Posts about a variety of topics which are not news and are not reviews.
Back in 2014, Dave Rees wrote about his positive experience when he switched to T-Mobile. He would regularly suggest that I also try T-Mobile’s Test Drive kit, which at that time provided an iPhone and a SIM card on loan for a week’s worth of testing. In May of last year, I finally ordered my […]
Julie’s gadget diary – Darnit, T-Mobile coverage is still weak in my area Read More
I was brainstorming for article ideas yesterday, when I realized that I haven’t posted an EDC update in almost year. It’s time to remedy that situation! This will be part one of my EDC update as I audit what I carry each day and decide if there are items that I can drop and items that
Julie’s gadget diary – January 2016 EDC update Read More
At the end of every year I always like to put together a top 25 list of our most popular news, reviews and articles of the year according to Google’s traffic statistics for the site. I think that it’s always interesting to find out which articles were read the most. Was this year’s most popular article even written in
The Gadgeteer’s top 25 posts of 2015 Read More
Yesterday I posted part two of the Gadgeteer team’s favorite gadgets of 2015 and today I’m posting the final installment. Click through to see part three of the Gadgeteer team’s favorite gadgets from this past year. This one includes my favorites.
The year in review – Favorite gadgets of the Gadgeteer team for 2015 (part 3) Read More
Yesterday I posted part one of the Gadgeteer team’s favorite gadgets of 2015 and today I have more lists for you to enjoy. Please share your own list of favorite products from this year in the comments.
The year in review – Favorite gadgets of the Gadgeteer team for 2015 (part 2) Read More
Several weeks ago I asked all the members of the Gadgeteer team to send me a list of their favorite products from this past year. I told them that their lists didn’t need to be restricted to gadgets that they had personally reviewed in 2015, but that they could include any products that they have
The year in review – Favorite gadgets of the Gadgeteer team for 2015 (part 1) Read More
Dave: Alright here is a bit of the backstory — My nearly three year old 15″ MacBook Pro had been having problems for a few months. It finally died, then came back to life, but it was definitely time I took it to one of my local Apple Stores to have their Genius Bar techs
PowerMax gives you money for your old Apple gear Read More
Battery power has always been a Gadgeteer’s nightmare especially on phones and finally phone manufacturers are doing something about it. Qualcomm has its Quickcharge, Oppo has its VOOC Flash Charge from a hardware perspective and there’s a a multitude of third party apps on the Google Play Store that are supposed to extend your Android phone’s
Android Doze – Don’t poke the sleeping Android Read More
Eight years ago, I posted a handful of Gadgeteer Spotlight interviews with people behind some very well-known gadget brands. I had a lot of fun with those interviews and thought it was time to bring them back. To kick off the reboot of Gadgeteer Spotlight articles, I’ll be interviewing Judie Stanford of Gear Diary. Those of
I was starting to get the feeling that Google hated me. Why? Because I ordered a 64GB Nexus 6P in Frost white on the first day it was available for pre-order and I still haven’t received it while other people who ordered days and weeks later than I did, already have had their phone for days
Julie’s gadget diary – Nexus 6P, favorite gear and more Read More
Last month we turned back the hands of time 15 years to revisit my review of the Sony CLIE (PEG-S300) PDA. Do you remember the year 2000 and all the hoopla of a new century with the scare of potential Y2K computer issues. Fun times! Fifteen years ago cell phones were too large to fit
Casio EM-500 Pocket PC review – 15 years ago today on The Gadgeteer Read More
Earlier this week I was invited to an event at Citizen Watch’s Flagship store in New York’s Times Square. The event was an unveiling of Citizen’s newest timepieces, the Satellite Wave-World Time GPS and the Satellite Wave F900. Both watches use GPS to set the date and time. Citizen claims these are the most accurate
Time, Space, and Innovation: A night with Citizen Watch Read More
Last week Jeanne and I vacationed in the Panama City Beach, Florida area on Seagrove Beach, Florida. I highly recommend it as vacation destination because the beach was the nicest one I’d ever visited and the sand felt as fine as flour. As with most trips, I always struggle to decide which tech devices to
Julie’s gadget diary – Vacation tech lessons learned and a few travel tips Read More
Today is the day that Google will officially unveil their new Nexus smartphones. I’ve been looking forward to this day for quite awhile because I decided I that this would be the year that I would buy a Nexus phone. I’ve been wanting the stock Android experience and quick OS updates for a long time,
Julie’s gadget diary – Google is making me sad Read More
The Gadgeteer turned 18 years old last month (August, 2015). As the old saying goes, “time flies when you’re having fun” and it is so true. I can’t believe I’ve been writing gadget news and reviews for that long. I thought it might be fun start a new feature where we take a trip down memory
Sony CLIE (PEG-S300) review – 15 years ago today on The Gadgeteer Read More
Love them or hate them, crowdfunding campaigns are here to stay. Although Kickstarter was not the first crowdfunding site to appear on the web, it’s the one I always think of first. If you’re a gadget freak who lives on the bleeding edge, Kickstarter is where you can go to find some of the newest and
5 quick tips for using Kickstarter Read More
A month ago I posted a gadget diary entry about how I have been thinking about switching back to the iPhone. After yesterday’s mega Apple event, I have made my decision and will be pre-ordering the iPhone 6s Plus this Saturday morning. Why am I going to switch from Android and why have I picked the
Julie’s gadget diary – I’m pre-ordering the iPhone 6s Plus on Saturday, are you? Read More
Each month my electric company (Duke Energy) sends me an energy report to let me know how my electricity usage compares to similar homes in my area. Ever since they began sending these reports, my house has always been shown to use more electricity, which translates into paying higher bills. Even after switching most of
Cree LED bulbs are helping me use less electricity each month #sponsored Read More
Yesterday’s Samsung Unpacked event left me feeling disappointed about their new hardware announcements. However, their Samsung Pay announcement caught my attention. If you aren’t familiar with Samsung Pay, it’s Samsung’s mobile payment application. Like Apple Pay, Google Wallet, Android Pay (not available yet) and CurrentC (also not available yet), it’s a way to use your phone to pay
It’s been almost three years since I put my iPhone 4s in a drawer and switched over to an Android device as my full-time smartphone. Since I made that switch, I’ve used a Samsung Galaxy SIII, a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and my current phone, an LG G3. I’ve also used Android tablets like the Nexus
Julie’s gadget diary – Why I am thinking about switching back to the iPhone Read More