Who has a mobile device and a little time to kill throughout their day? My guess is just about all of us, especially when it comes to having a bit of fun. … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Blackberry related, Palm OS related, Windows Mobile related

Tagged: Blackberry, Games, Palm, Windows Mobile

Astraware Boardgames Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on August 31, 2009 at 7:47 pm.

It’s a phone, it’s a music player, it’s a camera, it’s a Palm Pre. Is it good at any of those tasks? I have been trying these feature for the past couple of days and here are the results…

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Filed in categories: Palm OS related

Tagged: Palm, Palm pre

A Week With The Palm Pre Smartphone – Day 4 & 5 originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on June 11, 2009 at 9:38 pm.

HP Mini 1000 Netbook, remember? Whole series of reviews by some really cool people (and me)? A major strong point was easy wireless connectivity? Remember all of that?

So, what about when you are not near a Wi-Fi source and don’t wanna pop for a cell modem and the related costs? My Palm Centro is Bluetooth enabled and can access the net, and my Mini is Bluetooth enabled- surely there is a way to connect the two?!?! … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Palm OS related

Tagged: Bluetooth, modem, Palm, Wireless

PdaNet – Palm OS Utility originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on June 9, 2009 at 12:11 pm.

As Google absorbs more and more of my cyber-life (resistance IS futile!), I am wanting to coordinate between things like their calendar and my Palm Centro more and more. (Yes, I can look things up on-line on the Centro, but it is slow and awkward to work with.) GooSync is a free on-line tool that will do the job with little fuss. … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Palm OS related

Tagged: Google Calendar, Palm, sync

GooSync- Google Calender Sync Tool Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on May 18, 2009 at 1:00 am.

The zen of the Palm OS is that it is easy to use, intuitive, and helpful. A key element of this is being able to quickly jot, store, and retrieve notes- but… is your note a memo? A contact? An SMS? How many times have you had to actually (**shudder**) write something down and add it to your Palm later? Splashdata’s Snap solves that. … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Palm OS related

Tagged: memo, note, Palm, Software, splashdata

Splashdata’s Snap – Palm OS Utility originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on February 24, 2009 at 1:00 am.

Judie Lipsett mentioned the original Insaniquarium in a 2003 article about Spring Break and what she was going to take. While brief, the comment points out how much fun the program is. Well, PopCap Game’s Insaniquairum Deluxe is better. … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Palm OS related

Tagged: Astraware, game, Palm

Astraware’s Insaniquarium Deluxe – Palm OS Game Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on January 22, 2009 at 5:26 pm.

Another in my series of pet peeves with my Palm Centro (which I swear I cherish even with all of the peeves and annoyances) is the fact that the memory card is literally trapped inside. Some reviewers said they can open the card cover without removing the battery cover, but most of us cannot. I love shuttling files and programs back and forth between my Palm and PC, and I miss being able to do this by just popping cards. My options seem to be to solve this by modifying the battery cover so I can pop the card cover, or to use software. Since this is a software review and not an Instructables.com “how to” posting, I guess we will look at software. … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Palm OS related

Tagged: Palm, Software

Softick Blue Files and Card Export II – Palm OS Software Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on January 15, 2009 at 8:51 pm.

Palm’s press conference at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas just ended a few minutes ago. Since they originally announced this “New-ness” event, quite a few people have been speculating that their announcement would be underwhelming at best. We’ve been hearing that Palm has been down for the count for months now. As a long time Palm fan and user, I know I’ve grown bored with them over the past couple of years, but I continue to go back to the Treo or Centro time and time again. Their phones (Palm OS) feel like an old friend to me and I couldn’t help but keep my fingers crossed for the past few weeks while I waited like all of you to hear what they would be announcing. Well, I don’t know about all of you, but I’m really excited about the Palm pre (the name is completely lame though…). So long Palm OS and hello Palm webOS! … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Gear Diary

Tagged: Palm, Palm pre, Sprint

Palm pre – Is this Palm’s Rocky Balboa moment? originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on January 8, 2009 at 3:12 pm.

