Spotlight Gadget: Bluetooth Stereo Headset
Wireless headset with built-in flash memory and rechargeable battery pack.
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November 2002
Stowaway XT Ultra-Thin Keyboard Review
Product Requirements: Device: Palm PDAs with the Universal Connector 88k PRC The first thing that I think of when someone mentions PDA keyboards is the Stowaway Folding keyboard from Think Outside. It has been my personal favorite from the very beginning. I have one for almost all of my PDAs. But, like many products, there
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Judie’s Gear Diary – 2002-11-27
I want to talk to you all about the power of the internet for just a moment…more specifically, about the power of Google. It used to really tickle me when I would ask Julie a completely impossible question, and she would come back with an answer in just a matter of moments. When I would
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Spotlight Gadget: Odyssey 1000
iPOD wannabe? 20gig MP3 & WMA player with built in FM tuner for $399.
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LapWorks Laptop Desks Review
Product Requirements: Device: A Laptop computer So let’s say that you are sitting on your couch, holding your laptop, surfing wirelessly. Or perhaps you are at a seminar – sitting in a row of chairs, and you need to take notes on your laptop. Sure, you can perch your computer in your lap, but
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Auto Card Manager (ACM) Review
Product Requirements: A person that carries many credit cards and wants to keep them organized It would be kind to say that my mom is not a very organized person. She keeps her credit cards loose in a pocket of her purse, amidst receipts and various denominations of bills. She’ll have me order things for
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WaterField Cozmo Bag Review
I don’t carry a purse and never have. Maybe it’s because I’ve yet to find one that is ‘me’. Or maybe it’s because I carry so much stuff with me every day, that a purse just can’t manage. So, I carry a gear bag instead. For the last few years, my gear bag of choice
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Jabra Headsets Review
Product Requirements: Device: Most mobile phones with a headset jack Driving while talking on a cell phone is a bad thing. We all know it is dangerous, but we still do it. I’m even guilty of this practice. So, in order to make things somewhat safer, you might want to consider a hands free headset
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Atollo Construction Toy Review Update
11/26/01 – It has been almost a year since this review first came out. During that time, Atollo has only continued to improve their product. I was recently sent the newer version of the toy, and I would like to share my observations with you all… Do you remember how creative you became when you
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Julie’s Gear Diary – 2002-11-26
We’ve been receiving quite a few emails asking about the review of the Sony CLIE NX70. Sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings folks, but there isn’t going to be one. I sent mine back without even opening the box. After having just purchased the Tungsten T, I had buyers remorse and decided that
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Judie’s Gear Diary – 2002-11-26
My friend Alex Kac just sent notice that v3.4 is now avaiable for his great PPC program, Pocket Informant. He says that some of the improvements include: “Hierarchical Task support, …perrformance improvements and a lot of UI improvements as well as little improvements in a lot of places.” If you haven’t yet checked this PIM
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Judie’s Gear Diary – 2002-11-25
The name is Smarty-pants, Judie Smarty-pants. My weapon of choice? The Town Compass DataViewer and as many of the various databases they have available that I can possibly fit on my Tungsten | T’s 256MB memory card! Go ahead, ask me who John Brown Russwurm was (a co-starter of the fist US newspaper to be
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Extreme Limit Sony CLIE NR Series Case Review
Product Requirements: Device: Sony CLIÉ NR Series Anyone out there actually jumped out of a helicopter with nothing but a snowboard??? Okay, neither have I, a fact that makes me question whether or not I have the right to use an Extreme Limit case on my PDA. Can’t say that I am anywhere near extreme
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Extreme Limit Sony CLIE SJ Series Case Review
Product Requirements: Device: Sony PEG-SJ30 Colors: red/black, blue/black, black/black As long as I have been dealing with Palm PDAs (and that has been since 1997/1998), I have been a purist as far as cases were concerned. I didn’t like them, because all of them added bulk to the pocketability of the Palm units I have
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Extreme Limit Metal & Leather Zaurus Gadget Case Review
I recently reviewed a Sharp Zaurus specific metal and leather case from Extreme Limit. Now they have made a new metal and leather case available. This one is called the Gadget Case. It looks very similar to the original case, but is marketed as more of a gear case then an actual PDA case. It
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Judie’s Gear Diary – 2002-11-24
These are of some of the more impressive software titles I have been trying out lately: Diet Assistant – If you want to keep a handle on your holiday pounds, give this program a try. Not only does it feature a fun GUI that just makes you want to use it, it also features user
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Julie’s Gear Diary – 2002-11-23
I don’t know about you, but I’ve always liked reviews with LOTS of pictures. But you want to know what’s even better? An actual video review! Omar Saeed of JustPPC.com fame has created another website called JustSeeit.com with reviews of non Pocket PC products. His video reviews are fun to watch and provide great insight!
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Fall COMDEX 2002 Trip Report Article
Julie’s comments are in BLACK, Judie’s are in BLUE and italicized. Sunday The last time Judie and I attended COMDEX was the Spring 2001 show in Chicago. Having never been to a Fall COMDEX, which is supposed to be a huge show compared to the Spring event, I was very excited! I was too! What
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Spotlight Gadget: USB-CF
Regular compact flash memory card, but with a built in USB port. No reader needed! Just plug into your PC and it will show up as another drive.
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Julie’s Gear Diary – 2002-11-20
Have just returned from 2 full days at COMDEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. Saw some interesting, exciting, and wacky things at the convention. A report with pics will be posted friday. Stay tuned!
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