Friday, October 3, 2008

Can your phone do this?

I still can't get my office emails from my iPhone but now I can use it to check real estate listings. Woohoo! Coldwell Banker has developed software which allows iPhone owners to search for homes, check real estate values and more from their phone. They claim it will shorten the time involved in finding homes and agents to begin the buying process.

A great release in a housing slump!

Labels: technology

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Look out iPhone, there’s a new kid in town

Looks like Martin’s beloved Apple iPhone has some competition. Google and T-Mobile teamed up in launching the G1 phone.

The phone is loaded with Google’s android software, which resembles the iPhone in both function and appearance. The major difference is that the G1 is highly customizable – a major benefit over the iPhone. Much like a PC, individual users can upload features and programs that best fit their needs.

Another big difference is that while the G1 has a similar touch screen to the iPhone, it also has a flip screen that reveals a full keyboard, adding to the ease of use, particularly for the enhanced web capabilities the phone offers.

Labels: technology

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Shazam

Self admittedly, I'm slightly behind the curve of technology, especially when it comes to my phone. But this is just crazy good... There's a free new application for iPhone that allows you to identify and automatically download a song playing on a radio or other music source wirelessly. It's called "Shazam". You just activate the program and point your phone in the direction of the song and within a few seconds it tells you what song is, the artist and downloads it for you onto a file.

No more sleepless nights wondering the name of the song or the band playing it. Am I the last person on earth to find out about this?

Thanks to Zack and Nancy for the tutorial.

Labels: technology

Thursday, November 29, 2007

And now, talking paper

No joke. Michael at News Blog points out a company called Labels that Talk which has developed a software allowing consumers to record a 10 second voice message into a bar code, like the one shown above. When scanned with a cheap scanner, or cell phone with a built in scanner, the message plays back. Target markets are pharmacies and hospitals for use on medicine bottles. I wonder - could there be potential for a new wave of direct mail?

Labels: paper, technology

Monday, November 5, 2007

Customer service in cyberspace

There are certain things that just don't go together very well. I've realized that "customer service" and "high tech" might just be two.

One nice thing about direct mail is that if you have a problem you can call customer service and speak to a person. You always have the option of sending the product back.

The Apple Store is taking super high tech to a place it shouldn't... customer service. Hopefully you won't have to do this, but if you have a problem with an item you bought from their store, you can't just walk in and get help. No, you have to go online and make an appointment with one of their "geniuses". And you have to do this 24 hours ahead of time. Then you get to choose a time available for only 15 minutes. I bought a Mac Book, it broke, I need it fixed. Simple. Nope, not in the world of High Tech customer Service. Make an appointment we'll see you when we're available.

Friday, October 3, 2008

Can your phone do this?

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Look out iPhone, there’s a new kid in town

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Shazam

Thursday, November 29, 2007

And now, talking paper

Monday, November 5, 2007

Customer service in cyberspace

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