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5 cool things we missed at CES 2015

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Michael Fisher

For us, every trade show starts with the same goal: we want to cover everything. Whether it’s the newest smartphone or the latest Bluetooth accessory, from the thinnest tablet to the chunkiest smartwatch – if it’s a piece of mobile gadgetry, we want to see it, film it, and share it with you.But at a show the size of CES 2015 (or “the 2015 International CES” if you want to be prissy about it) that’s not possible. Not even with a team of a hundred – and certainly not with a team of three.

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Pocketnow Weekly 047: Nokia EOS rumors, webOS sentimentalism, & a whole lotta outtakes

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Michael Fisher

Sometimes you get listener mail that asks how the band got together in the first place. Sometimes that happens the day after you drop some nostalgic sentimentalism all over the internet. Sometimes, simultaneously, there are some sweet, juicy rumors and leaks about a top-of-the-line camera phone with what looks like a moon crater on it. Sometimes you gotta put all that into a podcast with the original cadre of Pocketnow ‘casters, and see what comes out. All that, plus the longest outtake reel in the history of Pocketnow, more Nokia EOS rumors than you can shake a stick at, the ...

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Hello, old friend: Palm Pre throwback unboxing (Video)

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Michael Fisher

It’s been four years to the day that Palm’s would-be savior platform, webOS, launched to much hoopla with the original Pre. And though the days since have been dark ones indeed for the all-but-dead platform, we thought it would be nice to indulge our nostalgia on this, the anniversary day of “20090606,” with a Palm Pre unboxing. Fortunately, our own ...

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The Pocketnow Weekly Podcast, Episode 037

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Michael Fisher

We love us some new technology, and we certainly give it its fair shake on today’s episode of the Pocketnow Weekly. But every so often, you need to give a little lip-service to the tech of days gone by. The platforms and devices of yesteryear. That’s right: I’m talking about dead technology. It makes sense, then, that a man going by the twitter handle DeadTechnology is here to help us dust off those fond memories. In his inaugural visit to the Pocketnow Weekly, our own Adam Doud pulls back the veil of public apathy secrecy surrounding the phenomenon of the “webOS ...

The Fourth Platform: Is There Really Any Room for It?

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Michael Fisher

Let me hit you with some opinion, mobile fans. Let me ask you to consider the following hypothetical. This will require you to use your imagination. You ready? Okay, here goes: Big platforms aren’t cool. You know what’s cool? New platforms. Yes, I’m generalizing. Yes, I’m paraphrasing The Social Network‘s faux-Sean Parker to make a point. And no, I don’t really think that Android, iOS, and Windows Phone are somehow “uncool.” But they are kind of predictable … right? They’re “comfortable.” They do what we want them to ...

Can LG be the Company that Finally Saves webOS?

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Taylor Martin

Call me bitter, but I’m not happy. Anyone who ever had hopes of success for the awesome platform that never was likely has the same sour taste in their mouth. Originally developed by Palm (before it tanked, of course), webOS was easily one of the brightest mobile operating systems to enter the scene in 2009. Its interface was fresh, intuitive and gorgeous. Even the hardware was unique. (Personally, I loved the design of the original Pre, even though the keyboard was awful and the device itself was on the small side.) Fast ...