Entries Categorized as 'gadgets'

PenPad was my iPad 1.0

Date February 23, 2010

In the mid-Nineties, when the Filofax was battling with Lotus Organizer for the title of King of the PIMs; as the PC industry was blooming and before the days of Apple Stores, a device so cool it was like something from science fiction began to get some buzz. The Apple Newton. Of course, there was no way I could afford one of these mythical things, so I opted for the next best thing: the Amstrad PenPad.

Another reason why new media rocks

Date July 2, 2009

Yesterday, a new gadget site was launched; only, this was no ordinary gadget site. gdgt is the new project from Peter Rojas and Ryan Block – the founder and the former Chief Editor of the mighty Engadget, respectively – and something that has been hotly antipicated (at least within the gadget news world, which I [...]

Unlocked iPhones in Apple’s firing line

Date September 25, 2007

If you’ve unlocked your iPhone, because you wanted to choose which airtime provider to use, or because you live outside the US, then be warned; Apple will be disabling your handset with their future software updates. Not only will Apple’s future updates turn a working handset into a brick, users who suffer this because they [...]