Reviews about interesting gadgets, gear, mobile technology and lifestyle products.
Program Requirements: Device: Palm 1000, Pilot 5000, PalmPilot Personal, PalmPilot Professional, IBM WorkPad, or Palm III Some available free RAM depending on how many news topics you’ve subscribed to. DOC reader If you are like me, you like to keep up with the news of the day. Now there is a free service available […]
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Official Gadgeteer Hands On Review: Program Master by Julie Strietelmeier Last date revised: 03/25/99 Are you a TV freak? A real couch potato? I’m not ashamed to say that I am and when I saw the Program Master from Scottsdale Technologies, I was pretty excited. What is the Program Master? It is a One-Button VCR
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The POD (short for Protective Organizational Device) by HRP Products, Inc. is a molded foam (NitroLyte) case for your PalmPilot, WorkPad or Palm III. The PDA is held in place by two pieces of Velcro. The dimensions of the case are: ~ 4.125″ x 5.75″ x 1.375″ The material that the case is made of
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Official Gadgeteer Hands On Review: Power Inverter by Andrew Baker Last date revised: 03/25/99 Well this page is about gadgets and what better to review then a power inverter, that allows you to use all of those nifty gadgets on the go. First some people don’t know what a power inverter is, ok I will
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E&B Cases have done it again with another fine leather case. This one is specifically made for the Palm III and is called the Palm SlipIt 3. This case comes in two versions. One with a belt clip and one without. I will be reviewing the clip model. The Palm SlipIt 3 is a black
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Two of the most annoying things about the Pilot are the inability to do an easy restore after a crash & the length of HotSyncs when you have a lot of data. BackupBuddy Software has a solution to that with BackupBuddy. BackupBuddy backs up your entire Pilot, apps & all, so that if your Pilot
The Sr. Executive Leather Case by PalmPilot Gear H.Q. is a large leather tri-fold wallet style case that has a yoke for holding a PalmPilot. (PalmPilot Gear H.Q. will be offering a similar case that holds a Palm III in the near future.) This case has that great leather smell and a rich smooth
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Program Requirements: Desktop: Windows 95 or 98 The Pocket BiteMate, from E.W. Bridge LLC is a pocket sized, solid state, digital multimedia recorder and player. This little gadget will not only allow you to record just about anything, but it comes with a desktop software package that enables you to download the sound bites into
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One of the first accessories available for the REX PDA is the ThinSkin Protector by Tech Center Labs. These slipcovers are designed to help protect your REX while maintaining the slim profile. The clear plastic front allows you to use REX without removing it. The various backings adds a touch of class and provide some
If you own a Palm III or PalmPilot with a Palm modem and have been looking for a case to accommodate both of them, you’ve probably noticed that there aren’t many to choose from. Devian makes such a case called the Supreme Wallet Case (DVP8). It’s a black leather play through case that is about
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The Tune In! remote control by Beery Systems, Inc. is a universal remote control that can be used to control up to 6 separate devices. It can be used to control TVs, VCRs, cable boxes, DSS/DBS receivers, amplifiers, amp tuners, audio cassettes, CD players, digital audio tape, laser disk players, …well, you get the
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Official Gadgeteer Hands On Review: Game.com by David Lection Last date revised: 03/25/99 Just when you thought handheld gaming was just about dead… Well Tiger Electronics didn’t think so, in fact the Tiger is hungry and it wants to eat Nintendo’s dinner in the up for grab handheld game market! Tiger has introduced the game.com
Official Gadgeteer Hands On Review: Casio Twincept Watch by Andrew Baker Last date revised: 03/25/99 I bought my Casio Twincept 20 about a year ago. My old watch decided to turn in it’s time card so I had to find a new “cheap” watch. I was influenced by three factors when I saw this watch.
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Program Requirements: Desktop: Windows 98 Free USB port The iFive WebCam by AIMS is one of the first USB webcams available. This WebCam comes with a nice bundle of software including Howdy, VDOPhone, and M@X. iFive camera specs: Optical system : ¼” CCD Active pixels CCD : 512 (H) x 582 (V) Output resolutions :
Program Requirements: Device: PalmPilot Professional, IBM WorkPad, or Palm III 150 K free RAM Desktop: Windows 95 or NT 4.0 For years, if you wanted to develop thermal profiles you could break out the old FLUKE thermometer, take your readings, and download them to your laptop. But now you can use the Versid Temperature
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Official Gadgeteer Hands On Review: KuGiGi Super Frog (Virtual Pet) by Julie Strietelmeier Last date revised: 03/25/99 KuGiGi Super Frog is a virtual pet available from the Adam’s Apple Communications Group. Like most Tamagotchi type toys, you must feed, play, and clean up after your virtual friend. What sets this toy apart from the others
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Official Gadgeteer Hands On Review: Visionary 2000 Clear Flip Cover by Julie Strietelmeier Last date revised: 03/25/99 Accessories for the PalmPilot seem to be popping up all over the place and one of the latest is the Visionary 2000 Clear Flip Cover. This is not a case for the Pilot, but a screen protector. It
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The Stylus+ from Autopoint is a stylus/pen/pencil designed for use with any PDA or HPC. As with most similar products, there is a .05 pencil with an eraser behind the cap at the end. The Stylus+ comes in only one color, black, and will be available at OfficeMax stores around the country. The Stylus+
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The guys at Tech Center Labs have done it again with a nifty accessory for any PDA. It’s the worlds first lithium powered stylus! This little gem is a small metal stylus about the size of the original PalmPilot stylus (but it does not fit in either the Palm III or PalmPilot stylus holders. Nor
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The C.E.O. (Classic, Elegant, One-of-a-kind) case by MarWare is a leather play-through type case that comes in black or burgundy. This case earns instant points from me because it doesn’t require you to put Velcro on the body of your Newton! Your MP2xk is held in place by two elastic bands and by sliding the