How many of you can remember the year when Trivial Pursuit took the world by storm? I know it’s telling my age, but I can remember 1984 very well. I was a junior in high school, Ronald Reagan was president, Mary Lou Retton won 5 medals in the LA Olympics (which had been boycotted by […]
Judie’s Gear Diary – 2003-12-15 Read More
Wireless AOL instant message chat device. Great for families with only one computer. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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Instead of putting it on your keychain, put it in your wallet. Great new thin USB memory storage solution. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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Product Requirements: Up to four home theater components, including: Cable (S/A Explorer and other Cable boxes) or Satellite, TV or TV/VCR , VCR or DVD and Audio equipments, and two AA batteries Is your coffee table starting to look like a wasteland of remote controls? Or perhaps your TV remote has been dropped one to
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Product Requirements: Tapwave Zodiac1 or 2 and a power/sync cable When Julie and I posted our review of the Tapwave Zodiac2 last month, I mentioned that I had ordered the separately available cradle. I am sure that for some, a cable is the idea solution, but I like using a cradle because I enjoy having
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I’ve been enjoying my first big screen TV for 5 days now. All I can say is WOW! When the guys first brought it into my basement living room, I was very worried that I had picked a set that was way too big for the space. But after moving the Lazy Boy recliners back
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2003-12-10 Read More
Product Requirements: Device: Windows PC, MAC The lowly computer mouse is an often overlooked PC peripheral. Quite often, users will buy a new input device only when their current one has become defective. This is surprising considering the fact that we use the mouse much more than other add-on hardware. If you’ve ever needed to
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For real bone rattling audio, wear your subwoofer around your neck! SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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Product Requirements: Device: Windows 98, 2000, ME or XP Early this year, I reviewed JetAudio’s iAudio CW200 MP3 Player. I found it to be a great small form factor player, that had enough extra features to overshadow the fact that it was not expandable (no memory card slot) and could not play WMA files. JetAudio’s
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I haven’t posted a Gear Diary entry for the last couple of days, because I was too busy practicing at being a Plant Tycoon, I was all caught up in growing virtual plants, cross pollinating, mutating, collecting seeds, and making money! I had over 150 hours invested in this real time game, had almost $50K
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Name: Eric F. Schetley Location: Pittsburg, PA So what makes me think I’ve got what it takes to be a Gadgeteer? Well, I do read this site… 😉 The sarcastic geek typing this is Eric Schetley, an overgrown boy who loves his toys. I’m a PC Support Specialist at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer
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 Fans of wireless networking (otherwise known as WiFi, 802.11b, or g) will probably have heard the term Warchalking before. For those of you that are unfamiliar with this term, warchalking is the practice of marking a series of symbols on sidewalks and walls to indicate nearby wireless access points. When these symbols are seen
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Small A/V recorder which records video (MPEG4) from TV, DV, DVD and VCD to CF or SD. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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Santa is making his scheduled appearance at this Gadgeteer’s house early this season. This past weekend I finally got the nerve to replace my ancient 27″ (no S-Video) Magnavox TV with the Mitsubishi 65″ rear projection TV. I also sprung for an HDTV tuner for my DirecTV and the local networks (Indianapolis) that are now
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2003-12-01 Read More
Christmas is coming, and for those with a camper, hunter, outdoorsman or anyone else on the gift list that might need a lighter which can perform under adverse conditions, there is the latest offering from Sportgear‘s Azen Storm Proof Lighters line. Similar to their lighters that I reviewed last year, the new Neo (900 series)Â
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Utilizes a network of global positioning satellites to precisely track how far and how fast you are running, biking, rowing or skiing. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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I’ve always been fascinated by sundials and the ability to tell time without electricity. Now you can purchase a digital sundial! Very cool. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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There are two things in life that I really enjoy: a good movie and a good book. So today, I will tell you about two things that have had an impact on me. The first is the 2004 Leonard Maltin Movie & Video Guide, by Landware. How many times have you rented a movie, only
Judie’s Gear Diary – 2003-11-26 Read More
If you have been looking for a gear bag that can hold lots of stuff in an organized manner, the Pack Sport from Infusion Threads may cause you to look no further. The Pack Sport is a smaller sized black Ballistic nylon unisex styled shoulder or waist bag. For its size, the Pack Sport has
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 NEWS FLASH: High fashion isn’t just for the pretty people anymore. With the Dockers Mobile Pant for men, Burton’s iPod and Minidisc jackets for snowboarders, and the Laks USB watch, geek chic seems to be the in thing these days. I’m happy to announce that sharp dressed geeks now have an additional outerwear option
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