Recognizing the growing public need for mobile technology news, "techADDICTION" co-hosts James Kendrick and Kevin C. Tofel add another mobile device expert. David Ciccone of the leading iPAQ enthusiast site, "Dave’s iPAQ", joins the three-person bi-weekly show now known as "MobileTechRoundup" (MoTR).

Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB via PR Web Direct) October 28, 2005 — Currently enjoying an audience of tens of thousands around the world, the "techADDICTION" podcast is adding a third host, increasing the frequency of shows and re-launching independently as the "MobileTechRoundup" show. David Ciccone, owner and editor of the Dave’s iPAQ website, joins "techADDICTION" co-hosts James Kendrick and Kevin C. Tofel for the new "MobileTechRoundup Podcast". The three mobile technology experts will record and release two 30-minute shows each week, starting with the inaugural episode on November 1, 2005.

"People are more connected and more mobile than ever," says co-host Kevin C. Tofel. "Our goal with the new show and additional host is to bring a broader perspective on mobile technology. The public is already riding the technology curve as more people utilize mobile devices everyday, ranging from cell- and SmartPhones, Personal Digital Assistants, Tablet PC’s, iPods and numerous other small but powerful devices. Our goal is to educate and entertain our listeners by providing timely news, commentary, tips, tricks and product reviews to maximize the benefits of mobile technology."

James Kendrick offers this insight about the MoTR Podcast: "The addition of Dave Ciccone to the show is very exciting and I am thrilled. MoTR will be an informative podcast covering all facets of mobile technology with a humorous delivery by the three hosts. Kevin, Dave and I don’t just talk about gadgets and mobile tech; we show how they can be used in innovative ways to make the listener’s life a little easier. Most gadget consumers have limited budgets and on MoTR we tell listeners what works and more importantly what doesn’t, so if we save listeners some of their hard earned money, we’ve done our jobs."

In addition to the show launch, "MobileTechRoundup" is proud to announce an advertising partnership with Battery Geek, Inc. Battery Geek, Inc. becomes the first sponsor of the new podcast, which will feature ads and product reviews of the company’s external battery technology.

For additional information on the new mobile technology podcast visit http://mobiletechroundup.com/.

About "MobileTechRoundup":

MobileTechRoundup is a bi-weekly podcast devoted to educating consumers about mobile technologies and best practices for using those technologies.

Contact:

Kevin C. Tofel
Tel: 215-913-3347

About Battery Geek Inc.

Battery Geek Inc. specializes in super long life external portable lithium ion rechargeable battery packs for laptops, portable DVD players, iPods, Sony PSPs, cell phones and many other portable electronic devices. They offer a distinctive ultra high density lithium ion battery technology featuring very long run times at reasonable prices. They also offer a free battery audit service on their website to try and help consumers select the right battery model for their personalized requirements. For further information, please visit http://www.batterygeek.net .

Contact:

Melissa Badillo
Tel: 306-791-5138

The techADDICTION Show #22 (MP3 – 15.8MB – 46min)

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Welcome back to techADDICTION #22- Kevin and I talk about mobile goodness from all walks of the tech world. This show had a TA first with a correction for something we said in error on the last show. JK is stalking Robin Williams, Kevin won’t say how his day is going and both of us are scratching our heads over the PalmSource deal. Enjoy the show and leave cards and letters on the blog and don’t forget to leave us a message on the techADDICTION Skype line.

00:00 Intro- James Kendrick & Kevin Tofel

Kevin’s blogging his typical day (he thinks we care so just go along with him on this)
iPod Nano error

04:20 Access buys PalmSource

Windows Mobile Treo

09:00 Sprint PCS Vision Smart Device

15:25 GeekPod 100 from batterygeek.net

21:00 Message from The Media Center Show

22:00 Fujitsu P1510D- now with Tablet Edition

Pictures on TabletPC 2

31:10 PocketPDF

34:30 Skype calls

Tim from Japan loves techADDICTION
Garry from Ohio teaches his wife how to use Skype
Len from Connecticut with backup advice

45:00 Wrap up

The techADDICTION Show #21 (MP3 – 17.2MB – 50min)

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What a great show as Kevin and I had an Apple session with discussion of Apple’s recent announcements of the nano, RoKR phone, and Harry Potter comes to iTunes. If you can afford it, that is. WiFi cameras, backup solutions and Ian Dixon on Channel 9. It’s all here on techADDICTION. Comments welcome and call the Skype line as we love to hear from you. Enjoy the show!

