Gear Diary

The palmOne LifeDrive has been officially announced. You will all be happy to learn that we have one and will be posting a review later today. I’m even playing hooky from my day job in order to work on it. Now that is what I call dedication. Well at least to one of my jobs […]

Evan Koblentz just sent an email telling us about his article summarizing four years’ of research on the history of PDAs. If you have a bit of time, a comfortable place to sit and a cool drink, then this in depth article will be a nice walk down memory lane for some – and a

Happy Friday everyone! I made a quickie update to my Treo usage article last night. I just wanted to mention it since an announcement email isn’t sent out for updates, just new reviews. Now is a good time to mention the announcement emails that go out with every new review posting. It’s easy to sign

I was looking at Engadget this morning, and noticed a blurb mentioning that Sprint PCS has now released their first 2MP camera cell phone, the very cool looking Samsung MM-A800. I have to admit that this phone really appeals to me, I mean why wouldn’t it? According to the NY Times review that I just

Josh Hatchell just sent me an email with a link to this article. If you are a fan of the Tapwave Zodiac, then this affects you, too. Give it a read…

Years ago I used to go TH’ing (a.k.a. Treasure Hunting) with a metal detector. This was before the days of The Gadgeteer. The tool that I used (and still have) was a Tesoro metal detector. I found quite a few old coins in my area and at competition events. These days I find that I’m

…and I quote: “One of the more exciting demonstrations at WinHEC was a “concept” prototype showcased by Bill Gates during his keynote address. As you can see, this seven-inch ultraportable tablet PC is paper-thin. According to Gates, this type of device would have integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, play digital media, and do everything you’d expect

Anyone else been a little bummed that TechTV’s (now G4) Screensavers and Fresh Gear shows are gone? I know that Screensavers turned into Attack Of The Show, but it’s just not the same as it was back in the Leo LaPorte and Patrick Norton days. I really miss shows and have been on the look

Death Notice: One of Steve’s and my digital cameras, the Fujitsu FinePix 700, has succumbed to the scrambled screen of death. It was purchased March 2004, so it had just celebrated its one year birthday and the demise of any possible extended manufacturer’s warranty. There was no reason for its passing. I can only suppose

Hey, you know when people are talking about how the military has satellites that are so advanced that they can read the numbers off of a license plate on the back of a car going down a street in New York City? These pictures are almost that good! You can enter an actual address or

Houston we have a problem… I’m getting the Mac OS X fever again. Tiger looks very enticing! It would work great on a Mac mini. ;o) I’m thinking about picking one up at the end of the month. You know what they say, 3rd times the charm. If anything, it will make a great (silent)

How do you feel about Spam? Do you just deal with it, or do you use a tool or service to make it as painless as you can for yourself? I get probably 1000 emails a day through my gadgeteer address. Of those 1000 or so emails, 95% are spam. I’ve been using a free

So by now I figure that every one has heard about the anticipated (yet not officially confirmed) new Palm device, the LifeDrive. According to the link under this blurb, the LifeDrive will have “an on / off / hold button, a rotate button, voice recorder, five way navigation with improved fast scrolling, 4GB Non Volatile

Happy Daylight Savings Time Change Day (not for me in Indiana though) My hx4700 sold on eBay yesterday. Yay! :o) I’m not even sad to see it go. My Treo 650 is my buddy these days. Speaking of the Treo, one of our readers did some recon work at his local Verizon store and snapped

Well, I pulled the trigger and posted my HP hx4700 iPAQ on eBay. Since I have only turned it on a few times since I received the Treo 650, I figured it was time to try to recoup some of the money I paid for it. Not to worry, I haven’t totally abandoned the Pocket