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The Bill Day giveaway (part 2) - Office Ultimate 2007 {Engadget}
Jun 28th 2008 1:04PM XPSP2. And Outlook 2003, actually, even though it crashes all the time, it's still a pretty nice piece of software, all things considered.
iPod/iPhone firmware update 1.1.4 released {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Feb 26th 2008 4:50PM I would also like to know if Bluetooth is working better in 1.1.4. When I had 1.1.2, my iPhone worked perfectly with my old Jabra BT500. It was awesome.
When I upgraded to 1.1.3, I experienced occasional (though not persistent) difficulty with discovery & associating -- not enough to preclude the association, but enough to be annoying. Fortunately, discovery is an infrequent operation. I've read that this was a known issue, though from what I read, it was IMPOSSIBLE for successful discovery -- this was not my experience.
For me, what was worse in 1.1.3 was the bad static in my Jabra earpiece. It was the same effect as moving the iPhone and BT500 too far away -- static. However, this occured unless I had my iPhone literally inches from my earpiece. I tried a full recharge cycle of the BT500, resetting my phone, re-discovery etc. Nothing fixed it. I'm 99% sure this is related to 1.1.3 update.
Thanks,
-Jeff
Win an LCD HDTV, Xbox 360, and plenty of Old Spice {Engadget HD}
Feb 6th 2008 12:37AM Oooh! I would love this!!
Win a Philips 42PFL5603D 42-inch 1080p HDTV! {Engadget HD}
Feb 6th 2008 12:34AM Wow! I didn't even know engadgetHD existed. Sweet.
Giveaway: have an iPhone on us! {Engadget}
Jun 30th 2007 12:10AM I want to see if the touchpad keyboard really sucks as bad as everybody is claiming.
Passport 9500i packs GPS into a radar detector for double the fun {Engadget}
Feb 7th 2007 7:44PM GPS has been in radar detectors for years. When I was in the market for one a few years back, GPS sounded too good to be true -- use GPS to remember the location of stationary false alarms (Safeway automatic doors, "your speed is XX" billboards, etc) that pepper your normal route to work, and your signal-to-noise ratio becomes better. However the reviews I read of this GPS feature all indicated that while it sounds great in theory, it sucks in the real world. I wonder if the technology has improved at all.
I ended up with the Valentine One, and agree with bgdc. It's one of the best detectors I've ever owned. It's not littered with knobs and buttons and confusing modes -- it's just got an old-school analog on/off/volume knob. And once you've used it for about a year and understand all the nuances of how the alarm conveys direction, intensity, and band, it becomes second-nature to be able to tell a false alarm from a real cop.
