Tag archive: Dick Tracy

It’s that wonderful, inevitable Dick Tracy device – the Watch Phone. Made by LG, it’s going on sale next month in the UK, from mobile operator Orange. The device, technically the LG GD910, was showcased at Barcelona’s Mobile World Congress. It offers a 1.43” touch-screen display, voice dialing, and uses a Bluetooth headset rather than having to deal with the wristset’s minute speaker. According to… Read More

There is no doubt that Palm owned CES with the Palm Pre, effectively doing from within the show what Apple did from outside two years ago with the iPhone. But this was hardly the only big thing: We saw 3D everywhere, wireless power, affordable or ecological gaming machines, incredibly attractive and affordable laptops, tiny inkless printers, multi-screen laptops, ever smaller PCs, and the first time Linux was used to improve Windows. This is… Read More

We may never know if Google tricked Microsoft into going after Yahoo or not (it is my belief they did) but they sure love the drama. Think about it, in effect their two biggest competitors are currently focused on each other rather than on Google and this leaves Google free to move against both. Google’s strategy long term is simple: They want to own the online advertising revenue stream (and they currently have about 70% so… Read More

A new web-based video on demand service called iWatchNow debuted yesterday which offers over 3,000 hours of television programming, feature films and music videos. This service is compatible with PCs, Macs and Linux based computers. iWatchNow's programming, which is accessible with a fifth generation iPod with video capability, includes classic series as “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” “The Andy Griffith Show,”… Read More

Quote from the review: “The days of Dick Tracy are alive and well with watches like Fossil's Abacus AU4002. With information delivered throughout the day via MSN Direct, the AU4002 serves as a time keeping piece which keeps you current on news, weather, stocks and other data which may serve some purpose in your life. The watch itself runs $129, with service plans ranging from $39.95 a year and up. The physical characteristics… Read More