one then watching the video will only increase your awareness 
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Yet Another Way To Search
Feb 23rd
If you are familiar with search functions that search as you type then you might be interested in trying out Boopsie. Using ’smart prefix searches’ and ‘unique category search’ you can save lot of time finding what you are looking for. As you type the first few letters of each word Boopsie begins finding results based on your Channel selection. Channels range from Amazon and Encyclopedia Britannica to Facebook and Wapipedia.
If you want to give it a try before downloading it, there is a simulator here. I found it interesting and useful to use. The results are displayed in Boopsie and when you select a result it opens in Pocket Internet Explorer. If you want to get on with the downloading simply point your mobile browser to www.boopsie.com
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Update on Skyfire Status
Feb 21st
Without a doubt, Skyfire is in demand. Over a week ago I downloaded my beta copy and have enjoyed it ever since. It does break my heart a little that not everyone can enjoy it yet. However my hopes were lifted with this recent email concerning Skyfire and the beta program. Hopefully this will left your hearts as well.
Straight from the Skyfire Office:
“Here’s the status of our private beta program. As you know, we have quite a demand for the beta and sign ups beyond what we can support today. On February 8th, we invited a batch of the sign ups to download Skyfire beta 0.5 based on the chronological order in which they signed up. We purposefully kept the number of those first downloads to a manageable number so we could finesse our systems before we increased the pool. We’ve taken the time since February 8th to work out any kinks in our system — nothing of significance, but the normal stuff that comes up when you go live the first time. We needed this time to fine tune the download process, support, etc. and assess our infrastructure relative to real users.
So you heard it here. Up until this point every reader of AllShadow.com should already be signed up on the beta program’s sign up page. If you aren’t then you need to get over there and get your beta on. As you can see they are proceeding in chronological order of when people signed up. Do you want to be the last?
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...How Can We Make AllShadow.com Better?
Feb 21st
Ok guys – it’s time for you to sound off on what you would like to see at AllShadow.com. Mike and I have some interesting things in the works for down the line, but until then, how can we make AllShadow.com a better resource for you? Live chats? More software suggestions? Tshirts? Contests? Additional forums? More walk-throughs? Tell us in the comments, and be creative!
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