Rodfather Mobile » Random http://rodfathermobile.com Rodfather’s mobile tech blog Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:57:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 What’s with all the give-a-way’s? http://rodfathermobile.com/2008/04/11/whats-with-all-the-give-a-ways/ http://rodfathermobile.com/2008/04/11/whats-with-all-the-give-a-ways/#comments Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:46:59 +0000 rodfather http://rodfathermobile.com/?p=538 Pocketables gave away a small prize package for guessing Jenn’s next purchase.

Engadget is giving away a HTC Shift.

TabletBlog is pairing paired up with Dynamism to give away a Nokia N810.

UMPC Portal likes the idea too and is pairing up with Mobilx to give away a WiBrain B1 UMPC.

GottaBeMobile is even jumping on the bandwagon and giving away its own Matt Faulkner.. if they let him out of the cube.

So how about here? I’m not so sure about buying readers.. but I don’t want to leave my current awesome readers in the dust.. So I’ll try something. If this post receives 30 comments by midnight tonight, I will purchase the item below, probably do an unboxing video and first impressions, then do a give-a-way contest.

Damn straight! Again, if this post gets 30 comments by midnight tonight, I will order a pair of Bumper Nuts Blue Balls edition and run a give-a-way contest. No joke!

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Cruised to Pinto Lake to eat some grub and take some pictures with the Canon TX1. Got a bit of fishing in. No bites.

Original footage was shot in 320×240 60FPS since I forgot to change the settings.

Edited with Sony Vegas and encoded to WMV 1Mbps 320×240 60FPS.

Formats available: Windows Media (.wmv), Flash Video (.flv)
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This made my day.

YouTube – I went to Fry’s and got a technology enema

]]> http://rodfathermobile.com/2008/02/22/youtube-i-went-to-frys-and-got-a-technology-enema/feed/ 0 Take a picture of yourself everyday http://rodfathermobile.com/2008/02/21/take-a-picture-of-yourself-everyday/ http://rodfathermobile.com/2008/02/21/take-a-picture-of-yourself-everyday/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2008 08:08:51 +0000 rodfather http://rodfathermobile.com/2008/02/21/take-a-picture-of-yourself-everyday/ I’m sure most of you have seen the Everyday video where this dude Noah takes a picture of himself everyday for 6 years (and counting?).  Well at least you’ve heard the music in the NBA’s Where Amazing Happens commercials..

Anyway, now you can easily snap a photo of yourself everyday straight to the browser using a webcam with Daily Mugshot.

I’m not sure if I will keep up with this but since I have the Fujitsu U810 with me all the time with its built-in webcam, why not.  Maybe this will be a good incentive to live a healthier lifestyle and not look so much like a chipmunk.

Keeping current with Web 2.0 goodness, they offer an embed code to stream your mug to your favorite social network.

 


Daily Mugshot

 

Via lifestreamblog.com

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Messing around with Sony Vegas. Took this at one of the Moss Landing Beaches.
Recorded with the Aiptek A-HD in low res mode (352×240).
Music by Glen Hansard from the movie Once.
Mobile post sent by Rodfather using Utterz.  Replies.

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Sat at the bowling alley with U810 and edited with Sony Vegas. Rendered to 320×240 512kb/s WMV.

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]]> http://rodfathermobile.com/2008/01/17/bored/feed/ 0 image Home on a Tricycle : TreeHugger http://rodfathermobile.com/2008/01/14/home-on-a-tricycle-treehugger/ http://rodfathermobile.com/2008/01/14/home-on-a-tricycle-treehugger/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2008 01:00:22 +0000 rodfather http://rodfathermobile.com/2008/01/14/home-on-a-tricycle-treehugger/ Are you the type who grabs mobile tech so you can get out of the house?  Well, how about taking your house with you?  Check out this dude from Hong Kong.  He designed a house on a tricycle!  I don’t know man.. I’d hate to be a victim of house-jacking.

Home on a Tricycle : TreeHugger

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It’s the New Year now (oh Happy New Year) and for some reason, I just don’t feel like linking to cool, new, mobile tech gadgets or news. 

Mostly, I’ve been lazy blogging by microblogging with Twitter, Utterz, and now Seesmic.  I’ve been dabbling a bit with Mogulus too but broadcasting from it  makes my U810 crawl.

