I need all of your help picking the 2nd place winner for the Show Us What’s In Your Gear Bag Video / Slideshow contest. I’ll be selecting the 1st place winner, but you can help me with 2nd place! Go watch the entries and send me the video # and name of the person you […]
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2006-10-17 Read More
Over the years, I have had the opportunity to review 4 different digital photo frames. The last such review was the Tricod Frame just this past summer. Although I did like this device, I ended up giving it to my Dad, because it lacked one feature that I’ve always longed for in a digital photo frame. Today I’m going to tell you about the 7FF1 (what a wonderful product name) Digital Photo Display from Philips. Guess what? It has the feature I’ve been wishing for. You’ll just have to continue reading to find out what that feature is…
Philips 7FF1AW/37 Digital Photo Display Read More
Fall has arrived! The temps here in Southern Indiana are dipping below freezing at night. Brrrr. It’s time to switch out all your short sleeve shirts for ones with long sleeves. If you’re looking for some new ones to buy, you might want to take a 2nd look at the SeV Performance T-Shirt from SCOTTeVEST.
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2006-10-15 Read More
I think that it’s safe to say that most of the gadget geeks that read this site will automatically think of one company when a person mentions the words leather and luxury in the same sentence. That company is Vaja. But did you all know that Vaja wasn’t the first company to bring opulent PDA / gadget cases to market? Before Vaja, there was a company in Italy called Ondata. Ondata later turned into Orbino. While not as prolific as Vaja, Orbino cases mix old world craftsmanship with a touch of industrial design.
Orbino Cambio iPod Video Case Read More
I came home last night to find a replacement 24″ iMac on my front porch… To catch everyone up, I had ordered one at the end of September before attending Mobius. The first one had a really annoying defect where turning the brightness level down from maximum would cause a humming noise. Upon calling Apple
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2006-10-12 Read More
For those of you that may have missed it, I posted my first ever Gadgeteer Podcast Monday. I have received several nice emails and would like some more feedback. So let me know what you think good or bad. I may even read your email in the next episode! This first episode is only 11
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2006-10-11 Read More
I enjoy cooking and tend to be the main person in my household to do this task everyday. Until now, my method for timing dishes on the stove and oven has been accomplished using the timer in the microwave, the grandfather clock in the living room and the timer built into my stove. That doesn’t sound like a problem does it? Well it is when you forget what time source was used for which dish. And then there’s the fact that the grandfather clock doesn’t actually buzz when the time is up.
Chef’s Quad-Timer Professional Read More
Here we go! My first ever attempt at podcasting! It is something that I’ve thought about off and on for years, but just never got around to trying. Remember, this is my first try, so be kind ;o)
Gadgeteer Podcast #1 Read More
I just posted 3 more Video / Slideshow contest submissions. You guys are very creative! It is going to be a tough job picking the grand prize winner! — Gadgeteer Garage Sale Redux I’m relisting a few things that didn’t sell, along with some other items that I came across that need to go too!
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2006-10-08 Read More
My current favorite Bluetooth headset is the Cardo Systems scala-500 that I reviewed earlier this summer. This headset comes with a clip that allows you to hook it on your eye / sunglasses. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work too well if you have thin framed glasses. Evan Koblentz just emailed me with a hack that will
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2006-10-06 Read More
This one is for all of you travelers out there. Start rejoicing, because I’m going to tell you about a gadget that will replace that soggy ziploc baggie that no self-respecting gadgeteer should be using. You know what I’m talking about, we all know that Blue and Yellow make Green, but do we really want to use a baggie to hold our toothbrush and toothpaste, when we can use something cool like the OHSO Marco Travel Toothbrush instead? I didn’t think so.
OHSO Marko Travel Toothbrush Read More
I’ve added a page with all of the Video / Slideshow contest entries that I’ve received so far. Remember, the all entries must be received before 10/16. — Thanks to everyone that helped make the Gadgeteer Garage Sale a big success! I’m going to make a new list in the next day or so with
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2006-10-05 Read More
UPDATE Wowza! I posted this entry before going to bed last night, and I woke up to find my inbox practically bursting at the seams from all your messages! Thanks guys! Needless to say, I have more than enough volunteers for this go round. I’ll be contacting you all before the end of the day
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2006-10-03 Read More
Updated with Day 2
This year, Microsoft changed things up and decided to hold two Mobius events back to back. The first one was held in Thailand, and the second one here in the US. Typically, the events here in the US have always been held in Seattle, WA., near Microsoft’s Redmond headquarters. But this year they opted for Boston, MA. Lucky for me, I was invited to the Boston event. This meant a short 2hr flight, instead of 4-5 hours to Seattle.
Mobius Boston 2006 Trip Report Read More
Gadgeteer Garage Sale! It’s been a LONG time since I’ve cleared out the gear cabinets here at Gadgeteer HQ. So, it’s time for a purging! I figure this time I’ll kick it old school and just post everything here on the site instead of going through eBay. If you see something you definitely want, email
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2006-10-02 Read More
No doubt some of you eagle eye users will have noticed that Judie’s gear diary is missing. No, she didn’t fall off the side of the earth or anything like that… She is moving on to other opportunities. One such opportunity is a new site that she is just now starting up, called GearDiary (great
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2006-10-01 Read More
I’m back from Mobius Boston. Yeah, I know I said I’d write about the event while I was there, but I lied. I’ll have report early next week though! And that aint no lie. ;o) I arrived home to find a BIG box in my living room. The 24″ iMac arrived. Yay! So I stayed
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2006-09-29 Read More
In a few hours I’ll be flying to Boston to attend the 2nd Mobius event. I’m looking forward to catching up with some friends and meeting new ones. :o) I’ll be reporting here as I learn things, so keep checking back. Have a great week everyone!
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2006-09-26 Read More
I’ve always been fascinated by small tools. I guess it comes from being a little kid and watching my Dad work on things in the garage. I even had my own little toolbox that I kept under my bed. It was actually an old metal fishing tackle box full of parts from little machines that I’d dismantled. That love of small tools and objects didn’t leave me as I grew up. That’s why I had to take a closer look at the tools made by Peter Atwood when I saw many people on the EDCforums talking about his offerings.
Atwood Keychain Tools Read More
I hope everyone is having a nice weekend so far. The weather here has been pretty icky, so it’s been a nice day to just stay inside surfing on the net and watching TV. I went crazy on Friday and ordered a 24″ iMac with all the trimmings (except 3gb of RAM, I settled for
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2006-09-23 Read More