AT&T offer microcell towers to ONLY 7.5% of users January 21, 2011 | perivision | 1 Comment AT&T knows they have a coverage problem, know they can solve it; yet still are going to the solution kicking and screaming. If you remember, you could get a micro cell tower for $199 (used to be $150 ($20 a month more for unlimited) that uses YOUR internet connection to solve a AT&T issue. Via… Read More
Google gets a new CEO.. and its Larry! January 20, 2011 | perivision | 1 Comment Huh. Well I did not see this coming.. Larry Page, co-founder of Google is now the CEO and Eric Schmidt will assume the role of Executive Chairman. Wow. Not really sure what I think about this.. The stock is down -.79%, but the market is down in general so that does not mean anything. Perhaps… Read More
GPS based security for your iphone, Smartphone January 20, 2011 | perivision | Leave a comment So many press releases before MacWorld. This is pretty cool. You can secure your phone to only allow access behind a firewall if the phone is at pre approved locations. Nice. Check out the release.. Mobile Active Defense (M.A.D. Partners, LLC) announces the release of its patent-pending mobile firewall and contents filtering mechanisms that enforce… Read More
A cool looking Guitar Synth for your iPad January 19, 2011 | perivision | Leave a comment This has been out a few days and I have been checking out the videos. The video is a bit silly, but gets the point across. You do not play this like a normal guitar where you put your fingers on the strings to make chords. Instead you select your chord with a finger and… Read More
Catan expantion pack availble for the iphone January 19, 2011 | perivision | Leave a comment This press release just came out. So if you are a Catan fan, then you may want to hit it up. Never played before? Check the free version. A fresh gust of sea air for all Catan landlubbers: “The Seafarers lite” including the new scenario “The 4 Islands” and two additional game variants, is now… Read More
Want to get the Verizon iPhone 4 early? Got $30? January 19, 2011 | perivision | 1 Comment I have no proof of this but it should work… You can go to the Verizon store right now and by a cheap clam shell phone for $30 that has $10 of service on it. Now why would I do that? In general Verizon is considered to have the best coverage of all the networks… Read More
t-mobile offers a cheap 4G smart phone plan at $60. Tempted? January 19, 2011 | perivision | Leave a comment Remember Metro PCS finally getting into the smart phone game? Get an Android unlimited everything for $50 a month. Not bad except you only get edge, but its a way to fight AT&T and Verizon (especially with the iphone 4 coming out). Well another shot is fired in the great cell phone war, T-Mobile is… Read More
Get photos on the iPad without iTunes January 13, 2011 | perivision | Leave a comment Just saw this in a press release. I’ll expand on this later, but basically there are plenty of valid grips about having to use iTunes to get your photographs from the iphone onto the iPad; much less useful grid viewing with titles. Check it out.. WidePhotoViewer is the most complete photo-viewing app for the iPhone,… Read More
Want to build a Augmented Reality app on the iPhone? Here is your chance through kickstarter January 12, 2011 | perivision | 5 Comments We all know about kickstarter, and if you have not heard of kickstarter, whats wrong with you? Didn’t you see that story on the uber cool ipod watch? Sigh.. anyway, check this out. Hololabs is trying to build 3D Augmented Reality app. The project is called MixAR: MixAR is our second Augmented Reality (AR) iPhone… Read More
John Stewart Claims FREEDOM from AT&T with the Verizon release January 12, 2011 | perivision | Leave a comment Last night on ‘the daily show’ John Stewart did a bit on how happy he is that Verizon finally announced support for the iPhone. BTW john, your traffic speed will be almost 40% slower, so get ready… But, he will at least be able to get phone calls. Now from what I’ve heard, New Yorks… Read More
Verizon AT&T; which is faster, better? Should I wait 18 months for the iphone 5? January 11, 2011 | perivision | Leave a comment Now that all the web traffic has died down from the anemic Verizon announcement, lets ask the critical questions; Which should it get? The Verizon or the AT&T iphone? The answer is actually easier then you may thing with one very big condition. We will hit that condition in a second, but here is the… Read More
Google gives Apple a bi#$h slap by pulling h.264 video codec January 11, 2011 | perivision | 1 Comment Not a shock but still.. Google have pulled direct support for the h.264 (AVC) video codec that Apple has been pushing and Microsoft has go along with. This was Apples answer to Flash video. However, the h.264 codec is not free, a fee has to be paid to the MPEG LA. The WebM codec now… Read More
Steve Wozniak wishes he had a Verizon iPhone (video interview) January 11, 2011 | venturebeat | Leave a comment Via VentureBeat Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak definitely wants a Verizon iPhone. He’s a big gadget fan and thinks that Verizon is the best cell phone network in the United States. He is excited about the mobile hot spot since the connectivity saves him on occasion. Wozniak is a fan of choice. He said he doesn’t… Read More
Main points from the Verizon iphone 4 announcement January 11, 2011 | perivision | Leave a comment Updates on the iphone 4 for Verizon as I get them.. “It has all the features you’d expect. Like Facetime. Like the Retina Display” All the same specs so far; 5 megapixel camera, HD video recording, A4 chip customer service delivery has been scaled up.. they plan to see a lot quickly.. Feb 3, existing… Read More
Electric Networked Vehicle shown at CES 2011 January 10, 2011 | Damon | 2 Comments I am back from the holidays and am catching up on CES 2011 news. A great amount of gadgets where shown but this ‘car’ caught my eye initially. Shown at last year’s World Expo Shanghai, General Motors brought their EN-V (Electric Networked Vehicle) concept to CES this year. Sure the design is odd, but when and… Read More
Live blogging of the Verizon iphone 4 release January 10, 2011 | perivision | Leave a comment I will not be there; time crunch; but Many people will. Here is a list of live blogging sources. Ars Technica Engadget CNET Techcrunch – cant find a link, but you KNOW they will be there There are other sources, but I just grabbed these quickly. I do not think there is much news left… Read More
Can we expect a Jailbreak for the Verizon iphone 4 out the door? January 10, 2011 | perivision | 3 Comments Most jailbreak apps should work for the Verizon CDMA iphone 4. However some data app MAY not. Time will tell.… Read More
Why is hold music so bad? Sounds like AM Radio with reception issues January 10, 2011 | perivision | 1 Comment Warning; this is a <rant>! Ok really, I call Comcast and after going through I don’t know how many loops; and looks folks sometimes I JUST want to talk to a representative; anyway I finally get connected to ‘somewhere’ for technical support. I get put on hold and hear this crap music that sounds like… Read More
Verizon iPhone suppose to be here on Feb 3. January 7, 2011 | perivision | Leave a comment Just saw this on Venturebeat. Seem the rumor mill is putting the release of the Verizon iphone at Feb3. Makes sense. Supporting the rumor is the fact that Apple has blacked out vacation days between the 3rd and 6th and that Verizon normally launches on a Thursday. Also, I have not heard anything making me… Read More
Electric prescription eye glasses. Cool does not begin to describe this. January 6, 2011 | perivision | 1 Comment Every now and again, something so cool come out, I become full of WANT! Electric eye glasses from PixelOptics that use a LCD layer that alters how the liquid crystals refract light. Holy alter vision batman!! Think about it. Get your eyes checked every year and the doctor simply changes your prescription in the computer… Read More