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Mario delivers national weekly television segments for Comcast’s “Your Morning” and “Money Matters” and on WBAL-TV, a top ranked local NBC affiliate. He is a technology correspondent for National Public Radio heard on NPR’s Morning Edition and News and Notes programs. Armstrong’s oeuvre is rounded out with “Mario Armstrong’s Digital Spin” on XM radio, which he owns and distributes, and two regional technology talk shows named “The Digital Café” and “The Digital Spin”. Mario’s passion is to bridge the digital divide between the haves and the have-nots. To that end, Mario has delved into the world of social entrepreneurship by touring the nation and delivering an interactive showcase of technology and fun for youth called “Mario Armstrong’s Dream, Create, Go!.”™ The goal of this project is to morph kids from passive users of cell phones and laptops into the next generation of digital scientists and activists.

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Nokia 810

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

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Nokia 810

Nokia 810 helps new President-elect Obama shine in style

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WiMax It!

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

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WiMax It!

The name is called XOHM and many of you may still not know who that is BUT you should. XOHM is supplying the U.S. with WiMax (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) a wireless data system and Baltimore city (my hometown) became the 1st city in the US to launch this service. Check out the video [...]

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Google Android

Thursday, October 23, 2008

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Google Android

“Yes I called you a ‘droid’.” If you’re from the real deal, the first images that should come to mind are C3PO or R2D2! But that’s all changed now! Thanks to Google, my Star Wars memories are getting competition from Google’s new mobile operating system called “Android”. How many of you even know the dictionary [...]

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Is Apple out of touch with society?

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

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Is Apple out of touch with society?

By now you’ve probably heard about the new MacBook and MackBook Pro refresh from Apple. This week Apple had a press event at its Cupertino headquarters at which they launched some newly designed laptops. Laptops are a booming segment boosted by the need for more mobility and ‘always on’ wireless connectivity. However, another category called [...]

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Flip Video

Thursday, September 25, 2008

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Flip Video

How many times have you been out and about and missed a special moment that should have been captured on video? Or are you a blogger that needs to capture video to compliment your posts? Either way you should take a look at the FLIPvideo. This little handy digital video camera is perfect for those "wish I had my video camera" moments.

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Pulse Smartpen

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

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Pulse Smartpen

The Pulse smart pen is a pretty neat idea for those of you who take alot of notes. It's not always practical to take notes on a laptop (which is my preference) and in many meetings today I use the free audio editing software Audacity to capture the audio of my meetings on my MAC. This is very helpful but not very practical. My MAC battery life runs (well you know) pretty damn weak and sometimes I'd rather write than type. The Pulse smartpen has solved that problem.

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Fujitsu U2010

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

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Fujitsu U2010

Carrying the latest tech gets you noticed by admirers as well as haters. These days if you want to really blow people away with latest tech you have to go beyond carrying a US-based iPhone and travel overseas to Asia OR you can just logon to www.Dynamism.com and go online for some of the hottest electronics not yet available in US stores.

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Verizon V740 EVDO

Thursday, August 28, 2008

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Verizon V740 EVDO

As many of you know this year at the Democratic National Convention in Denver there are more bloggers than ever covering the happenings 24/7. However, in order for a blogger to really be successful covering a live event you absolutely need consistent internet access. Internet access and “live blogging” is a marriage kinda-like ‘turkey and swiss’ or ‘cherry and [...]

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Palm Treo Pro

Thursday, August 21, 2008

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Palm Treo Pro

I have to keep up with the countless announcements of new cellphones, in previous years this wasn’t so hard, nowadays forget it. Yesterday, Palm announced their newest model a windows based version called the Palm Treo Pro. I have personally recommend 3 different phones for people who need to get business done via phone. They [...]

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Slingbox

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

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Slingbox

Olympics are in full swing and hopefully you’ve had a chance to check out some of the contests. However, due to the time difference and the pure amount of 3600 hours of content it’s hard to keep up with it all. Unless of course you have a Slingbox. This “gotta have” gadget is great for [...]

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