GBTV 611 | Motorola “Sholes”, PRC, New Battery Technology from Sony, Shoot It!, Harmony 900
Posted on: August 11, 2009
Posted in: Video
Posted by: Cali Lewis
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Motorola will be releasing an Android phone codenamed “Sholes” with a 3.7″ 854X480 touchscreen with a slider QWERTY keyboard. It’ll have GPS, Wi-Fi, USB and Bluetooth.
The PRC is a swinging chair that costs $4200.
Sony is working on new technology that gives batteries long life and rapid charging. It can be charged to 99% within 30 minutes.
Shoot It! is an iPhone app that makes sending postcards much easier! Take a picture, write a note and send the company prints and sends them for you.
CNET has a very thorough review of the Logitech Harmony 900 Universal Remote. They called it “hands down, the best universal remote control we’ve ever tested.”
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August 11th, 2009 at 9:36 pm
Not sure which came first or how they compare, but Wish You Were Here (WYWH) is another postcard iPhone app I heard about a while back on The Mac Geek Gab (http://macgeekgab.com). More about WYWH: https://wywh.mobi/home.html
August 11th, 2009 at 10:38 pm
Motorola – I was always a big fan of. Android starting to catch my attention. Wife and I need new phones and on VZW so waiting until October hurts. iPhone an options except for lack of trust on ATT reliability.
August 12th, 2009 at 7:43 am
The shirt “I’m with /dev/null” would actually be a bit funnier as “I’m with /dev/zero”. /dev/null means “not there”. /dev/zero means “full of zeros”, as in a real zero. :)
August 12th, 2009 at 9:10 am
was it just my computer or did it take longer for the brief to stream?
August 12th, 2009 at 9:59 am
Casey that’s because the episode is only on HD.
August 12th, 2009 at 1:15 pm
Shoot it is a terrific idea. What a great way to send pics to family and friends…….a very practical application.
August 12th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
I’m with /dev/null t-shorts欲しいw GBTVのCaliさんが着てる http://bit.ly/TjAqt
August 12th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
Hi Cali,
The best google voice app is using the iPhone by loging onto the googlevoice on safari and then bookmarking it on the homepage screen ( people told pogue on nyt wrot an article on this, and also they call it a web appp?) it has everything that the old app had.
BTW Apple did not pull it off my phone?
August 12th, 2009 at 5:41 pm
Love the show thanks
August 12th, 2009 at 7:03 pm
love the show! but i think you are dumb for boycotting the iphone because of that stupid GV app rejection… anyways thats just my $.02 take care!!
August 13th, 2009 at 1:59 am
grrr god damn 2000kbps internet connection
cant watch this until it has streamed for two hours :@
August 13th, 2009 at 8:50 am
Great choice with the N97! Can’t wait to see what you think of it. I’ve sent you an email with a few tips and links that I hope will help you out. Cheers
August 13th, 2009 at 8:59 am
I have been using the Harmony 900 remote ever since it was released a few months ago. I also have one of the USB accessories to control my PS3 (which I use pretty much exclusively for BluRay watching). I love that thing! Not only has it made my life easier, all my friends who come over can now figure out how to watch TV!
August 14th, 2009 at 2:01 pm
Cali I love the brief and have been watching you every day for a couple of years now. I respect you and look forward to the brief every weekday. However I have to say, your iPhone boycott has me a bit bothered. Boycotting a piece of technology for purely political reasons is, in my very humble opinion, simply ridiculous. The iPhone is the best smart phone out there right now — nothing else even comes close. To eschew that technology simply because of ONE app doesn’t make much sense to me.
Also, maybe I’m missing something here, but why can’t you just go to voice.google.com on your iPhone through Safari and use GV that way? I have done it on my iPhone and it works just fine. I have a GV account but I don’t really use it so maybe I’m missing something here. If that’s the case, please let me know.
Thanks and I hope I didn’t come across too harshly. I still love the brief and hope you guys keep up the great work.
Todd
August 16th, 2009 at 4:21 am
I have the old Harmony One … it controls everything (apart from my PS3). The support staff are great, just tell them what you have and how you want it to work and they sort it their end.
just wish the PS3 can be sorted …. :(