I guess it could be the weather.  I tend to hibernate this time of year.

Or getting used to my new toys (I’m typing on the Fujitsu U810).

Perhaps contemplating the direction I want to take this blog.  I’ve always felt this has always used for fun.  I’m not sure if I want to be just another mobile tech news feed recycling links everyone else has been posting.  So maybe I’ll stop linking and just write more commentary.  I suppose I can still mix and match both..

Also, if I take this seriously, maybe I could try to get into CES next year.  Honestly, at this point, I can care less about bringing the news of new gadgets to readers..  I just want to meet up with all the other bloggers and tech folk as it seems CES is one of those events where most congregate.  So I can cruise to Vegas and at least go to meetups.

I’m not very confident in my writing ability.  I’ve never been a great English student.  Mostly B average.  I think my grammar is horrible.  I tend to pause a lot, reading over sentences, making sure it makes any sense.  Maybe I should just not care and accept that I will never be a great writer.  As long as the point is delivered.. good enough?

Frustrated with tools?  Sometimes it feels like a pain in the ass to set up for a blog post.  Run Live Writer.  Set categories and tags.  Make sure the post makes sense…
Maybe this is why I like microblogging so much.  It’s easy and accessible.  Ya I know my tweets will fly by in the wind so fast where most people won’t notice, but at least whatever I want to say, gets off my chest — and for the true stalkers, they can check my tumblelog at rodfathr.com which captures all the feeds I want to share.

So anyway, I felt I needed to post this.  Sure I could have posted to my personal blog, but this is slowly turning in my personal blog since this is all for fun and not some serious mobile tech blog (in my mind).

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Hot water pots, originally uploaded by Rodfather.

Checking out Zojirushi hot water dispensers at Mitsuwa

]]> http://rodfathermobile.com/2007/12/23/hot-water-pots/feed/ 0 Kotaku: Play Second Life with YOUR BRAIN http://rodfathermobile.com/2007/10/16/kotaku-play-second-life-with-your-brain/ http://rodfathermobile.com/2007/10/16/kotaku-play-second-life-with-your-brain/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2007 05:53:40 +0000 rodfather http://rodfathermobile.com/2007/10/16/kotaku-play-second-life-with-your-brain/ I just had to pass this on.

Pc Gaming: Play Second Life with YOUR BRAIN

]]> http://rodfathermobile.com/2007/10/16/kotaku-play-second-life-with-your-brain/feed/ 0 Why Twitter is great http://rodfathermobile.com/2007/09/26/why-twitter-is-great/ http://rodfathermobile.com/2007/09/26/why-twitter-is-great/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2007 05:59:14 +0000 rodfather http://rodfathermobile.com/2007/09/26/why-twitter-is-great/ I don’t have to worry about formatting or making sure I have the correct tags. This is free-flow blogging sort of like using Mind Manager. I just type. Limit is 140 characters. It causes me to be more efficient.

UPDATE: Thought I’d add this. This is a snippet from seasoned blogger and podcaster at only 14 years old, Daniel Brusilovsky of the Apple Universe interviewing the founder of Twitter, Jack Dorsey.

Dream The Became a Reality (.wav)

This is me at the bar in the bowling alley brain storming what I want in my next device.

From here on now, view going bottom to top.

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ok packing up my gear now. twittered out sitting in the bar.

about 1 hour ago from web Icon_star_empty

remember in 1999, grabbed a pc card w/ gprs speeds. drove to work w/ webcam on ala justin.tv. surprised how well it worked back then about 1 hour ago from web Icon_star_empty

@palmsolo: nice post. one thing that’s definitely been better is the network coverage. still needs works but we have far more options now about 1 hour ago from web in reply to palmsolo Icon_star_empty

league bowling just ended. bar is starting to fill up now about 1 hour ago from web Icon_star_empty

would consider waiting for HTC shift but it has 800×480. i’m done with that. plus rather have sprint than at&t since i dont have hsdpa here about 1 hour ago from web Icon_star_empty

i’m too picky. what’s the smallest windows device w/ internal wwan? OQO2. not much of an upgrade though. would rather hack my q1 about 1 hour ago from web Icon_star_empty

hah i passed 2000 tweets. yay about 1 hour ago from web Icon_star_empty

do i really need the power for viewing 720p footage? editing video & encoding in the field would be nice but is it necessary? about 1 hour ago from web Icon_star_empty