Astraware is one of my favorite software places but I admit that I have not popped by much recently. On my last visit, I noticed they had tweaked their prices, updated their PopCap Games Pack 1 to version 2.61 back in August, and are selling it for $19.95. This collection of popular Web games was a lot of fun when I first got it, so I decided to try it again- especially since my old registration code still works for them!

… [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Palm OS related

Tagged: Entertainment, Palm, Software

PopCap Games Pack 1 – Palm OS Game Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on December 11, 2008 at 5:36 pm.

The Palm Centro. Small. Cheap. Powerful. No Notepad program.

Ah, Palm… I know things are not going that great for you right now, but come on- leaving NotePad off the Centro? Forcing thousands of your devoted fans to use (shiver) pencils and paper for quick notes? You might think that Voice Memo is good enough, but one cannot scribble the design for a working Flux Capacitor in Voice Memo now, can one?

… [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Palm OS related

Tagged: Palm, Software, Utility

BugMe! Notepad: Palm OS Utility Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on November 27, 2008 at 8:15 am.

The Palm Centro is an amazing device for its price and size. I love mine almost unconditionally- almost. Today, I am going to rant about a couple of the things that bug me.

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Filed in categories: Palm OS related

Tagged: Palm, Software, Utility

Butler – Palm OS Utility originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on November 7, 2008 at 4:31 pm.

New Palm games are getting less and less frequent. This really saddens me- I really love my Palm Centro and I get bored with games quickly, so constantly need fresh blood… er, I mean ‘games’- yeah, that’s what I meant.

Ashley Glenister wrote ‘The Belt: 2120′ in her spare time, and it compares nicely to games offered by many of the ‘big boys’.

… [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Palm OS related

Tagged: Entertainment, Palm, Software

Albyte’s The Belt 2120 – Palm OS Game Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on October 23, 2008 at 7:30 am.

Hobbyist Software is
now on my official list of "Good places for Centro/Treo software",
and their browser/launcher Initiate Pro is
an example of why.

… [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Palm OS related

Tagged: Palm, Software, Utility

Initiate Pro – Palm OS Utility Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on September 18, 2008 at 4:20 pm.

This is not the game I planned on reviewing. That was going to be Astraware’s Westward, but I was beseiged by demons while trying it out (named Small Screen, Bad-Eyes, and Lotsa Rulez) so it will have to wait.

… [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Palm OS related

Tagged: Entertainment, Palm, Software

Trivopaedia – Palm OS Game Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on August 20, 2008 at 9:40 pm.

Hobbyist Software offers a great line of software for the Palm
Treo and
Centro user, and some of it can even be used for other Palms. When I asked for some codes so I could trial their products for a long enough time to figure them out, they were very helpful. They started me with Initiate Pro and Power Hero. I am still learning about Initiate Pro, so let’s look at Power Hero.

… [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Palm OS related

Tagged: Palm, Software, Utility

Hobbyist Software Power Hero – Palm OS Utility Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on July 29, 2008 at 8:00 am.

As I was a cruzin’ for new games, I found that eSoft Interactive, the home of one of my ‘All Time Favorite’ games, Traffic Jam, had several titles I had not seen before, including the previously reviewed Traffic Jam 2. I also asked for codes for a couple of other games that looked interesting- Earth Day, and Spot!, They were kind enough to provide codes for all of them.

… [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Palm OS related

Tagged: Entertainment, Palm, Software

eSoft Interactive Spot! and Earth Day – Palm OS Game Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on July 8, 2008 at 8:19 pm.

I have thought of myself as a Palm Power User since the days of my old Handspring Visor Deluxe (Ice), back when cell phones were big bricks and Windows was an unstable annoying platform. Now, I am using a Palm Centro Smartphone, cell phones are in danger of vanishing as they get smaller, and Windows…

… [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Palm OS related

Tagged: Palm, Software, Utility

Ilium Software’s eWallet – Palm OS Utility Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on June 30, 2008 at 8:00 am.