00:00 Intro- James Kendrick & Kevin Tofel

Apple’s big announcements

iPod nano & Motorola RoKR phone

10:40 Harry Potter comes to iTunes if you can afford it

15:30 FreeWallet

17:30 Migo on the iPod update

25:30 Message from The Media Center Show

26:10 Ian Dixon on Channel 9

27:30 Hit and run accident

29:50 Kevin’s Toyota Highlander Hybrid

36:45 Fastora ExBoot

39:00 Backup tips

Karen’s Replicator
SyncToy

44:10 Nikon’s WiFi cameras

Nikon Coolpix S4- 10x optical zoom

48:50 Wrap up

The techADDICTION Show #20 (MP3 – 18.4MB – 53:54 min)

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We’ve taken a two week summer vacation, but we’re back and we’re not alone! Joining us today is Steven Hughes from Boston Pocket PC.com! Listen in as Steven shares his extensive list of gear, as well as his thoughts on different mobile technologies. See if you can guess what Steven does for a living and listen carefully to learn the secret he uses to save up for the next mobile device! We round out the show with some Xbox 360 chatter as well as Steven’s thoughts on the OQO and other portables.

Don’t forget to leave your comments on our Skype line and to add us to iTunes!

The techADDICTION Show #19 (MP3 – 20.6MB – 59:50 min)

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Join us for a delicious, tasty start to our 19th show! Well, you have to hear the intro to understand that. We recap the updates since our customer service episode last week and then jump right into the mobile tech. There’s something for everyone as we discuss Apple’s iPod helping Microsoft get richer, leaking HP PDA’s, computers with soul, PSP enhancements and more! As an added bonus, we play the full version of our intro music, “Konundrums”, courtesy of One-Egg-Ticket! Don’t forget to leave your comments on our Skype line and to add us to iTunes!

00:00 Intro – Crunchy tech on the outside and chewy mobile goodness on the inside!

02:00 Follow up on our Plantronics and Toshiba customer service issues.

10:30 Does Apple owe Microsoft tons of money for a patent on audio playlists?

16:30 Will Google be selling iTunes music?

18:00 Plug your USB or other flash media into your car stereo.

20:00 HP hw6700 Mobile Messenger leaks, er, is leaked in the UK with a mini-SD slot.

26:00 Message from The Podcast Network followed by a full play of “Konundrums” by One-Egg-Ticket! OET Rocks!!!

30:00 IBM announces a new product that has soul. We like! We like!!

36:15 I go, you go, Migo. Carry your computing environment on your iPod or USB drive.

39:45 Sony’s PSP 2.0 upgrade. Where is it? What does it have? Where’s the e-mail and the viruses?

44:45 Freeware for the Pocket PC. Need a shopping list? How about best price searches and coupon codes? Yeah, we’ve got that.

46:30 Need a taxi in the UK? We tell you how to get one quicker using what else: mobile technology.

48:00 What screens does the Opera browser work with? All of them!

50:30 Skype VoiceMails! One from Len in CT (via EVDO in a moving car) and one from James?!?! James uses Bluetooth with Skype Headset.

58:00 Wrap up

The techADDICTION Show #18 (MP3 – 16.2MB – 47min)

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It’s show #18 and Kevin and James are mad as hell and not going to take it anymore! This show is ranting and raving about problems with devices, poor customer support and a good example how to lose customers. Seriously, we have two bad Plantronics headsets, one dead Toshiba optical drive, and countless bad Intel wireless chipsets. Sounds like a rough one so buckle up and get ready for a wild ride.

NOTE: The audio file link is working now for those who had problems before.  Sorry for the inconvenience- it’s what I get for uploading it at 1 am.

00:00 Intro- Kevin Tofel & James Kendrick (theme music by One Egg Ticket)

02:45 Ranting about Plantronic headsets

DSP-400 – Two dead (and counting)
Broken headset and a Super Bowl XXXVIII baseball cap

14:45 Toshiba M200 pen problem

18:30 Message from The Podcast Network

19:15 Toshiba optical drive problem

27:00 Customer service is king

28:30 Intel Pro/SET Wireless problem

Rob Bushway’s Motion LE1600 WiFi problem
HP W500 Wireless upgrade

42:00 Microsoft SyncToy

45:30 Wrap up

The techADDICTION Show #17 (MP3 – 16.1MB – 47min)

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You are looking at techADDICTION #17, the show for those who can’t get enough of gadgets and mobile devices. Kevin and I have a good conversation about mobile power options, Internet appliances, Bluetooth stereo headsets and cool Konfabulator widgets (or is it Yahoo! widgets?). Join us and feel the geek love.   Thanks to One Egg Ticket for the sweet theme music!

