Looking for a uniquely colored iPhone? Well, ColorWare allows you to customize the colors of the back, bottom, frame, button, logo, earbuds and dock. Custom coloring starts at $149, if you already own an iPhone. Or you can order a 4 GB or 8 GB iPhone directly from ColorWare. The processing time for your custom paint job is 2 to 3 weeks.
Custom painting isn’t just limited to an iPhone. ColorWare can also custom color the Sidekick 3, iPod Nano, iPod Video, Zune, Thinkpads, Macbooks and gaming consoles.
Posted by: Chuck
Posted in MP3 Accessories
Tags apple, color, custom, customized, gadget, iphone, paint
iPhone… Overhyped? Overpriced? Poor business phone? Bad network? Maybe. Is it the ultimate all-in-one converged device? I think it’s the best one available right now. Say what you want about the iPhone, just make sure you test one out to really appreciate its simple, elegant and absolutely amazing user interface (UI).
I have owned a Windows Mobile 5.0, a Pocket PC and a Palm device and it always took me a few days to completely figure out how to use the phone and operating system. The iPhone’s UI is so well designed, it only took me a few minutes to understand it. There’s truly no need for a user’s manual.
I can’t say enough about the iPhone’s interaction design and functionality integration (between the phone, iPod, Internet, etc.). Using your fingers to scroll, zoom and navigate is pure joy and puts a smile on my face each time I use the iPhone.
Here’s a review roundup:
I love my new iPhone, but it’s not without flaws, which are highlighted in most reviews. Despite these flaws, it’s still hands down the best and most entertaining phone I’ve ever owned. The beauty of the iPhone is that its deficiencies can be fixed through software updates. The only thing that can’t be fixed with the iPhone is 3G data connectivity.
I didn’t plan on buying an iPhone and was going to wait for the 2nd Gen phone. But after reviewing my Verizon bill, the $50 a month I pay for unlimited data and 250 text messages is a complete ripoff. So on Saturday morning, I went down to the Apple store in San Francisco and picked up an 8 GB iPhone. I’ll be saving $40 a month by switching to an AT&T plan, which means I’ll break even in 15 months compared to sticking with Verizon’s overpriced data plan.
Sorry Verizon and Motorola Q, it was fun, but there’s a better and cooler gadget that you can’t come close to competing with… Hello iPhone!
Posted by: Chuck
Posted in MP3 and Digital Media Players, Cellular Phones
Tags apple, converged, gadget, iphone, ipod, review
I love eating fruit but I hate peeling it. I tend to stick to simple to eat fruit, such as grapes, cherries and nectarines. Peeling a banana is as much peeling as I’ll do.
The problem is… I enjoy melons, kiwis, jack fruit and especially mangos. I have always been fortunate with someone in my life (mom, aunt, girlfriend, etc.) who doesn’t mind peeling fruit for me. Some folks say that I have been spoiled all my life with a bounty of freshly cut fruit. I won’t deny it.
To change the spoiled perception, I recently bought an OXO Good Grips Mango Splitter to cut mangos on my own. On the rare occasions when I’ve peeled and cut a mango, I have always left too much fruit on the seed and skin. As a kid, I enjoyed eating the fruit off the seed but these days I have to floss immediately afterwards to get the fibrous strands out of my teeth.
I’ve used the OXO mango splitter several times and it works perfectly to remove the seed and split the mango in half. I still had to score the halved mangos and cut the fruit from the skin. However, using the mango splitter and removing the fruit from the skin is easier and faster than doing it the traditional way… for me at least.
For the OXO mango splitter to work well, here are two tips…
I’ve only tested the OXO Mango Splitter on the mango variety that’s widely available in the U.S. I believe it’s the Tommy Atkins variety. I don’t think the splitter is useful on a Manila mango because it’s a smaller fruit with a small seed. But I’ll test it out and report the results on the Manila mango.
I usually prefer multi-taskers to specialized kitchen tools, but I’m trying to overcome my anti-peeling fruit stigma. If you have room in your kitchen for another tool, I definitely recommend the OXO Mango Splitter. It maybe hard to believe for some of my friends, but they might get freshly cut mango the next time they come over.
Do you like egg muffins or egg and bagel sandwiches in the morning? Well, here’s a kitchen gadget from Back to Basics, the Egg & Muffin Toaster, that can make an egg and sausage breakfast sandwich in four minutes.
I usually don’t like these infomercial type products. Ok, I admit that I bought a Flavorwave oven five years ago and it actually works pretty well. Anyway, the Egg & Muffin Toaster has received a lot of buzz and an average customer review of 4.5 out 5 from Amazon (139 reviewers). This toaster allows you to cook an egg, warm-up pre-cooked meat and make toast. From Back to Basics,
“The Egg & Muffin Toaster brings you the drive-thru breakfast without the drive! Simultaneously toasts and steam poaches an egg to create one of America’s favorite breakfast sandwiches in about four minutes. Meat-warming tray included and even boils up to four eggs! Wide toasting slots and a crumb tray too.”
There is a video demonstration at eggandmuffintoaster.com. Click on “How To” at the top. The Egg & Muffin Toaster is pretty cool from a gadget standpoint. However, I still prefer making my eggs and breakfast meats in a nice All-Clad frying pan. But, I can definitely see this toaster as a good present for a college/grad student or someone who wants a quick breakfast sammy without pulling out a fry pan. For under $40, the Egg & Muffin Toaster could be a great gift for this holiday season.
