Andres Valera

My Dream Gadget

Let’s start as the famous speech from MLKJ (with all my respect);

I have a dream that my four little gadgets (Razr V3, PSP Slim, Ipod Nano, TomTom One) will one day live together into one device.

I’ve been looking for a while for one single gadget to replace my mobile phone, portable gaming console, MP3 player and my GPS, but since my last hope was the iPhone 3G, and is really far from meet my humble expectations I decided to write this post with the requirements for what I think will be the next All-in-one gadget.

From my point of view the next big thing it’s not about the hardware, it’s all about the software and the ability to allow third parties to develop software and accessories.
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Tags: Apple, design, Google, iPod, PSP, Skype, Sony

Get $20 off in a headset after receiving a ticket for not using one

Aliph, the creators of the Jawbone, has launched a clever marketing strategy giving $20 off on the new Jawbone to anyone who gas recently gotten a ticket for talking on the cell phone without a headset.

Does this mean that they have access to public ticketing records for each state?

Jawbone

Tags: Jawbone

iPhone 3G – The Good, The Bad & The Ugly [My Review]

Yesterday was the big launch of the new iPhone 3G and later in the afternoon I had the opportunity to play with one for a few hours and even take some photos to write this small review.

The Good

One of the major hit of this new iPhone it’s, of course, the 3G connectivity, which during my tests works a lot faster that I thought it was going to be.

First of all I start watching some YouTube videos using my buddy’s home wireless network and the load time of the videos were pretty decent. Then I turned off the wireless connectivity to load other videos of similar duration through 3G, and they load faster, which impressed me.
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Tags: IPhone, Review

Rogers offers new iPhone 3G plans (6GB – $30 a month)

Rogers is launching a promotional offer along with the iPhone 6GB of data for $30 a month which can be added on top of any regular voice plan.

The promo will be available for iPhone buyers who activate with a three year contract before August 31.

This is a really good offer compared to the $115 voice & data plan for ONLY 2GB.

Tags: IPhone

Is Apple sanctioning Rogers for iPhone rates?

A number of sources including Apple Insider are reporting that Apple is punishing Rogers for its steep iPhone rate plans by cutting down on the number of devices it will be sending north of the border.

According to sources close to the situation, Rogers’ stores may now be getting just 10 to 20 iPhones each and are being told to exercise caution not to promise ample stock on launch day

More information AppleInsider

Source: BlogTO

Tags: Apple, IPhone, Rogers