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
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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)
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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
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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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The importance of the VCR can never be overstated when we take a look at the evolution of home and personal entertainment, however it appears that it is now time for the reigning king to step aside. Let’s take a walk through the not so distant past… Most of us have had access to television
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20, 40, 60 and 80GB capacity MP3 server for you car, that has an FM transmitter and a Palm OS control interface. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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Product Requirements: Palm OS 3.5 and newer and 2MB of free memory. Optimized for Palm OS 5 devices (required for voice) Dominate the galaxy! (Or at least one planet) If you are a lover of RTS (Real-Time Strategy) games like Command & Conquer or Warcraft, and you’ve always wished for more of the same on
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Product Requirements: Device: Reviewed for Palm Zire 71 and Innopocket Aluminum case for Zire 71 – available for just about anything! Also reviewed for Tungsten T|3 One of the few complaints about the Zire 71 that is almost universal among users is that its casing is very slippery to hold. Enter Egrips. Egrips are custom made for many
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Holiday Giblets Although Thanksgiving day isn’t until Thursday, this past weekend began my series of holiday gatherings. I was able to retain my Coolest Aunt Ever title by showing my 10yr old niece the Florida vacation slide show that I created using Photo Story 2. Actually, I think she was more impressed with Mini-me (Fujitsu
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While ‘gearing up’ for our new photography business (Ayngelgraphics), my wife and I found ourselves looking for a good camera bag. We think we found it in the Photo/Video Convertible Bag from RoadWired. The Photo/Video Convertible Bag is medium sized and made from 1050 Denier Ballistic Nylon. RoadWired’s website specifies straps made of seatbelt-grade webbing
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It’s been a busy couple of days…I ordered a custom sterling silver Tapwave Zodiac stylus from Mark Hammill – I can’t wait to get that! I would have liked it even better in 14kt gold, but the budget says “not no, but hail no!” ;0)I also traded in my Harley Davidson edition F-150 for a
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Turn your Game Boy Advance SP into a portable TV. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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I have had a few camera phones already, but none of them had a reasonably good integrated camera that delivers fair picture quality. Until now only snap-on cameras for Sony Ericsson and Siemens phones provided VGA-quality, but I always forgot to take the cameras with me, and in any case quick snap shots were almost
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