Archive | November, 2006

Fancy a Slingbox for Christmas?

Then you need to head on over to SlashGear! According to the rules: “Entering is super-simple. All you have to do is leave a comment to this post, making a suggestion of what you’d like to see SlashGear review. You can make as many suggestions as you like, but you’ll only get one entry. Closing [...]

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Vaja Gets Zuned…

Just in time to order for the gift-giving season, Vaja today announced their new line of cases for the Zune. I plan on reviewing a few of these tasty new styles in the coming weeks… So far, I think I like the Classic Top Retro or the Classic the best; the candy cane stripe of [...]

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The Jornada 928 Pocket PC Phone Edition Revisited

Back in the day of the Jornada 568, I remembered reading about a similar PDA called the Jornada 928 which offered about the same features and form-factor as its non-wireless enabled brother. At the time I owned a Jornada 545 (which unfortunately passed away due me accidentally breaking the screen ) and thought how great [...]

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For Those of You That Celebrate It…and Even Those That Don’t!

I want to take this opportunity to tell you all what I am thankful for this year… 1. I am thankful for my family and close friends, that they put up with my odd hours and compulsive computering without too many complaints. I am thankful that they are all generally very understanding and forgiving of [...]

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Unboxing the iPod Shuffle 2

Gear Diary contributor and Palm Is Life administrator Larry Liaw just sent me a link to the Palm Is Life iPod Shuffle 2 Unboxing.

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Weigh In On Retrevo

I recently received this email for a new service called Retrevo… Given your interest in gadgets and gadget news, I wanted to tell you about the Google for gadgets, retrevo.com. Retrevo is a dedicated search engine for all types of gadget info – product reviews, forum buzz, troubleshooting & tech support documentation. Retrevo will be announcing [...]

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Gift Suggestion #2: For the Person Who Has Everything

There is no doubt that many of us who love gadgets are very hard to shop for. We don’t always think to tell our loved ones what accessory we want next; we’ll generally buy it and then hear from our spouses and close friends that they would have got the item for us “if they had only [...]

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Zune + Vista = YES

Paul from MoDaCo has created a wonderful little patch that will enable you to use your Zune with Windows Vista. Obviously he should not have had to make the patch in the first place – these two brand new Microsoft products should have worked perfectly together from the get-go, but it is great that he [...]

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It’s Thanksgiving At Astraware!

Here’s the latest from Alison at Astraware:    THE MIDLANDS, UK – November 22nd, 2006 – It’s Thanksgiving and Astraware would like you invite you to join our table and gobble up some great games this Holiday Season! Whether you’re travelling to see family, having a get-together at home, or simply recovering from turkey overload, we [...]

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The Case Logic 6 Capacity USB Drive Shuttle Review

While I was at CompUSA one day… I came across the USB flash drive case made by Case Logic (model JDC6). Case Logic calls it the “6 Capacity USB Drive Shuttle“. I thought what a neat idea. My USB flash drive collection is growing and carrying more than one is proving to be some what [...]

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The Vaja I-volution For Palm Treo 700 Series Case Review

It wasn’t long after I received a Palm 700p review unit that I knew I would be buying either the Palm OS version or the WM5 version of the Treo to use as my mobile phone. Other than which OS to go with, my next decision was what case. I’ll admit it, I went right [...]

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Thinking About a BlackBerry Pearl?

Well, then after you have read the latest reviews on it - including Ed‘s, Eric‘s, and Tong‘s – you’ll need to think about some accessories. Kat from Proporta just sent me an email featuring a few cases that might interest owners of this newest and slickest BlackBerry device. The first is the Alu-Leather Book, and the second [...]

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Don’t Forget the Contests!

Gear Diary is holding two contests which will be closing at 3:30 US Central Standard Time on November 25th, so be sure you get your entry in as soon as possible! To recap – here they are: – The Celebrity’s Devices Guessing Game Redux – where you must correctly identify seven out of the ten devices [...]

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The Phantom EFX Reel Deal Casino High Roller Review

Reel Deal is a casino PC game.ďż˝ Specs include Windows 2000 or later, CD-Rom, 1.5 GB hard drive, DirectX 9.0b or later, DirectX compatible video card.ďż˝ Money and VIP comp points are earned as you play slot machines, table games and enter tournaments.ďż˝ The casino is easy to navigate and there is a menu board [...]

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How Much Is That Human In the Window?

“Look mom! a pet shop is over there. I wanna see puppies.” “OK, let’s go to the pet shop… uh… WHAT? it is a … HOTEL???……”

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Save on Sony’s MDR-RF4000K Wireless Headphones

I’m a huge fan of using Bluetooth stereo headphones. A quick search of the site will show that to be [...]

The Line Between Writing As a Business and Writing As an Art

(image courtesy Seattle organic seo) Publishing has had a rough year, and it is only May! The Department of Justice [...]

When is a ROM Update a Official Update? The Verizon Galaxy Nexus Edition

As a Verizon Galaxy Nexus owner for merely a month, one thing that I have learned is that you can [...]

Waterfield Designs’ CitySlicker Brings Style and Minimalist Protection to Your MacBook Air

If you are going to have something as thin and light as a MacBook Air, then why in the world [...]

Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom for PSP Review

This “visual novel” provides a very unique, narrative experience from Japan where choose-your-own-adventure-type choices rule over button mashing gameplay.

Who Doesn’t Want the Best Seat in the House? A Contest

Who Doesn’t Want the Best Seat in the House? A Contest

This post brought to you by Pep Boys. All opinions are 100% mine. Who doesn’t love a good contest? Pep [...]