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Here are the top 10 most read reviews and articles on The Gadgeteer for January 2008: Kill-A-Watt EZ Electricity Usage Monitor review Aliph’s Jawbone Bluetooth Headset review Apple iPhone Bluetooth Headset review iTrip iPod FM Transmitter Motorola Razr V3 review Revisiting the Palm TX article Twister Tube review Emulators for the Sony PSP: An Overview

A new online comic launched yesterday that will appeal to all the IT geeks out there: www.heroeshappenhere.com/comic There are only two strips so far, but it might be fun to keep an eye on. Reading the strip requires a Windows plug-in for Internet Explorer… I haven’t read many comics online, are there any good ones

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My Dad called me at work the other day to ask me if I could look up the price of an AC charger for the new Garmin nuvi GPS that he had recently purchased. In his retirement he has taken on a job that requires him to drive all over Indianapolis every day, picking up

(This is an article that was sent to me by the company that is offering an iPod repair service. Consider it an unpaid advertisement…) Do you replace or repair your broken iPod? By Glen Kashgegian Unlike any other consumer product introduced in the last ten years, the Apple iPod has taken America by storm. In

I decided to be a lemming and use the iPhone last week during my trip to San Francisco for Macworld. It worked fine last week in California, but now I’m back home and I’ve still been using it… but guess what? It doesn’t work so well when it’s 6 degrees in the morning and you

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I had planned to post a trip report article about Macworld Expo tonight, but the wifi in my hotel room is horrendous. As a result, there’s no way I’ll be able to upload pix. So a report will be posted after I get home Friday. This was my very first Macworld, so I can’t really

I got in yesterday evening. Haven’t had time to get the lay of the land yet, but getting ready to take a city tour in about an hour. :o) Hope everyone is having a nice weekend…

I opted not to do the CES thing this year. Instead, I’m going to attend my first Macworld Expo next week in San Francisco, California. I’m really looking forward to it! I leave Saturday and come back Thursday. My plan is to try to get the show done in a day or so and use

Anyone else out there feel like we having a dry spell lately with releases of new and interesting gadgets? My end of the year tax induced spending spree was kinda boring. All I ordered was a Zoom H2 recorder (this is for my Ukulele Review site, but I might review it here too if there

Happy New Year everyone! I can’t believe how quickly 2007 flew by. It was a fantastic year for me both professionally and personally. Most notably, The Gadgeteer passed a very significant milestone by turning 10 years old. Also of significance, was the posting of 217 reviews and articles. Of those 217 reviews posted last year,

With only three days left in 2007, I find myself reflecting on all the products that I have had the opportunity to review this year. A quick look at my stats show that I’ve written 125 reviews in the last 365 days. Wowza! That’s a lot of typing! :o) Here are some of my favorite

Here’s a warm happy holidays wish for everyone! May Santa bring you all the gadgets that you’ve ever dreamed of, along with a generous supply of batteries! Like a lot of people, I’m taking off tomorrow to travel over the river and through the woods, for a family get-together. I’ll be back on Wednesday though