Section: Communications, Cellphones, Smartphones, Mobile, Gaming, Games, Portable  Though I was never a big gamer, Everquest did end up sucking me in for quite a while. Which later spilled over to World of Warcraft. Ok, so maybe there have been times that I could classify myself as a closet gamer, but never so much as though I would have hoped to be able to play a desktop designed MMO on a mobile phone. That said its still really neat to see that someone was able to get Everquest up and running on a Motorola Droid. Watch [YouTube] Via [MobileCrunch] Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Cellphones, Cellular Providers, Smartphones, Mobile According to some recently leaked internal screenshots, it looks like Verizon has begun training the employees on the ins & outs of the BlackBerry Bold 9650 (aka the Tour with Wi-Fi). Unfortunately at this point there is still nothing official coming from Verizon. But on the positive side, the Bold 9650 is going to come pre-packaged with a 2GB microSD card. In all seriousness though, the Bold 9650 looks to be a nice handset and should make a welcomed addition to the Verizon lineup. In the meantime, sit tight and wait for some official release details as they are now expected to come sooner than later. Read [The BlackBerry Zone] Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Web, Web 2.0 / Social Networking, Websites  I am hooked on hourly deal sites. Places like cleansnipe.com offer super deals on my sports gear for limited time and for some reason, I am hooked. Now, I’ve found the same thrill for deals on wine.
Two sites - one goal: deals on good wine. Big deals, quite often over half off the best price on the web. Both sites offer links to ratings and reviews while offering it’s own take on the wines at hand and both use social networking like Twitter and Facebook to keep their messages flowing. The first site is Cinderella Wine, the daily deal arm of the uber-popular Wine Library. The site offers free shipping on 4 bottles of wine, which is a killer deal in itself. The reviews are posted in a very transparent way and because of the relationship with Wine Library, the deals go pretty fast. Commenting is encourage and gets pretty interesting as it draws on opinions from such a wide base. Bottom line: great site, good deals. The second site I’ll draw your attention to is CellarThief. This site offers something similar for wine buyers: they offer 3 bottles at a killer deal for a very limited time. Shipping is just $5 for a 3 bottle order which is reasonable. Prices on these bottles tend to be a bit more than just $10 off, they are frequently more than half off. In addition to providing the wines score and quote from the review (if available) they offer their own take on the wine, which is nice. What’s more, they have an Earth-friendly conscious: “So, for every bottle of wine we sell we donate water so good folks around the world can have the benefit of clean water. As we sell more, we donate more. And, if we sell out of a wine the Bounty is awarded and we donate even more!” Bottom line: great deals, good site and they turn the wine into water so everybody wins. Now there are a couple of catches. You must live in a state that allows alcohol to be shipped to you. Delivery man are required to see ID before handing over your booze. Shipping discounts typically require a multi-bottle purchase. A lot of styrofoam is used in packaging your wine so it doesn’t get to you in a soggy box. Here is the list of states currently allowing wines to be shipped to: (from CellarThief): “Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut (not all zip codes), District of Columbia, Florida (not all zip codes), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire (not all zip codes), New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (not all zip codes), North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Washington. If your state is not on this list we urge you to help in the fight to allow the shipping of wine to your state by going to www.freethegrapes.org” Full Story » | Written by JG Mason for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Cellphones, Cellular Providers, Smartphones, Mobile Another variant of the BlackBerry Pearl 3G has recently stopped by the FCC. This time the model is touting support for the 1700mHz band which means T-Mobile here in the US. Otherwise, its a standard type of FCC listing, the handset was identified as the T-Mo P3G 148 and was shown as both the 20-key Pearl 9100 and the 14-key Pearl 9105. Still, we have no official announcement on when this may be available with T-Mobile. Not to mention the AT&T compatible version that passed the FCC a few weeks back is still unannounced. I guess the only good news coming from this is that the potential for a T-Mobile BlackBerry Pearl 3G is there. Read [FCC] Via [Engadget] Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Gadgets / Other, ebooks  Were you expecting a Kindle 3 announcement from Amazon at their shareholder meeting? Maybe some kind of response to the encroaching iPad; you know a color screen or browser capabilities? Me too.
But that is just not what happened. Instead, we get quite the opposite. Jeff Bezos had this to say about a color Kindle: I’ve seen it "in the laboratory," but it's "not ready for prime time production" and a color screen Kindle is "a long way out." So if a color screen Kindle is way out on the horizon, how can the device compete with the likes of an iPad and the coming onslaught of other tablets? The answer is cut it back. Dave Zatz, of Zatz Not Funny, agrees, ” In fact, I'd further simplify their e-reader line by dropping 3G connectivity – which increases the cost of entry, both in terms of hardware and ongoing cellular service. So let's go WiFi-only.” By competing on price, Amazon can keep focused on selling books - what they know best. At $99 the purchase becomes more invisible and users would be focused, and rightly so, on book purchases. By going where Apple just can’t follow, Amazon can keep the Kindle moving and keep it the best selling Amazon product. Read: [Zatz Not Funny] Full Story » | Written by JG Mason for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Features, Gadgetell Announcements As the title of the post asks; Did you know that Gadgetell is on Twitter? If so, thanks for following along, and if not, well now is as good a time as any to become a follower. As of now the Twitter feed is highlighting all of our posts, which will give you a nice alternative as compared to using only an RSS reader. Personally, I like to follow sites on Twitter as it keeps all my fun stuff (friends and hobbies) in one central location. Moving into the future though, we do hope to begin offering a little more in terms of coverage on the Twitter feed. At this point its hard to say exactly what, but we do foresee some special event coverage when the time comes up and maybe, just maybe a special giveaway for the Twitter followers. Anyway, as it stands we are at 898 followers, and well, I would love to see that break 1000. So what you are waiting for, click this link and begin following Gadgetell on Twitter. Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Cellular Providers, Smartphones, Mobile Yesterday afternoon the Droid Incredible was mysteriously removed from the Verizon website, and panic among the geek crowd ensued. That said, the phone has since returned to an available-to-be-purchased status and according to Verizon, the removal was due to an update with the SKU. It seems that they are now offering a 2GB microSD card along with purchase. Of course, they had already been doing that, though previously it was noted as being only as a “limited introductory offer.” Still, with or without the 2GB card included, which is nice by the way, you are still going to be waiting for an Incredible as the current “will be shipped by” date is now up to June 16th. Product [Verizon Wireless] Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
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