• Motorola S305 Review

    I recently upgraded to to an iPhone 3GS and I’ve just paired it up with the Motorola S305 that arrived about an hour ago. This wireless bluetooth headset doesn’t offer anything special that sets it apart from any others. I bought it because it was pretty cheap ($24).

    It took me just a few minutes to sync this up with my desktop pc. I then synced it up with my iPhone and listened to music. It sounds pretty good. It’s definitely not as good as my Sony V6 headphones that encloses my whole ears (not to mention keeping my ears warm in the winter!), but for what this little headphone set is, the sound is better than expected and definitely acceptable. The major gripe I have is that there appears to be a second delay between video and sound while watching movies on my iPhone. This is not noticeable with audio but it can be distracting when watching movies. But you know what? I paid $24 for this thing, its wireless/convenient, and I can make and receive calls with it. I can’t complain. I’ll update this post after I spend some more time with it.


  • Apple’s big disappointment

    Well, so much for Apple announcing news of the iPhone going to Verizon. All we got was the tablet announcement, the iPad. I have to say, I’m with everyone else that’s left scratching their heads over this one. So if you haven’t seen it yet, imagine a great big iPhone with less functionality. All the reviews regarding speed and the beautiful screen are positive (although the screen is not wide screen format). The onscreen keypad was good but not great. Price is not all that bad actually, starting at $499, or $629 with 3G.

    What’s not so great about the new iPad? Let me count the ways…

    1. The name sucks. MaxiPad anyone?
    2. Any sort of expansion will require and adapter (even USB!)
    3. No HDMI port to output the high def videos you’ll be watching on this thing
    4. All that power but no multitasking?!? Are you freakin’ kidding me!! How is this supposed to be a notch above netbooks?
    5. No Flash support…boo!

    I’ll just stop there. Thats already more than enough reasons to skip on this (for now, at least). Head on over to Apple’s site for more details: http://www.apple.com/ipad/.