Gear Diary

I am now in Las Vegas! The flight out here wasn’t too bad except that I was in the very last row of the plane and was stuck between two very large guys. I felt like a Julie sandwich. If that wasn’t bad enough, one of the guys was a sneezer and one was a […]

I’m getting all my stuff together to head out to Las Vegas for CES (Consumer Electronics Show). I leave early tomorrow morning and will be there through Tuesday. I’m looking forward to discovering nifty gadgets that I may not have seen before, meeting up with friends, getting swag (you can never have too many ink

Hi gadgeteers! I’m still digging out from under a pile of work (day job) as a result from being off last week for the holidays. Whew! I know it’s a little too late for holiday gift ideas, but I want to tell you all about a set of goodies that I received from Quirkle.com the

Happy New Year! I don’t know about all of you, but I’m so glad to see 2006 bite the dust. It was a mixed year for me. There were some very high points mixed with several extremely low points (one of which is still a mystery). Why is it that we tend to dwell on

No, not the sportscar! The Ferrari laptop from Acer ;o) A couple of weeks ago I received an email from a person at Microsoft asking if I would be interested in checking out Windows Vista running on Acer’s Ferrari 1000 laptop. I had actually received a release candidate CD of Vista while attending this year’s

Charlie Samo of Chula Vista, CA wrote me this morning to let me know that he received the iPod Shuffle that I recently gave away. Unfortunately, he didn’t receive it before Christmas, but he does look happy in the picture that he attached. Enjoy your tunes Charlie! Hey, is that a HoMedic’s QUAD-Roller on your

The fine folks at Speck Products have sent me 4 of their new Zune cases to review. Guess what? I don’t own a Zune. :o) As a result, I’m offering these cases to someone that will agree to review them for me. This person needs to have a Zune (duh!) and a digital camera capable

I just woke up from a 3.5hr nap (gotta love holiday weekends!) and found an email in my inbox with a link to a new Microsoft site that is taking a different approach to publicizing Windows Mobile. It’s pretty cute. Take a look: http://www.workwherever.com.

Last night’s review of the MAJESTYK watch marked my 100th review for 2006. Not just 100 reviews posted to the site, but 100 reviews that I have personally written or co-written. I just wanted to share because that is the most reviews that I’ve ever completed in one year’s time. :o) I also wanted to

With only 4 shopping days left till Christmas, I figure there have to be a few people out there in a panic to finish their gift searching. Here’s a site that might give you some ideas that you’ve not thought of yet: http://www.perfectgift.philips.com/

Do you own one of the following phones: Sony Ericsson K750i, W800i, W810i,W550i/W600i Nokia N70, N72, 6230, 6230i, 6680, 6600, 6630, 7610, or 6681 If you do, buy Brando’s 6X Mobile Phone Telescope and you’re all set to start a career in mobile stalking. $19 gets you a small adjustable 6x zoom telescope, handstrap and

A brand new 2nd generation Apple iPod Shuffle appeared in my mailbox yesterday (a gift from a business contact). Since I already have one of my own, I thought I’d play Santa and offer it up to one of you wonderful readers. Yeah, I’m nice like that ;o) So how do you get this nifty

I don’t normally talk a lot about PC or Mac computer software, but I wanted to mention a fun title that just crossed my path. It is an instructional program from iPlayMusic.com that can help you learn to play guitar and sing songs for your kids. The Play Music Together title is available for the

Do any of you have one of those cool Philips Ambilight TV sets? If so, check out these HD movie trailers from MSN that have been made especially for it. MSN HD Trailers — If you’re having problems figuring out gift ideas for family and friends, you might want to try this online tool from

Check out this crazy t-shirt from the Software Hut. It’s called the T-Qualizer. This shirt doesn’t use LEDs. Instead it uses ultrathin electroluminescent technology and a sound activated sensor to display a live equalizer on your chest in response to music. The equalizer display is powered by 4 AAA batteries (not included) that are housed

Accessories for the 2nd gen iPod shuffle are starting to trickle in. I actually received something today in the mail from Rhinoskin that I want to tell you all about. They are called iPod Shuffle Accents and come in packs of 4 for $19.95. Each Accent is a small neoprene lined 100% anodized aluminum shell.

I had another “this is why I love my PDA” moments today… I had a doctor’s appointment to get a cortizone shot in my shoulder. Shots don’t usually bother me, but just the thoughts of having one in a joint was making me a bit nervous. Lucky for me, my hour wait to get into

Happy Monday gadgeteers! :o) I need some car stereo advice. I want to replace the stock head unit in my 2006 Mazda 3 and don’t know which way to turn. I don’t care about DVD or navigation features, but the top of my wish list includes iPod integration and XM radio capability. A USB port

My Treo 750v received a package today. :o) Vaja sent a Red and Black iVolution leather case to match the Red and Black leather messenger bag that I reviewed not long ago. They also included a Rivet system clip to attach to the bag. Check out the pics… The case is very similar to the

Best Buy is bringing out some online resources to help folks with their holiday shopping at AskA BlueShirt.com. There will be a chat session on the site that will allow users to interact with Best Buy’s blueshirts to learn everything they’ll need to know about getting gifts this season. The chat will take place on