PocketMac has a long history of useful applications, and now they offer a tool to help you recover a lost Smartphone- Blackberry ER. Considering how much personal info there is on the typical Blackberry, this is potentially a very handy tool. … [visit site to read more]

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Tagged: Backup

Blackberry ER: A Recovery Utility originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on November 8, 2009 at 12:30 pm.

Finally, the review. I have spent just over a week with this app phone, and I have really enjoyed it. I am a current G1 user, so I came to the phone already familiar with the Android OS. It was interesting to talk with a number of folks who are new to Android to get there impressions.

This is going to be a little obsessive and detailed, so settle in. If somehow it is not enough, you can always review the previous posts in this series. … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Android related

Tagged: Android, droid, Motorola

The Motorola Droid on Verizon Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on November 8, 2009 at 10:36 am.

Do you shoot movies with your iPhone or the latest iPod Nano, but end up deleting them because they look like they were filmed by someone with extremely shaky hands? The iSteady comes to your rescue. It’s a folding metal holder that will hold either device and stabilize it to … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear, News, Spotlight Gadgets, iPhone related

Tagged: iPhone, Video

Use your iPhone or iPod Nano to become the next Spielberg originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on November 8, 2009 at 12:50 am.

KOR ONE water bottles are BPA free 25 ounce bottles with flip top lids, threadless spouts and are dishwasher safe. An added benefit is the fact that a portion of the sales from each bottle are donated to select water related causes such as the Wetlands Initiative, Marine Research … [visit site to read more]

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Tagged: Bottles

Reusable water bottles that look stylish and benefit causes – KOR ONE originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on November 8, 2009 at 12:07 am.

Check out this cute little robot keychain from TOKYObay. This one is the DJ. He is only 1.5″ tall, functions as an analog clock on a keyring and has moveable arms. He comes in gift packaging and a variety of colors. I reviewed one of the visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: News, Spotlight Gadgets, Watches and Clocks

Tagged: Robots, Watches and Clocks

New TOKYObay Tokibot mini robots originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on November 7, 2009 at 6:03 pm.

The LogicBUY deal of the day is for a $225 savings on an HP Pavilion dv4t Laptop. Plus a FREE upgrade to 3GB DDR3 RAM, FREE 320GB Hard Drive upgrade, 50% off 4GB RAM, and FREE shipping. Windows 7 64-bit … [visit site to read more]

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Tagged: Deal of the Day

Deal of the Day – $150 off + $75 Coupon HP Pavilion dv4t 14.1in Laptop with Windows 7 originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on November 7, 2009 at 5:23 pm.

At first glance Cornfield Electronics’ Trip Glasses look like a throwback to the X-Ray specs offered in the back pages of comic books.  Despite cartoons showcasing the lascivious properties of the specs, they didn’t actually do anything, whereas Trip Glasses purport to bring the user on a crazy head trip.  It’s not called a “brain machine” just for kicks!  When the glasses are on and activated, dual tones play out of the attached headphones while red lights repeatedly flashes in the lenses of the glasses.  These combined stimuli are supposed to cause your brain to see images and colors as well as relax your entire body.  But does it really work?  More on that in a bit. … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Geek Toys

Tagged: binaural, Geek toys

Trip Glasses Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on November 7, 2009 at 11:59 am.

The Sungale Cyberus ID700WTA “Smart Info Engine” claims to be the 1st and only universal portable media player device that offers a large 7″ (800 x 480) LCD color screen and a user friendly touch-screen interface that allows instant one-touch access to read eBooks, watch movies and streaming video, upload, view and manipulate digital photos, listen to music, and take advantage of Wi-Fi applications such as current weather report by zip code, RSS feeds for news updates, real-time stock quotes, and more. Hmmm, I thought the iPhone and iPod Touch could do all those things? Oh yeah, they don’t have a 7″ display. The Cyberus will be available from Amazon for $279. I think I”ll stick with my iPhone. … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear, News, Spotlight Gadgets, eBook Readers and Gear

Tagged: eBook reader

Everyone wants on the eReader bandwagon – Cyberus Smart Info Engine originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on November 6, 2009 at 1:39 pm.

