Back in January I reviewed the Mili Power Pack from PhoneSuit. It had style and quality but, best of all, it worked great when I wanted to quickly add battery life to my energy-hungry iPhone 3G. We’ll PhoneSuit is back with another stylish battery that works with the iPhone and assorted iPods. This time they went… small. The new Primo Micro Battery Pack… …is the ultimate in iPod and iPhone power portability. It’s so small it can easily be attached to your keychain or kept in your pocket for emergency use. The ultra-compact design allows a comfortable feel while using your iPhone or iPod. Take the Primo with you anywhere and never run out of power. The Primo is available for order now at retail price of $34.95 and will be officially available on November 23rd. Details and anther image follow…… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

My review of the ioSafe fireproof hard drive might just have been the most fun I’ve had with a review here at Gear Diary. This week ioSafe announced the availability of a 2 TB ioSafe Solo, the company’s external water and fire proof hard drive.  Not only does the drive provide unparalleled protection of your data but it now also provided for massive amounts of storage. Priced at $399, the 2 TB drive packs all the same protection I demonstrated in my review. You can check out the new drive here Continue reading on Gear Diary …

We reviewed the Moshi Voice Response Alarm Clock. We liked it a lot. Then we had one to give away. Nice! To enter it was quite simple… you just had to ask Moshi a question. We got some good ones. Questions like “Is it really Monday again?” and “Should I even get out of bed today?” Questions like the one our reader Augie Asked… Hello Moshi, I’m wondering… will you’ll answer my question with another question? We aren’t quite sure what Augie’s next question was but we have a guess… He probably would have asked…… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Want to rock out on your iPhone but unsure as to which of the tap style rock games is best? Our own Clinton Fitch has posted a great review of the recently released version of Rock Band for the iPhone on his own web site, ClintonFitch.com. The game was one of the more anticipated applications to hit the iTunes App Store this year. The detailed review includes screen shots as well as a comprehensive walk through of how the game is played. Check it out today!… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

For $35 shipped (note that LogicBuy shows this as available for $25 but the price appears to have risen $10) it’s hard to beat this Jensen iPod Digital Music System for casual users. The reviews are somewhat mixed on the quality but if you have kids who have iPods who have  holiday wish lists that have “iPod sound system” on them  – this could be worth a look. According to the specifications this is compatible with any of the iPod’s that dock including the Touch (if the iPhone fits you’ll likely have to manually put it into airplane mode to avoid interference). You’ll enjoy both FM and AM radio reception, along with digital music from Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Remember the Neogreene laptop sleeve and water bottle holder I reviewed a few months ago? GreenSmart has released two great new products; a lunch bag and a wine tote. Read on for more pictures and information on these unusual and fashionable items!… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

A-DATA recently announced the release of a waterproof and shock resistant hard drive.  The sh93 Incorporates rubber and plastic along with special cushion materials that allow it to withstand a 1M waterproof test for 30 minutes and military standard MIL-STD-810F drop test. The SH93 comes in two colors : racing car yellow and chili pepper red. With capacity up to 640GB, it is designed for users to conveniently carry around massive documents without the fear of damaging files stored in the drive in the incident of accidental drop or water spills. I’m quite familiar putting hard drives to the “test” and took the A-DATA with me to the firehouse to see if it really does stand up.… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Welcome to another State of the eBook! This week we’re bringing in an expert to share some thoughts on eBooks, music and movies, and where the future is taking digital media. Read on for Gear Diary’s interview with K.C. Blake of the Entertainment Technology Center at University of Southern California.… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

I recently shared my short-lived experience with the Archos 5 Internet Tablet. My conclusion??Loved the form-factor but was disappointed in the Android implementation and totally underwhealmed by the bugginess and add-on cost of the device. Well now Jenn Lee over on Pocketables has posted on her experience with the device and how it holds up against the iPhone for web access. Short story? Let’s just say the device has made it into Jenn’s “Closet of gadget purgetory” in record time. The post is a good read that I highly recommend. You can find it here on Jenn’s site…… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

The OtterBox Defender is one of my favorite cases.  As I type this e-mail my iPhone is sitting in front of me protected by one.  No other case offers the level of protection that the Defender does. Today OtterBox announced the release of two new exclusive colors for the Defender Series case for the iPhone 3G & 3Gs. The two new cases, which are available only at AT&T Wireless stores, include a black shell with white silicone or pink shell with black silicone.… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

If you are like me, your media content is continually coming from new sources.  Watching television shows on the internet has become increasingly more common as well as streaming movies.  The change to digital television has also changed the methods we receive the signals.  The KWorld external TV Box brings high definition television by bringing the ability to watch over the air programming on an LCD monitor or convert an old analog television to accept the new digital standard.  Find out more about this competitively priced solution to watching television on any monitor after the break. Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Smartphones can be intimidating to the non-geek.  They can do so much, but it can take a bit of learning before you figure out just how to make it work for you and your needs.  And then, there is the price.  Smartphones are always more expensive because they can do more than just send and receive calls.  But what if it wasn’t so much money?  And the OS was user friendly and easy to learn? How about the new Palm Pixi smartphone? Sure, it may not be as sexy as the Palm Pre, but how about for $30 instead of $200? Walmart , via their partner Lets Talk , is offering a deal for new… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

There is the old saying that ‘any press is good press’, and so while the hype-filled year leading up to Tuesday’s launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 hardly needed help grabbing attention, the recent ‘leak’ of the controversial innocent-killing-terrorist portrayal video has brought loads of attention to the game. This includes making the rounds through the mainstream press including a featured spot on the morning conservative talk show ‘Fox & Friends’ that decried the violence and made erroneous citations of ‘proven factual links between video game violence and real-world aggression’. But whether or not the recent media controversy had a direct impact on sales but one thing is clear – the combination of a… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

We at Gear Diary are pleased to announce the launch of our very own iPhone application. The application is the place to go to to keep track of all the goings on here at Gear Diary in a condensed, iPhone or iPod Touch friendly format.… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Will Wright’s 2008 PC game Spore was hyped to the point where anything that was actually released couldn’t help but disappoint. The publishers also made some arrogant claims regarding their DRM that led to the game being quickly cracked and becoming one of the most pirated games of the year. The game offered an amazingly deep creation system but the ‘anything is possible’ shine quickly wore off as gamers worked through the chapters. Yet after all of the hype and backlash … what we were left with was a very good game that offered loads of fun. Similarly there were complaints about the very limited scope of the offshoots on the Nintendo DS and iPhone, but they were loads of fun for what they offered. Now EA has released new games in the Spore franchise for the DS and Wii. There are enough differences that I’ll review them separately, and let you know if they are worth buying or are an attempt to cash in on a popular name at the start of the Holiday shopping season.… Continue reading on Gear Diary …