would still keep q1 and prob use it in the house on my bed or on the shitter. so maybe on-the-go productivity machine to do work. about 2 hours ago from web Icon_star_empty

any of the 12″ conv w/ int wwan or pc card/expresscard. what about the LG C1? no word about that. 10″ conv,core 2 duo. htc x7501? no. about 2 hours ago from web Icon_star_empty

so what about now? p1610 w/ sprint pc card, 1gb ram, xp? kohjinsha sh8 w/ usb wwan, less power, more portability. sony tz, no tablet. about 2 hours ago from web Icon_star_empty

@mdoeff: haha. sort of feel bad for barry now. hurt on his last day as a giant plus his HR ball has an asterisk on it now about 2 hours ago from web in reply to mdoeff Icon_star_empty

one question is if i can live without tablet functionally. i can and it would give me more options, but i like inking. it makes me happy about 2 hours ago from web Icon_star_empty

i like all-in-one solution though since at time i forget to bring my keyboard and plugging crap in is a hassle. plus typing in a car sucks about 2 hours ago from web Icon_star_empty

but one thing i like w/ slate w/ stand like my q1 is it sits vertically. heat dissipates better and spilling beer on keyboard wont fry it about 2 hours ago from web Icon_star_empty

those are 4lb and less portability but can do work w/ bigger screen. can add expresscard/pc card wwan option. but those stick out. about 2 hours ago from web Icon_star_empty

so now looking into 12″ conv like the lenovo x61, hp 2710, fujitsu 2010. only lenovo & 2710 have internal evdo wwan options but just verizon about 2 hours ago from web Icon_star_empty

of course price is a factor. sony tz is so pretty looking and has all the features i want except it’s not a tablet pc and expensive. about 2 hours ago from web Icon_star_empty

so i want a sony tz series and a fujitsu p1610 to get in bed and have a child. umpc’s might not cut it anymore but i still want its mobility about 2 hours ago from web Icon_star_empty

touchpad on keyboard, keyboard like macbook/sony tz, SDHC slot, 802.11bgn, webcam on middle/top screen, 2-3lbs, low heat, 2.5″ drive about 2 hours ago from web Icon_star_empty

at least 4 hrs battery, indoor/outdoor screen, touchscreen, thumbstick on the top right portion of the screen. l/r mouse button on left side about 2 hours ago from web Icon_star_empty

which doesnt exist but some devices come close. so.. 10″ convertible, internal sprint wwan, fast enough to play 720p h264 footage, about 2 hours ago from web Icon_star_empty

pardon me if i go off on tweets tonight. going to brainstorm/talk to myself on what i want in my next device about 2 hours ago from web Icon_star_empty

@taxman45: well this ain’t no starbucks. very low tech here so ya. i get approached all the time asking what the hell that thing is about 2 hours ago from web in reply to TaxMan45 Icon_star_empty

at the bowling alley bar. have the q1 set up & connected via bluetooth. waiting for a burger about 3 hours ago from web Icon_star_empty

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]]> http://rodfathermobile.com/2007/09/19/yarrr/feed/ 0 yarrrr.png Scoble twittering baby’s birth http://rodfathermobile.com/2007/09/13/scoble-twittering-babys-birth/ http://rodfathermobile.com/2007/09/13/scoble-twittering-babys-birth/#comments Fri, 14 Sep 2007 04:38:06 +0000 rodfather http://rodfathermobile.com/2007/09/13/scoble-twittering-babys-birth/ Here’s the last update:
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Check out his twitter updates here: http://twitter.com/scobleizer

His blog post: http://scobleizer.com/2007/09/13/babys-on-the-way/

UPDATE:

» link to tinyurl.com 

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Outside The Bowling Alley
Just chillin in one of the chairs
outside the bowling alley. I’m in
the shade with full brightness and
it’s easy to read. I’d like something
a lot brighter though.
Just took this
pic w/ Blackjack
and sent over bluetooth.
I’m trying not to use
the keyboard today. Just use
the tip or ink :)

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That’s the first thing that came to mind.
Reminds of other bad ideas such as the Harry Potter Nimbus 2000 Broom and Dora The Explorer: Dora Aquapet.

Via Akihabara News

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