It is that time of the year again, the time when Julie’s and my in-boxes fill with invitations and requests for RSVPs, the time when every trip to the mail results in letters with interesting return addresses, and a time ripe with the promise of gadgety goodness: It’s time for 2004 CES! Julie and I […]
Judie’s Gear Diary – 2003-12-22 Read More
The events of October 27th, 2003 still remain fresh in my mind. The day started out innocently enough, but then ended in tragedy, while I was writing a review of an iPod case. The case was not compatible with my 30gb model, and required that I use scissors to extract it <queue Psycho shower scene
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Product Requirements: Device: Various PDAs  I’m already on my second Sony TG50. I think that most of my problems with PDA damage (or at least a good 40%) stem from the fact that I carry them around in my breast pocket. Everything is fine with this method, unless (of course) my torso does not
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If you’re a Pocket PC user looking for a new time waster, do yourself a favor and check out Escape Velocity from ClickGamer.com. This is a very addictive puzzle game that is cross between Tetris and Pipes. You tap on the pipes to rotate them in such an orientation that they can connect to other
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2003-12-18 Read More
Stream video from your Mini DV camcorder directly into this Firewire hard disk without a PC. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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Product Requirements: Will power most portable cassette players, radios, CD players, MiniDisc players, hand-held games, keyboards, calculators, and many other battery operated appliances One of the joys of having a teenager is that when we go on trips, she likes to keep herself entertained with her own collection of portable electronic devices. Whether Sarah is
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Want to watch Survivor on your Pocket PC? You’ll be able to next year with this CF TV Tuner. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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Want to carry an entire array of tools with you at all times, without needing a tool box or tool belt to store them in? Multi-tools give you this ability. This tool category features folding needle nose pliers, with an array of extra tools, that are stored in its handles. Larger than a Swiss Army
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
Pogo! Products VRC-400 Universal Remote Control Review Read More
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
Judie’s Gear Diary – 2003-12-06 Read More
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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