Gear Diary

Julie and I are very pleased to be included in a brand new magazine from the Philippines: The Reviewer. Our first column was in the inaugural issue, and we will be a monthly feature. This magazine covers everything from day spas, to music, to the latest gadgetry. There is truly something for everyone – and […]

How wrong is this? Julie ordered her Palm Tungsten T directly from the Palm site on Monday of this week, and she has yet to receive hers…yet I drove to Office Depot, here in my po-dunk West Texas town this afternoon and was able to pick mine up. It is a sad, sad, messed up

Hey folks! This morning I placed an order with Palm for the Tungsten T and the Zire. I should have them both by the end of the week. Look for reviews shortly there after.

In my never-ending search for the ultimate time-waster, I have found another worthy contender…and I have managed to get Julie hooked on it, too. CubeHead, by Cascata Limited, is a frantic game of sliding tiles. It has elements of one of my favorite puzzle games (Bejewelled), but it takes it a step further with better

Today was Christmas in October! I received the new Vaja T-buron for the T-Mobile Pocket PC/ AT&T Siemens SX46 & O2 XDA. This case is simply FINE. If I could have an I-Volution case for every one of my PDAs, I would be in heaven… I also received a I-O Data Multi PC Card Adapter.

Update: For those of you that use the What’s Changed links, they are now working again. They are actually using a new script that I wrote. It seems to be MUCH faster than the script we’ve been using all along. I’m still going to do some more tweaking, but for the most part they are

We’ve made the move to a new webhost NYIP.net. You’ll know you’re on the ‘new’ site if there is a 2 after The Gadgeteer in your browser title bar. If you notice any problems, please email me the details so I can take a look at them. I’m aware that the What’s Changed scripts are

I just received word about something that sounds like a major development for blind people: PAC Mate, which is a Pocket PC for the Blind. According to the press release… “The PAC Mate Pocket PC promises to play an important role in “leveling the playing field” for mobile people with disabilities in the workplace. (BTW:

Julie and I have made plans to attend COMDEX in Las Vegas. Last time we went, we were at the mercy of various cab and bus drivers…but this time, I think we will be better prepared and more willing to venture out on our own. Why, you ask? Because I have in my possession Microsoft’s

I apologize that my Mobius report is running so late, but Steve is back in the hospital, so the article has been put on the backburner for the moment. I should have it up for you Monday. :0)

And now for something completely off topic: My favorite animated duo Wallace and Gromit have 10 new 1 minute short films entitled Cracking Contraptions available today! I love these guys and have been waiting a couple years for new material! ;o) You can download the first animation from the BBC now.

Well, I am home and recuperating from the Mobius trip – whew!! I have bunches to tell you, and as usual, it won’t all be technical. I now have in my possesion a Pocket PC phone and several assorted other goodies that I will talk about in my article later this week. Until then, you

Hi all! I’m back from vacation! WOW, I had the greatest week in Sedona, Arizona. It was just gorgeous there. I didn’t want to leave to come back to Indiana! I’m just now trying to catch up on all my email, and then I’m going to write an article about my vacation experiences, the gear

Today was the most unbelieveable time, here in Seattle for Mobius. I got to play with several Tablet PCs and a product I hadn’t even heard of before today: Windows XP Media Center Edition. I really think that this is going to be a big deal, so check it out!

If you have ever wanted motivation to go completely digital, watching Robin Wiliiams’s movie ‘One Hour Photo’ should do the trick. In a word? “Creepy.” I haven’t taken a roll of film to be developed in some time. Basically because I always use digital cameras these days, and I can make my own prints when

Iambic didn’t post these images for this purpose, but they serve as a perfect reminder of the difference between a regular Palm’s display resolution and a Sony CLIÉ’s. Here in “graphic detail” are the differences of what you see with 160×160, 160×320, 320×320, and 320×480 resolution. I know this is old news to some, but

It’s not even 7am on a Saturday morning, and I’m awake! What’s wrong with this picture? Actually nothing, I’m on my way to the airport to travel to Sedona, AZ for my first (REAL) vacation in probably 6-7yrs. WOW! I’m taking MiniMe (Fujitsu Lifebook 2110) with me of course, but don’t look for many (if

Here we go again…. Julie and I just put in our orders for the CLIE NX70V and its compatible LAN card at the Sony site. Reviews will follow, some time in November…

Here is a great website for those of you that would like to replace the rechargeable battery in your Palm or Pocket PC PDA. Laptops For Less is selling complete kits to replace the PDA battery for several brands: Compaq (Ipaq), HP (Jornada), Sony (Clie), Palm (Pilot). They provide a complete kit and full instructions.

Not that I am in the market right now, but the next time I buy a vehicle, I want one with a navigation/DVD system built in. So I have a question for those of you that already have such a system in your car: Do you really use it? How / when do you use