9 Awesome Gadgets (Plus One Snack) for Broke Geeks

9 Awesome Gadgets (Plus One Snack) for Broke Geeks

Gadgets cost money. A lot of money. And now that you’ve paid your taxes, you probably have no money. But that doesn’t mean denying yourself the joy of a shiny new gizmo to replace the worn-out junk you should have …

NEC CASIO Mobile – MEDIAS W N-05E – NTT Docomo two-in-one smartphone/tablet to be released April 18

NEC CASIO Mobile - MEDIAS W N-05E - NTT Docomo two-in-one smartphone/tablet to be released April 18

NTT Docomo is releasing their new double-screened smart phone “MEDIAS W N-05E” manufactured by NEC CASIO Mobile Communications on April 18 in Japan.

We had the chance to actually touch this new cool smart phone at NTT Docomo’s 2013 spring line-up event in January and wrote about it then.

Dimensions: 136 x 64 x 12.2mm
Weight: 183g

Apple Agrees to Pay $53M to Settle iPhone Warranty Lawsuit

Apple Agrees to Pay $53M to Settle iPhone Warranty Lawsuit

Apple is agreeing to pay $53 million to settle a class action accusing the company of failing to honor warranties on iPhones and iPod Touches, according to an agreement obtained today by Wired.

Smartphone Screen Sizes Keep On Growing — But Not for Much Longer

Smartphone Screen Sizes Keep On Growing — But Not for Much Longer

Samsung, which believes bigger isn’t better, it’s the best, has introduced another mammoth smartphone, the appropriately named Galaxy Mega. It’s the latest handset to embrace the growing trend toward bigger, bigger and still bigger phones — but it’s a trend …

Samsung’s New 6.3-Inch Phone Is Bigger Than 75 Percent of Human Penises

Samsung’s Galaxy Mega is pretty big. (You: How big is it?) So big that it’s bigger than about 75 percent of the full grown human penises on planet Earth. Full stop. More »

Mobile Phones Useful For End-Of-Life Instructions

Mobile Phones Useful For End Of Life InstructionsIn a way, you can say that advance care directives (ACDs for short) are legal documents which enable folks to inform others around them the quality of life that one is prepared to accept when in a coma, terminally ill, or do not have the capacity to speak for themselves. Since not too many people have ACDs at the moment, and even those who do hardly carry them around, clinicians are hence unable to access the patient’s wishes should the patient end up in life threatening medical situations.

This is where your mobile phone or smartphone would come in handy, as it allows those who are about to administer treatment in life threatening medical situations know how to approach the patient according to the patient’s wishes, in addition to making such documents a whole lot easier and more accessible to be altered at any time. Better stash away your wishes on a smartphone than in a dusty, forgotten shoe box somewhere, no?

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Verizon CEO Claims He Convinced Steve Jobs To Include LTE In The iPhone, Huawei Planning Flagship Phone For The US Market This Summer,

    

Review: HTC First With Facebook Home

Review: HTC First With Facebook Home

The HTC First is a middling device designed to fade into the background and bring one thing, and one thing only, to the forefront: Facebook.

Facebook Home Review: Surrender Yourself Unto Zuck

Facebook Home isn’t a Facebook Phone, nor is it really “a bunch of apps,” or a new operating system. It’s an admission: Facebook means a lot to me, and is an interesting view of my life—and I want to look at it all the time, everywhere I go. If that sounds like you, Home is where your heart should be. If not, your phone will become something you hate. More »

Review: HTC One

Review: HTC One

The One is the finest device HTC has ever built, and one of the best Android phones out now, though a couple of things keep it from being perfect.

Move Over, Apple and Google: Apperating Systems Are Taking Over Your Phones

Move Over, Apple and Google: Apperating Systems Are Taking Over Your Phones

Last week’s Facebook announcement was not much of a surprise. Everyone knew Zuck & Co. were out to invade Android, offering big, blue and white thumbs to stamp on every aspect of a user’s mobile experience. Sure, Chatheads are neat, …