Gear Diary

Hope you’re all hungry for a nice bowl of gadgeteer stew. I’ve collected a few items and have them simmering in a pot, ready to serve up. First up, we have Carpet Skates. What do you ask are Carpet Skates? Well, do remember when you were a kid and liked to slide around in your […]

Oops, did I just say that out loud? ;o) Seriously, I’m getting pretty burnt out on writing about iPods. I guess that’s to be expected when it is pretty much all that I’ve been working on this week. First I posted the iPod classic review, then yesterday it was the iPod nano review and today

Everyone please join me in wishing Rob a very happy birthday today. Without him, The Gadgeteer wouldn’t run like the well oiled machine that it is. He keeps the server in tip top shape, adds new features to the code that runs the site and even manages to contribute a review every now and again.

Besides all my regular shows from last season: Prison Break, Heroes, Survivor, Grey’s Anatomy, ER, How I Met Your Mother, Biggest Loser, and probably lots of others which I can’t recall right now, I’m looking forward to checking out the following new shows: The Big Brain Theory – a new CBS comedy about geeks that

A week or so after I posted my iPhone review, I was right back to using my Treo 680. I made the switch back because the iPhone lacked the various features that I had come to rely on with other smartphones. Namely, the ability to install 3rd party applications. I missed not being able to

I’m in the market for two new chairs for Gadgeteer HQ. I’ve been using the same chair for at least 15 years now. Wow, my chair is actually older than The Gadgeteer ;o) The chair that I’ve been using all this time is similar to this one. There’s really nothing wrong with it, but I’d

We’ve all read stories about some lucky guy finding a classic car in mint condition stored in someone’s barn for decades. I have a similar story to share. Only I didn’t find a car and what I found wasn’t in a barn. Ok, it really isn’t that similar after all… But I did come across

I just received a shocking email from representatives of Palm. Ed Colligan has just posted to the Palm blog announcing that the company has decided to cancel the Foleo mobile companion in its current configuration: http://blog.palm.com/palm/2007/09/a-message-to-pa.html. The full text of the blog is included below. “As many of you are aware, we are in the

No, it wasn’t Atkins. Nor was it the grapefruit diet, cabbage diet or the South Beach diet. Nope, it was the gear diet! My gear bag has been feeling a little bloated lately, so it was high time to go through all the ‘stuff’ that I carry around with me every day and see what

I spend a substantial amount of my day surfing gadget related news and information sites. I thought I’d share my 10 favorite sites with you, in hopes that you all might comment with your own list of favorite sites. I’m always looking to add even more of them to my google reader account! So here

I finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows tonight. I took my time reading it knowing I would be sad when I finally finished. I am not sad for the way the book ended (I won’t tell what happens…), but because I don’t have a new book in the series to look forward to now.

After completing my review of the Kill-A-Watt Electricity Usage Monitor a few weeks ago, I’ve been much more interested in the how much power my gadgets and appliances use. That’s why I was interested in reading about the new VIA based computer from Systemax that only requires 20 Watts. Systemax is marketing the Venture VE

It’s been awhile since I had the last Gadgeteer Garage Sale, so I thought it was high time to clean out the cabinets and shelves here in my basement headquarters, so I can make room for new products. All of the items that I’m offering today are in perfect condition and come with their original

Is there a product, device, doo-dad, gadget, gizmo or thingamabob that you wish we’d review here in the The Gadgeteer? Then tell me and I’ll see what I can do. Seriously, share your ideas on what you’d like to read about. As long as it’s legal and family friendly, there’s a good chance I’ll add

Shaun McGill over at one of my favorite sites: PDA247, has just posted an interested editorial / survey piece on the subject of eBooks. He’s asking the question if publishers should be forced into offering digital versions in addition to paper editions of their books. Personally, I would like to see this practice adopted asap.

We’ve used VBBS forum software for our reviews and articles for years and years, but recently we built a new comment system that we’ve only been testing here in the Gear Diary area of The Gadgeteer. Since this new system has been stable, we’re now considering using it for the rest of the site. What

Today is July 29th. One month ago today, I was standing in line (it was a very short line, but a line all the same) at my local AT&T store to buy the much hyped iPhone. On that day, I remember being excited because I was getting a new toy to play with. But I

The other day a box of assorted computer and video cables showed up on my doorstep from Tendon USA. I’d never heard of this company before and was curious to see the quality of their offerings. They sent me a couple of 14ft Cat6 Ethernet cables, two DVI to DVI cables, an HDMI to DVI

I receive frequent emails asking me how I take such nice close up (macro) product images for my reviews. As a result, I thought I would share some of my ‘secrets’ for macro photography. Some people think that if they buy the most expensive bazillion mega pixel DSLR camera on the market, that they will

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