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Micro-USB Mobiles in Europe

Adam — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:34:44 +0000

Obsolete before it actually happens?

Top mobile telephone suppliers have agreed to back an EU-wide harmonization of phone chargers, the European Commission said on Monday, hailing the pact as good news for consumers and the environment.

The Commission said the agreement would involve the creation of an EU norm, and that the new generation of mobile phones would use a standard micro-USB socket to ensure compatibility.

via Reuters.

Outlet Wall

Adam — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:06:15 +0000

Me likey!

via Ironic Sans

Nice Racks

Adam — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 16:32:30 +0000

High density rocks. More here, with a touchy-feely FB recruitment vid.

Sony Fcking Piece Of Sht

Adam — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:31:25 +0000

Umm, not really safe for work.

Palm Pre

Adam — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:47:59 +0000

[This has been in my drafts since January 9, only noticed it now. It does have a motion sensor and landscape mode btw.]

The wife’ll kill me, I want one of these and I only have my Treo Pro a couple months.

It seems to settle a major deficiency in the Treo Pro, namely Windows Mobile. It’s not a bad mobile OS per se, but the hardware is a tad underpowered for it, and it has niggles that can’t be addressed because of it’s closed nature. That said, I don’t know if the Pre’s webOS will be open either, but hopefully Palm will have generated Clue from their Windows adventure. And drop it forevermore…

One other apparent deficiency would appear to be a motion sensor and/or landscape mode. You’d think that if it had it, the presenter in these PC Pro videos – well worth watching by the way – would have demoed it; although it has to be said that despite best effort, he’s no Steve Jobs and might have been better off deferring to someone with more charisma.

(Via Slashdot.)

Don’t shout at your servers…

Adam — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:17:05 +0000

What I want to know is, how did he discover it? Nerds, eh?

(Via Justin & Sun.)

Channel Changer Ray Gun

Adam — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:51:48 +0000

WANT!

Holy Crap!

Adam — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:03:10 +0000

I need a bigger desk!

Via Engadget. Check out the photos.

Dual Network Handsets

Adam — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 13:28:35 +0000

Indian handset maker Spice Mobile has introduced two new mobiles, both of which can handle dual connections: GSM + CDMA for the D-88, and GSM + GSM for the D-80. It’s not clear if they take two SIMs or handle the second virtually, or even if it’s just an extension of the clunky dual-SIM addons you’ve been able to get for years, but it’s a major step forward either way simply because it comes as part of the package. It’s just a pity they decided to rip off or licence already dated Moto designs and not come up with a new design to go with it.

Of course Nokia, Motorola or any of the other handset makers could have done this years ago, but they like to pick and choose where they innovate, and where they help the networks retain their cosy little cartels.

Open Letter to Acer

Adam — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 16:03:00 +0000

Prompted by this idiocy.

From: Adam Beecher
To: euro_mail@acer-euro.com
Subject: “no demand for [linux] in the UK”

Dear Acer,

At some point in the next year I will be buying a laptop, and given’s Ubuntu’s progress on the desktop, it’ll likely be preloaded with Linux.

If you don’t have one, I can’t buy one from you. And with your company’s attitude, I might not buy anything from you.

Do yourself a favour, start talking to your customers instead of reporters, and fire your marketers. They haven’t a clue.

Neither do your HR people. Give them Cluetrain. Give everyone Cluetrain.

http://www.cluetrain.com/

Regards,
Adam Beecher