Archive for the 'Consumer Electronics' Category

GPS for the Palm Lifedrive by elise on August 27, 2007

An Into Tomorrow listener submitted the following question!
Q: I have a Palm Lifedrive and I would like to know if I can add software or upgrade it to have the capability of a GPS. It would also be great if it could handle voice commands.
A: There are a wide variety of Bluetooth enabled GPS receivers [...]

Boost Weak Cell Phone Signals by matt on August 15, 2007

An Into Tomorrow listener submitted the following question!
Q: I was listening to Into Tomorrow with Dave Graveline and heard them talking about a cell phone booster for weak signal, like dead spots in your home. I wanted to know more about the product and where I could find it.
A: We all have areas of our [...]

Recording Over The Air HDTV by matt on August 14, 2007

An Into Tomorrow listener submitted the following question!
Q: What are my options for recording over the air HDTV?
A: There are many different setups so lets start with one that will interest people who have regular SDTV’s (standard definition), since in a few years the signal that they current receive OTA (over the air) will stop [...]

Transferring Music to the Motorola RAZR V3xx by elise on August 13, 2007

Q: How do you download music from say iTunes to the AT&T Motorola RAZR V3xx?
A: Before attempting to transfer songs to your Motorola RAZR V3xx you must determine whether or not it can play the songs you have downloaded from the iTunes music store. According to the How To Guide, the RAZR V3xx will play [...]

Connecting Wireless Headphones to an iPod by elise on August 7, 2007

Q: I just bought wireless headphones (SONY MDRF925RK) but I was disappointed to discover that there is no way to do a USB connection on it, which means I cannot connect it to my iPod or to my computer. The headphones come with RCA (white and red wires) only, which allow me to connect them [...]

Putting Video on an iPod by elise on August 3, 2007

Q: How do I put movies on my 80 gig video iPod?
A: Converting video into a format that your iPod can play is relatively easy, however it can be time consuming and you will need to download a few free tools. If you plan on converting videos that you download from the web then you [...]

Setting up an SMS Gateway by elise on July 31, 2007

Q: We run a small web hosting business and would like the servers to be able to alert us to their status via SMS. Is it possible to setup our own SMS gateway so we do not have to pay for an SMS provider?
A: There are a few options available that will help you with [...]

How to have iRiver Clix Repaired by elise on July 11, 2007

Q: My iRiver Clix 2gb screen does not work. It has a white horizontal line across and a black background. Since the screen does not display anything my iRiver Clix is now just an iPod Shuffle! Do you have any suggestions on how I can get this fixed?
A: In order to get your iRiver Clix [...]

Recording from an Analog Device to a Laptop by elise on July 10, 2007

Q: I need information on how to get an analog signal from my turntable and cassette player into my relatively new Toshiba laptop. The input jack into my computer is mono but I would like to get the signal to come in stereo, is there another alternative?
A: The easiest way to add stereo input to [...]

Copying Music from iPod to PC by elise on July 2, 2007

Q: Is it possible to transfer the songs on my iPod to my new computer?
A: The synchronization process between an iPod and iTunes on your computer is a one-way process. Apple designed it that way to discourage music piracy but it can be inconvenient especially when you have lost the original files on your PC [...]