Archive | April, 2009

2nd Appigo Todo Code Awarded… More Codes To Win

The first promo code for Appigo’s Todo was just awarded to “mclaugh”. We have three more copies of this superb task management app to give out. For a chance to win the next one leave a comment below with the most challenging task you had to do today. There’s a lot more information on Todo [...]

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New Seagate Replica PC Backup Appliance

New Seagate Replica PC Backup Appliance

I think that if I were to leave a legacy in the computer world, it would be this: always, always, always, always back up your data (with apologies to Winston Churchill whom I loosely paraphrased.)  you see, I have led a lifetime of losing data, which dates all the way back to my first computer, [...]

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Unboxing the Vertu Ascent Ti

It’s not every day that I get to unbox an $8000 mobile phone…oh heck, who am I trying to kid?! Up until a few days ago, I could honestly say that I had never unboxed any device that cost so much. But through a twisting series of events, starting with my friend (and fellow gadget [...]

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Review – Tiger Woods PGA Tour for iPhone/iPod Touch

I like sports games.  I’ve tried the most of the current golf games currently available in the iTunes App. Store.  Of them “Let’s Golf” is my favorite.  However that all could change now that EA Sports has just released the next in their line up of much anticipated titles, Tiger Woods PGA Tour for the [...]

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Review: Shape Service’s Mobiola xPlayer

I tend to think of myself as an “on the go” type of guy with a sedentary lifestyle…not sure if that makes any sense to you but it does to me.  I have some travel for work, coach high school baseball, volunteer with the local Board of Education, and have a 15-month old that we are [...]

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Flip VideoTM Introduces Flip UltraTM and Flip UltraHDTM

I have Flip Mino from Pure Digital and I absolutely love it. It is small, light, easy to use and makes transferring video to my iMac absolutely simple! It goes everywhere with me these days. Best of all, the image quality is quite good. Pure Digital just announced some additions to their lineup and they [...]

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Using Tech To Navigate A Health Crisis

I just got done watching a news conference with New York’s Mayor Bloomberg, who was giving his daily Swine Flu update. He struck a nice balance by calling on people to be cautious and responsible by washing hands more than ever, telling them to stay out of work or school if they suspect they might [...]

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USB Fever Offers up a USB Borescope

Ever lost something deep in the recesses of your couch or in an engine?  Well the USB Borescope from USBFever may be for you. The borescope is essentially a webcam with a really long bendy cable between the guts of the cam and the sensor that takes the picture.  You can also attach a magnet [...]

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Android 1.5 Now Coming to T-Mobile US Subscribers

The rumors are rampant across the Internet that US G1′s are now receiving the Android 1.5 update, otherwise known as Cupcake!  As soon as I get my G1 updated, I’ll do a full write up. So the things that I am most excited about on the G1 update are the on screen keyboard, recording videos [...]

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iPhone App Contest – Win A Copy Of Pocket Informant!

Since its initial release a few weeks ago, Pocket Informant has become one of my most important iPhone productivity apps. Version 1 worked well, although some expressed concern over a bit of lag when using the app. Version 1.01 followed soon after and sped things up quite a bit, brought even more stability and added [...]

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Palm Blog: Become a Real Reviewer (and get a new phone courtesy of Palm)

If you are a loyal Palm user, if are still confident that Cobalt will save the world, if you believe in Palm Pre, you can’t miss this. Go to The Official Palm Blog, complete the online questionnaire and you will have a chance to be an official Palm reviewer (and you will also get a [...]

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Amazon starts charging by the megabyte for delivering personal documents to your Kindle – adds support for DOCX and RTF file formats

Amazon just revealed a few changes to their Kindle supported documents as well as modifications to their whispernet fee structure. You can now send both DOCX and RTF files wirelessly to your Kindle and they’ll be converted automatically for viewing. The fee structure for personal documents (books that you purchase remain free to download) has [...]

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First Copy Of Appigo’s Todo Awarded- More Codes To Win!

The first promo code for Appigo’s Todo was just awarded to “thelarster”. We have four more copies of this superb task management app to give out. For a chance to win the second one leave a comment below with the funniest, most challenging or most unusual task you had to do today. There’s a lot [...]

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A Writer’s Opinion of the Kindle

A Writer’s Opinion of the Kindle

Going through my feeds, I came across this article about fantasy writer Peter Brett who wrote over 100,000 words of his epic novel, The Warded Man on an HP iPAQ 6515.  I saw this initially on Crunchgear by the way.  Can you imagine?  I have a rough time tapping out a e-mail and could not [...]

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Review: Spb Mobile Shell 3

[Note: This is a three-way, multi-site review.  Chris Spera (italics), Clinton Fitch (bold), and Doug Goldring (plain text)have all teamed up to review Mobile Shell 3 together.  It is being simultaneously posted on Gear Diary, and Just Another Mobile Monday.] It is hard to believe that it has been only a little over two years [...]

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Is the 2012 Scion iQ the ‘Smart’ Choice?

Move over smart car, Scion is taking over the micro-subcompact car segment with its iQ. The new Scion iQ is [...]

Mary Halvorson Tops Her Critically Acclaimed Last Album with ‘Bending Bridges’

Mary Halvorson Quintet – ‘Bending Bridges’ Mary Halvorson Quintet – ‘Bending Bridges’ In late 2010 Mary Halvorson released Saturn Sings, [...]

A Second Opinion on the LifeProof Case

At the start of the year, Dan reviewed the LifeProof iPhone case. He loved it. I have had one for [...]

Contemplating the iPhone 5? Try Radio Shack

Ah, Radio Shack!  Back in the day, Radio Shack was the go-to place for electrical and electronic, well, stuff.  Cables, [...]

New iOS App “Carpet Ball” Now Available

I’m not much of a pool player, really.  I like pool–heck, I also like snooker a lot!–but the combination of [...]

SPIGEN SGP HTC One X Crumena Leather Pouch Series Review

The HTC One X is a beast… and I mean that in only the best way. It is big, it [...]