Have you been drooling over Bryan’s coverage of the Motorola DROID and want to buy one of your own, but don’t have the $’s? I have a possible solution for you. Use visit site to read more]

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iDon’t Pay for Droid – Cash for Clunkers (I mean phones) FlipSwap Service originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on November 6, 2009 at 12:13 pm.

If you’re a real tight-wad, here’s a lamp that will make you smile. It’s an LED lamp that is powered by your phone line. If you’re scratching your head in confusion, you must not know that phone lines carry a low level of electricity. That’s why you’re analog phones work even when the power goes out. This 8 … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: News, Spotlight Gadgets

Tagged: LED

LED lamp that runs on free (kinda) power originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on November 6, 2009 at 9:51 am.

Before I kick off, full disclosure; I’m a fan! A fan of Tom Bihn and nearly everything that comes out of their Seattle factory. I bought my first Tom Bihn bag in 2002, an Empire Builder, and shortly after bought the Brain Bag. These were painfully expensive at the time, but when I eventually sold them I got a re-sale price that I’d never get from lesser bags. So the total cost was not so bad. Also, the functionality; the features and benefits; and the incredible build-quality loaded into every case made the expense worthwhile. … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Travel Gear

Tagged: Bag

Tom Bihn Tri-Star Travel Bag and Accessories Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on November 6, 2009 at 7:00 am.

The LogicBUY deal of the day is for a Samsung 2494SW 24-inch 1080p LCD Monitor ($260 value) + Logitech Desktop MK300 Wireless Keyboard & Mouse ($40 value) on sale for $279.99 – 20% off = … [visit site to read more]

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Tagged: deal, Deal of the Day

Deal of the Day – 20% Coupon Samsung 2494SW 24in 1080p HDMI LCD Monitor + Logitech Bundle originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on November 6, 2009 at 6:48 am.

Tomorrow marks the launch of Verizon’s first two Android phones. I have spent over a week with the Droid, but have only had the Eris for a couple of days. Since Verizon decided to call their first Android phone the Droid, and add that name to all successive Android phones, I will be referring to the Motorola Droid as simply Droid, and the Droid Eris as simply Eris.

I am still wrapping up the full review of the Droid, and want to spend a little more time with the Eris before finishing that review, so I will not have both reviews in time for tomorrow’s launch. Now I doubt you all are on the edge of your seat waiting for my final reviews, but if you are anything like me, you like all the data you can get. So with the caveat that I have not spent much time with the Eris, I want to give you information on which of these two excellent phones are best for you. I will not be declaring a best, because that is just silly, it depends on your specific wants and desires.

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Filed in categories: Android related

Tagged: benchmarks, droid, eris, verison

Droid Eris vs. Droid originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on November 6, 2009 at 1:32 am.

If your previous attempts at learning to play an instrument ended in failure, the Novation Launchpad might be your ticket to musical bliss. This device is an audio controller that you can use with your computer. It consists of an 8-by-8 panel of buttons. Each … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Musical Gear, News, Spotlight Gadgets

Tagged: Instrument, Music

An instrument for the terminally tuneless – LaunchPad originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on November 5, 2009 at 6:19 pm.

Remember the MoGo Mouse from Newton Peripherals? It was a Bluetooth mouse that could fit entirely into a PC Card slot. Now the same company has just announced the release of a series of Bluetooth headsets that are … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: News, Spotlight Gadgets, iPhone related

Tagged: Bluetooth, Headset, iPhone

iPhone case that holds a folded Bluetooth headset – MoGo Talk originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on November 5, 2009 at 3:52 pm.

The LogicBUY deal of the day is a $100 price drop on the Logitech Harmony 1100 Infrared Universal Remote Control now for $399.99 – 20% off Coupon Code = $319.99 plus FREE shipping and Free … [visit site to read more]

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Tagged: Deal of the Day

Deal of the Day – 20% off Logitech Harmony 1100 Universal Remote with 3.5-inch Touchscreen originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on November 5, 2009 at 12:49 pm.

Continuing my streak of good luck, I received a Droid Eris to review. This is the second Android phone that Verizon is releasing. Some have referred to it as the Droid Light because it comes with a slower (528 mhz) processor and no keyboard. It is also shipping with Android 1.5 (Cupcake) with the HTC’s Sense UI interface. This puts it one version behind my G1, and 2 behind the Motorola Droid. I assume this is due to the need to update the Sense UI to work with the Android releases.

