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.
Judie’s Gear Diary – 2004-09-27 Read More
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
Spotlight Gadget: EON-300 Read More
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
USB Mini Vacuum Review Read More
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
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2004-09-23 Read More
Small 1.3-megapixel camera from RadioShack built around the the SMaL Camera Technology design. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
Spotlight Gadget: FlatFoto Read More
Julie and I just cancelled our HP iPAQ 4705 eCost orders and changed them to HP iPAQ 4700 orders from Buy.com this morning? Why? Because Buy.com is showing the 4700 as in stock and shipping! Right now we think that the only differences between the 4700 and the 4705 may be 4700’s lack of a
Judie’s Gear Diary – 2004-09-23 Read More
Name: Drew Golden Location: Plano, Texas Where did it all begin? Well, I was a freshmen in High School when I was first introduced to the TRS-80 Mod III. I was intrigued, and signed up for a summer course in Basic. I remember the class and yellow book entitled Basic Basic – and the follow
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Wireless Multimedia USB Keyboard with built-in joystick/mouse. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
Spotlight Gadget: BTC 9019URF Read More
Product Requirements: Device: Mac OS X 10.1 or higher and Windows XP systems that support the Bluetooth v1.0 HID device profile Not too long ago, I reviewed Bluetake’s BT500 Bluetooth mouse. While it worked pretty much flawlessly with my Apple PowerBook, the short battery life left me wanting more. I actually ended up going back
MacMice The Mouse BT Review Read More
PDAmill is running a 50% off promotion on all their Palm OS products this week. This includes the Palm OS versions of Snails, GameBox Asia, Classics, Gems and Solitaire. To use this special promotion you have to go to www.pdamill.com, add the item(s) to your shopping cart, then enter ‘PDAMILL’ as the promotion code, then
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2004-09-20 Read More
This is my Public Service Message for the week: If you have been watching my list of favorite Palm and Pocket PC programs for any length of time, then you’ll know that eWallet, by Ilium Software has been on that list since the beginning. I consider this program to be absolutely necessary. In all honesty,
Judie’s Gear Diary – 2004-09-18 Read More
9/17/04 See updates in red below The SCOTTeVEST line of technology enabled clothing sure has evolved from their first vest. Since then, they’ve created casual jackets, leather jackets, caps, neckties and even sport jackets. It is surprising to me that it has taken all this time for them to finally come out with a pair
Update: SCOTTeVEST Hidden Cargo Pants Review Read More
Polk Audio’s XM radio tuner for your home audio system. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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eBook fans will be interested to know about the special going on over at Fictionwise. They are giving away a bunch of books for free. There’s something for everyone: Science Fiction and Fantasy to Romance and Mystery. — Are there any other FireFox browser fans out there? I had used it on my PowerBook and
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2004-09-16 Read More
Product Requirements: OS: Microsoft® Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP, CPU: Pentium 233MHz or higher, Memory: 64MB minimum, Hard Drive: 160MB, USB Port A little over a year ago Julie posted her review on the Neuros MP3 Digital Audio Computer from Digital Innovations. Needless to say, quite a few things have changed since then. While the original design of
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