OK, I have got to say it, this is the Droid I didn’t know I was looking for. I was very excited to get the opportunity to look at Verizon’s new Droid phone. It is the first Android 2.0 device, and is made by Motorola. I hope to post more about this later, but wanted to give you my first impressions. … [visit site to read more]

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Tagged: Android, droid, verizon

First Look: Verizon’s Droid originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on October 28, 2009 at 12:34 pm.

Last month, news of two new Sony readers leaked when someone found repair manuals for new devices called the PRS-300 and the PRS-600.  Gadget sites were rife with speculation about these devices and when they’d be released.  Sony quickly confirmed that these new devices would be released at the end of August, and they even listed the Sony Pocket Edition (also known as the PRS-300, to use the old convention of using the model number as the name) and the Sony Touch Edition (PRS-600) for pre-order.  I’ve been a devoted Sony Reader user since the PRS-500, so I quickly placed a pre-order for the Touch in red.  On August 25, Sony officially announced the Touch and Pocket Edition readers, and SonyStyle started shipping the devices.  I received mine on August 27. … [visit site to read more]

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Tagged: ebook, Sony

Sony PRS-600 Touch Edition Reader Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on September 7, 2009 at 8:16 am.

The last time I read an ‘analog’ book, was… ummmm… Wow, I can’t even remember. I’ve been reading e-books on my PDAs and now smartphones for years now. I think the first device that I recall reading on was the Palm V. I love being able to carry a bookcase of books in my pocket. I didn’t purchase Amazon’s original Kindle, because I didn’t think it would be a device that I would carry around with me all the time like my smartphone. Then recently when Oprah featured the reader on her show and offered a $50 discount, Jeanne decided to buy one. I was very surprised because she has always turned her nose up to digital books in the past when I offered to put eReader on her Palm Zire 31. I almost bought one of my own after playing with hers, but I decided to wait for the Kindle 2. I’m glad that I did. … [visit site to read more]

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Tagged: ebook, Kindle, Reader

Amazon Kindle 2 Wireless E-book Reader Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on March 24, 2009 at 1:00 am.

Over the years, I’ve tried quite a few devices that allow you to watch and listen to your digital media through your television set. Some of these devices have included WiFi, some included hard drives, some required that you stream the content from a computer to the player and some required that you convert the content to a format that the player could handle. For one reason or another, I stopped using all of those devices except for the AppleTV. I really like the AppleTV’s user interface, but have never really liked the fact that I have to convert the files and then ’send’ them from my desktop computer to the AppleTV in the living room. I’m all about simplicity, and while the AppleTV comes close, it doesn’t quite get there. I think I’ve found a device that does get there tho. It’s the WD TV HD Media Player from Western Digital.

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Tagged: A/V, Audio, Device, Video

WD TV HD Media Player Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on December 8, 2008 at 1:00 pm.