Life in the form of a whirlwind

Life has been a bit of a whirlwind for me lately. I am trying to get a decent job, so I’m sorry for not being more active on the blog. Soon I’ll be able to do some more, I’ve just got to get my personal life a little sorted out. I’m seriously in need of a new computer, and I have got lots to get figured out quickly, if I want to make that happen. As of now the only device I have for publishing to this blog is an iPod Touch. Sorry for not having more to see, but when OS3.0 comes out I should be able to do a little more blogging from the iPod. In the mean time, I would like to apologize for not being more active online lately. For the time being, I will only be regularly posting to Twitter, so just watch the rift column for the most updates from this blog. Sorry I can’t be on more often. I really can’t wait to get back to regularly blogging my days away. Hope to sort things out soon.

-Taylor

Palm Pre Hands-On!

The Boy Genius Report has gotten a Palm Pre unit, and have a hands-on right now, with a review to come.

http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/05/28/palm-pre-first-hands-on/

-Taylor

Palm Pre Release Date and Price!!!

The Palm Pre is going to drop on June 6th, and for a cool $199. Anyone tempted?

-Taylor

Best semi-powerful laptop

As you may or may not know, I am in the market for a new computer, and I would like to make the most educated purchase possible, so I thought I would turn to my readers (all 3 of them!) I don’t really care about size, and money the budget is about $900 to $1200. I don’t really care too much about size, but I don’t want something bigger than 7lbs. (The last few laptops I have used were 8-10lbs, so just a little lighter would be nice.)  I would use it for some 3D stuff, but nothing particularly heavy, and maybe a little casual gaming.  The HDX 16 appeals most to me mostly becuase of it’s GPU (GT130M) and it’s display resolution (1080p).  I want a netbook for lightweight computing, but I need a fairly powerful laptop for photo editing, light 3D editing work.  Send your suggestions for something (GPU has to be 9600M or better, it can be an ATi Card too, though)

-Taylor

New feature

I am going to start taking requests for articles, and am also going to focus the blog a little more on the portable/mobile space rather than heavier gear. I am also working towards getting another writer, so there will be more content up. I hope you enjoy the changes being made to the blog.

-Taylor

Follow us on Twitter and Facebook

The “Any” Key has joined Facebook, and has been on Twitter since the start of the blog. Follow on Facebook for some discussion boards and a Wall. Eventually, I will get a forum up on the site, as well as get a product database. I’ll try to keep you guys posted on the status of the forums and product database. Try and work up the traffic, the more readers we have, the more demand for forums, etc. Gonna try to have 2 more posts up later, if I get a chance to get on a computer.

Samsung Alias 2 in Hands-On

Howard forums member JenJen has gotten their hands on the all-new Samsung Alias 2 in all of its e-ink glory.   I am personally glad to finally see that someone is taking advantage of e-ink and putting it in a modular keypad.  Hopefully someone will make another phone (smartphone, anyone) using the technology.  The innards of the Alias 2 are not all that special, but the e-ink keypad might even find itself in my hands.  (At least for sampling)

-Taylor

New 3G Samsung Handsets Outed

Four new Samsung handsets headed for T-Mobile have been outed, with 3G in tow.  (Except for one)  The only one that is named is the Samsung Gravity 2.  (That I know of)

Here’s the original link: http://forums.tmonews.com/index.php?topic=9047.0

Enjoy
-Taylor

Blackberry Gemini 8520

The guys over at crackberry.com got their hands on the new Blackberry Gemini, and it looks absolutely beautiful.  They have a hands-on and review up on their site, so go check it out!

-Taylor

Flock Web Browser: First Impressions

I have just been playing with Flock Web Browser, a Mozilla-based browser with great social networking/media integration.  I have been using it for about 4 hours solid, and I have not experienced one crash, or hiccup.  The social integration is a great feature to have, especially without having to add any add-ons to make it happen.  Flock is very fast and is definitely written for the connected individual.  Being a blogger, having a built-in blogging application, as well as Twitter feed, webmail, and Digg integration, makes this browser (almost) a must-have.  I haven’t found any flaws in the design, and the interface is an absolute joy to use.  I can keep track of everything from the sidebar, and when I need to, just click on an icon to bring up the appropriate page for more info.  It has a really cool feature: if you type “about:myworld” it brings up a customized page based on what you have added to the sidebar.  If you type “about:flock” it will bring up a page for you to link multiple accounts to the browser.  This post has come together over the course of 2.5hrs, so my total time without crash is 6.5hrs so far.  It does better than Firefox as far as stability goes (so far), and it is just as fast as FF3.0.x if not somewhat faster.  It has Flickr, Picasa, and Photobucket integration for photos, and it also had YouTube thrown in on the sidebar as an added bonus.  The interface is much more polished than FF3 with addons.  Overall, this (once again, so far) has blown me away.  At least give it a try, especially if you are a big into the social networking thing.

-Taylor