Julie Strietelmeier

I created The Gadgeteer in 1997 as a fun way to share my passion for gadgets which began when I was a little kid. Some of my other interests include ukulele, photography, productivity hacks, and minimalism. Learn more about me and my favorite gear.

Orbino Palm V Series Case Review

Product Requirements: Device: Palm V series Orbino leather cases are to the Palm V series PDA as a Rolex watch is to your wrist. Pure unadulterated luxury. These cases are hand-crafted by master artisans in Italy and are made of full-grain calfskin generally reserved for the finest Italian shoes. The Orbino cases are made by

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InnoPocket CompactFlash Adapter Review

Product Requirements: Device: Handspring Visor, Visor Deluxe, Platinum, or Prism CFCardInfo.prc 5k FAFileMv.prc 30k FAFormat.prc 5k FALib.prc 28k FAUtil.prc 19k The CompactFlash Adapter from InnoPocket is a Springboard module that allows you to use CompactFlash memory cards as alternative storage on your Handspring Visor PDA. This adapter is only for memory cards. The hardware/software is

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Swiss Army Code V Case Review

Product Requirements: Device: Palm V series The same company that is world renowned for their pocket knifes, is now manufacturing a line of PDA cases. Available from StylusCentral, the Code V made by Swiss Army is a Palm V series specific case made of black Italian fine grained leather. This case has a classy understated

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Zero Halliburton Metal Case Review

Product Requirements: Device: Palm V Series I’m sure you’ve seen them before, people carrying those cool looking brushed silver attaches cases. One such manufacturer of these cases is ZERO Halliburton, a company that has been in existence for over 30yrs. They are known for their high quality aircraft-grade aluminum travel cases. Now they’ve created a

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PalmPix for Palm III and m100 Review

Product Requirements: Device: Palm III or m100 Series PalmPix.PRC 61k Approx. 100k per picture Desktop: Windows Systems: Windows 95, 95B (OS R/2), 98, 98SE, 2000, NT 4.0 with Service Pack 3 or higher, PC with a minimum 486 processor, Minimum of 16 MB RAM, Minimum of 20 MB hard disk space, CD-ROM drive, Color Monitor

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Sony AIBO Review

The AIBO Entertainment Robot ERS-210 is Sony’s 2nd generation robotic dog. The first version (ERS-110) which was released in June of 1999, sold for $2500 in limited quantities. This new version has been made readily available to the public at a much lower price of $1500 and is available in Black, Gold or Silver. AIBO

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Vaja Flip Top Visor Prism Case (Magnetic & Snap) Review

Product Requirements: Device: Handspring Visor Prism The Flip Top case for the Handspring Visor Prism is another high quality leather case from Vaja. This case is available in two versions. A magnetic closure version and a snap closure version. Each version is also available with or without a belt clip. A nice variety of leather

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Spring COMDEX (Chicago) 2001 Trip Report Article

Julie’s Thoughts Judie’s Thoughts I skipped Spring COMDEX 2000 for various reasons, but decided to attend this year’s conference to see if any new gadgets or gizmos would be announced. I invited Judie to attend with me so I could finally meet her in person and so I could have another Gadgeteer with me to

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