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I-Pen Electronic Pen and Pen&Internet\’s Complete Note Taking Solution Review

Product Requirements: Device: Processor: Pentium class CPU 400 MHZ or higher, Memory: 64MB RAM or more, Monitor: SVGA (800×600) or better, Writing device: screen tablet, Tablet PC, graphics tablet, mouse, touchpad, Operating System: Windows 98/2000/XP and Windows XP Tablet PC Edition. Inquire by email about ports to other platforms, Handwriting Recognition: Pen&Internet’s riteScript handwriting recognition […]

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XM PC Satellite Radio Review

By Eric Smith / June 27, 2003 / Uncategorized / A/V, Audio gear, Audio, Video, TV, Computer Gear, Device, Video / 34 Comments

Product Requirements: Device: PC with the following minimum requirements: Pentium®-class processor; Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, or Windows XP; Memory: 32 MB of RAM & 15 MB of hard-disk space; CD-ROM drive for software installation; Sound card or powered speakers; Available USB port. Wow! Good things

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TravelScan XP Portable Scanner Review

By Jimmy Leng / May 30, 2003 / Uncategorized / Computer Gear, Desktop, Laptop / 4 Comments

Product Requirements: Device: Windows 98 or higher I do a lot of scanning of documents as I hate keeping paper. I don’t mind the mundane and mindless activity of scanning but I (more so my wife!) do not like to be stuck to my PC and trusty flatbed scanner for long periods while scanning.

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Everglide Optical Mouse Pads Review

By Judie Stanford / May 12, 2003 / Uncategorized / Computer Gear, Desktop / 6 Comments

Product Requirements: Device: A computer with a mouse Can a mouse pad seriously improve your computing experience? Before I started this review, I had never really thought about it. Sure, I considered things like comfort and safety, and so I had a preference for mouse pads with a built in gel wrist rest. I also

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Streamzap PC Remote Review

By Julie Strietelmeier / May 6, 2003 / Uncategorized / Computer Gear, Remote Control / Leave a Comment

Product Requirements: Device: Microsoft Windows 98, 98SE, ME, 2000, or XP 1 free USB port Do you feel lost without a remote in your hand? If there was an Olympic event for button pushing, would you win the gold medal? Same here! I’m constantly switching songs on my stereo and have wondered what it might

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SLIMP3 Network MP3 Player Review

By Julie Strietelmeier / March 27, 2003 / Uncategorized / A/V, Audio gear, Audio, Video, TV, Computer Gear, Desktop, MP3 / 1 Comment

Update 03/28/03 Here’s a confession: I’m an MP3 junkie! I listen to them through my desktop PC while I’m surfing or writing reviews and I listen to them through my Tungsten|T while I’m at work or on the go. The thing is that I’ve been wishing that I could listen to my MP3 collection while

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CR-T3-U26 USB 2.0 6-in-1 Memory Card Reader Review

By Julie Strietelmeier / March 21, 2003 / Uncategorized / Computer Gear, Desktop, Laptop / Leave a Comment

Product Requirements: Device: Windows 98 or later Mac OS 8.6 or later I think my quest for a great media card reader has finally come to an end. After reviewing both the CSD4 and Dazzle readers, I wasn’t sure I was going to find a reader that was just right. But, when Brando contacted me

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Keyspan 7-Way Media Reader Review

By Judie Stanford / February 18, 2003 / Uncategorized / Computer Gear, Desktop, Gear, Laptop, Laptops and Gear / 5 Comments

Product Requirements: Device: Macintosh: At least one available USB port, Mac OS 8.6 or greater, Mac OS X v10.1.3 or greater Windows: At least one available USB port, Windows 98/Me/2000/XP or greater Not too long ago I reviewed a 4-way PCMCIA card reader that I thought was almost perfect. The only thing that would have

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Mitsumi WIF-0402C Bluetooth USB Adaptor Review

By Julie Strietelmeier / February 4, 2003 / Uncategorized / Bluetooth, Computer Gear / Leave a Comment

Product Requirements: Device: Windows 98SE and higher I love my Tungsten T, but when I first bought it, I didn’t think I’d ever get any use out of the built-in Bluetooth feature. First of all, I don’t have a Bluetooth enabled mobile phone… mainly because these phones tend to be GSM. GSM coverage (T Mobile)

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Dazzle Universal 6-in-1 Card Reader Review

By Julie Strietelmeier / January 24, 2003 / Uncategorized / Computer Gear, Desktop, Laptop, Laptops and Gear / 1 Comment

Product Requirements: Device: Windows® 98SE, Windows® 2000, Windows® ME, and Windows® XP, Mac OS 9.x I’ve been on a quest for awhile now. The quest to find the perfect media card reader. I started way back when with a Sandisk parallel port reader. It worked great, but only accepted Compact Flash (CF) cards. I replaced

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WinAmp Remote Control Review

By Julie Strietelmeier / January 21, 2003 / Uncategorized / Computer Gear, Remote Control / 3 Comments

Product Requirements: Device: PC with a free serial / COM port Have you ever had the desire to control your WinAmp media player software with an IR remote control like you do your stereo or television? The WinAmp Remote Control from TekGems will allow you to do just that. The WinAmp Remote is actually a

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Macintosh OS X DOC Converters: MakeDocDD and PorDiBle Review

By Clinton MacDonald / September 16, 2002 / Uncategorized / Computer Gear, Desktop, Software, Utility / Leave a Comment

Product Requirements: Hardware: Any Macintosh computer capable of running Mac OS X Device: Any Palm OS PDA Software: Any Palm DOC reader I primarily use my Sony CLIÉ T615C as an e-text reader. Oh, I check my calendar, look up addresses, and keep up with my checkbook, but most often I use my CLIÉ to

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CSD4-USB 4-in-1 Memory Card Reader/Writer Review

By Julie Strietelmeier / April 13, 2002 / Reviews / Computer Gear, Desktop / Leave a Comment

Product Requirements: Device: Windows 98 or later Mac OS 8.6 or later Most PDAs, digital cameras, MP3 players, etc. have one thing in common. They all use removable media. Whether it be Compact Flash (CF), SmartMedia (SM), Secure Digital (SD), Memory Sticks (MS) or MultiMedia Cards (MMC). That in itself is fine and dandy, but

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Thumbscript Feather Touch Input Device Review

By Julie Strietelmeier / January 29, 2002 / Uncategorized / Computer Gear, Desktop, Laptop, Laptops and Gear / Leave a Comment

Product Requirements: Device: Windows 2000, XP and a free USB port Since my first days with the PalmPilot, I’ve been interested in alternate input methods for PDAs. I’ve looked at T9, Fitaly and Silkyboard among others. But what about alternate input methods for the desktop PC? Other than Dvorak keyboards, you don’t really hear about

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Keyspan Mini 4-Port USB Hub Review

By Judie Stanford / January 2, 2002 / Uncategorized / Computer Gear, Desktop, Laptop, Laptops and Gear / 5 Comments

Product Requirements: System: Macintosh: At least one available USB port, Mac OS 8.0 or greater Windows: At least one available USB port, Windows 98/Me/2000/XP or greater Linux: At least one available USB port, Linux 2.4.1 or greater Device: Laptop with a USB port I admit it. When Julie told me that she was sending me

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