Astraware’s Platypus ($19.95) is a side-scrolling shooter. Yeah, I know, *Yawn*. If you’ve seen one shooter, you’ve seen them all, right? As usual, Astraware ups the ante.

… [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Palm OS related

Tagged: Entertainment, Palm, Software

Astraware Platypus: Palm OS Game Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on June 5, 2008 at 4:17 pm.

One of my favorite mobile apps is ShoZu. So when Julie asked me to do a piece on a *really* useful mobile app, I didn’t have to look too far.

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Filed in categories: Palm OS related, Symbian OS Related, Windows Mobile related

Tagged: Palm, Pocket PC, Software, Symbian, Utility

ShoZu Mobile Photo and Video Sharing Application Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on May 16, 2008 at 6:00 pm.

One of the perpetually unresolved debates among web users and observers alike is, “Who among the big three – Yahoo Mail, Windows Live Hotmail and Gmail – has the best email service?”

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Filed in categories: Palm OS related, Symbian OS Related, Windows Mobile related

Tagged: Palm, Pocket PC, Software, Symbian, Utility

GMail Mobile originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on May 6, 2008 at 4:20 pm.

While the life of a Palm Software Reviewer at a prestigious site like The Gadgeteer may seem glamorous, in reality I have to wade through a lot of mediocre stuff to find something that rings my bells enough to write about it- whether it is because I love it or I hate it. Toyspring’s ‘Bike or Die’ ($14.95) is a breath of fresh air in what has been a rather tedious season.

… [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Palm OS related

Tagged: Entertainment, Palm, Software

Toyspring’s Bike Or Die: Palm OS Game originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on April 24, 2008 at 11:22 am.

One of the great things about PDA’s is the ability to carry a huge library of books in electronic form. I must have a couple hundred books on mine, ranging from reference to how-to to light fiction. It is sweet to be able to carry 20-30 pounds worth of paper in a few ounces of electronics!

Many Palm users use this ability to carry one or more versions of the Bible with them- makes those cute, little, nearly impossible to read ‘pocket-sized’ Bibles obsolete! There are many options for ‘e-Bibles’, from iPod versions to MP3 spoken versions to e-texts that can be read by most text readers, to dedicated readers with special tools for the job. These last versions are what we will look at here.

… [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Palm OS related

Tagged: Palm, Software, Utility

Palm Bible Readers Comparison: Palm OS Utility originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on April 11, 2008 at 3:24 pm.

The Death of a Good Idea, A Cautionary Tale

Once upon a time, a perfectly nice little company had a perfectly nice little game- eSoft Interactive’s Traffic Jam, based on a board game with the same name. It used few resources, was stable, intuitive, attractive, and fun. I would stack it up against any other company’s offerings for its price of $9.95.

… [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Palm OS related

Tagged: Entertainment, Palm, Software

eSoft Interactive Traffic Jam 2: Palm OS Game originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on March 25, 2008 at 5:00 pm.

A while back, I posted an article about my beloved Palm T/X and how it was doing after a couple years of use. (See the article here.) One major finding was the loss of calibration that was driving me crazy- I had to literally tap the very bottom edge of the screen to access the lower row of buttons.

… [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Palm OS related

Tagged: Palm, Software, Utility

PowerDigi: Palm OS Utility originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on March 3, 2008 at 4:29 pm.

Released in November of last year, the latest offering of Opera Mini, version 4, hasn’t really sent shockwaves through the World of cell phones. Whilst the iPhone browser (which I think is very annoying!) has been hailed as a revolutionary success, Mini has taken the sidelines slightly, but as I have learned, this isn’t really a position it deserves.

… [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Palm OS related, Symbian OS Related, Windows Mobile related

Tagged: Palm, Pocket PC, Software, Symbian, Utility

Opera Mini v4 Mobile Web Browser originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on February 19, 2008 at 9:18 pm.