ARTICLE – For those of you who are new here, The Gadgeteer will be 22 years old this summer. That’s a long time to be writing about gadgets and as you can imagine, I’ve amassed quite a collection of devices over the years which I keep in a special drawer down in my Gadgeteer lair. […]
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A few years ago, most of the people reading this article probably carried two devices with them every day in their pocket or bag: a mobile phone and a PDA. PDAs aka Personal Digital Assistants were the norm back then, while smartphones were still just a glimmer in eye of Steve Jobs and the Google whiz
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Lately, most of the tablet talk has centered on HP and the TouchPad/webOS soap opera. The drama continued today when various tech news outlets reported that HP may be making as many as 1,000,000 more TouchPads to fulfill commitments with their supply-side vendors. At an estimated loss of almost $200 per unit I’ve got to
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With all of the accessories available for your iPad, Kindle, Nook, TouchPad, Xoom, or other tablets, it isn’t surprising that there are some great accessories and some not so good ones on the market. Knowing which ones to consider for your own use can be a challenge at best, so I am always excited to
I can’t even begin to say how many times I have wanted to run a quick errand without taking along more than the basic necessities – my ID, Amex, some cash and my PDA phone. Even as a die-hard Gadgeteer I feel that it is a bit of overkill to make a quick trip to
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The SL-C3100 is the latest entry in Sharp’s line of Zaurus PDAs. Sharp sold Zaurus PDAs in the US for a while, but decided to pull out of the US market 2 or 3 years ago. Interestingly, though, there are still many importers bringing Zauruses to the US and Europe, and there is still an
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It’s trivia time folks! If you’ve been part of the PDA ‘scene’ for any length of time, you should automatically associate luxury PDA cases with one company in particular: Vaja. We’ve reviewed many many of their cases from as far back as the year 2000. Now, how many of you can remember the luxury PDA
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Product Requirements: A PDA that measures under 5.5″ long x 3.5″ wide x 0.9″ deep When I reviewed the OtterBox Armor 3600 back in 2003, there was no doubt in my mind that I had just discovered the “Humvee of PDA Protection.” No case I had seen, or that I have since seen, has even
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Product Requirements: Device: Various PDAs I’m already on my second Sony TG50. I think that most of my problems with PDA damage (or at least a good 40%) stem from the fact that I carry them around in my breast pocket. Everything is fine with this method, unless (of course) my torso does not
Tuff-as-Nuts Nutshell PDA Case Review Read More
Product Requirements: Designed for the classic iPAQ 3600/3700/3800/3900/500 series PDA, but can be used with any PDA with the majority of it’s buttons on the front panel, that needs the ultimate water-resistant/crush-proof/dust-proof case ever. When I am sitting at my desk, about to begin working on another review and sipping yet another Starbucks latte, it
Armor 3600 by Otter Review Read More
Product Requirements: Device: Sharp Official Support: Windows PC 98, 2000, ME, XP or later Unofficial Support: Mac OSX file transfers thru free 3rd party OSX USB Driver or storage cards, possible sync support in future thru 3rd party OVERVIEW The recently released in Japan Sharp Zaurus SL-C760 is the current top of the line
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Product Requirements: Device: Any PDA smaller than The Newton Anyone out there remember my review of the PDA Plus case??? (If so, you get a Masters Degree in Gadgeteer Third-String reviewer trivia; I used to be Second String but lets not talk about the Axim). Anyhoo, as I was reviewing said leather flip-out case, I
Adapture PreZent PDA Case Review Read More
It is highly likely that most of our readers have had to buy several different cases over the years as they upgraded to different PDAs. Depending on your tastes, this might be quite an expensive prospect. One of the more obvious ways to avoid this dilemma is to use a pouch that can adapt from
As a longtime user of the HP200 and its predecessors the HP100 and HP95 (since the late ‘80s), I have been looking for a replacement for these seriously obsolete machines. A PDA which would keep the advantages of a useable keyboard, a real operating system (like the HP’s DOS) with wide software choices, while giving
Sharp C700 Zaurus Review Read More
Product Requirements: Device: Sony CLIÉ NX Series PDA Though I have never heard of Digital Express, I have gotten my hands on a case of theirs for the NX70v CLIÉ from Sony. The case is a good thing to look at, with a nice black tone and a soft yet strong feel in the hands.
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I recently reviewed a Sharp Zaurus specific metal and leather case from Extreme Limit. Now they have made a new metal and leather case available. This one is called the Gadget Case. It looks very similar to the original case, but is marketed as more of a gear case then an actual PDA case. It
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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
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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
Product Requirements: Device: Any PDA with dimensions of 5.5″ tall x 3.5″ wide x 0.75″ thick One of the things that I have often wished for when reviewing PDA cases was that a manufacturer, any manufacturer, would take their product to the next level. Instead of offering just an alligator or ostrich embossed case,
Avoglio PDA Pouch Review Read More
Product Requirements: Device: Most Palm / Pocket PCs So, I’m sitting in the movie theater watching Resident Evil and one of the elite security personnel (the techie geek) whips open a little Libretto-looking jobber strapped to his left forearm with maps and information about the secret lab complex. No, this is not a movie review
PDA Plus Case Review Read More