By Rick.BroidaGuest Blogger
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Stuff We Like
When
Sprint announced a 7-inch Android tablet priced at
$99.99, my ears perked right up. After all, Amazon's Kindle
Fire and Barnes & Noble's Nook Tablet cost twice as much, and
they're both just glorified e-readers.
The ZTE Optik is a much more versatile tablet, with features like
Bluetooth (for streaming music to compatible speakers and earbuds),
GPS (for navigation, natch), dual cameras, and, perhaps best of
all, Sprint's 3G data service.
In other words, unlike most tablets of its size, the Optik doesn't
rely solely on Wi-Fi for connectivity. It comes packing Sprint's
nationwide network.
And there, as you've probably guessed, is the catch. Although the
hardware will run you a very reasonable $99.99, you can't get it
without signing a two-year service agreement. And Sprint's Tablet
Connection plans start at $19.99 per month.
By Rick.BroidaGuest Blogger
at 11:56AM,
5 months ago
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Product Review
Remember the Cisco Umi, a fancy consumer-oriented webcam that turned your TV into a Jetson-ian video phone?
It was an intriguing idea hampered by a ridiculous pricing structure: $600 per unit, plus $25 monthly for Cisco's proprietary video-calling service.
Earlier this year, the company lowered prices a bit--but no way was anyone going to shell out that kind of cash when they could accomplish the same thing for free with Skype and a laptop webcam.
By Rick.BroidaGuest Blogger
at 10:53AM,
5 months ago
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Stuff We Like
Time to bid goodbye to 2011, as exciting a year in technology as any I can remember. Last week I told you about
my favorite products of the year; now let's talk about the technology trends that helped make it so memorable.
By pmiller
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5 months ago
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