I didn’t do the after Thanksgiving shopping thing this year. Actually I never do that… ;o) Instead I’ve planted myself in the basement in front of my computer and am hard at work on at least 4 reviews (1 down, 3 to go) for our annual Gadgeteer Christmas review bundle. Look for Judie’s and my […]
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2004-11-26 Read More
Happy Thanksgiving Day everyone! Hope you all have a great day filled with family, turkey dinners, pumpkin pies, naps, football games, leftovers and websurfing! :o)
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2004-11-25 Read More
I bought the Nintendo DS on the way home from work tonight at Circuit City. It’s charging as I type this. Whoo Hoo… — I love it when technology solves problems! A couple weeks ago, the west coast ABC feed on DirecTV was down one night and I missed recording one of my new favorite
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2004-11-22 Read More
Hey all… This should be a great weekend as I have 2 new toys to play with. One is gadget related and the other isn’t. The gadget is the Dell X50v Pocket PC that arrived a day or two ago. I’m liking it pretty well so far even though I did have a slight problem
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2004-11-19 Read More
Product Requirements: Device: Windows 98SE, 2000, XP, Mac, and Linux machines with a free USB port Digital photographers have it made, they can snap as many pictures as they desire and never have to worry that the pictures they end up printing will not turn out as expected. While there are many advantages to going
QCool III On-The-Go USB Portable Card Reader / HD Case Review Read More
Today’s guest review of the iPod Photo by Jody Farr marks the 1000th review posted on The Gadgeteer since its inception in 1997! That is a LOT of reviews folks! To break it down, I’ve written over 500 of them, Judie has written over 300 and we’ve had 200 or so guest reviews. I’d really
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2004-11-12 Read More
Thursday Tidbits: We have signed up with a new affiliate store that sells all types of mobile phone acessories. Please check it out. — Palmsource has added a useful section to their site. It’s a How-to Expert Guides section that has info for using your PDA to help with everything from Amateur Radio to Real
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2004-11-11 Read More
Product Requirements: Device: Windows XP or 2000, Mac 10.2 or higher AM/FM radio. Sounds a little retro these days with XM and Sirius satellite radio being all the rage. While satellite radio is undeniably cool, you still can’t beat your local radio stations for community news, events, weather and programming. Wouldn’t it be cool if
Griffin Technology’s radioSHARK Read More
In celebration of Friday, we’re gearing up to have a mass gadget sale. We’ve already posted a few things on eBay, but will be listing more as the day and weekend goes on. We’re cleaning out our gadget cabinets and drawers in order to bring you some good deals and make us some extra money
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2004-11-05 Read More
Everything old is new again. Case in point: The SCOTTeVEST Classic Vest. It has been over 3 years since my first review of a SCOTTeVEST product. That review was of the original eVest. Since then, we’ve reviewed several jackets, a leather coat, pants and even a hat. Now we’re back with a review of their
SCOTTeVEST Classic Vest Review Read More
11/04/04 See updates in red below The folks behind the wildly popular SCOTTeVEST gear jackets have been at it again! This time they’ve created a lighter weight jacket that can be worn during the cooler Spring season and even straight through Summer. The Version Three.0 Spring jacket, which is very similar in styling to their
Update: SCOTTeVEST Version Three.0 Spring Jacket Review Read More
Product Requirements: Device: HP iPAQ hx4700 series Pocket PC The only form of protection that I’ve been using with my new iPAQ hx4700, has been the included plastic flip cover. I’m not too fond of the cover though, so I was happy to accommodate Brando when he wrote asking if I would be interested in
Brando HP iPAQ hx4700 Series Clip Case Review Read More
Tomorrow is Election Day for all of us here in the US. Consider this a friendly reminder to get out there and vote! And while you are waiting in line at the polls, you might as well do something geeky with your Pocket PC and play a cool new game I’ve been checking out. It’s
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2004-11-01 Read More
Product Requirements: Device: Windows 2000, XP with USB 2.0 port PVPs (Personal Video Players) are becoming much more prevalent these days. It seems like every week or so there is another one being announced. When Brando asked if we were interested in reviewing the Sony HMP-A1 Media Player, I was very interested as this would
Sony HMP-A1 Hard Disk Multi Player Review Read More
Everyone prepare to roll your eyes. Ok ready? I’ve changed my mind and am NOT selling my hx4700 after all. Are you done rolling your eyes now? Ok. So why did I change my mind? I dunno, I’m a girl… I’m entitled ;o) Actually, the real reason is that right now there isn’t anything else
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2004-10-28 Read More
Well guys, I’ve decided to sell my 4700. Why? I just can’t deal with the touchpad. It’s a deal breaker for me. I like to play some action games and it just don’t work well for that task. I love everything else about it though… If one of our readers is interested in buying this
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2004-10-25 Read More
Product Requirements: Device: Apple iPod 4th generation 40gb When I upgraded from my 3rd generation iPod to a 4th generation model, I was very surprised that Apple didn’t include a slip case with it. Not that I was going to actually use one, but still! When you have a nice shiny new iPod, every fiber
Vaja iVod Remixed 4G iPod Case Read More
I’ve been reviewing an Audiovox SIR-PNP3 Sirius satellite radio for the past week, and I have to say that I’m totally hooked on it already. Now I’m hearing that their competitor XM radio may announce a portable / wearable satellite radio next week that could supposedly have a built in hard drive. Think TIVO for
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2004-10-23 Read More
Product Requirements: Device: Windows XP or Mac OS X computers with a free USB or PS/2 port Having recently reviewed two different wireless mice, I quickly came to the conclusion that I’m so over old fashioned wired mice. The two products that I reviewed were both Bluetooth mice. The Bluetake BT500 and the MacMice BT
Logitech MX1000 Laser Cordless Mouse Review Read More
Here’s something that may be of interest to Tungsten T / T2 / T3 owners. InfosystemsPro LLC is selling replacement screws for the slider assembly. They are even offering 24 Kt. gold plated screws for those of you that want to up the bling-bling quality of your PDA.
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2004-10-15 Read More