Tag archive: Boulder

The lights go down, the curtains part, the Blu-ray player starts to spin, and the speakers fire. Thus begins the total suspension of disbelief that results from a great home theater. To really pull it off, however, you must consider the entire experience rather than simply sticking a system in a room and hitting the play button. Taking into account the nature of your room, aesthetic details and performance tweaks will make your home… Read More

Giving T-Mobile customers yet another phone catered to “active lifestyles,” Motorola on Wednesday brought its new W450 Motoactv handset to the network. Sporting a ruggedized rubber exterior and preinstalled first-aid information, Motorola has aimed the phone squarely at users who fancy themselves outdoorsy types. Unlike the new Casio Boulder and a handful of other outdoors phones with beefed up shells that allow them to go… Read More

Everyone has a cell phone destruction horror story. Whether your sensitive electronic marvel been has dunked into the toilet, fumbled out a car window, or whipped against the wall in anger, the indispensable devices we depend on every single day inevitably catch a wave of bad luck (or abuse) sooner or later. The latest phone from Casio’s well-established line of G-series mobile handsets is ready for that unforeseeable mishap whenever it comes.… Read More

The rugged Motorola i605 handset offers exclusive features, including Nextel's new Group Connect walkie-talkie service, which enables group walkie-talkie conversations nationwide, and a large screen that is optimized for outdoor usage to reduce glare from sunlight. The Motorola i605 is designed for users in industries such as field services, construction, transportation and government segments. Its rubberized monolith design meets… Read More

IBM documents obtained by The Wall Street Journal said about 4,700 programming jobs could be shifted overseas to save costs, a growing high-tech industry trend known as “offshoring.” More than 900 people are already scheduled to be told of the move in the first half of 2004, while another 3,700 jobs have been identified as having the “potential to move offshore,” the Journal said. IBM already has hired 500 engineers… Read More