The Dive Closet http://divecloset.com Tech Gadgets for the Diver Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:05:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 Cradlepoint MBR1000 Mobile Broadband Router http://divecloset.com/?p=10 http://divecloset.com/?p=10#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:05:35 +0000 admin http://divecloset.com/?p=10 On several dive expeditions I’ve taken, particularly off the coast of Catalina island in Southern California, I’ve had the opportunity to use my Cradlepoint MBR1000 to connect to my work email and to manage the health of my websites.  It is a simple router that I can just use with my Verizon USB 3G modem.  It takes the 3G signal coming off of the nearby cell towers and converts it into a wifi signal that me and my buddies can use.

There are several mobile broadband routers and not all of them are right for everyone.  Some take different types of modems, others work with different cell carriers.  I’d recommend you read this article about the mbr1000.

]]> http://divecloset.com/?feed=rss2&p=10 Palm Pre Review http://divecloset.com/?p=5 http://divecloset.com/?p=5#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:58:21 +0000 admin http://divecloset.com/?p=5 If you’re into diving and you are with Sprint, I highly recommend you at least check out the Palm Pre.  You can also go to this site for palm pre reviews and a look at webOS, the palm pre keyboard, the palm pre gesture area, and tips on how to sync the Palm Pre calendar, the sync Palm Pre contacts from outlook tied to microsoft exchange server, and also sync outlook email with the Palm Pre.

One of the great things about the Palm Pre is that it has all of the features of the iPhone, but on Sprint I only pay 69.99.  This plan includes 450 minutes, and unlimited everything else (it’s the cheapest plan you can get with the Palm Pre).  It also has a really great 3 megapixel camera that you can use to take pictures and then immediately sync with your Facebook account to upload the photo, while geo-tagging where you are with the GPS and upload the photo to mark where the location was.  How awesome is that?

I also love that you can sync calendar events instantly with Microsoft Exchange server outlook and facebook (and google if you have one of those accounts).  It’s by far the most advanced phone I’ve ever had and arguably the most advanced phone there is on the market.  I mean the iPhone is pretty advanced and a lot of people have already written apps for it, but it can’t copy and paste.  What’s with that?  It can’t multi-task yet either, which I find to be quite handy.

]]> http://divecloset.com/?feed=rss2&p=5 Get a Cell Signal on your Dive Boat http://divecloset.com/?p=3 http://divecloset.com/?p=3#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:45:20 +0000 admin http://divecloset.com/?p=3 So you’re out in a boat doing a dive, and you start to feel anxiety because you know that if anything goes wrong, you’ll need to call 911, but the cell signal is too weak!  There’s a solution to this problem.

There is a cell phone booster system designed by wilson electronics to help.  It includes a giant outdoor antenna designed to withstand all sorts of weather, a dual band amplifier, and an antenna to broadcast the signal to your phone.

If you’re thinking you want another system that isn’t so powerful, maybe for your home office or your bedroom, you can try a zboost cell phone booster which go for a couple hundred bucks less.

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