Just how protective of your gadgets are you?  Do you let strangers fondle your phone?  Do you let friends or family borrow your Mp3 player?  Or does your device of choice never leave your side for fear that whoever you lend it to won’t treat it with the same respect you do? Have you even been in a situation where someone asked to see or use your most prized gadget and you had to stop and think for a moment as to whether you trusted the person enough to do so? Before you read this entire story be sure to answer the above question.  Then read on for an even more challenging situation at the end.… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Wolfgang’s Vault is the name that entrepreneur Bill Sagan gave Bill Graham’s immense archives of rock memorabilia after he purchased them.  Graham, who died in 1991, was a rock promoter and responsible for the Fillmore auditoriums. Wolfgang’s Vault has been streaming these shows for quite a while.  (See Larry’s review of the Wolfgang’s Vault iPhone app.)  Now, for the first time, those shows are being made available for download.  In an event being called “Cracking the Vault,” the WV folks are releasing recordings of shows in both high-quality 256k mp3 and lossless CD-quality FLAC format. Among the wide range of artists whose concert recordings are included in… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

It will be GAME ON with this awesome Wii bundle. In it you’ll get… A Nintento Wii Console AND a Wii Fit Plus Kit ($99.99 value) and a $50 Amazon.com Gift Card. That is a $349.98 value but with this bundle you get it all for just $289.98. You’ll even get FREE shipping. Hurry, this GearSponsor deal ends November 22, 2009. Today’s GearDeal– A Nintendo Wii Console + Wii Fit Plus + $50 Gift Card for $289.98 via LogicBuy Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Finally, Marketplace application for Windows Mobile 6 and 6.1 has been officially released by Microsoft. Now, Windows Mobile 6 and 6.1 users no longer have to use the unofficial release of Marketplace. Marketplace for Windows Mobile, if you didn’t already know, is a new feature which will help consumers to easily find, install and experience those applications that fit their needs and make the phone truly personal. Developers, who have already built over 20,000 applications for Windows® phones, will be able to offer applications to customers through the marketplace via a simple security and compatibility check from Microsoft. Head over now and get your Marketplace here!… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

New Droid owners (and other Android junkies) rejoice!  eReader announced tonight via their weekly email newsletter that eReader for the Android platform is now available.… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

We are all feeling the financial pinch!    Blue Plate Special is a weekly review of bargain apps for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Nothing over $.99. Before deciding this is not an interesting gaming option because it is the Lite version, read this review.  You may be surprised on what you find!  I have to admit I am usually not an fan of lite versions of paid apps, but this game is different.  One reason is Firemint has teamed up with Volkswagon to bring this game as an introduction of the new 2010 GTI.  Yes, the game is basically a commercial for the new GTI, but this also means it is a really nice version of the $4.99 Real Racing game for free! Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Corporate Quality Initiatives including things like Total Quality, Baldrige Award Teams, LEAN, and more have provided companies with methodologies to improve products and processes, reduce waste, and save money for the last few decades. But none has taken hold like Six Sigma, an initiative that has the ability to produce systematic improvements and savings through a structured set of processes. It has also created a huge market for consultants and authors … so it was only a matter of time until a Six Sigma guide showed up on the App Store!… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

When Apple came out with the iPhone, suddenly it seemed like everyone and their brother–well, if their brother owned RIM or Nokia or whatever–was getting ready to put out a touch-screen phone with more or fewer buttons. Now, I won’t say that it’s the rumored Apple tablet computer (rumored to be coming to a rumored Apple store rumored to be near you,  rumored to be coming in the first quarter of 2010–so I’ve heard) has encouraged other manufacturers to come out with larger–i.e., not smartphone-sized–touchscreen systems.  But it does make a guy wonder. And so, allow us to tell you about you about MSI’s new touch screen computer.  It’s pretty durn big:  a 21.5-inch screen with a 16:9 aspect ratio (full HD).  Comes with an NVIDIA ION graphics and the latest Intel® Core 2 Duo/Pentium Dual Core processors, has both VGA and HDMI input ports, and of course the touch screen. The touch screen uses MSI’s own graphic interface, and the system itself has “native support for multi-touch capabilities in the new Windows® 7 operating system.”  So if you’re a touch-screen kinda person, you might want to check it out. Full press release after the jump.… Continue reading on Gear Diary [...]

Introduction Have you ever wonder what it’s like to work as an air traffic controller?  Well, Flight Commander by Color Stone Ltd now gives you a taste of what it’s like by putting you in charge of airport landing fields. Features:- Insanely addictive Beautiful graphics 2 airports for different strategies 2 additional game modes for eve more gaming pleasure Real life airport recordings Continue reading on Gear Diary …

The question was simple and straight-forward. The answers sometimes surprising. I asked everyone at Gear Diary the following… Here is the challenge— you can choose one tech-related gift to either give or get. The only limitations are—- -it must be currently available -it must have an MSRP of $1000 or less What would be on your super-short shopping list and why??? Here’s what they said.… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Last week I told you about the launch of the new iFrogz Luxe custom case. I personally love custom cases.  There’s nothing worse than being in a crowded room of iPhone users, looking around and seeing that many of them have on the same case you do.  It’s sort of like two stars who end up wearing the same dress on the red carpet of the Oscars.  It just isn’t pretty. Being able to design your own color combination almost insures you will not run into that problem. Well iFrogz was kind enough to let me go through the entire process of designing my own Luxe case and it recently arrived.… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Update – This giveaway is now closed. The winners are plurals and wyattgp. Thank you for entering, and keep your eye out for more giveaways from Gear Diary! I posted its review yesterday, and today I’ve got two Callpod Fueltank DUOs to share. How can you get yours? Read on…… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Crossover utility vehicles are to the new millenium what minivans were to the late ‘80s and early ‘90s – all the rage. It seems, however, that many of their designs seem to blend together, especially when friends get together and try to describe one they don’t know the name or brand of. “It’s that one with the round face and kind of rounded roofline, you know, the one that looks like an over-inflated sport hatchback…” or something like that. GMC’s latest – the 2010 Terrain – seeks to step apart from that confusing landscape.… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Today’s post in our on-going series “Technology Meets Tradition” has to do with creating connections using technology in ways that weren’t available just a few years ago. On the occasion of one’s 13th birthday it is common for a young Jewish teen to become a bar or bat mitzvah. The young person goes through a period of study and then leads the worship service and both reads and teaches from the Torah. It is a powerful moment made all the more special because during it the young person is surrounded by family and friends. That, however, can be a double-edged sword for it also raises the sadness and longing for family members who are not able to be present whether they are deceased or just too ill to travel. That was the case this post Saturday as one of our young people became a Bat Mitzvah. She desperately wanted her grandfather to be at the the service but he was not physically able to make the trip.… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Larry tried to fry the ioSafe but was unsuccessful. It withstood the flaming car he and his fellow firefighters threw at it. (We love when there is truth in advertising.) Well, Sellout.woot has a 1.5TB Version on sale for just $249.99. That’s a $100 savings on the drive that takes a licking and keeps on spinning… To grab an ioSafe 1.5TB Fireproof/Waterproof USB 2.0 Hard Drive with 3 Year Data Recovery Service, jump on over to sellout.woot Continue reading on Gear Diary …