bradKELLETT

I’ve seen some of the mobile technology related releases for CES, and I have to say that apart from one or two things, it is shaping up to be rather dull. There are probably going to be some nice things in other areas of the technology world, but for the areas that I cover I’m [...]

While I am infinitely happy with my position with MobileBurn, and I whole heartedly believe that online/digital media is the way of the future, I have been thinking lately of branching out and attempting to secure some freelance print media work. I will be relocating to the US in about a year’s time to deepen [...]

In one of the most ridiculous news items I have read in a long time, Stuff is reporting that the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA), which oversees secondary and tertiary qualifications in the country, will be allowing SMS-style ‘TXT TLK’ in exams this year. I have written about my concerns over school age children using [...]

Well, it finally happened. The chances of being burgled are fairly high these days, and let’s face it, I’ve had a pretty good run to not have been broken in to before. But last night it happened… Gone is, well, pretty much everything electronic in my apartment. Not only have I lost home entertainment items [...]

An issue was raised with me the other day about mobile phones for users with special needs, such as people with vision problems, hearing problems, and other such challenges. James Kendrick touches on the subject a little, but the solutions that he found are a little, well, poor. What I want to see is better [...]

One of the hardest parts of my job is remembering model numbers of handsets. For a long time, confusing numbering has been the norm, but finally some of the marketing folk that work with handset manufacturers are waking up to the fact that model names, rather than numbers, are the way to go. Samsung are [...]

The Be a Good Dad blog has made a very thoughtful response to my Cellphones and Children post, and in fact disagrees with me on one of the points I made. Be a Good Dad contends that SMS text messaging won’t ruin a child’s spelling and grammar skills, and will in actuality help them know [...]

James Kendrick points me to an interesting article on CNET UK about the average age of children when they get a mobile phone. The article states that a recent study shows that the average age of a child is expected to drop to five years old this year – while five years old does surprise [...]

Richard Querin, a long time member of my reading list, has made a very well thought out and constructive post in response to my post about the nature of blogging. Let me just say that said post was never meant to garner any attention, let alone such a lengthy and interesting response, which is something [...]

It is interesting to analyze how I go about blogging you know. For a long period now, I have had a complete writer’s block of sorts. Sure, I write my articles for MobileBurn, which I enjoy greatly, but I have been at a loss for anything to write about on a more personal note. It’s [...]