Bank of America’s new ATMs are a step forward. First, they’re lit up better. Second, they don’t require envelopes for deposits anymore: you can slide your checks directly into the ATM and it will automatically scan and attempt OCR on the check. This means when you deposit a check that was printed in a machine-readable [...]
Why I Don’t Have a Mobile Device
Monday, August 1, 2005
A lot of people have Palm handhelds, Blackberry devices, or one of the multitude of other mobile gadgets, but I don’t. People who are in the business of staying organized and being efficient (two things I love and strive for) preach the necessity of such mobile assistants, yet I strongly resist the trend. Why?
I’ve tried [...]
Electronic Lusting
Saturday, April 16, 2005
Even though I have only recently acquired the new Sony Ericsson S710a cell phone (pictured left), I already found the smaller, faster, better successor. Meet the W800i:
Some of the best features in this phone are:
It’s white and orange–a refreshing change from the silver and black of the past.
It’s small like the old T616 and T637. [...]