00:00 Intro- James Kendrick & Kevin Tofel

01:45 Tekkeon portable battery pack

05:45 AquaPad+

Pepper Pad
Linspire notebook from Walmart

11:05 Konfabulator goes Yahoo!

systemDashboard widgets

16:00 Avant Go upgraded

20:25 Fujitsu LifeBook P1510 confirmed

Motion LS800

25:20 Motorola Q

30:45 Computer-on-a-stick

distrowatch.com

35:30 Security mouse

37:40 Plantronics DSP-400 headset

Plantronics Pulsar 590 Bluetooth stereo headset

42:15 Sony updating the U?

44:00 Vote for Dave’s Podcast for the Podcast awards!

Watch for an announcement from techADDICTION soon

46:00 Wrap up

The techADDICTION Show #16 (MP3 – 15.2MB – 44min)

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Welcome to techADDICTION Show #16! Kevin and I had just started recording the show when I noticed Josh Bancroft of Tinyscreenfuls fame was online on Skype and he graciously agreed to come on the show for a while. We have a great conversation about all sorts of mobile gadgets and EVDO and other great stuff. Josh spends a good 15 minutes or so and we want to thank him for coming on the show. You should check out his blog and podcast right now! After Josh leaves us to eat dinner Kevin and I have a chat about synchronizing large contact databases with a Windows Mobile device and mention a couple of programs for blogging from your Pocket PC. Enjoy the show and leave us feedback!

00:00 Intro- Kevin Tofel & James Kendrick

LG vx8100 EVDO phone on Verizon

05:00 Josh Bancroft of Tinyscreenfuls.com & the TinyPodcast

Portable Media Center or Pocket PC?
Lenovo ThinkPad X41 Tablet PC
Toshiba M200 Tablet PC
Josh is going to get a Samsung i730 EVDO Pocket PC Phone Edition
Dave’s iPAQ has a workaround for the Verizon cripple Bluetooth stack

24:00 Message from The Podcast Network

25:10 Chapura PocketMirror

33:20 PocketBlogger

Kevin steals WiFi at the dentist office and then tells them to lock down the network

35:55 Pocket Sharp MT

37:45 Bradcast- using ink without a Tablet PC

42:00 Wrap up- call the techADDICTION Skype line or leave comments or email us!

The techADDICTION Show #15 (MP3 – 21.5MB – 62min)

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Kevin and I used a completely different audio setup to record this show to go along with a different format to the show. Nothing like shaking it all up at once. This week we open up our respective gadget bags and talk about what we use every day and why. From Kevin’s stylish attache case to my Booq bag we cover it all. Join us for a trip through our gear and enjoy the show! You may even learn how to hide gadget purchases from your Significant Other. We get interrupted by Dave Ciccone who IMs Kevin from his Samsung i730 EVDO which is a cheap way to get into our podcast. Just kidding Dave. Dave has an audio file on his site for anyone wondering what the quality of EVDO Skyping sounds like. We round out the show with some great techADDICTION Skype line messages- thanks Jason, Paul and Phillip. A big shout out to One Egg Ticket for the sweet theme music!

NOTE: the clacking sound that happens occasionally was Kevin multitasking, not realizing everybody could hear his key clicking.

ANOTHER NOTE: due to time constraints I could not run down all the following links so you’ll have to Google them for yourself. Sorry.

Kevin’s gear

Attache case (what kind of gadget bag is that? Geek points -25)
Toshiba M205 Tablet PC
Dell Axim x50v Pocket PC
Motorola HS820 Bluetooth headset
Sena PPC case (no belt clip. Geek points -25)
Creative Muvo MP3 player (only 64 MB. Geek points -15)
Verizon EVDO Sierra Wireless PC5500 PC Card
Plantronics DSP-400 USB headset
Earbuds
Old LG cellphone
Dell DJ MP3 player (15 GB)
Rolls MX44 portable mixer (Geek points +35)
Two Audiotechnica AT35C Lavalier microphones (Geek points +20)
Abacus SPOT watch (Geek points +100)

James’ gear

Booq Boa XS backpack
HP tc1100 Tablet PC
Piel Frama Portfolio
Additional HP battery
Cross Executive Pen-enabled Tablet PC pen with eraser
Fellowes PDA Perfect Clean cloth
Verizon EVDO Merlin v620 PC Card
iPod 40 GB
Sony Fontopia earbuds
IOGear Bluetooth Mini Mouse
Soundmax SuperBeam dual array microphone
Motorola v710 Bluetooth cell phone
Canon i70 portable ink jet printer with battery
Toshiba e805 Pocket PC

(stuff I forgot to mention)
Creative Muvo MP3 player (128 MB)
Moleskine- small notebook

The techADDICTION Show #14 (MP3 – 21.1MB – 61min)

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Kevin and I are happy to present this 14th edition of techADDICTION, the podcast all about mobile gadgety techno-geek stuff. In today’s show we talk about the Handango Partner Summit I recently attended in Miami and recap my impressions while they are fresh still in my mind. In this show we talk about no fewer than ten different mobile gadgets, analyze the ringtone business and respond to some good email and Skype calls. Enjoy the show and tell us what you think on the techADDICTION Skype line. Thanks to One Egg Ticket for the sweet theme music!

