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.

Personality Packs for the Palm V/Vx Review

Product Requirements: Device: Palm V/Vx Sometimes reviewing the same types of products over and over can get a little boring. Then something new and different comes along to snap me out of my reviewer’s funk. Personality Packs from Parallel Design is just such a product. Personality Packs consist of a clip-on screen cover and a stylus […]

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Liberty Gameboy Emulator for Palm OS Review

Product Requirements: Device: Palm OS Version 3.0 or later 160 K free RAM Desktop: Windows, Mac, Linux, or Amiga What is the main reason that people buy PDAs? To keep track of their addresses? Appointments? Tasks? Ummmm, yeah right… No, the main reason of course is to play games! Ok, maybe not everyone buys a

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Handspring Visor Prism Review

Product Requirements: Desktop: 486 MHz PC or higher (Windows 98, Windows ME or Windows 2000) Apple Macintosh compatible computer with PowerPC processor (Mac OS 8.1 or later) CD-rom Handspring’s much anticipated color device is now available. The aptly named Visor Prism has a 16bit LCD screen capable of displaying over 65,000 colors and the fastest

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FullCharge NiMH Battery Pack Review

Product Requirements: Device: Palm III, IIIe, IIIx, IIIxe, VII, VIIx, TRG Pro, IBM WorkPad c5 Do you tire of changing the AAA batteries in your alkaline powered Palm device every couple of weeks and feel guilty when you have to throw them away? If so, you will be interested in checking out FullCharge from eXtend

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Vaja iPAQ Sync-able Case Review

Product Requirements: Device: Compaq iPAQ (without expansion sleeves) Vaja (located in Argentina) creates some of the nicest quality leather PDA cases available. They have done it again with their iPAQ Sync-able case. This all leather padded case comes in a variety of colors: Brown Buffalo Skin/Brown Leather, Black Plain Leather/Black Plain Leather, Black Ostrich/Black Leather, Brown

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Casio Compact Flash Slot Digital Camera Review

Program Requirements: Desktop: Windows 95/98 or NT Device: Casio E-100 / 105 1.5 M free RAM How would you like to take digital pictures with your Casio E-100/105? Cool huh? How about recording mini movies with your Casio? Even cooler? That’s what I thought when I heard about the JK-710DC a small tube shaped camera

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Retro 1951 Tornado Stylus/Pen Review

Product Requirements: Device: Any touch screen PDA Retro 1951 Tornado Duo Pen Stylus from StylusCentral.com is my current favorite stylus/pen combo. This is a small all metal pen (except for the stylus tip) that comes in a variety of colors: Stainless Steel, Red, Black, Green, or Blue. The stylus also comes packaged in an aluminum

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