I bought a Juice Bar solar charger from ThinkGeek. Of the choices available, this model was moderately priced at $39.99. I mentioned my purchase on Twitter and several people asked for my opinion.  My first impression based on the device having to charge initially for 6 hours via USB or 15 hours via light source was [...]

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So, I upgraded my old phone (iPhone 3G) to the new iOS 4 operating system.  The backup process took forever and I fell asleep on it.  When I woke up the next morning the update was done but I still needed to do the restore. Here are the features I noticed: Unified inbox. Finally! Emails [...]

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I am excited that CLEAR high-speed wireless internet service is available in the Washington, DC area as of June 1. I’ve been anxiously awaiting its arrival since attending the Baltimore launch event more than a year and a half ago. CLEAR is a wireless internet service that boasts speeds up to four times as fast [...]

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At WWDC this week, Steve Jobs announced the iPhone 4 and rebranded the operating system as iOS.  Thanks to Gizmodo many of the features were no surprise.  Among those features Jobs touted were: FaceTime video calling, Retina display with increased resolution, multitasking and HD video recording/editing.  These features are good, I guess.  They are like [...]

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This is a product that was so ahead of its time. I’ve had a Bluetooth Stowaway keyboard for several years (maybe 3).  I will gladly use it with my iPhone when the functionality is supported. I wonder if the company will start making these again as I can see increased demand with all the new [...]

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