Summertime in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is mosquito city. I have an ornamental pond in the backyard which is an attraction to mosquitoes to lay eggs. After dark, the yard is practically a Bela Lugosi film festival, there are so many creatures after my blood! For those of you who are not up on mosquito 411, […]
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Pretty. Shiny. Must have! Too bad they are $199!
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Calling all wannabe reviewers! I’m looking for two people that have good writing skills and a digital camera that can take excellent macro shots to review two products. Product 1: Replacement 3000 mAh battery for a Dell Axim X5 Pocket PC from Crayton Electronics. Product 2: Universal Twin SIM Adapter from Brando’s Workshop. If you
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Name: Roeland Krul Location: The Netherlands After having seen some past “featured Gadgeteers” the feeling “Hey, I can do better than that!” really creapt up to me :o) My name is Roeland Krul and I live in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Years ago, in the spring of 1999, I saw a friend of mine play around
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Hot on the heels of Bluetake’s i-Phono comes another set of Bluetooth stereo headphones.
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Product Requirements: A strong TV signal and either four AA batteries or an outlet for charging The ability to watch television from one’s wrist is not a new thing. Believe it or not, the technology was present in 1982 when the world’s smallest TV – which also happened to be a wristwatch – was unveiled…the
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I found an interesting article today about tech myths. Covered are issues like whether opting out of spam will get you more spam or whether the Japanese Windows edition really uses Haiku for its error messages… “Three things are certain: Death, taxes, and lost data. Guess which has occurred.” Fun stuff! :0)
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Looks like there might be a new kid on the block soon. This is a fingertip PDA (no stylus here folks) that has options such as an FM or Bluetooth radio. The jury is still out. Is this real or fake?
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Product Requirements: Works with Windows 98/SE/2000/ME/XP, MAC OS 9.x or above, Linux 2.4 or above, USB 1.1/2.0 interface Now that pocket-sized memory is becoming so commonplace, it was only a matter of time before a company got the brilliant idea of adding it to an item of theirs that many people already carry. I think
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$199 full page 2mb portable monochrome scanner.
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Product Requirements: Device: Any audio device with a 3.5mm headphone jack, various Bluetooth mobile phones It’s hard to review a product that is a first in its class because there’s nothing to compare it with, no standard of excellence that it needs to live up to. Such is the case with the Bluetake’s new i-PHONO
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I am trying to decide if I could (or should) get a “super portable” computer to replace my PDA and my Fuji laptop. Here is the thing – most of the Palm programs that I really use also have desktop counterparts. So technically, I could buy a super portable, like the Sony Vaio U70/U50 or
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Scott Jordan of SCOTTeVEST sent me a prototype of one of their newest products yesterday. I have to say that their product line is really going south… South of your waistline that is. They are hidden cargo pants! For those of you that mourned the loss of the Docker Mobile Pant, you’re going to love
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I would not have bought a new mobile phone, had I not cracked the display of my beloved Inno 90 beyond repair. Knowing I would not find a phone with the same fun factor but always looking for something new, I decided to buy one with more business features and the possibility to sync at
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Product Requirements: Device: Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP, Mac OS 9.1, 9.2 or OS X, Linux I’ve been looking for a data backup device for my PC (and now my PowerBook) for what seems like forever. Having reviewed what I believe was the first Firewire keychain drive on the market 2yrs ago, I was already
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Happy 4th of July everyone! My family is headed to the ranch where we will enjoy a couple days of 100 degree weather, if the forecasts are correct. It doesn’t look like we will be setting off any fireworks this year – we wouldn’t want to be responsible for a grass fire! :0/I hope that
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Happy Friday! It’s a 3 day weekend for a lot of folks here in the US. Hope you all have a great time attending picnics and watching fireworks! I ordered an LCD Monitor last night. I opted for a Samsung 710N. Hope it was a good choice. I couldn’t pass up the 10% discount and
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Product Requirements: An uncovered light socket or light fixture I am not going to kid you for a moment – when I heard that there was a light bulb claiming it could eliminate odors, I thought it was the biggest bunch of flimflammery ever. But you know me, I am willing to give anything a try… Technical
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Credit card sized PVR with DVD recording support.
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Product Requirements: Device: Win98/98SE/ME/2000/XP, Mac OS 8.6 or later, Linux 2.4.x USB flash drives come in many shapes and sizes and with added features like cameras and mp3 players. These little gadgets are a great way to carry important files with you everywhere you go. Today I’ll be telling you about the Iomega Micro Mini
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