You can see the details in the press release. It is essentially a thinner HTC Hero.

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Filed in categories: Miscellaneous

Tagged: Android, eris, verizon

First Looks: Droid Eris originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on November 5, 2009 at 10:45 am.

One of the burdens that every gadgeteer must bear is the burden of gadget charging. You know what I mean, almost every gadget that we  own runs on battery power. Mobile phones, audio players, video players, etc. Even though many of our devices can be charged via USB, which is a convenience, that can have its own challenges, such as running out of ports. Fortunately, the age of wireless charging is dawning and I’m going to tell you about one such solution today. It’s the Duracell myGrid Charging Pad. Let’s take a look. … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Gear

Tagged: charging, Power

Duracell myGrid Charging Pad Cell Phone Starter Kit Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on November 5, 2009 at 10:27 am.

This is the last post about the Motorola Droid before I post my final review. I want to spend some time in the post to discuss the Android OS and it’s relationship to the cloud.

Based on some of the comments I received, I think it would be helpful to explain some of the philosophy behind the OS that makes it a little different than other Smartphones. I think it is helpful to understand this to make sense of the capabilities and limitations of this phone.

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Filed in categories: Android related

Tagged: Android, Cloud, verizon

Android: Living on a Cloud originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on November 5, 2009 at 8:00 am.

Like many people, I own quite a few headphones.  These days all handheld devices we purchase come with a free corded headphone which most of the time are of crappy sound quality.   But what if I want great quality sound but without the mess of a snaking cable dangling down to my Bluetooth enabled media device?  This is where the Sony Ericsson Stereo Bluetooth HBH-IS800 comes in. … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear, Musical Gear

Tagged: Bluetooth, Headset

Sony Ericsson Stereo Bluetooth HBH-IS800 Headset Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on November 4, 2009 at 8:45 pm.

Yay! Another nifty wall organizer. I love this stuff. First we posted the EZ Mount and then last week it was the visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Home Tech, News, Spotlight Gadgets

Tagged: Organizer

Another wall organizer – Light Switch Rack originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on November 4, 2009 at 3:41 pm.

I enjoyed reviewing the Wi-Spi EX30 security camera from Brickhouse Security, it is missing one important feature – remote viewing from the internet. I think I may have found a better solution for those … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Home Tech, News, Spotlight Gadgets

Tagged: Security, Webcam

Wirelessly stream video with a Vue Personal Video Network originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on November 4, 2009 at 2:49 pm.

Planon has updated their DocuPen scanners with the new X-Series line, which improves upon the DocuPen RC800 scanner that I reviewed 2 years ago. They are now able to support image resolutions of up to 600 dpi (up to 1,200 dpi for the X50) and feature a 200 MHz internal processor and 64MB Fast SDRAM onboard memory. They have Bluetooth connectivity, that allows them to connect wirelessly to smartphones, laptops, netbooks and PCs for editing, storage and/or email attachment. The DocuPen Xtreme X-Series scanning pens are currently available for purchase and are priced from $369.99. Full press release after the jump. … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Gear, News, Spotlight Gadgets

Tagged: Bluetooth, Scanner

Planon introduces DocuPen Xtreme X-Series line of scanning pens originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on November 4, 2009 at 10:30 am.

When Julie asked me to review the Matte for Men line of skin care products, I jumped at the chance.   After all, I’m a man and I have skin so I satisfy both of the system requirements.  Add into that a search over the last 18 years for skin care products that would spare me from the acne and shiny skin with which I’ve been cursed and there was no way I’d refuse.  Of course, being the first to write such a review on a site dedicated to all things technology, I’m on unfamiliar ground with no real guide on how to approach this sort of thing! I’m not sure if I should feel like a trailblazer or a canary in a mineshaft about this, but let’s go for it anyhow, shall we? … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Home Tech

Tagged: Health, Men

Matte for Men Skin Care Products Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on November 4, 2009 at 9:39 am.

The LogicBUY deal of the day is a deal round up of powerful notebooks powered by Intel’s new Core i7 processor. Most quad core laptops come with free shipping. Individual deal links after the jump. … [visit site to read more]

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Tagged: Deal of the Day

Deal of the Day – Quad Core i7 Laptop Deals originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on November 4, 2009 at 8:28 am.