If you believe the description for this Star Wars Force trainer, then you’ll don a headset and use Midichlorians ( a fictional term coined in Star Wars to describe microscopic life-forms that reside within the cells of all living things and communicate with the Force) to move this ping-pong ball up a tube. The harder you concentrate the further the ball moves. Another possible explanation is that as you sweat the weird headset measures perspiration and gives a signal to the tube mounted fan to move the ball. Either way it will excite your kids and cause your family to start planning an intervention. Star Wars Force Trainer – $119.99… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

AT&T users with BlackBerry Bold devices can now upgrade their device wirelessly to 4.6.0.297 by going to settings – options – advanced – wireless upgrade. This is the update that is scheduled to add AT&T Visual Voicemail to the BlackBerry Bold. If you cannot get the update wirelessly – use the link below to download the latest BlackBerry Bold OS for AT&T and then connect your Bold for the upgrade. Download latest AT&T BlackBerry Bold OS 4.6.0.297 Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Evernote’s iPhone app just keeps getting better and better. Each step is incremental, but they add up to an app that started out good but is now fantastic! This time around the speed has been improved, they made it simple to add your Evernote email address to contacts (not that it was difficult before) and they made grabbing a snapshot far speedier.  Are the speed improvements noticeable? In my testing this morning…yup! Now if Evernote would just make it possible to edit ALL notes on the iPhone instead of just some… More information on Evernote’s site. Continue reading on Gear Diary …

If you have ever wanted to give voice-to-text software a shot but found it a bit too pricey here’s your chance to jump in. Buy.com has Dragon NaturallySpeaking V10 Standard for just $31.99. That’s a huge savings on the best voice recognition software ever. SORRY… looks like it is gone… … Continue reading on Gear Diary …

It’s back to school time already and here’s a hot deal for students needing a desktop computer system to help with their Facebook studies (and a little homework). GearSponsor Logicbuy offers this Pentium Dual-core E5300 2.6GHZ has 1 GB DDR2, DVD+/-RW, 250 GB storage, Vista Home Basic, Keyboard and Mouse. Use coupon code WKF35JP9FR9BLQ before 8/26/09 to grab this deal. Memory on this deal is a little slim – but you can boost it to 3GB for only $72 extra. Dell Vostro 220 Dual-Core Mini Tower – $369 Continue reading on Gear Diary …

my6Sense is a free application now available in the iPhone App Store. The program is a smart RSS feed reader that imports your feeds (Google Reader, iGoogle, myYahoo, Newsgater, Netvibes) and learns about stories you’re interested in by observing what you read and share. It will take time to see how well this works as the site suggests you use the program at least a week so it can build a knowledge of what you enjoy reading. Once it learns your tastes it prioritizes stories in your feeds that it thinks you will like. Immediately I noticed a few issues that may keep me from using it as my primary RSS feed reader – mainly that it’s slow to update and limits you… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

I am pretty happily married, and have been since before dating sites like Match.com became all the rage.  So, needless to say, I do not have an account at Match.com or any other similar sites.  That being said, I can certainly see the value they might offer the modern connected single.  In fact, my sister-in-law met her husband that way. In the interest of making sure this series is complete, therefore, I wanted to mention this app and make sure that interested individuals know that they can access their Match.com accounts from anywhere using their Palm Pre.  That being said, I found it odd that a niche… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

The other day Dan posted about his excitement over the possible release of a theme for the iPod and iPhone called Whitoken. Well the theme’s first beta version has been released over at Mac Themes and I spent some time tinkering with the iPhone version of it. It should be noted, this theme is not for the beginner.  It requires a good deal of set up but once finished looks amazing. Dan asked in his post if it was real.  As I showed him tonight, it’s real and it may just open up a whole new level of customization for the iPhone. I’ll let the picture speak for themselves.  Click on to check it out.… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

About a week ago I posted a review for the iPhone app ColorClaw.  I was having serious issues with my photos losing aspect ratio and becoming distorted.  All of the photos I used were taken with my iPhone 3GS and were not adjusted before using the app.  I was contacted later that day by Andrew Crawford from Green Parrot Pictures who was very concerned with the issues I was having.  Through many emails and some trouble shooting, he was able to send me an update within two days. Here are some before and after photos. Continue reading on Gear Diary …

I have always wanted to learn a foreign language, to be able to converse fluently with people from other cultures, and to basically not feel like a total tool tourist when traveling. I’ve also always heard that the best time to easily learn a second (or third) language is during one’s formative years, and that even by high-school or college it gets much more difficult. It’s no exaggeration to say that I am well past formative, and I’ve been out of high school for 24 years. While I have never believed that one could ever reach a point where learning something new would be impossible, I do think that there is a… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

ioSafe, the external hard drive that I had the pleasure of burning to a crisp, is running a rebate. Yours won’t come charred though, like the one seen above. In case you missed the full action video you can view it here. From now until September 15th, you can save $50 off the price of a 1.5 TB ioSafe Solo. You can learn more about the rebate and see the entire line of ioSafe products by visiting the ioSafe web site Continue reading on Gear Diary …

There is a fine line somewhere between homage and outright copying, and also a line between recreating the best elements of a classic in a modern setting and bringing something that was shackled by its’ time into the future warts and all. Black Sigil is a game that captures much of the magic from the 16-bit era of jRPG’s such as Chrono Trigger, Vay (recently released for the iPhone), the Lunar series and so on, but it also brings along a load of things many gamers might have hoped would have stayed back in the 1990′s. If you can’t tell already, I have pretty mixed feelings about Black Sigil.… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Here is a great little accessory to make using your iPhone and iPod touch and even better experience. Agent18′s StandHere is a compact holder that let’s you go handsfree while watching video. Small enough to throw in your gadget bag, it allows you to choose the right viewing angle. In addition, a 3.5mm headphone jack lets you plug in your favorite set of speaker for an even better experience. At $24.95 it is a great accessory to keep with you all the time. I know I will… here’s a look. Continue reading on Gear Diary …

It’s no secret that I like to read, and anymore it seems that most of my reading is done on the Amazon Kindle DX. Unfortunately, that is not the best format for reading glossy magazines. Until the day comes that there is a color Kindle DX, I will probably still be reading the dead tree versions…which means I can wholly appreciate the concept of a service like Maghound. Maghound is an “online membership service that allows you to choose, change, and manage all the magazines delivered to your home.” In a nutshell, Maghound is a subscription service with monthly service plan tiers: three subscriptions for $4.95, five for $7.95, seven for $9.95, or if you have copious amounts of free time to read – eight or more for $9.95 + $1 for each extra title over 7. I have been given a chance to try out the base subscription for a year, which sounds like the perfect opportunity for this voracious reader…… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

iFrogz has quickly become one of the leading accessory manufacturers for Apple’s iPhone.  From cases to headphones and charger and speakers their products are both functional and extremely stylish. I recently received one of their Wrapz cases for the iPhone 3G & 3GS to review. This silicone case comes in a variety of color choices and at a price of only $14.99 it’s worth a look.… Continue reading on Gear Diary …