00:00 Intro- Kevin Tofel & James Kendrick

01:45 Impressions of the Handango Partner Summit

Frank Gocinski spreads Tablet love at the Summit
Motion LE1600; Sahara i213; HP tc4200; HTC Universal; Blackberry 7100t; 7250
Diane Dumas’ Motorola Razr; Hal Goldstein, Publisher of Pocket PC Magazine

21:15 Ringtones are big business

Mobile TV will be huge

26:30 Intermission message from The Podcast Network

27:45 Broadband phones

RazrBerry?
How fast is EDGE? (70 – 135 kbps)
JK sent Kevin his dongle, someone steals it!
Samsung i730
Big screens for big pipes

40:50 Recyclable WiFi

43:00 Sony Cybershot DSC-T7

45:15 Emails and Skype calls

David wants to run two browsers
Where’s Paul Manoogian?
Phillip from the UK makes his first Skype call ever to techADDICTION
Al from Rhode Island tells us about Yahoo Messenger beta with voice
techADDICTION groupie at the Handango Summit
Paul from London Skypes from his Pocket PC

59:10 Wrap up

The techADDICTION Show #13 (MP3 – 19.6MB – 57min)

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It’s #13 for techADDICTION, but unlucky for Kevin as his practical joke on James backfires in the first two minutes of the show! Prepare yourself for mobility galore as the technical twosome cover topics such as faster WiFi on a chip, flexible display units, and Microsoft’s newest approach against software piracy. Not only does the dynamic duo fit a Skype VM in the show, but they take two e-mails as well! Is this the beginning of a new technical “help and how-to” series? Will Kevin ever disconnect his EVDO modem and see his family again? Can James sneak on as an extra to CSI: Miami during his trip next week? Listen in you mobile mavens and learn the answers to these questions and MORE in episode #13!

00:00 Intro – Kevin Tofel by himself? No, James is here too.

02:00 Everyday is Father’s Day!

02:30 Words to live by: “Mobile Broadband” (with Verizon EVDO). Good to have if tree-trimmers take out your power lines!

05:00 Intel adds another on-board letter to 802.11. “n” is coming soon on a single chip.

10:00 James wants WiMax from WalMart.

11:30 Canada welcomes XM and Sirius satellite radio! Ok, you hosers, get yer music, eh?

13:00 Is Kevin pirating satellite radio?!?!?

16:00 Samsung’s new 5 megapixel cameraphone has EVDO and proves that convergence can work. Model: SPH-V7800

17:30 Kevin believes that Samsung is an “up and comer” for consumer electronics. 50 new phones to be introduced this year from Samsung!

19:00 CVS introduces a disposable camcorder. 20 minutes of audio and video delivered to you on a DVD in 30 minutes.

22:00 Intermission – The Podcast Network

23:10 James brings us up to speed on flexible displays and why he thinks they may never deliver usable functionality. Can they meet the “hype”?

30:30 Kevin has misspelled too many blog posts, so he’s looking into IE Spell for IE and Spellbound for Mozilla.

34:40 Google’s Mobile Web index; for those who prefer a smaller screen! On sale now for……FREE!

36:15 James’s mouse has no wire. Neither do any in the PC Mag Notebook Mice roundup.

38:44 Skype VM from Paul in Manchester, UK. Great RSS and podcast aggregator for Palm called QuickNews. Where is Paul Manoogian, our roving Palm correspondent?

42:00 E-mail from Tony. What dedicated eBook readers are out there? We give three options: the Cybook, the Librie, and the eBookwise 1150.

46:15 E-mail from Ross. Bought a new 200GB hard drive, but would like to transfer applications, settings and data to the new drive. How can this be done? Plenty of options abound, many of which we discuss are covered in a recent PC Magazine article. James prefers the AlohaBob solution just because of the name.

51:20 James has “hard drive size envy”.

53:00 Microsoft’s new plan to combat software piracy: photon torpedos!

54:00 Look out Miami, James is on his way complete with mobile gear in his booq bag.

