I bought an Xbox this afternoon. Although I’ve had almost all of the handheld gaming devices (Gameboy original, Gameboy Color, Gameboy SP, Atari Lynx, Sega Gamegear, and the GP32) on the market, this is the first gaming console that I’ve had since the Atari 2600 when I was a kid! I bought the Xbox because […]
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$400-$500 sunglasses with a built-in MP3 128mb – 256mb player. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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One of our readers (Aequitas) has graciously decided to give away 6 GMAIL invites. To make things a little more interesting, he’s decided to make a contest out of it. The contest involves posting a small story about which one of your current gadgets you could not live without and why. Judie and I have
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2004-09-30 Read More
Perhaps you all have noticed that The Gadgeteer has long had an Amazon affiliate bookstore as well as a Clickgamer software store. Well, Julie and I are trying something new. We decided to create a page with nothing but affiliate links for stores and companies that either interest us or that we think might interest
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Plastic shells that nest together to allow smaller batteries to be used in the place of larger ones. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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Casio has a new Pocket PC. Looks a little clunky to me. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
Spotlight Gadget: DT-10 Read More
It’s funny how some forms of technology can be around for years before some of us ever really notice them. Case in point: RSS feeds. Most of you have probably heard of the term RSS before. Some of you are probably even using it. This article is for that group of people that have heard
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Product Requirements: A strong grip I will start this review by stating that I hate having to buy single use alkaline batteries for items around the house. For that reason, just about everything that we own which requires power has a rechargeable battery and/or can be plugged into an outlet. Batteries are inconvenient. They are
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Here’s one of those why-didn’t-I-think-of-that products! SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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Rugged handheld electronic tour guide. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
Spotlight Gadget: Node Explorer Read More
If you are using a Pocket PC but you haven’t updated the built in Contacts, Calendar and Tasks applications software, then you seriously need to check out Pocket Informant. A lot of tweaks have been made since I first tried this program in 2001 and first wrote about it in 2002, but one thing that
Judie’s Gear Diary – 2004-09-28 Read More
The wait is over! I just came home to find my hx4700 on my doorstep. It’s already out of the box and charging. Wow, it’s smaller than what I imagined it would be. I’m already in love ;o) Judie just informed me that hers just arrived too. As always, we will use these new PDAs
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2004-09-28 Read More
Product Requirements: Device: Microsoft Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP An Ethernet (10Base-T or 100Base-TX) adapter for wired client A least one 802.11b (11Mbps) or 802.11g (54Mbps) wireless adapter for wireless mobile client An installed TCP/IP and Internet browser I’ve been a big fan of ASUS products for a long while now. In fact, I have built two
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While Judie and I both wait with our noses pressed up against the front window waiting for the DHL guy to drop off our shiny new HP iPAQ hx4700’s tomorrow, there’s a review at Pocketnow.com that is worth checking out. — Info junkies will be excited to learn that Town Compass has a new version
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2004-09-27 Read More
Scott Raulinaitis with Tapland emailed me last night saying, “I wanted to let you guys know that Tapland celebrated its one-year anniversary just a week or so ago and we’ve been running a week full of contests this past week. Our final contest kicked off on Friday and will close on Monday at 11:59pm EDT.
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Do you ever get that deja vu all over again feeling? Well, I just did… Judie and I just canceled our iPaq HX4700 orders at Buy.com after reading some forums that they are really backordered. Third time is the charm as they say… We have reordered with PC Connection and were double and triple assured
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2004-09-26 Read More
Sports watch that warns you when your dehydration levels may be high. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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File this under the heading “Why am I not surprised?!“: Julie’s and my 4700s did not arrive yesterday. We may or may not get them on Monday…but I am figuring it will be Tuesday as the orders are still showing “Sent to Warehouse” – the same designation they have shown since noon on Thursday! Lame
Judie’s Gear Diary – 2004-09-25 Read More
Product Requirements: An available USB port Does your desk seem to accumulate an ungodly amount of dust? Mine certainly does. I am not exactly sure what the true culprit is, but I suspect it is a combination of pet hair (from the two dachshunds that share the office with Steve, Sarah and me), West Texas
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Special thanks go out to Stephen L. Dattilo who sent me a gift of his Logitech MX700 wireless mouse after he upgraded to a brand new version. He had seen that I had the MX700 listed on my Amazon wish list. So far, I’m really liking the feel of this device. And the best thing
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