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Mobile Ministry Opportunities

by cdsmythe on 03. Apr, 2010 in Technologies

Campbell and others in the MAF Learning Technologies team (www.maflt.org) are exploring how to take advantage of mobile phones in ministry. In Papua New Guinea, Arnhem Land and Bangladesh mobile phones are very common with phone companies providing cheap, basic handsets in order to build their customer base.  In Bangladesh it is very common for [...]

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Bible Navigator X

by cdsmythe on 28. Mar, 2010 in Technologies

At BibleTech 2010 I attended a presentation from Aaron Linne (from B&H Publishing) who presented the Bible Navigator X – a Bible reader for the X Box 360 – not only is it the first Bible for the XBox 360 – it’s also the first book……. Bible Navigator X includes a complete HCSB Bible, has [...]

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Smythe Family iPad…

by cdsmythe on 20. Mar, 2010 in Technologies

……………………no we dont have one, havent ordered one, but do we want one?  Probably, not sure yet.  It seems to be a device totally geared to consuming information. Movies, emails, friend information.  Apple’s hype and marketing department are doing a better job than Bill Gates ever did with tablet computing, seeming to focus more on [...]

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Save some trees – LCD Boogie Board

by cdsmythe on 17. Mar, 2010 in Technologies

We’re a normal family – when it comes to leaving notes for each other it’s always a mission to find a pen that works and then a piece of paper to write that message down or shopping trolley filler.  Thats why the Boogie Board got my attention. With a writing space about the size of [...]

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Radio gets the message through in Somalia

by cdsmythe on 16. Mar, 2010 in Technologies

Somalia (MNN) ― Somalia is almost exclusively Sunni Muslim, with less than one percent of the population Christian. Lee DeYoung with Words of Hope says they beam hope in. “The wonderful message of Jesus Christ is unknown to most Somalis. The Gospel radio programs are a lifeline in very troubled times.” Somalia ranks fourth on [...]

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Solar Charging Case for iPhone

by admin on 12. Mar, 2010 in Technologies

Novothink is selling an iPhone case called the “Surge” which has a built in solar panel able to recharge your device using solar energy.  If your phone is fully charged then the energy is stored into the Surge’s internal battery. The Surge internal battery can also be charged from a USB computer connection. The Surge [...]

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Solar Powered Speakers

by cdsmythe on 28. Feb, 2010 in Technologies

Out in the bush it can be difficult to scoot up to the local shop and pick up some batteries – and while solar-rechargers are available to rejuice those rechargable batteries, how good could this product be….. Coming out around March 2010 from Landport are a set of solar powered speakers. The speakers weigh 290grams, [...]

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iPhone Cricket App Released

by cdsmythe on 27. Nov, 2009 in Technologies

I’ve tried a handful of free cricket apps on the iPhone but here’s the latest one, made available by Vodafone and 3. Unfortunately Im on an Optus plan so I wont be able to watch the live TV feed which is only provided by Channel Nine to Vodfone or 3 mobile customers who can pay $2.50 per [...]

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