56:00 Wrap up

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Tech talk, mergers, and hybrids, oh my! Follow Kevin and me as we take another trip through the world of gadgets and you will almost hear the silence of Kevin’s hybrid engine. Should Yahoo buy Skype? Apple license the Mac OS? Or is all of this just a pain in the butt neck? Tune in for the scoop on all these issues before it’s too late! Don’t forget the comments and suggestions – we do listen to you!  Original music courtesy of One Egg Ticket.

00:00 Intro – James Kendrick and Kevin Tofel

01:20 Skype and Yahoo sitting in a tree

06:50 SanDisk SD/ USB card

10:00 Apple and Intel

I, Cringely

16:50 Kevin orders a Toyota Highlander Hybrid

Microsoft Streets & Trips with GPS
Tom Tom GPS

21:45 Intermission – The Podcast Network

23:00 Card Export II

26:40 LifeDrive slowdown

28:10 Seagate 160 GB 2.5 inch hard drive

31:30 Laptop users and RSI

35:20 techADDICTlON Skype messages

Peter on Puppy Linux
Linux User Show on The Podcast Network
Ian Dixon on SideWindow
MaxiVista
Media Center Show on The Podcast Network
Ed (from El Paso?) on PodProducer
Ed, where’s your podcast? We want to listen to it.
Feedburner

52:10 Wrap up

The techADDICTION Show #011 (MP3 – 16.7MB – 48min 42sec)

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Welcome to techADDICTION Show #11 where the tech talk flies fast and furious. Find out if Bluetooth is safe, how many gadgets can you put in your pants, how to get HDTV to go, how to Skype your Outlook contacts, and where to get a cheap Linux PDA. Enjoy techADDICTION and be sure and give us your comments on the blog or you can call the techADDICTION Skype line and even be on the show!

00:00 Intro- Kevin Tofel and James Kendrick

01:45 Apple disses IBM, gets in bed with Intel

07:50 SpeakWire- is it autocasting?

RSS feeds for the vision impaired

11:25 100 GB in your shirt pocket

15:30 Primetime Podcast Receiver (PPR)

Kevin invents podcatchers

19:40 Intermissioning

21:10 Is Bluetooth safe?

Kevin wants his dongle

27:30 Neuros MPEG-4 digital video recorder

Kevin has small hands and we know what that means

33:40 FusionHDTV USB

37:30 Skype for Outlook

42:20 Sharp Zaurus SL-5500 for $165

44:55 Logitech QuickCam for Notebooks reviewed

47:00 Wrapup

The techADDICTION Show #010- 29th May 2005 (46min 22sec)
MP3 – 15.9Mb

Show #10 is chock full of insightful commentary from our intrepid co-hosts James Kendrick and Kevin Tofel and you don’t want to miss it. Interesting topics from podcasts in iTunes to practicing safe computing are the rage in this show and there is also a great question posed to JK and KT that makes them think for a change. Hope you enjoy the show and as always, we love feedback so leave your thoughts, comments, suggestions and even gripes here on the blog or on the techADDICTION Skype line.

PS. I tried a new external microphone for this show and the JK audio is not quite up to par so I apologize for that. Guess it’s back to the headset from now on.

00:00 Intro- James Kendrick and Kevin Tofel

Kevin wants to be the Latvian idol

01:35 Kevin is interviewed on the Philly NBC news

02:20 iTunes 4.9 upcoming podcast support

iTunes plays most unprotected music, not just Apple’s format
techADDICTION on iTunes?

07:35 Windows Mobile RSS readers (free!)

pRSSreader
FeederReader does podcasts
Thanks Dave Winer for RSS

11:40 PalmOne LifeDrive Mobile Manager

Soon to be just Palm ($30 million lighter)

16:40 Samsung Flash-based hard drives

Good power savings
Fast transfer rates
16 GB
Kevin doesn’t like math
Digital cameras will love these

21:10 Message from The Podcast Network

22:35 Sena PDA case

Kevin loves his Dell Sena case
Steal Kevin’s PDA, get an extra bonus

26:25 Piel Frama HP tc1100 portfolio case

Practice safe computing, if you whip it out, cover it
Kevin is speechless for the very first time

28:10 IOGear Bluetooth Portable Mouse

Kevin needs Bluetooth, JK to the rescue with a dongle

32:00 techADDICTION Skype line call

Ian from the Isle of Wight poses a thought provoking question to JK & KT
KT wants standardized DRM
JK wants speech command and control on mobile devices

44:40 Podcast To Troops

Leave messages of encouragement for military personnel serving abroad

45:55 Wrap up