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Headlines For Friday, December 21st, 2007

Yet another week to rack up on the ol’ scoreboard, and we have 10 more days before the New Year. That means we only have this and one more Weekly Roundup to file for 2007. Wow, and what a year its been! Apple’s kicking ass, Microsoft’s blowing chunks, and the Linux camp is starting to make [...]

Nokia Prepping New N-Gage Device?

UnWiredView got the drop on Nokia via this USPTO entry for what looks like a new gaming device. If its anything at all like what the illustrations are showing, even without the dorky looking and almost completely implausible handles, it will be very cool. We just have to wait to actually hear anything official about [...]

PocketMac Offers Games

If you were looking for some new games you could play at work, stop looking! Ok, for reals. PocketMac creators, Information Appliance Associates, is getting into games, namely ones designed for adults to help relieve the stress of the work-a-day. While they are offering no-brainers like Tic-Tac-Toe and Hangman, they are also offering their take on [...]

Palm Drops Verizon Treo 755p

Palm and Verizon have announced that the carrier-specific version of the 755p is now available. This one features EVDO, a 1.3MP camera, and sports the internal antenna arrangement. Here’s the link for my ZIP. Price is US$349 after a US$100 online discount and with the obligatory 2 year [...]

Review: Kensington Contour 15″ Vertical Case

Kensington Active Vertical 15The Dojo's Editor's Choice AwardI’d like to point out in advance that Kensington does not have a history of making good laptop cases, mostly because it hasn’t at all until recently. I’ll have to say that I’m very pleased with their most recent offering, the Contour Active Vertical Messenger bag. The one that Kensington sent me is for 15″ lappies, so I immediately unpacked my MacBook Pro from my trusty BrentHaven Messenger (reviewed late 2006) and went to town.

I knew up front that the Contour Active wouldn’t hold everything that I could carry in the Brenthaven, so I pared down my mobile stash. I’m pleased to report that I’m now able to carry at least 90% of what I carried in the previous bag in the Contour. The only capabilities I now miss are the ability to carry a second lappy (yes, I’m a glutton for pain) and the Brenthaven’s neato expanding bag trick. I’m amazed a what a simple design change will offer in return, though.

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