Julie’s Gear Diary – 2001-02-28
We have an AIBO on its way to The Gadgeteer headquarters right now! I hope my real dog doesn’t eat it! Look for a review at the end of the 2 week eval period.
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iPowerPak Battery Charger / Extender Review
Product Requirements: Device: Compaq iPAQ, Casio E-100, E-105, E-115 and E-125 The iPowerPak from DataNation is a portable battery extender / charger that is compatible with the Compaq iPAQ, and Casio E series (E-100, 105, 115, 125) Pocket PCs. This small 2.75 x 2.50 x .75in (70 x 63.5 x 19mm) L x W x
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RIM BlackBerry 950 Review
Totally wireless e-mail is the holy grail of the mobile professional. The ability to send and receive messages without needing a phone, modem or desktop computer is just plain awesome. It is something I’ve been looking for awhile now. But, living in the less than bustling metropolis of Columbus, Indiana, I’ve not had a cornucopia
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InnoPocket Palm V Emergency Charger Review
Product Requirements: Device: Palm V/Vx or IBM WorkPad c3 Picture this, you are on your way to a business trip or vacation spot when you realize that you forgot to pack your Palm V Cradle and AC adapter. Now what are you going to do if the Palm V runs out of juice? Although I’ve
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MatchBookDrive CF Springboard Adapter Review
Product Requirements: Device: Handspring Visor, Visor Deluxe, Platinum, or Prism FAFileMover Package from Kopsis (must be purchased separately): FAFileMv.prc 29k CFATALib.prc 5k CFFATLib.prc 23k FAFormat.prc 8k CFCardInfo.prc 11k As a Handspring Visor owner, have you ever been jealous of Pocket PC owners that have the ability to increase the storage space of their PDAs by
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Stowaway Portable Keyboard Group Review
Product Requirements: Device: Palm III series, Palm V series, Palm VII series, Palm m100, 105, Palm m500, m505, 27k Handspring Visor Deluxe, Prism, Platinum, 27k HP Jornada 525, 540, 560 series, 70k Compaq iPAQ 3150, 3600 series, 72k Since I reviewed the original Stowaway keyboard for the Palm V series, Think Outside has created several other versions
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X10 FireCracker Kit Review
Product Requirements: Desktop: Windows PC required if you wish to use the FireCracker desktop software (optional) FireCracker 1.8meg self executing archive Remember those funny commercials for the device that would allow you to clap your hands to turn a lamp on or off? You know the jingle, “Clap on… Clap off… Clap on, Clap off.
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Julie’s Gear Diary – 2001-02-09
Hi Folks, I’m in a gadget rut… I need something exciting to perk my gizmo lust. Will the upcoming color Palm m505 do it? Maybe the Sony AIBO that we’re getting to review soon will do the trick (oops let that one slip didn’t I?). Or maybe I need to go look at some cool
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PocketMail BackFlip Review
Product Requirements: Device: Palm III series, Palm IIIc, Palm VII series, Palm V/Vx with optional adapter PocketMail.prc 165k PMCommLib.prc 37k PMHelpDB.pdb 1k Hello, my name is Julie Strietelmeier and I am an E-mailaholic… There, I said it. I admit that I check my e-mail probably 25-50 times a day. When I’m at home, this is
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Sensa PDA Minx Pen/Stylus Combo Review
Product Requirements: Device: Any touch screen device The Sensa PDA Minx is a cool little pen/stylus combo that has a couple unique features that make it stand out from other styli. The Minx is available in either Black or Silver and can be found at StylusCentral. In 1985, Boyd Willat, of Day Runner fame, made
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Vaja iPAQ + Silver Slider Case Review
Product Requirements: Device: iPAQ and Silver Slider 04/22/01 Updated. Comments on new version will be made in red. The Vaja Silver Slider iPAQ case is the only case available to date that has been specifically made for the iPAQ and Silver Slider. The Silver Slider is a modified Compact Flash Card Expansion Sleeve made by
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GameFace for Visor Prism Review
Product Requirements: Device: Handspring Visor Prism Desktop: PC with a CDrom (for Zap! 2016 game which is included) Most people love games and many people play them on their PDAs. The GameFace for Visor Prism makes playing games easier and more fun. What is the GameFace? It is a nifty snap on joystick for the
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SportBrain Personal Fitness Manager Review
Product Requirements: Desktop: Internet connection to view web page stats. Internet Explorer 4.0 or above, Netscape 4.0 or above, or AOL 5.0 or above. (The SportBrain Web site is not compatible with WebTV) How active are you? If you are an average person like myself, you might be surprised at just how non-active you are.
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Extreme Limit Casio EM500 Body Suit Review
Product Requirements: Device: Casio EM-500 Pocket PC Extreme Limit from Japan manufactures a line of leather cases for notebook PCs and PDAs that they call Body-Suits. I’ve reviewed several of their PDA Body-Suits in the past and now have their Casio EM-500 Pocket PC case to review. Like their other cases, the Body-Suits are not
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Vaja iFLIP Review
Product Requirements: Device: Compaq iPAQ series Pocket PC The worst thing about getting a new PDA is waiting for cases to start coming out for it. Vaja, currently one of my favorite PDA case makers, have just come out with an iPAQ specific screen cover. Notice that I said cover and not case. The iFLIP cover
Palm Organizers by Jeff Carlson Book Review
Palm Organizers, a book by Jeff Carlson, proclaims right on the front cover that with it, you can “Teach yourself how to use Palm OS-based devices the quick and easy way!” Does it do this? As we say here in West Texas, “You Betcha!” Not only is Palm Organizers easy to read, it actually does
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Photo Wallet Review
Most people tend to carry a photo or two of their families or pets in their wallet. But how would you like to carry 100’s or 1000’s of photos in your wallet? You can with the Photo Wallet by VideoChip Technologies. The Photo Wallet is a dedicated image displaying device. It reads images from a
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2000-12-29
Guess what folks? I’m back to using the iPAQ as my main PDA again. Yeah, you can just call me fickle girl. 🙂 The multimedia capabilities of the Pocket PC is a very strong draw for me and the Palm platform is slightly boring at this point. Here’s hoping 2001 will be different. Speaking of
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Extreme Limits Visor Body-suit Case Review
Product Requirements: Device: Handspring Visor / Visor Deluxe / Visor Platinum The Extreme Limits Visor Body-suit case with accessory pack is a hard black leather case with contrasting white stitching. The look and feel of Extreme Limits cases really remind me of a well made guitar case. This case is compatible with all the current Visor
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Inno Pocket Splendid Case for Palm m100 and Palm V/Vx Review
Product Requirements: Device: Palm m100 The InnoPocket Splendid is a slightly different type of PDA case than I’ve seen before. Instead of being comprised entirely of some sort of leather, it is made of cotton canvas. The InnoPocket is secured by passing a natural colored leather tab through a matching loop. Your PDA is held
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