Like many other folks on Gear Diary, I am a huge fan of  SCOTTeVEST clothing.  I own multiple SEV garments, including two of the TEC shirts currently on “secret” sale (Facebook friends of SCOTTeVEST CEO Scott Jordan saw this offer come up on their Facebook “Friends Feed”).  Regularly $80, you can get the TEC shirt 50% off (that’s $40 ) simply by entering in the code AUGFB at checkout. I have to say, I love the TEC shirt. It’s  great for daily wear when you need somewhere to store your BlackBerry, iPhone, Sunglasses, earphones, etc.  Just be sure to take advantage of the offer today, because it’s gone tomorrow! Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Dazzboard claims to be the ” Open iTunes” online media manager.  We were first introduced to Dazzboard last month, and liked the features and convenience of the online interface very much.   You can manage your media (photos, music, and video) across multiple devices and social networks using Dazzboard.  It just had one glaring omission:  Mac support.… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Scosche, maker of a host of excellent mobile accessories, is making it a bit less expensive to get set for the new school year. A 15% coupon can be used on numerous accessories… The sunVOLT Solar powered back up battery and charger, their soundSCREEN speaker frame for iPod, or a host of iPhone and iPod earbuds and cases. For details on these and more check the Scosche website. To save 15% on your purchase grab the special back to school code… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Phone Arena is out with their look at the Samsung Galaxy I7500 which is the first Android based phone for Samsung. The 5 megapixel camera may be one of the shining features as the site pronounces the phone mostly mediocre with nothing new within the interface, mediocre call quality and the D-Pad as slightly less usable than the trackball found on the HTC devices. This global GSM phone also works with T-Mobiles 3G and AT&T’s 2G network. More Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Tired of staring at a tiny computer monitor on your desktop? Need a second monitor so you can keep your email open in one window while goofing off on Facebook in another? Maybe you’re still using (gasp) a big old fat monitor and not and flat panel like your neighbors. Here’s a chance to keep up with the Joneses next door while also stepping up your monitor quality to a 24 inch full HD 1920 x 1200; 20,000 :1 DCR for only $255.99 after a 20% off coupon redeemable at the Dell Small Business online store. Coupon code is valid through 8/10/09 via GearSponsor Logicbuy. Samsung 2433BW 24-inch Widescreen LCD – at Logicbuy Continue reading on Gear Diary …

It has been a while since I have heard from SDG Systems.  Brian Fuller from SDG Systems contacted me about the Bluebird line and offered to send me one to give the once over.  I chose the BM-150R which is the closest to what Gear Diary readers may want to carry. Let me say this up front: the Bluebird line from SDG is all targeted at enterprise users.  They are not your typical consumer device. … Continue reading on Gear Diary …

photo credit: gingerbeardman It seems a lot of different bloggers have made running commentary about the fact that the iTunes App Store has nothing but Fart and Burp Applications on it. That Apple’s boasts about the number of available applications is meaningless, because so many of them are useless apps. Is it really true? For a while, it seemed that the top 10 applications download lists showed a lot of these types of applications, but then, for less than a buck (or free), that didn’t seem like a big surprise. But how does it really break down?… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Goodness gracious is this 3800 mAh extended battery for the Palm Pre a train wreck. Honestly – who uses this honking slab of electrodes. I guess if you’re looking to build your biceps it could be a good thing but otherwise it just seems like an awkward admission that maybe the Pre has the grandaddy of all battery life problems? Pre Thinking Continue reading on Gear Diary …

There’s lots of things that our kids don’t know about. Mine have never seen a record player, records, manual typewriter, or cassette tape player. I’m not sure that any of that is bad. The price of progress means that some technology just becomes obsolete. I still can remember when faxes were not only new but so expensive that my company had would only lease them instead of heading to the office supply store and throwing a new model into the shopping cart. If you’re keen on boring your kids with tales about old school technology you used as a kid – check out these cassette tapes made into iPod Nano cases. Like a nostalgic stuff they’re expensively priced at $49 CAD. Contexture Design Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Just when you thought there was no stylish way to protect your precious MacBook keyboard from spills while you sip your latte at the local Starbuck’s, iSkin comes out with the ProTouch lineup.  They’re made with Microban to keep the nasty germies at bay, and they will add even more pizazz to your MacBook, MacBook Pro, or MacBook Air. You get three styles to choose from: – ProTouch Classic – $29.99 (translucent):  When you want to protect your keyboard without adding “loud” colors to your MacBook. – ProTouch FX – $29.99:  Adds a glow-in-the-dark background.  Available in Red (“Delight”), Purple (“Excite”), and Black (aka “Thrill”). – ProTouch Vibe – $34.99: Gives you a dual-tone… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

OtterBox continues to make some of the toughest cases out there to protect your mobile devices.  If you need device protection from drops, bumps, and just the daily grind of life — you’ll be hard pressed to find a sturdier all-round solution than the OtterBox cases.  They’ve been busy, too — coming out with new cases for the latest BlackBerry devices and expanding their case lineup to meet a variety of needs.  So which one is right for you?… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Bejeweled 2 is the sequel to the hugely successful game that launched casual game masters PopCap into the stratosphere. It was launched as a Flash-based game called Diamond Mine in 2001, and was then renamed and subsequently released on practically every game system ever made. The massive success naturally led to a sequel, with added features, released originally in 2004 and also ported to every system possible including a recent iTunes App Store version. Now the Mac version is getting a rare sale price! According to DealMac: PopCap Games offers downloads of Bejeweled 2 for Mac for $19.95. Coupon code “BLITZ50” knocks it to $9.97. That’s 50% off and the lowest total price we’ve seen Continue reading on Gear Diary …

When Apple first released its current generation iPod shuffle, I complained about the impact of its design on the ability to use third-party earbuds. Sure, the shuffle has a sleek design and the voiceover feature is really neat, but the fact that it lacks physical controls ties the user to the stock earbuds.  After using high quality buds such as those from Etymotic it was a bitter pill… too bitter in fact and I initially returned my shuffle to Apple. Well it’s a few months later and Belkin has released an adapter that lets you use any headphones with the new iPod shuffle. The company was kind enough to send me one for a firsthand look. How is it? Boy do I love when something actually exceeds expectations!… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

In celebration of the overwhelming success of the Slacker Radio mobile application, Slacker is giving away free BlackBerry Curve smartphones to listeners. All the major carriers are available (Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile) and every one of them offers a Blackberry Curve smartphone in the handset lineup. Each rate plan differs from carrier to carrier but the phone is free regardless of which one you choose. To be eligible for the free phone you must follow the carrier’s rules on new activation or contract extension and each one differs. All the information about the promotion is available here Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Electric Pocket, publishers of the popular BlackBerry applications PhoneFace, FlipSide MP3 player, Ringo Ringtone Maker and txtForward have introduced Twitterlerts. Using their new software you establish Twitter searches which automatically create alerts in your BlackBerry inbox. Create your Twitter keyword alerts right on your BlackBerry. You don’t need to have a Twitter account but if you do then you can also use Twitterlerts to send tweets. When a term you’re stalking crosses the Twitter threshhold you’ll receive notification on your BlackBerry — alert sound, vibration or flashing LED. Twitterlerts runs on BlackBerry smartphones with OS 4.6 – that’s the Storm, Tour, Curve, Bold and Pearl. Twitterlerts is $4.99, and you can get it for… Continue reading on Gear Diary …