The Belkin iPod TuneBase FM has been out for more than a year. But, I just picked one up today. It has a lot of advantages over the Belkin TuneCast that I used a couple of years ago. The TuneBase (pictured to the left) plugs into a car power adapter (AKA cigarette lighter) while the TuneCast […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m pretty satisfied sending photos and videos from my phone to Flickr, Microsoft Live Spaces, and Blip.tv. Nakama sounded interesting so I signed up for this free web service. Nakama.ca But, I never felt the urge to use it. The site describes itself like this: Set your phone free! Take pictures or videos from your […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Most people seem to pan across a landscape and stitch photos horizontally (as shown in my O’Reilly example a few blogs ago). However, you can create some satisfying stitched photos by taking a series of photos down-to-up (which I find easier than up-to-down) with a cameraphone. I took three photos with a Nokia 3650 cameraphone a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Microsoft sometimes releases stable but unsupported utilities for Microsoft Windows on your desktop or notebook. They sometimes do the same thing for Windows Mobile devices. One Windows Mobile PowerToy that was released just last month is… Windows Mobile Network Analyzer PowerToy Microsoft describes it as: Network Analyzer for Windows Mobile runs network utilities, for example […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It looks like the Mozilla Minimo browser project for mobile devices has gone dormant. Its last release, 0.016, was made on June 16 (more than 6 months ago). Doug Turner himself notes in his blog that he has not been doing much development on Minimo and invites interested developers to step up to contribute to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So, you just got a new shiny cameraphone to replace the, uh, old shiny cameraphone. Don’t take the same old 1 or 2 megapixel photos with it. Try stitching a couple of photos together on your desktop or notebook and create a panoramic photo. I wrote a litte hack for Derrick Story’s… Digital Photography Hacks […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I haven’t tried this myself. But, it looks interesting with a beta-level of support for Windows Mobile 5 Pocket PCs and Smartphones. Total Commander Version 2.0 is freeware. There is also a shareware version 6.55a. Total Commander provides a rich set of file handling features, a text editor, and ftp client (among other features).
The calculator software that Microsoft puts in every Pocket PCs’ firmware is amazing. It is amazing that after generations of Palm-size PC and Pocket PC releases it is has not been enhanced one single bit since its release years ago. Thank goodness for the freeware calculator… Calc98 for Pocket PC This powerful calculator is a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s another freeware offering from Ilium Software… Ilium Software Screen Capture This free utility works on both Windows Mobile Pocket PC and Smartphone devices. It lets you take a snapshot of your screen either in real time or using a timer (for those apps that take control of the buttons). This is very useful for […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Microsoft is offering OmegaOne’s Invaders games (based on the classic Space Invaders from the 1970s) for free (with registration). You can find it at: Entertainment Applications: Invaders It is available for both the Pocket and Smartphone Windows Mobile platforms.
One of the oldest and most difficult to master board games is Go (AKA Weiqi). Vieka ported the Open Source GNU Go to the Windows Mobile Pocket PC and Smartphone. Pocket GNU Go I’m not sure how much of a challenge it is for Go expert. But, for the rest of us it is a nice […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today’s mobile freebie is a video service (in beta) for mobile devices… MyWaves The service works sign-up indicates it works on all four of the largest mobile carriers in the US (AT&T Wireless/Cingular, Sprint PCS, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless). Here comes my caveat: Part of the sign-up process requires providing your mobile phone number. That makes […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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