Reviews about interesting gadgets, gear, mobile technology and lifestyle products.
The Casio E-100/105 Body-Suit case by Extreme Limit is a play through black leather case with white stitching. The Body-Suit has a leather holster that the Casio can easily slide into. It doesn’t require any Velcro to hold it in place. The holster is actually quite snug so that there shouldn’t be any fear of …
The Quadro Data Pen by Yafa is a pen/pencil/stylus that has an added surprise. It has 4 tips instead of the usual 3. The fourth tip is a neon highlighter. (It’s neon ball point pen ink). To get the tip you want, you simply rotate the pen until the tip “icon” on the end …
The Visor from Handspring has finally arrived on the scene! Here’s a little snippet of background info for those of you new to Palm OS devices. Jeff Hawkins started Palm Computing in 1992. He invented the wildly successful PalmPilot line of personal digital assistants. After several years of great success he and Donna Dubinsky (former CEO of Palm Computing) …
Device: Gameboy Color The Shock ‘n’ Rock by Nyko is a 4 in 1 accessory for the Gameboy Color. It has a force feedback module, outputs amplified stereo sound, has a rechargeable battery pack and includes an AC adapter. The module is made of translucent purple plastic. It easily snaps on and off of a …
Program Requirements: Device: Palm VII 6 K free RAM I’m in heaven! Obviously, I’m a gadget nut. Why else would I be reviewing things here? So, when I picked up my Palm VII a little over a month ago, I was overjoyed to have one of the hottest new gadgets on the market (for the …
The Slimline Throttle by ttools, LLC is a pen/stylus that can actually fit in the stylus hole in your Palm PDA. This small clever device is designed to fit in the PalmPilot Pro, Palm III, and also the Palm V. It will also fit some other PDAs, so if you are interested in it’s …
The CM220 Universal Mount for Palm-sized Computers by Arkon Resources Inc. is a PDA holder that can be affixed to a vehicle or other location. This holder unlike the Unimount by Revolve Design is compatible with any PDA that is between 4.5″ and 5.3″ tall. Some of the PDAs that will work with this mount …
Rhodiana has created two play through cases for either the Palm V or Palm III/x Connected Organizers. These cases are made of 1/8″ black laminated ballistic nylon. They are padded with dense foam and lined with smooth nylon taffeta. The case doesn’t require any Velcro to hold the PDA in place (Yay!). Two heavy duty …
Program Requirements: Device: WindowsCE device with 130k free (ROM files use additional RAM). PalmGB by Revolutionary Software Front is a Gameboy emulator for Windows CE. With it, you have access to 100’s of quality games (…if you know where to find them). An emulator is a program that allows you to run programs made for …
“The Future of Palm Protection” is what they say on their web site about the new ShockSuit SportCase by RhinoSkin. I don’t know about that, but this new PalmPilot/PalmIII case sure looks futuristic. And although it is light in weight, it looks like you could punt it across the room and not damage your Palm …
A new line of leather PDA cases will be available soon through various OEMs here in the US. The company which is based in Turkey is called Dimension. They produce a nice selection of high quality cases. They were kind enough to send me their entire line (they even embossed my Gadgeteer logo into the …
The Palm VII is the nifty new wireless Palm OS PDA by 3Com. It can send, and receive information when you are away from your desk, in your car, at the mall etc. And it does this without needing a separate cellphone, modem or landline connection. To look at the Palm VII, you would think that it is …
I have noticed that there is still no mention of the new 5mx machine from Psion, so wanted to offer my own brief review of it. There are several excellent reviews already available that go into extreme detail about the specific differences from the Series 5, so I am not going to cover this material. …
Program Requirements: Device: Pilot1000, Pilot 5000, PalmPilot Personal, PalmPilot Professional, IBM WorkPad,Palm III, IIIx or Palm V 165 K free RAM Desktop: Windows 95 or NT 4.0 (NT 4.0 users require Service Pack 3 or higher) SuperNames by Standalone Software adds to the functionality of the built in address book. This functionality includes additional contact …
Device: PalmPilot, Palm III, Palm IIIx, Palm V The Bumper case by Concept Kitchen is a unique rubber boot like case that totally envelopes your PalmPilot, Palm III or Palm V PDA. Yes, the same case will work with any of these three models (this case is not compatible with the Palm VII). The case …