Gear diary entries from the-gadgeteer v2
It’s hard to imagine that 10 years have passed since I reviewed the Palm V. It was the latest and greatest Palm OS device on the market and was released back in the day when Palm was the king of PDA makers. The Palm V was a real change from Palm’s previous chunky plastic PDAs. […]
10 Years Ago on The Gadgeteer Read More
I just received word of a new series on VBS.tv called Motherboard. They are featuring a 3 part piece on Richard Garriott (aka Lord British). He earned $150K on his first video game as a teenager and went on to create the Ultima video game series in the 80’s. I remember playing Ultima on my
Lord British of Ultima Fame Then and Now Read More
I ordered the Kindle 2 last week and am really looking forward to getting my hands on it next Wednesday. I purchased the original model for Rob and he wrote an excellent review at the end of 2007. I have had one at my house too because a couple of months ago, Oprah featured the
Kindle 2 – Preparing for its arrival by making book lists Read More
I just received an email with news about the Android Market. If you’re not familiar with the Android Market, it’s the application store on Android G1 smartphones. Until now, all of the apps have been free. But now US and UK developers will be able to submit priced apps. These priced apps will start showing
Android Market Now Accepting Priced Apps Read More
A few minutes ago, Judie asked me what my Gmail account name was so that she could add me to her Google Latitude setup. I figured I’d do the same for her so that we could stalk each other like all best friends do. 😉 So the idea is that you install an app on
Google Latitude – No Joy For Android G1 Users Yet? Read More
I’m always on the looking for new geek / gadget related TV shows. There have been several over the years that have come and gone and I miss them all. Remember Screensavers on TechTV with Leo Laport? Or I Want That on HGTV? I can even vaguely remember a CNet show that would have cool
TV Shows for Gadgeteers Read More
Some of you may have noticed the two buttons that I recently added to the bottom of each review here on The Gadgeteer. Instead of assuming that you all know what they can be used for, I thought I would be proactive and explain them.
Sharing and Tweeting Read More
I received an email the other day asking me to check out a video site called VideoJug. They claim to be the world’s most popular, free to use, video learning site, with over 43,000 bite-sized, professionally produced films on a wide range of topics – including gadgets. They have some fun do-it-yourself type videos that
VideoJug How-to Gadget Videos Read More
At least once a year I clean out the shelves and drawers at Gadgeteer head quarters (otherwise known as my basement office). I sack up all the items that I’ve reviewed but haven’t continued to use and bring them to my day job at Cummins. I stack everything up on a table behind my desk
Gadget Day at my Day Job Read More
Ok guys, I need your help! I need (ok, I want…) a new phone, but I don’t know which one to choose. I’m going to list a few that look interesting to me and I’d appreciate some feedback.
Help me pick my next phone to review Read More
I usually don’t post stuff like this, but Claire sent me the link and I about swallowed my tongue laughing. If you’re a Star Wars fan, you owe it to yourself to watch this 4 minute video. Trust me…
I finally did it. I have untethered myself from my server based email. It’s something I had been thinking about for a very long time, but just never pulled the trigger. Two weeks ago The Gadgeteer server had a hiccup that made everything inaccessible for the better part of a day. That experience of being
I’m Floating in the Clouds Now with GMail for Domains Read More
Palm’s press conference at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas just ended a few minutes ago. Since they originally announced this “New-ness” event, quite a few people have been speculating that their announcement would be underwhelming at best. We’ve been hearing that Palm has been down for the count for months now. As a
Palm pre – Is this Palm’s Rocky Balboa moment? Read More
Ringggggggggggggg! Julie: “Hello?” Caller: “Hello, is this Julie?” Julie: “Yes.” Caller: “This is Columbus Regional Hospital Breast Health Center. We found something on your mammogram and need you to come back in to get it rechecked.” Julie: “….ok.” Caller: “How about tomorrow at 8am? We will do another mammogram, and then possibly an ultrasound. You
Can an iPhone App Calm Your Fears? Read More
Happy New Year everyone! Where did 2008 go? Did it pass by as quickly for all of you like it did for me? Typically on January 1st, I look back at the previous year and am either very happy that it’s gone, or a little melancholy. I’m not quite sure what I think about the
Goodbye 2008, Hello 2009 Read More
It’s New Year’s Eve, which means it’s time for me to reflect on all the gadgets that passed through my hands during 2008. During this past year, I wrote over 100 reviews. That’s a lot of products that were either really cool, or really lame. I’d like to share some of my favorites with you.
My Favorite Gadgets of 2008 Read More
It’s Christmas afternoon and Santa didn’t bring me any gadgets 🙁 But, I’m going to show him and make my own new toy by installing the Boxee Media Center on my AppleTV. Even though I have mainly been using the WD TV HD Media Player to watch video that I have um… uh… obtained, I’ve
I’m spending the afternoon installing Boxee on my AppleTV Read More
A week or two ago, I was asked if I wanted to do a call-in video interview with a Best Buy BlueShirt and a Geek Squad Expert. I wasn’t able to make time to do that, but they did allow me to send in a couple of questions that they would video tape the answers
Best Buy BlueShirt and Geek Squad Expert answer my questions Read More
I don’t know about all of you, but I’m big into recycling these days. I break down all the cardboard boxes that show up at my house. I save newspapers, magazines, mail and other paper. I even collect bottles, cans and plastic containers. Every so often, I drop off this stuff at the local recycle
Don’t throw away your old stuff, swap it! Read More
I had an email show up in my inbox at 2am this morning announcing Palm’s new App Store for Palm and Windows Mobile operating systems. The announcement says that you can browse and download over 5,000 apps & games right from your Palm device. Plus, there are over 1,000 free apps to choose from. The
Palm App Store – Too little too late? Read More