Eric Scouten » Mobile Phones

Why I Wish the iPhone Was a Flip Phone

Eric — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 04:57:46 +0000

So we’re on vacation in Fiji. Our flight gets delayed, so I called my parents (who were picking us up) to let them know the new plan. Hung up. Stuck the phone in my pocket. Went for a walk. Didn’t think about the phone for almost an hour. Pulled the phone out of my pocket. [...]

Personal Driving Assistants?

Eric — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 01:50:31 +0000

Very cool things are happening in the world of in-car navigation systems.

Paul Stamatiou wrote last week about the upcoming Dash Express. It’s an in-car GPS navigation system that is Internet-powered.

I already know that I want one.

Having recently been through a 1.0 product launch, I know that a [...]

iPhone Review

Eric — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 04:09:29 +0000

So there’s a new iPhone in the house. Not surprising, given that I’m somewhat of an Apple fanboy and gadget freak in general. What is surprising is that it’s not mine; it’s Tara’s. Tara is anything but a gadget freak. She has little patience for the often obtuse interfaces that most electronic gadgets offer. So [...]