Gear Diary

I wanted to share a few iPhone and other smartphone software news items that I’ve received so far this week… GeoGraffiti GeoGraffiti allows people to record, publish and retrieve location-specific phone messages, called “Voice Marks,” – quick voice messages captured via phone that share information (opinions, tips, sales, advice) about a restaurant, event, activity, etc. […]

If you have a mobile phone that has a MicroSD or Memory Stick Micro (M2) slot, you might want to check out Sandisk’s new Mobile Ultra cards. They are available in 2GB, 4GB and 8GB capacities. They claim higher performance transfer rates than previous cards and also ship with a tiny USB MobileMate card reader.

It took me almost all day to do it, but my MSI Wind netbook now has OSX installed on it… The reason why it took so long was that I ran into a few hiccups along the way. The first thing I did was to install a 1GB RAM upgrade. Then I transplanted a Dell

Here’s the deal… I have been an AT&T customer for several years now. I switched from Verizon because I wanted to be able to easily swap phones for review purposes. I was able to do that because AT&T is a GSM carrier and all that you need is that little bitty SIM card. Just pop

There’s a new iPhone related magazine coming to your favorite newsstand on 9/9. It’s called iPhone Life and is brought to you by Thaddeus Computing, the same folks that brought you Pocket PC magazine and Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine. Subscribe Press release Table of contents for the first issue

I’ve mentioned Handmark’s Pocket Express before as it is included on various Treo devices including the Treo 800w which I recently reviewed. This is a mobile news and search application that provides fast, easy access to the latest news, sports, weather, flight information, games, and more. Right now AT&T is offering Blackberry and Windows Mobile

I have a vacation to Treasure Island, Florida coming up at the first of October and I’ve decided that I don’t want to drag my heavy Macbook Pro with me on this trip. So, I’ve been considering gadget scenarios that will give me the ability to read / respond to email, web surf and offload

You know how difficult it can be when you’re trying to find the perfect product to buy but have way too many choices? Well, there’s a new search tool called Mology that has an interesting method of helping you to narrow down your choices. Right now it’s for cameras, but they plan to have other

I just received this information and thought I’d pass it along as this might be a solution for those of you wanting to upgrade your 1G iPhone to the 3G. NextWorth will allow you to trade in your 1G for $200 – $300 in cash. You mail them your phone, they mail you a check.

I promise that I’m not changing the direction of the site. I’m not going to start posting my ukulele reviews here. Really! I know that it might appear that way given that I’ve been posting quite a few iPod and generic audio related gadget reviews lately. But, it’s just a coincidence. I like to write

Wicked Lasers is a company that sells a wide variety of handheld lasers. Prices for these lasers range from $60 all the way up to an incredible $4000! We have all seen laser pointers before, but these devices from Wicked Lasers are NOT to be used as pointers and are NOT toys. They are so

About two weeks ago I posted a little poll asking people to submit and vote on ideas of products that they would like to see me review. So far the results have shown that 59 people are interested in having me review an inexpensive digital camera that can be carried in your back pocket. My

What do you guys think of the various brain building games that are on the market? There are programs for the most game systems and PDAs. Some that come to mind include Brain Age for the Nintendo DS and Advanced Brain Trainer for Palm OS. If you don’t happen to have a PDA or game

Give me some ideas by adding your suggestions and voting on others by clicking on the word VOTE on the right side of the suggestion… Skribit: Social Suggestions

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