I’ve been the proud, delighted owner of my 16MB white iPhone 3G for a week now. I love it. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have its drawbacks. And I find that many of my complaints are around the absence of functionality I had on my BlackBerry Pearl. Following my first [...]
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Product Reviews: My Favorite Third-Party iPhone 3G Applications
Here’s what I’m loving so far:
Evernote — This is a pre-existing capture-organize-search application new to me. Take notes, photos, voice notes. Among the many potential uses, I’m taking photos of random scraps of paper I’ve had lying around, tagging them for Evernote and then tossing ‘em. Love it.
WritingPad — You’ve got to [...]
Product Review Postscript: The [Original] Jawbone Revisited
Over a year ago I endorsed the Jawbone Bluetooth headset with unbridled enthusiasm. At the time, it was clearly superior to any other Bluetooth noise reduction headset. Not too soon after I bought it, my enthusiasm subsided and I reluctantly acknowledged a few concerns. Yet I remained satisfied.
Now, over a year later, [...]
Product Review: iPhone 3G First Impressions
After 6 hours spent at 6 different retail locations over 3 days from Southern to Northern California, I finally have my iPhone 3G!
I switched from my BlackBerry Pearl once Apple removed my primary barrier to adoption — lack of push email and calendar — and I am overlooking the challenging keyboard and lack of [...]
iTunes Plus Sucks
Unless you’re totally unplugged or otherwise hiding under a rock, you should know by now that Apple has released a new “iTunes Plus” (version 7.2) that allows for the purchase of DRM-free (Digital Rights Management-free) music. Once you download the new iTunes Plus, you can now download DRM-free music, particularly music from EMI, for [...]
Product Review: 1-Day Acuvue Moist (Daily Disposable Contact Lenses)
Contact lenses companies seem to release new products each year, and I’m usually skeptical about their claims of year-over-year improvements. However, if you’re at all like me when it comes to eye care, you rely heavily on the recommendations of your optometrist. And when my optometrist describes a new product as potentially [...]
Wow. The iMac Delights.
It’s here!
Just two days ago I wrote that I was making the switch from PC to Mac. I had ordered an iMac Monday through my friend Lisa and was told to expect it “by the end of the month.” Aiyah! I require instant gratification! Imagine my delight when Lisa called me [...]
Watch Envy: Jaeger LeCoultre Master Hometime
I have watch envy. I mentioned a few weeks ago that my buddy was entering the market for a fancy watch. He’s already pulled the trigger. Although I was recommending an IWC Portuguese (below), he’s opted for the modern, refined Jaeger LeCoultre Master Hometime, in stainless steel with a brown leather strap. I’ll leave it [...]
Object of Desire: The Blancpain Aqua Lung
My buddy, who turns 40 tomorrow, has decided that he now needs a fancy watch. I approve. He has a colleague-horologist in London who is going to help him select an appropriate timepiece.
For the record, I’ve been obsessed with the Blancpain Aqua Lung ever since my brother pointed it out to me. A great pictorial [...]
Product Review Update: Further Jawbone Drawbacks
Did I write too soon? To my list of Jawbone drawbacks, add questionable durability and unresponsive customer support.
Having had difficulties with the fit of the Jawbone, I foolishly dispensed with the ear loop; the Jawbone remained attached to my ear only through the snugness of the ear bud in my ear canal. Alas, while juggling [...]
