I’ve been using my new HR10-250 DirecTV / TIVO PVR for a few days now and so far I like it. Being able to record and pause live HD programming is great! I do have a few gripes though… The guide is slower to navigate than my 5040 ReplayTV, and I no longer have the […]
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2005-06-20 Read More
I have finally got the i550 to do just about everything that I want or need it to do: It’s working perfectly on the Sprint PCS network and I’ve signed up for the Vision plan so I have all of the data I care to access. It is working very well as a supplementary PDA,
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Here’s a bluetooth version of a cassette adapter. Think of it as an FM transmitter but not. I’m not sure I see the advantage of this gadget, but there you have it. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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Vaja will be announcing a hard case for the Sony PlayStation Portable today. It looks yummy! SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
Spotlight Gadget: I-Volution PSP Case Read More
As most of you that have read any of my LED flashlight reviews know, there is a long dark hallway that runs down the spine of my home. While this hallway is fabulous for taking pictures of a flashlight beam’s reach or for hanging a mini art gallery, this same hallway used to give my
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If you’re not into vinyl, plastic, metal or thick leather as a material for your PlayStation Portable (PSP) case, then maybe the Ultra Light-weight Suit from Extreme Limit is more your speed. Available in 2 styles: flap type and open, this case is made of a soft ultra microfiber black suede with contrasting red stitching.
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Stylish thin flat spool that will keep your wires neat and tidy. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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Is this another canidate for my ultimate alarm clock? Here we have a digital clock that interfaces with an iPod to play music , radio or a buzz. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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Last year I reviewed a Victorinox knife that was equipped with a detachable 64MB SwissBit USB memory module. I was recently sent a major upgrade to what I had already determined was an excellent product. While much of the appearance has remained the same, there have been subtle changes to the knife itself as well
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Looks sorta like an iPod Shuffle, but it’s a USB flash drive with a female USB connector on one end. You can use this device to copy the contents of other USB flash drives. No computer needed. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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Well, here is an update on my Samsung i550 saga for those of you that have been writing to ask: I called SPCS yesterday to get my service switched over from the i500 to the i550. I already had the lock code for the handset – I just needed to get things set up on
Judie’s Gear Diary – 2005-06-14 Read More
I’ve always been a huge fan of very small computers and have had several such devices throughout the years. A few notable ones come to mind… Remember the REX PC Companion? It was a PDA in a PCMCIA card form factor. What about the hard to find IBM PC110 palmtop computer? Then there was the Toshiba Libretto.
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Mother nature must really hate me… Last Sunday it was raining and rumbling just a bit, nothing major, when all of a sudden POW POW POW! I saw orange sparks outside the window. Looked around and didn’t notice anything on fire, so I went about my business. Later that evening, when I went to watch
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2005-06-13 Read More
This has been a “good mail day”… I just opened a package from SCOTTeVEST and found several new items that will be reviewed soon, including their v2.0 ball cap (which fits me very nicely), a light Microfleece Pullover (great for cool nights), and their new “wired’ t-shirt. I also received the new Tekkeon myPower ALL,
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We all know that accordions have always been the geek instrument of choice, but now they have reached a new height in geekiness with this new digital accordion from Roland. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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Product Requirements: Device: Any device that can accommodate a Type II CF card I live by the Boy Scout motto: Be Prepared. I have a zippered pouch in my gear bag that has all kinds of little adapters and tools. Things like the Victorinox CyberTool and FlexUSB adapter. I just found another adapter that will
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Product Requirements: Device: Any device that can accommodate an SD card, or any USB port Ideative Inc., the company that brought us the FlexUSB doo-hickey, are now offering 128mb SD cards. These aren’t ordinary SD cards though… These cards have a built in USB connector, alleviating the need for a separate flash card reader. While
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Product Requirements: Two 3V lithium CR-2016 Batteries (first set included) Not long ago, I reviewed a Mobile Torch Bank Note Detector, which was essentially a device with two purple LED lights which could be used to detect the fluorescence in authentic bank notes and other documents that had been imbedded with fluorescing security features. After
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Product Requirements: 3 LR44 (AG13) Batteries (comes with first set) How many of you read books in rooms that aren’t really bright enough? I catch my daughter doing it all the time, which is why I was interested in reviewing the Gadget Brando 3 LED Clip-On Flashlight. Granted, nowhere on the packaging amidst the mentions
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If you are using the Samsung i500 Palm OS PDA phone and you are lamenting the lack of true two-way SMS, then you owe it to yourself to check out PDA Apps I500SMS. Samsung really dropped the ball on this otherwise feature-laden phone because it included software that allowed users to receive SMS messages, but
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