Add a comment August 18th, 2008 by PhoneBoy
My post on JaikuSpot for Windows Mobile caught the attention of the Carnival of the Mobilists and was featured on CoM #137, this week hosted on Mobile Jones.
I’ve heard the name mentioned in the blogosphere, but I never really knew what it was until I got mentioned and looked into it. In short, it is a summary of the previous week’s top posts on mobile-related topics. The carnival is written by different people each week and moves from site to site. There is an aggregator site set up, but it primarily points to the articles on the different host sites.
It’s an interesting concept, for sure–one I intend to follow. Next week, the carnival moves to MobHappy.
Add a comment August 11th, 2008 by PhoneBoy
If you access joyofgadgets.com from a mobile phone, you should automatically be presented with a mobile-friendly version of the site. If for some reason, that detection fails, you can also manually get into mobile mode by entering one of the following URLs:
- http://joyofgadgets.com/m
- http://mippin.com/joyofgadgets
Both URLs provide a different experience. The one I provide natively on joyofgadgets.com is done via WordPress Mobile. The /m forces the site into mobile mode in case auto-detection does not work.
The Mippin version is a little different as it uses RSS feeds to make a mobile version of my site. It also puts out bite-sized chunks of pages making it easier to read on less capable phones.
Anyway, try both versions and let me know what you think.
1 Comment August 1st, 2008 by PhoneBoy
While writing for a blog network on their gadget blog, I got the idea to do my own blog on the subject. I reserved a domain name and went on my merry way. Shortly after leaving that network, I decided to give it a go.
There are a lot of gadget blogs out there that can write 50 posts a day. This won’t be not one of those blogs, instead opting for 3 to 5 posts a week. While I occassionally will cover something all gadget blogs cover, I am trying to find the more interesting items that not everyone is covering.
What are gadgets? While I certainly will cover electronic items of all shapes and sizes, being electric isn’t a prerequisite. It just has to do something useful, possibly in a new and different way, or in a different form factor.
The blog is getting off the ground, so expect drastic changes in the short term. Content is forthcoming and will be added as tiime progresses.
