The Sungale CD358LD Desk Lamp is a super energy efficient LED Desk Lamp sporting an ultra thin 3.5 Inch LCD Screen that not only displays and stores hundreds of photos of friends and family back home but it also doubles as a video and audio player with built in speakers, calendar, analogue clock and alarm functions with user friendly navigation buttons and shortcut keys to access content. With internal memory storage of 512 MB with optional SD, MMC, and MS memory card support the Sungale CD358LD Desk Lamp can store up to 2 GB of JPEG, AVI and MP3 files so watching movies, video clips and listening to music while studying is easy and convenient.… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Today is day twenty-one of HP and Microsoft’s ‘Back to School and Better Together’ Giveaway, which means that One Day One Job 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 the smaller netbook (synced and carrying all of your data!) when on the go. The Winner will also get a customized One Day One Job Timbuk2 bag to carry their loot! … Continue reading on Gear Diary …

When I was younger, PacMan was all the craze. And, like most crazes, it inspired a bunch of sequels and knock-offs. Who would have thought, this many years later, that the game would still be hanging around in it’s many forms. Enter Mik-Mak. Mik-Mak is a variant on the standard type of PacMan game. So how does this pan out? Read on…… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Before I can start to talk about Tales of Monkey Island, the five-part episodic adventure game made by TellTale Games in cooperation with LucasArts, I need to step into the way-back machine nearly twenty years and talk about one of the true classics of the adventure game genre, Secrets of Monkey Island. Secrets of Monkey Island was released in 1990 by Lucasfilms Games (as LucasArts were then called), and used the SCUMM engine that Lucasfilms had developed as a means to more quickly develop adventure games. The game is largely the brain-child of Ron Gilbert, with the humorous script mostly written by Tim Schaeffer and Dave Grossman, all of whom have gone on to have great careers in adventure gaming since. Originally intended as a more serious adventure in the vein of Maniac Mansion and Lucasfilm Games’ Indiana Jones games, the game took a turn towards comedy, which ended up as a great decision as it is the characters and humor that have kept the game a favorite through the years. Fast forward to E3 2009, and LucasArts and TellTale announce they are producing a 5-part adventure called the Tales of Monkey Island, and LucasArts is re-releasing the Secrets of [...]

iFrogz has quickly become one of the leaders in cutting edge accessories for Apple product, Mp3 players and other electronics devices. Their Ear Pollution line of headphones is one of the most popular headphone available on the market. iFrogz recently released a new item in the Ear Pollution line, the iFrogz Timbre. Available with or without an inline microphone the noise isolating ear buds are made with natural wood. I was recently sent a pair by iFrogz to review.  Do the Tibre’s perform as good as they look? Read on to find out.… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Here’s another quick look at a fun gadget from Budget Gadgets.com The Jelly Lens 6 Mirage Maker gently sticks to the lens of your cell phone or digital camera. Once on your phone you can turn regular old photographs into morphed 6 headed images with ease.… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

As has been posted in numerous places, Snow Leopard has taken the onscreen keyboard that was previously available in OS X to new heights. It can now be resized in a manner that is perfect for… FINGERS. How well will it work? I spent a few minutes trying to find out. The answer? Pretty well! Tale a look for yourselves. Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Microsoft have announced that the new Windows Mobile version, 6.5, will launch on a variety of new Windows Phone devices on October 6th, 2009. Check out the list below to see who is launching what new Windows Phone devices;… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

If you’re an AT&T subscriber using a Windows Mobile based phone (Samsung models initially and all Windows Mobile 6.5 phones after that) with an unlimited data plan – get ready to be liked — really liked — by AT&T. Starting on September 14 you’ll receive free Wi-Fi access at nearly 20,000 AT&T Hot Spot locations – a privilege BlackBerry and iPhone users have enjoyed for some time now. WMExperts and Phonescoop Continue reading on Gear Diary …

We have all heard stories of flawed product designs leading to rampant failures through the years from different industries. In the video game industry, the XBOX 360 is the pinnacle as a product whose ‘lack of failure’ is more of a surprise than having to return it to the manufacturer! Recently Game Informer magazine conducted a survey of owners to example the trends more closely.… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

This universal cell phone charger will power dozens of different models of phones. It most decidedly doesn’t power the iPhone – or anything Apple for that matter (aka iPod, Touch, Shuffle). What it does provide is a cheap source of power for BlackBerry, Motorola, Jabra headsets. For only $2.99 how can you go wrong? Check the web site for a complete list of compatible phones. Obtaining the net price of $2.99 requires filing a $10 rebate form (good through 9/8/09). Aluratek Universal Cellular Charging Kit via LogicBuy Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Today marks one week since I began learning Spanish with the Rosetta Stone TOTALe program, and here comes the part that you all have been waiting for – where I smugly tell you that I am now completely fluent in all things Spanish, that I am totally confident in my foreign language speaking ability, and that I am ready to go to Mexico and take up with the locals…right? Okay, obviously I’m not. And it would be completely ridiculous for anyone to expect that. But I am three full lessons closer to being fluent than I was when I started.… Continue reading on Gear Diary …