My dad made the rather exciting purchase of a jet ski some months ago, and during the summer it was an absolute hoot to go out on the water and race around doing over 100kph (62mph) under the warm sun. I wanted to get some video to show just how quick the jet ski was, [...]
Archive | August, 2009
Today’s “Apple Are You Kidding Me?!” Moment
Ah yes, our friends at Apple are up to it AGAIN! (Hmmm this just might become Gear Diary’s longest running, or at least most numerous, series if they keep this up). This time my buddy PatrickJ over on Just Another iPhone Blog reveals the latest app to be rejected from the App Store. Fart app? [...]
Enjoy Real-Time Webcam Video & Audio Streams with Mobiscope
Gear Diary has reviewed a few different options for viewing your web cameras remotely. If you want to view your web or IP security cameras via your mobile phone, then Shape Services’ Mobiscope may be just the application you are looking to use. Unlike some options that require a monthly subscription fee, like Total Control, [...]
Review: Coveroo Custom Cases
Do you want your phone to have its own identity? Then perhaps it needs a Coveroo case. Coveroo offers over 2,000 designs that it laser engraves onto the back of your cases. Or choose a color design and it’ll be applied with a special process that makes it both durable and wear resistant. You can [...]
“Have a Coke and a…..” telephone call?
Budget Gadgets.com is a web site devoted to electronics, gadgets and other fun gizmos all sold at very affordable prices. The company recent sent me a few items to review. The first being their Coca Cola style telephone. Not only does the phone look incredibly realistic but it actually works as a real phone.
Klipsch Quietly Updates the IGroove SXT iPod Dock
Klipsch has given its 2-year old iGroove SXT iPod dock a much needed refresh. Now boasting Apple’s ‘Works with iPod’ certification, the iGroove accommodates all current iPod and iPhone models, and charges a docked device using a 1000mA rapid recharge circuit (theoretically twice as fast as charging through USB). Other enhancements include retuned bass ports [...]
Are We Really Seeing the ‘Crapification of Everything’?
A new article by Robert Capps at Wired called “The Good Enough Revolution” puts forth an interesting hypothesis: the fundamental definition of Quality has changed from delivering excellence in all areas to delivering something that is ‘good enough’ but very easy to use and accessible. Here are some examples: – The Flip Video camera – [...]
Palm Pre App Catalog. 30 Apps in 30 Days. Day 29: Express Stocks
I have to admit that I have never been one to dabble to deep in the stock market. Most of my money is in IRAs or index based funds. Plus, I rarely want to have the values too close, because looking at how much money I am constantly losing can get a bit depressing these [...]
Win One Year of Maghound Magazine Services
photo credit: Not forgotten I recently posted about Maghound, the online magazine subscription service that I’ve been given the opportunity to try, and now I have news of a series of contests happening on several blogs. Each participating site will give away two of the $4.95/month level subscriptions to two of their readers, which means [...]
Gear Diary Weekly Roundup: August 24th – 30th
Summer is slowly coming to a close here in the U.S. That means time for school and looking ahead to the Fall (and lots of exciting tech news and product releases for the upcoming holiday season). Even Gear Diary is taking some time to learn some new tricks. Apple fans had an exciting week with [...]
How many manufacturing jobs did YOUR state lose?
The latest bit of recession-reminder news comes to us today from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: no state added manufacturing jobs in the past twelve months, and 49 of 50 lost jobs. According to the report only Alaska stayed flat, with Ohio, California and Michigan all shedding more than 100,000 jobs in the past [...]
Review: Trine for PC
When I heard FrozenByte – the guys who made the games Shadowgrounds and Shadowgrounds: Survivor – was making a new game I was thrilled and knew I’d want to play it. When I heard it was a fantasy side-scrolling platform action game that required using three players in harmony to solve challenges, I was curious [...]
PanDigital PanTouch Clear 8″ Picture Frame Now Available
PanDigital has announced that it’s new PanTouch Clear 8 inch picture frame is now available. The PanTouch Clear 8 inch frame has 1 GB of memory and a touch screen interface. You can use a USB cable or a 6-in-1 card reader for loading it up with pictures of your loved ones. It also has [...]
Back to School and Better Together Giveaway: Debt Free Scholar
Today is day twenty of HP and Microsoft’s ‘Back to School and Better Together’ Giveaway, which means that Debt Free Scholar will begin theirs. Up for grabs is a computer combo containing an HP dv6, an HP Mini 110 and Syncables software – which allows you to keep the larger laptop at home but carry [...]
Non-AT&T iPhones Within A Year- Now That Would Be Nice
This is one of those rumors we can’t help but hope is true. AppleInsider is reporting that Gene Munster, senior research analyst with Piper Jaffray, is predicting Apple will add a second US carrier for the iPhone next summer. It is not a new rumor, but with the FCC stepping in on the Google Voice [...]
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