Gear Diary

My 3rd 24″ iMac arrived last night. I set it up this morning and YES, it too has the dreaded display hum. It isn’t quite as loud as #1 and #2, so I’m just going to learn to live with it. 3rd time was almost the charm…

Oh no! I’m all out of Featured Gadgeteer stories! What ever shall I do? I know! I’ll bribe you all to send me some new ones :o) So here’s the deal. Send me a story describing why you consider yourself a gadgeteer. Include a picture of yourself and your gadgets and email everything to me.

The folks at Guard ID Systems have sent me a USB gadget called the ID Vault. This flash drive looking device uses Smart Card technology to keep your user IDs and passwords for websites safe from hackers, phishers, spyware keystroke loggers and more. What do you all think of gadgets like these? Are they for

This just in from our friends at Astraware: Celebrate Halloween with the Astraware Spooktacular! THE MIDLANDS, UK – October 26th, 2006 – It’s almost time for Halloween so we’re excited to announce the Astraware Spooktacular – a special sales event offering a cauldron-full of great games at scarily low prices! Starting on Friday 27th October

I finally updated my Treo 750v review with some software information. I almost caved and posted something else because I have a head cold brewing and just wanted to go to bed. But I persevered and got it done. Yay! Next up, I’ll be working on a review of the HP6945 Smartphone and then Rob

At least once or twice throughout the years, I have mentioned to John Hindlay of Vaja that it would be fantastic if they would consider making a line of gear bags. All this time, I’ve been waiting patiently for them to create one of their masterpieces… I’m happy to say that my (and your) wait

After over a week playing phone tag with tier 2 support at Apple, I’ve finally received a resolution to my 2nd 24″ iMac humming issue. The resolution is that they are going to send me iMac #3. Here’s hoping this one does not have the same defect! My fingers and toes are crossed!

It’s Windows Mobile Smartphone day again here at Gadgeteer HQ. Today Mr. Fedex brought me the Hewlett Packard hw6945 Mobile Messenger. This puppy has everything but the kitchen sink crammed under its hood! WiFi, BT, GPS, and 1.3mp camera. Here we go with some unboxing pix… Look, it’s a box… Open sez me… Wow, HP

Guess what I just picked up from my local Fedex office… An unlocked Treo 750v that I purchased from PHONESourceUSA.com. I’m going to see if I can make the switch from my trusty Treo 650 to this brand new Windows Mobile 750. Do you think I can? I thought I’d share my experience opening the

I need all of your help picking the 2nd place winner for the Show Us What’s In Your Gear Bag Video / Slideshow contest. I’ll be selecting the 1st place winner, but you can help me with 2nd place! Go watch the entries and send me the video # and name of the person you

Fall has arrived! The temps here in Southern Indiana are dipping below freezing at night. Brrrr. It’s time to switch out all your short sleeve shirts for ones with long sleeves. If you’re looking for some new ones to buy, you might want to take a 2nd look at the SeV Performance T-Shirt from SCOTTeVEST.

I came home last night to find a replacement 24″ iMac on my front porch… To catch everyone up, I had ordered one at the end of September before attending Mobius. The first one had a really annoying defect where turning the brightness level down from maximum would cause a humming noise. Upon calling Apple

For those of you that may have missed it, I posted my first ever Gadgeteer Podcast Monday. I have received several nice emails and would like some more feedback. So let me know what you think good or bad. I may even read your email in the next episode! This first episode is only 11

I just posted 3 more Video / Slideshow contest submissions. You guys are very creative! It is going to be a tough job picking the grand prize winner! — Gadgeteer Garage Sale Redux I’m relisting a few things that didn’t sell, along with some other items that I came across that need to go too!

My current favorite Bluetooth headset is the Cardo Systems scala-500 that I reviewed earlier this summer. This headset comes with a clip that allows you to hook it on your eye / sunglasses. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work too well if you have thin framed glasses. Evan Koblentz just emailed me with a hack that will