There were several hands-on reports from Mobile World Congress 2009 on the Garmin-ASUS nuvifone G60. It was generally well received along with some uncertainty about it being a must-have product. With GPS built into everything from phones to cameras it's no wonder that Garmin was feeling a little nervous about the stand-alone GPS market. Teaming up with Asus they built an impressive phone with large attractive buttons on the screen (almost no buttons on the phone itself) and enough information management functions i.e. calendar, contacts, media player to make it feel like a phone. Whether or  read more »

The Mobile World Congress 2009 is winding down and a lot of cool products have emerged from it. Both Samsung and LG showed solar-powered phones. A solar panel on the back side of the phone can provide enough power for a 3 minute call after 10 minutes in the sun. The Dick Tracy watch came closer to reality with watches like the LG GD910 that features a touchscreen and high speed wireless connectivity for use as a watch phone. Pico projectors are getting better all the time with the latest batch making use of TI's DLP Pico chip set that will be powering new projectors and even projector phones d  read more »

If you were wondering what was behind the DTV transition you won't have to wait long to find out. The bandwidth that was free'd up, particularly the "beach front," 700 Mhz spectrum, is being used by Verizon for their 4G high speed wireless network. LTE (short for "Long Term Evolution"), according to reports, is delivering download speeds up to 60 Mbps.Verizon says it can have LTE up and running in 2010. Look out Wimax.

Laptops are disappearing at an alarming rate; some statistics say a laptop is lost or stolen every 58 seconds. Many of those missing laptops contain lists of credit card numbers and other sensitive identity information. Even if your laptop doesn't...  read more »

While the smartphone operating systems fight it out on a very crowded field that includes iPhone OS, Android, Symbian, Windows Mobile, and RIM (did I leave anyone out?), there is a similar battle emerging on the hardware side over the mobile processor. Intel's Atom processor has enjoyed a good ride as the chip of choice in many mobile devices but two mobile processors are coming on strong as serious contenders to the king of the hill.

Qualcomm's Snapdragon is based on the  read more »

Get a Converter Box

Now that the date has been pushed to June 12, 2009 and it looks like additional funds will become available for more coupons, you'd think everyone could rest easy.

Unfortunately, TV stations are not required to keep broadcasting analog signal until June 12^th and, with 30 days notice, can go all-digital anytime between February 17^th and June 12^th.

Good Neighbor Coupon Exchange

All the more reason to help Retrevo match up people who have an extra coupon with people who need one. It's ea  read more »

I have owned my Samsung NC10 for a little over a month and am already to trade it in for a newer netbook. Two new netbooks have caught my eye. The new Asus Eee PC 1000HE has a new chiclet keyboard ala Macbooks, a better positioned right shift key, and a 8700mAh battery that claims to run for 9.5 hours. It also uses the latest Intel Atom N280 processor. It costs a very reasonable $399.

Although I couldn't be happier with my Sammy NC10 which is a great little machine, Samsung just announced a Special Edition version in a shiny black case with a larger touchpad (one of my only complaints),  read more »

There are lots of good excuses to go out and buy a new high definition TV, and March Madness is one of them. If you’ve watched sporting events in high def you know it’s almost like being at the game. Here are some recommendations for TV sets that got game.  read more »

If you want to give your sweetheart a gift that lasts longer than a bouquet of flowers or a helium balloon, consider these fun and personal gift ideas.  read more »

Got an extra coupon? Need a coupon? Know someone who does? Here's your chance to do a good deed and help someone who needs a coupon, get one. Right now the government isn't going to get them one so Retrevo set up this exchange to match people with an extra coupon to people who need one.

It's very simple; if someone has an extra coupon that they are willing to put in the mail or have someone pick up all they do is provide Retrevo with their email address and zip code and Retre  read more »