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Updated sections of this review are in RED and are italicized. What does it take for a bag to qualify as a great gear bag in my opinion? Well there are a couple of features go without saying, but you know me – I’ll say them anyway: the bag has to look good and it […]
Tom Bihn ID Bag Review Updated Read More
One of the best things about being a Gadgeteer is that I get to play with some of the coolest accessories that come onto the market, but then sometimes that can backfire. For instance, right before we took our Spring Break trip to Scotland, I was sent the new Tom Bihn Smart Alec bag with
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Product Requirements: Device: Macintosh: At least one available USB port, Mac OS 8.6 or greater, Mac OS X v10.1.3 or greater Windows: At least one available USB port, Windows 98/Me/2000/XP or greater Not too long ago I reviewed a 4-way PCMCIA card reader that I thought was almost perfect. The only thing that would have
Keyspan 7-Way Media Reader Review Read More
One of the features that I like best about my Olympus digital camera, beside the fact that it takes such great photos, is that it can use regular AA batteries instead of relying solely on a rechargeable battery pack. Of course, this mainly comes in handy when I am on vacation and can’t charge the
NEXcell Optima Smart Rapid Charger/Conditioner Review Read More
How many of you own MagLite flash lights? I’m not talking about just the big “police” sized models, but also the little AA and AAA Mini Mag sizes. I bet a bunch of you have these because they are not only handy, they are also quite powerful. When Julie and I were at Fall COMDEX,
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Wow, do I have the ultimate gear bag for all of you gadgeteers out there! Well, it could almost be the perfect bag (at least for me) if it wasn’t for one thing… Velcro. But I’m getting ahead of myself… The Tactical Gear Bag from The Military Watch Resource was designed with military and law
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The physical fitness buffs out there will probably agree with me, when I say that most heart rate monitors are a pain to use! They require you to wear an uncomfortable elastic / plastic strap around your chest that is cold when you first put it on, and then gets sweaty as you work out…
Mio SHAPE Heart Rate Watch Review Read More
Product Requirements: Device: Pocket PCs with a Type I or II CF slot 670K application space Not a day goes by that doesn’t find me listening to music in one format or another. Sitting at my desk during the day, I listen to MP3s using my Pocket PC. Then at home, I’ll listen to streaming
iBIZ pocketRADIO Review Read More
Product Requirements: Device: Audiovox Maestro/Toshiba e550/e570, Casio E125/BE300, Casio E200, Handspring Visor Prism/Pro/Platinum Handspring Treo 180/270, HP Jornada 520/540/560, IPAQ 3100/3600/3700/3800, Palm M130/M500/M505/M515/i705, Sony CLIÉ S300/N600/N700, Sony CLIÉ T415/T615/NR70/NR70V, and the T-Mobile Pocket PC Phone Edition If you have been finding yourself out of the office more than you are in, then you have probably
Seidio Data Power Package Review Read More
Product Requirements: A person that carries many credit cards and wants to keep them organized It would be kind to say that my mom is not a very organized person. She keeps her credit cards loose in a pocket of her purse, amidst receipts and various denominations of bills. She’ll have me order things for
Auto Card Manager (ACM) Review Read More
Product Requirements: Device: The following equipment with a PCMCIA Card rated Type II Slot: PC/AT compatible machines, Apple Macintosh PowerBooks, Handheld PCs Operating Systems: Windows XP/2000/Me/98 (Including SE)/95 Windows CE 2.0 and later Mac OS 8.5/8.6/9.0/9.0.4/9.1/9.2/9.2.1 (This product is not compatible with Sleep functions) I have been looking for a way to consolidate all of
I-O Data Multi PC Card Adapter Review Read More
Product Requirements: Any PDA I’ve been using PDA’s in their various forms since 1997. My first PDA was a Casio E11: a 4MB WindowsCE 2.0 Palm Sized PC. From there, I graduated to an HP 360LX (an 8MB, clam-shell HPC) to a Jornada 680 (a 16MB, clam-shell HPC Pro) to a Casio E115 Pocket PC,
Nite Ize Stand-Up Holster Review Read More
Device Requirements: PC – Windows 98/98SE, 2000, ME, XP; Mac – Mac OS 8.6, 9.X, 10.1 Note: DOS volumes are not adequately supported by MacOS 10.0.x and loss of data can occur A couple of years ago, when I was first hearing about compact devices that could not only play MP3s but that could
Vosonic Digital Data Player Review Read More
Product Requirements: Device: Any item (smaller than 7″ x 10″ that is not water resistant) I like to read e-books in my hot tub. Sure, there is always some nervousness as I hold my PDA above the water level, my hands getting sweaty, my arm starting to relax… Am I making any other Gadgeteers out
River Otter Bags Review Read More
I am a girly-girl. I like to look great, act feminine, and be treated like a lady. The irony of high heels worn with a pair of jeans is completely lost on me, because I would rather look good than be comfortable. Every now and then I will get lucky and I’ll find something that
SCOTTeVEST v2.5w Review Read More
Product Requirements: Device: Any touch screen device The Troika Design ROY 4 Point Pen Stylus is yet another multi-pen stylus for those of you still searching for your perfect PDA / paper writing instrument combo. Available from StylusCentral and other online retailers, this particular pen is all metal and is available in 4 colors: Green,
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Product Requirements: Device: IBM-Compatible 486 PC or higher Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT 4.0 or XP CD-ROM Drive Julie’s comments are in Black, Judie’s are in Blue Pocket PCs can fit in your pocket and Palm OS PDAs can fit in your palm. But, what do you do if you want a Palm or Pocket PC
Fossil Palm and Pocket PC Wrist PDAs Review Read More
In case you couldn’t tell, here at The Gadgeteer, we love cases and bags! As you can imaging though, after reviewing hundreds of them (no, I’m not exaggerating…), we aren’t always chomping at the bit to write the next one. But, sometimes something ‘different’ comes along that makes a typical review not feel like a
RoadWired The Pod Bag Review Read More
So what happens when you have a desktop where every inch of space matters? I happen to share a desk with my fiancé, and between our two laptops and all of our other clutter, it can get a little bit “tight” sometimes. Even though I did have the courtesy to move the majority of my
ClutterBuster Organizer Review Read More
Do you believe in fate? I do. Case in point: A few weeks ago, I was contacted to see if I would be interested in writing a review of a laptop bag called the TiBag. I like reviewing gear bags, so I accepted. The bag was delivered, I looked at it briefly and then stuck
TiBag Notebook Bag Review Read More