Reviews about interesting gadgets, gear, mobile technology and lifestyle products.
For some time now I have been hearing all the hype about the DigitalWriter Duo pen/stylus from Cross. Most of the hype has been focused around the stylus tip. On the packaging, they call it the “Ultimate Writing Instrument For Your PDA”, so we had to check one out. Their patented polymeric stylus tip is […]
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Product Requirements: Device: Palm V/Vx The Bridge V-Clip is a new version of the popular Palm V Bridge accessory from Midwest PCB Designs. This small connector allows you to use older PalmPilot or Palm III series accessories with the Palm V and Palm Vx PDAs. The Bridge V-Clip plugs onto a PalmPilot accessory and then the Palm V/Vx plugs
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The Compaq iPAQ H3650 Pocket PC has been the most anticipated of the new Pocket PCs. Thanks to PDAMart, I was able to get my hands on one of the first available units. I even paid for it with my own hard earned cash. So it better be good, right? Well, let’s see. Hardware Specs:
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Program Requirements: Device: Palm V/Vx (StreetFinder for the Palm III also available) 145 K free RAM for application, maps take up additional space Desktop: Windows 95/98 or NT 4.0 CDrom 24MB Ram, 125MB HD space The StreetFinder GPS for the Palm V/Vx is a clip-on GPS module from Rand McNally. If that name sounds familiar,
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Device: Palm V/Vx 4/22/01 Update: This case has been updated with thicker aluminum. I’ll make updates to my original comments in red…………. Julie The InnoPocket Metal Case for the Palm V/Vx is a light weight metal case that comes in 5 different colors (black, blue, red, titanium, and silver). The case appears to be made
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The Lamy Twin Pen available at StylusCentral is a two tip writing instrument manufactured by Lamy the well known German writing instrument maker. The Twin Pen has a stainless steel body with a matt finish which is nice because it doesn’t show fingerprints. However the shiny pocket clip does show fingerprints… as well as scratches.
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Device: Palm V, Palm Vx Vaja is a fine leather case company in Argentina that has been creating some terrific cases for the Palm PDA. One of their latest offerings is the Palm V/Vx Flip Top Case with Wallet that is available in eight different color / leather styles. This case is identical to their
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Program Requirements: Device: Microsoft Windows-powered Pocket PC (Windows CE 2.0 version also available) 400 K free RAM PocketBible by Laridian Electronic Publishing is a full featured Bible study/reading application for your Pocket PC. Instead of carrying around the actual books, this program will allow you to keep multiple Bibles right on your Pocket PC. The
Device: Palm V/Vx The Pal Pal Twistor case for the Palm V/Vx is the first plastic play through hard case that I’ve seen for the Palm V. This case is made of a tough Poly Carbonate that can withstand impacts and twisting. Seven different colors are available: Blue, Navy, Orange, Green, Yellow, Purple, and Red.
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The Yafa 4.Palm stylus is a trendy iMac styled translucent 4 in 1 multifunction pen that is available in 5 colors: Green, Blue, Orange, Grey and Clear. Each 4.Palm pen has a black ink pen, 0.5mm pencil, neon highlighter and a stylus tip. To select a tip, you hold the pen at about 30 degrees
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Program Requirements: Device: Windows Powered Pocket PC or Palm-size PC 150 K free RAM Pocket Launcher from Conduits Technologies Inc. is a customizable application launcher program for the Pocket PC or Palm-size PC. This program is similar in design to a program for the Palm OS called Launcher III. Both programs use a tab based
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Program Requirements: Device: Microsoft Windows-powered Pocket PC with approximately 290K available RAM Windows CE 2.0 version also available The DailyReader by Laridian Electronic Publishing is an application that simplifies daily inspirational book reading. With DailyReader, you can open a book and it will turn to the scheduled reading for that day (based on the day’s
iPoint Visor Styli E & B Company has 2 new styli for the Handspring Visor; the iPoint VSR and iPoint VSR with pen. Both styli look exactly the same from the outside. They are made of brass, with a titanium finish, and have blue highlights. Both have a white stylus tip. Both styli have a smooth writing tip. They
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Requirements: Device: Handspring Visor The Handspring Modem is a Springboard 33.6Kbps modem module for the Visor PDA. The modem is powered by 2 AAA batteries that are included. Also included is a 6ft phone line. The module is made of plastic and metal. It’s nice and sturdy and not at all flimsy. A small recessed
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Program Requirements: Desktop: Windows 98/95 or NT 4.0, 16MB of RAM, 8MB hard disk space The QuickLink Pen by Wizcom Technologies Ltd. is a pen sized text scanner that can scan full lines of printed text (regular, bold, italic, inverted and underlined) in 6-22 point size with 97% accuracy. The pen can store up to
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I’m the proud owner of a Casio Protrek Triple Sensor Illuminator watch. (The list price was about $260, I bought it for about $145). Having played with it for a few weeks, I recommend it to gadget freaks everywhere – urban , suburban and serious hikers. Basically, this is a watch with a compass, barometer,
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Program Requirements: Desktop: Windows 2000, Windows 95/98 or NT 4.0 (NT 4.0 users require Service Pack 3) First they were called Palm PCs, then they were called Palm-sized PCs and now they are called Pocket PCs. Regardless of the name, the new Windows Powered devices are here. This is a review of one of the
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Program Requirements: Device: Handspring Visor 3 K free RAM Are you ever in a meeting, movie theater, or quiet restaurant with your Visor when an alarm goes off? It can be embarrassing when people nearby turn around and stare at you wondering where the sound is coming from. Tech Center Labs has a nifty solution
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Jack of All Trays is an expandable lap desk that you can pretty much use anywhere. Made of two sections of anodized aluminum, the lap desk weighs 16 ounces. When collapsed, the 1/4 ” x 8.5″ x 10″ tray is smaller than a pad of notebook paper and can be stored in a briefcase, backpack
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PRODUCT UPDATE: We recently did a review on the STYLUS+ 4-way from STYLUSplus.com…the model we did a review on contained a pencil as part of the pen (pencil, stylus tip, ink, ink)…the pen is now available withOUT a pencil (stylus tip, ink, ink, ink). The Stylus+ 4-way from STYLUSplus.com is a pen/pencil/stylus that
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