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Posted December 2, 20102 Comments 8320

BlackBerry 9800 (Torch) vs. Motorola Droid 2 camera

Torch sample pictures (slide show): Droid 2 sample pictures (slide show): Two QWERTY sliders hard at work – one portrait with a small 3.2″ screen running BlackBerry 6, one landscape … Continue Reading BlackBerry 9800 (Torch) vs. Motorola Droid 2 camera

Posted March 22, 2010 6790

Palm Pixi Plus camera

Short version. The Palm Pixi Plus camera is crap! Long version. The Pixi Plus offers significant value with significant compromise. While the software is elegant and intuitive, the hardware is … Continue Reading Palm Pixi Plus camera

Posted February 21, 201016 Comments 8320

Life with the Nokia E72

I’ve been using the Nokia E72 as my primary business phone for about a month now, and of course it’s been a huge improvement over my standard-issue BlackBerry :) While … Continue Reading Life with the Nokia E72

Posted November 7, 20094 Comments 8320

Unboxing the BlackBerry 9630 (Tour)

With all the brouhaha caused by the Motorola Droid, I’ve been neglecting some of the other recent arrivals. Last week at the Sprint Open Developer Conference, in addition to getting … Continue Reading Unboxing the BlackBerry 9630 (Tour)

Posted August 28, 2009 6790

Pictures taken with the Nokia 6790

On paper, the Nokia 6790 (Surge) camera looks like a whole lot of “meh“! With only 2 megapixels, no auto-focus, and no flash, it’s nothing to write home about… Or … Continue Reading Pictures taken with the Nokia 6790

Posted July 30, 2009 8320

Samsung Instinct s30 hands-on

The story reads something like this. Once upon a time, I contacted the friendly people at Sprint and asked for a Palm Pre review unit in time for launch day… … Continue Reading Samsung Instinct s30 hands-on

Posted February 22, 20099 Comments 5800

Life with the BlackBerry Storm

I only have 2 words to describe my 3 weeks with the BlackBerry 9530 (Storm): epic fail! From the day the Storm was announced it was clear to me that … Continue Reading Life with the BlackBerry Storm

Posted May 2, 2008 8320

Etymotic Research hf2 review

I’ve already mentioned Etymotic Research, purveyors of fine canal earphones such as the wireless ety8, and the professional-grade ER.4 – one of my reference listening devices. The hf2 are wired … Continue Reading Etymotic Research hf2 review

Posted April 29, 2008 8320

Pictures taken with the Nokia N81 8GB

I’ve already covered the pros and cons of the Nokia N81 8GB as a music phone. But what about its camera? Like the other 2 megapixel N-series devices I’ve tested, … Continue Reading Pictures taken with the Nokia N81 8GB

Posted February 9, 20082 Comments 8320

Pictures taken with the Nokia N76

The camera in the Nokia N76 is similar in performance to other current 2 megapixel devices, like the Nokia N75, the Apple iPhone, and the BlackBerry 8320 (Curve). But as … Continue Reading Pictures taken with the Nokia N76

Posted October 23, 2007 8320

Tasty bits – 30 31 32 (yummy chunks)

Another month, another triple edition of tasty bits… I just can’t keep up! A device I just acquired, the Sony Ericsson K850i: – Sony Ericsson K850i Unboxing! A device I … Continue Reading Tasty bits – 30 31 32 (yummy chunks)

Posted October 5, 20072 Comments 8320

BlackBerry Curve camera

Here are some pictures taken with my WiFi-enabled BlackBerry 8320 (Curve)… Quality is reasonable, and in line with other current 2 megapixel devices like the iPhone and the Nokia N75. … Continue Reading BlackBerry Curve camera

Posted October 2, 200724 Comments 8320

No BlackBerry plan? No problem

I’ve been reading mixed reports about using my WiFi-enabled BlackBerry 8320 (Curve) without a BlackBerry plan… Some say it’s possible, other say it’s not, so I decided to investigate! With … Continue Reading No BlackBerry plan? No problem

Posted September 25, 200714 Comments 8320

BlackBerry Curve observations

After 48 hours with the WiFi-enabled BlackBerry 8320 (Curve), here are some observations… – Hardware: This device is a lot more attractive in person than in pictures. It’s very light … Continue Reading BlackBerry Curve observations

Posted September 24, 200711 Comments 8320

Unboxing the BlackBerry 8320 (Curve)

Oh noes! I can has WiFi-enabled BlackBerry 8320 (Curve)… Me, testing a BlackBerry? Shocking, I know :) I’m only doing this because: – I have one to play with for … Continue Reading Unboxing the BlackBerry 8320 (Curve)