Gear Diary

Weekend Grab Bag (Updated as the weekend progresses…) Justin Blanton has created a page that expains how to use your Windows Mobile Smartphone as a Bluetooth modem under Mac OS X. This is something I’ve not yet tried to do with my Treo 650. Anyone out there with a Treo and a Powerbook tried something […]

Is it just me, or does there seem to be some excitement in the air these days? Maybe it’s just that my Winter blahs are fading as Spring time approaches. Or maybe it’s all these gadget teasers that seem to be popping up and taunting me with their promises of something cool and drool worthy.

I received the new PDair aluminum case for the PPC-6700 yesterday. I’ll have a full review ready in the next couple of weeks, but I just wanted to post a couple of pictures for people who have been wondering whether they might like it or not. When the case is closed, there is no access

For the past couple of months, I’ve been using a combination of a mobile phone and a PDA instead of just my Treo 650 smartphone. First I used the Sony w600i, then the Motorola Pebl, then back to the Sony and now I’m back to the Treo. I love a lot of things about the

It was worth a shot – but it didn’t pan out… I asked for a review sample of the Proporta Aluminum-Lined Leather Case for the HTC Wizard hoping that it would fit the HTC Apache / PPC-6700. Unfortunately it is a no-go, and I now have a case that needs to be reviewed, but no

Weekend Hodge Podge Amit and David of Aural New York sent me 2 sets of their colored iPod earbuds. They are available in Pink, Black and Blue and come with both Black and White earbud pads. They look (except for the color) and sound just like stock iPod earbuds. Priced at $15, they let you

What does this device… Philips TSU7000 Pronto Pro Universal Touch Screen Remote Control …have in common with these devices? HTC Apache / Sprint PPC-6700 and HTC Universal Well, let’s think about it. All three: 1. Have  full color touch screens 2. Have Infrared ports 3. Have rechargeable batteries 4. Can be completely customized to operate

Okay – I just did something that I technically shouldn’t have been able to do. As many of you know, I am a Sprint customer and San Angelo has only local CDMA & Analog vendors – Sprint, Cellular One and a couple of local resale companies. According to coverage maps, we have very good GSM

You’ve really got to love Indiana weather. Just yesterday, it was 50 degrees and sunny. Then this morning, I wake up to 28 degrees and a couple of inches or so of snow on the ground. I’ll admit that it was very pretty to look at. At least from inside a warm house. I think

Making good on an offer that was extended at Mobius, Microsoft has sent an HTC Universal that I will be using as my daily driver for the next month. I am really looking forward to putting this device through its paces, and the first order of business after charging it and loading it with applications

Scott Jordon just sent out the following announcement:   “I just wanted to give you a heads up.  We just announced our 5th anniversary sale.  Last year we offered 40% off for our 4 year anniversary sale, so we thought this year we had to do one better and are giving 50% off (not everything

I shipped the OQO 01+ back to Dynamism yesterday. Now I’m completely Microsoft free at home and it’s making me a little nervous. I need to get an inexpensive laptop for product review purposes. Maybe something from Averatec, Dell or HP. I don’t want to send a lot of cash, since it’s not going to

Don Kobes sent this to me tonight, asking that I make you all aware of a scam site he has discovered: “24/7 Downloads purports to be a legal music downloading site.  However, my purchase returned software and a website that ultimately was so codified that it took me a day or two to determine it

How many of your mobile phone plan’s minutes have you already used this month? How many do you have left? If you are like me, then you never really think about it – unless your bill runs higher than expected. If you are using a Pocket PC Phone Edition, then you might appreciate an application

I love old muscle cars, but there are some creature comforts missing that can only be found in modern automobiles – like cold air-conditioning, decent gas mileage and doors that properly shut. That’s why I love the current trend of updated retro-rides. I’ll take one of each, please… Attitude and all the modern conveniences; does

I posted my first ever Gadgeteer video review last night. I’ll admit that it is pretty lame, but being my first effort, I don’t feel THAT bad about it. I’m curious to read some feedback on what you guys think of it. Is this something you would like to continue to see? I don’t think

What are everyone’s thoughts about Apple’s new hardware / software announcements this past Tuesday? It seems like most people were excited about the new MacBook Pro notebooks way more than the new Core Duo iMacs. I’m just the opposite. I really wish I could upgrade my 6 month old 20″ iMac for one of the

One of our readers (Jon Biddell) has created a nifty Google powered map that we can use to see where other gadgeteers are located. Take a look and add yourself to the map! Let’s see how many people we can get listed all over the world. :o)

I received a new phone to play with last night. The quad band Sony Ericsson w600i Walkman phone. Yeah, the orange one with the loop antenna at the top. So far I’m really liking it. I even managed to use iSync to sync my contacts, appts and tasks via Bluetooth from my iMac. Reception appears

By now many of you may have heard mention of the DualCor cPC, a handheld device which runs Windows XP Tablet PC Edition and Windows Mobile 5.0, and which also functions as a cell phone. Incorrect photos of the device were all over the internet last week, but the ones now posted on their site