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

Xbox 360 + Zune + phone = iPhone killer

It’s not a secret for anyone that the Zune has never been a serious competitor for iPod, for several reasons, but what if Microsoft puts together an Xbox 360 + Zune + Phone device; don’t you get rid of your iPod for it?

Well the folks from T3 Magazine made a render of how they think this device may look.

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Tags: IPhone, iPod, Zune

Zune debuts in Canada [Small Review]

Last Friday (yep, Friday 13) was the debut of the Zune here in Canada, and fortunately on Saturday I had the opportunity to grab the black 4GB version to play with it, and compare against my 4GB iPod nano.

Let’s start with a basic features comparison chart

	ZUNE	Ipod
Capacity	4GB	4GB
Photos	X	X
Video	X	-
Radio FM	X	-
Wireless	X	-
Battery life	X	-
Price	139.99	134.99

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Tags: iPod, Zune

iClooly stand for your iPod Touch

iClooly is a iMac inspired stand that gives a great style for you iPod Touch.

Pros:
• Good Mac Mini look.
• Got tilts and rotate functions
• 47 $

Cons:
• iPod Touch ONLY, forget about your iPhone

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Tags: Apple, iPod, Touch