Gear Diary

Happy Friday and Happy 3 Day Weekend to our US Readers! In a few short hours, I’ll be heading off for a week’s vacation in New York City :o) I’m really looking forward to the trip, and just hope that Ernesto doesn’t cause too much rain to fall while I’m there. I’m going light on […]

Tonight I received an email from Alex Kac saying that he has just released the latest version of Pocket Informant, his brilliant PIM application that no Windows Mobile 5 device should be without. Here’s the 411: “I am quite happy to announce the final release of Pocket Informant 2007! We’ve worked pretty hard with this

Remember when I said that I wasn’t very excited about the DualCor cPC? Well, I changed my mind this past weekend when I was trying to decide what gear to take with me on my vacation to NYC next week. I knew I didn’t want to drag along my Powerbook, because I’m testing out the

Not long ago I bought a one-of-a-kind handbag made from a recycled Domino movie billboard. Yes, I am talking about the kitschy 2005 movie featuring Keira Knightley and Mickey Rourke. My bag features the portion of the poster which shows a smirking Mickey and his gun, and it is such a bold bag that it

I’m getting ready to visit NYC for week of vacation (the week of Labor Day). I’ve not been there since Judie and I visited for TECHXNY 3 years ago. I’m really looking forward to seeing some of the sights that we didn’t manage to visit during that first trip. For you native New Yorker’s, are

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Here is your chance to join the staff of The Gadgeteer! At this time we have 2 job openings: -Palm OS Software Review Editor -Windows Mobile (Pocket PC and Smartphone) Software Review Editor Details: These positions are open to people that do not already write for another tech site. You do not need to be

Well, it looks like David Ciccone has broken the news on two USB based GSM wireless cards…now I wish I hadn’t been so hasty about buying a CF version! I am especially interested in the plug & play FALCOM SAMBA 75. His review states, “For the past few months I have had the pleasure to

Alison with Astraware just sent me the following:  We are currently developing a new game aimed at families and we’d like to ask readers of The Gadgeteer who have children to help us in testing the game. If any of your readers are interested in this idea, please ask them to take a look at

It’s a pet peeve of mine that when I am not using my headphones I don’t have any way to neatly store their cable. I was recently sent a sample of a product that manages my cord problem without a fuss… The Cordgo is an approximately 2″ diameter x 1″ thick white plastic device that

I just read an interesting article over at BusinessWeek Online. It’s entitled Handhelds Mon Amour and talks about the fact that in Japan, handheld gaming systems like the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP are selling more than consoles like the XBOX. It goes on to question how well the PlayStation 3 and Wii might do

I just received some news about an interesting new free service: “Palm and Yelp today announced the release of Yelp Mobile (mobile.yelp.com), which has been optimized for Treo users to easily read what the local community is saying about a specific business. Yelp Mobile allows users to search for a particular local business, or browse

If you haven’t seen this already, then you might want to take a look: Dave Ciccone at Mobility Today has posted a review on the new Franklin Wireless USB EVDO Card. This product is perfect for those of you that have an ultra portable computer or UMPC that doesn’t have a PCMCIA slot for a

I have a couple of products that require a volunteer reviewer. Are you up to the task? As always, the requirements are: 1. That you have a digital camera 2. That you own the product necessary to conduct the review 3. That you take nice clear pictures of the product being reviewed 4. That you

Sweltering Sunday in Southern Indiana It was 99 degrees here before noon. Can you say Global Warming? ;o) On a day like this you need a good fan. So I broke out one that Brando had sent me to try. The Fantastic USB LED Fan. For $10 you get a little desk fan, powered by