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After testing three music-playing cellphones, including the new iTunes-friendly ROKR, Walt isn’t ready to give up his iPod. None lives up to the full potential of what a combined phone and music player could be, he writes.
The cellphone industry generates more and more obscure jargon that makes it harder to decide what to buy. Walt delivers a basic glossary of wireless jargon, for mere mortals who speak only English.
Cellphones rule in lots of places but the old-fashioned wired phone still wins at home. Here’s a look at two products that aim to solve that problem by tying your cellphone into your wired home phone setup.
Losing your cellphone can be a disaster, because it often contains the only copy of your address book. Spark Technology’s CellStik, which plugs into your phone to back up data, offers a smart, easy way to protect against this.
In a test of two new smartphones, Motorola’s Q wins points for its low price tag and striking design. But Palm’s improved Treo, with greater speed and other enhancements, is still the best bet for serious users of mobile email, Web and Microsoft’s Office.
A new software application called Radar allows parents to monitor activity on their children’s cellphones. The program is user-friendly enough for tech-shy parents, but it doesn’t yet work with most basic cellphones.
A new, free service launching in nine metropolitan areas sends travel directions to your cellphone via text message after using voice-recognition technology to determine your current location and where you’d like to go.
The $150 Vtech LS5145 Expandable Cordless Phone System synchronizes with your cellphone and redirects incoming cell calls to ring wherever the VTech phones are placed in the house.
A thin pad called WildCharge allows users to charge portable devices without a messy tangle of cords and adapters.
Polaroid’s new PoGo is an inkless printer that churns out photos sent to it via Bluetooth devices. The print quality of photos from a digital camera is sharp, but its awkward size, bad battery life and small prints make it a no-go.
Motorola’s ROKR E8 is a head-turning phone with many built-in advances that give it a smarter interface than basic cellphones. Its standout feature is its keyboard, which dynamically changes to accommodate whatever you’re doing.
Wireless headsets can be a real boon to mobile-phone users, especially for chatty folks who often have their hands full. In recent years, these headsets have bolstered their noise-canceling technology, making it easier to conduct conversations even while walking on noisy city streets.
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