Here’s the perfect $300 Christmas gift for your kid… A pogo stick that can jump 5ft in the air! Make sure your medical insurance is paid up before buying… SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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Only 5 shopping days till Christmas! Let the stress begin (or continue)… For those of you asking about the Dell x50v review, it has unfortunately been put in stasis for a few more days. Lucky me, I stumbled upon a weird bug that causes the Bluetooth license to expire. Everytime I turn on the PDA,
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2004-12-20 Read More
If you are a child of the 60’s & 70’s like I am, you probably remember the Lava Lamp. Heck, maybe some of you even still have one on a shelf somewhere! The original motion lamp was designed by engineer Edward Craven Walker in 1963 and was named the Astro Lamp. Then in 1965, it
Well, I will say Happy Holidays to all of you a bit early, as we are off to catch a plane shortly. I hope that you all wake to gadgety surprises under the tree, and that your family time together is wonderful! I’ll be back December 26th – hopefully with a tan and a new
Judie’s Gear Diary – 2004-12-18 Read More
Name: Curtis Hinson Location: Texas, USA I just read through a few of your Gadgeteer profiles and thought I fit your profile. My first meetings with gadgets were back in the middle 80s when my family got a Tandy computer with an 8088 in it. I had some experience with electronics and programming as a
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It’s here! It’s here! The Sony PSP arrived about an hour ago. I have to tell you all that Brando is the absolute greatest for going above and beyond the call of duty to get one of these for me to review! The device is just gorgeous! Much nicer than the Nintendo DS in looks.
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2004-12-16 Read More
Product Requirements: HP iPAQ rz17xx/rx37xx/rx34xx/hx47xx Series Series PDA If you have been waiting for a replacement stylus for your iPAQ hx 4700 that includes a ball-point pen, then the wait is over. PDair has released their 3-in-1 Stylus which fits in the iPAQ’s silo, just as the original stock stylus. Hidden under the top end
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Product Requirements: HP iPAQ hx4700 / hx4705, but also available for other models found here If you don’t want to add much bulk to your PDA by putting it in a typical case, but you still want some protection from everyday shocks and dings, then you might want to take a look at the BoxWave
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The Intelligent Object to Wear jacket has a microprocessor and hard drive built in that regulates the temperature in 4 upper body areas. I needed one of these this morning. It was 14 degrees here. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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Can you say HECTIC? I spent the weekend moving everything but the furniture out of my computer room in anticipation for the remodel. The remodel began yesterday. My contractor moved all the furniture in front of my only TV in the house. ACK! Good thing I moved my computer upstairs and was able to wirelessly
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2004-12-14 Read More
If you are a shutterbug (and why would you be interested in mini tripods if you are not?), you might have read my review on the Clamperpod a few months ago. A few weeks ago I noticed that Fred at clamperpod.com was starting up a new site for mini tripods (ironically called minitripods.com). I suggested
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Product Requirements: Any audio device with a 3.5mm mini jack Now that winter is officially here, digital music lovers might be looking for a way to keep warm while enjoying their tunes outside. With that goal in mind, let’s take a look at the Burton Headphone Beanie, a convergent device that takes an item of
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Today, Steve and I decided to take Sarah on a short road trip to the Caverns of Sonora. On the drive, I kept myself occupied with the newest incarnation of an old favorite, Bejeweled 2, by Astraware. It you have a PDA with as glorious of a screen as the new high resolution Palms and
Judie’s Gear Diary – 2004-12-12 Read More
Product Requirements: Device: HP hx4700 / hx4705 Pocket PC How many of you have noticed that there are several accessory companies that are selling the same style leather PDA cases on their sites. It’s hard to know which one to pick when they all look alike. The companies I’m referring to are PDAir, Brando and
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Product Requirements: Device: HP hx4700 / hx4705 Pocket PC HP hx4700 iPAQ owners looking to purchase play through rigid protection should look no further than the Metal Deluxe case from Innopocket. Like their other offerings, this case is made of 100% anodized aircraft grade aluminum with black neoprene lining. Size: 5.3 x 3.2 x .89in
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If you haven’t heard of ATP flash cards, you might be interested in knowing that they are high speed, completely waterproof, dust proof, ESD proof, and extreme temperature resistant. They also use Samsung SLC NAND flash components, the longest lasting, fastest flash in the industry. Their company sent me a 60X 512mb SD card to
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2004-12-09 Read More
Product Requirements: Portable CD, Mini-Disk, Tape or MP3 player and four AA batteries One of the first things that happened when I got my digital music player, was that I realized I didn’t always want to listen to music over headphones. Thankfully, I do have several options. When I am sitting at my computer, music
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If you are in the market for a special PDA case, then be sure to check out my recent review of the nSignia, from Australia. Graham Walker, the company’s director, has offered a special 15% discount to the first 100 people between now and Dec 31, 2004. Just enter the code UAPX79FE at checkout. While
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Product Requirements: Device: Windows ME/2000/XP (98SE with driver), Mac OS 9.0 or higher, Linux 2.4 or higher Everyone and their uncle seems to have a USB drive these days. You see them dangling from key chains, lanyards or popped from pockets when the opportunity presents itself. Most USB drives on the market tend to be
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Hey all. I’ve returned from a Mobius trip that I attended last week in Seattle, WA. Microsoft put up a group of us (about 20 or so people representing the top mobile related websites). This was my 4th Mobius trip and like last year it was focused almost entirely on Smartphones and associated software /
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