Okay! Here is the official winners list for the Giant Gear Diary Give-Away. I am actually still waiting on addresses from FallN, richtech, scoutflyer, and ctmagnus…but otherwise all prizes have been sent out. Some went to Australia, Germany, the UK, and even Finland! Whew! :smoke_tb:

If you are one of those listed and you haven’t sent in your address info, then get busy! Because otherwise those items will just go back into the gear closet for the next big give-away.

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We run into a lot of scenarios in our lives that stir up our emotions - good, bad or indifferent that demand a response. Sometimes an apology needs to be issued, or clarification is needed. As hard as some of us try to manage our time to multitask and accomplish the daily chores that must get done without some schmuck cutting off in traffic, or having a worthless coworker failing to pass along some vital information, words fail us. Hey, we”ve all been there as either a giver or receiver. Communication can be tough at times! For those times when I wish I had signed up for the professional mind reading seminar to understand the opposite sex or when a Curly moment (from the Three Stooges) kicks in:

“I’m trying to think but nothing happens!”… I just need a little help.

Fortunately an innovative set of tools is available to help express our emotions and relieve that inner turmoil !
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Here’s a chance for you to answer a few questions and perhaps win a Proporta case…

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G-A of Nihon Car recently put the Nismo 380RS Fairlady Z through her paces, and it looks like he has a new crush. In his review he raves, “Different time, different technology, like good wine the 350Z is getting better year after year both inside and outside.”

G-A’s got a great HDTV video of he and professional driver Masaki Nishihara, Japan’s multiple�Gymkhana champion, pushing the RS.

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If you haven’t yet sated your i-mate Ultimate jones, then you may want to take a look at the monsterously huge images Gear Diary Team member Clinton Fitch has posted at Clinton Fitch (Dot) Com!.

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Recently my MacBook Pro has started to loose the paint just below the keyboard. As you can see in the photos it is not pretty.

I don’t know what has caused it, but I only noticed it a few days ago and the “scratched” area (although it doesn’t look like your typical scratch) is growing. If they whole area would scratch off it would be ok, but instead I am left with this ugly mess. I am debating going to Apple with this to get it repaired, but I have it running so beautifully I would rather not have it messed with.

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If you carry anything more than a pocket camera, PDA and mobile phone, then you might have decided that adding one more thing to your bat-belt will be all it takes to drag your pants down to your ankles. Well, there’s no need to scare little children while toting your gear, Proporta has come to the rescue with their new Gadget Bag. Smaller than a laptop bag, but larger than an accessory pouch, the Gadget Bag offers options for days when your gear load is heavier than usual, but you don’t want to be weighed down by a full size bag.

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This morning I almost missed my train because my alarm didn’t wake me up. But why? I had the alarm set, and I didn’t have my Treo on silent, so why did I wake up just in time to throw on clothes and run out the door? For some reason Windows Mobile relates the alarm volume to the overall system volume.

Honestly, I think it is absurd!! Surely it can be assumed that if the person doesn’t have their phone on silent they want to HEAR their alarms. If they must have a volume control on it, PLEASE make it separate. I normally check to make sure the volume is at max, will have to watch that in future…

I saw this on MSN and had to post on this.� I know without even asking her, this is something that Judie wants. Period. Buy 5…she’ll take 4.

“Jewel of a phone
…there�s one phone…at the show that is absolutely drop-dead gorgeous � Sony Ericsson�s Z750.

The new Mirror Clamshell design hides a GSM/GPRS/EDGE and HSDPA/UMTS cell phone, a 2 MP camera, Bluetooth 2.0 stereo technology, a media player that handles MP3, AAC, and WMA files, plus a 2.2-inch interior screen and a 1.1-inch external display which hides behind the mirror finish when not in use.�

But the most compelling part of this handset is how it looks and feels. It�s available in Luster Black and an amazingly attractive Rose Pink. The Z750 also weighs less than you’d think by looking at it � a hair under 4 ounces. “

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A few years ago, I reviewed a neat little Today Plug-in I found after I started using a Samsung i700 on the VzW network. The original review, seen here, is about 3 years old; but its still pertinant, as most of the functionality you see there is still there. The application is simply awesome.� I won’t use a PPC Phone (soon to be WM6 Professional) Device without Phone Dashboard on it.

But wait..! There’s more!

I recently got a note from Noah over at Hudson Mobile that he is releasing version 2.0 of Phone Dashboard:

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