Attention sports fans, coaches and everyday consumers. Pocket Radar is getting set to release the world’s only pocket sized personal radar detector.  The device uses proprietary digital processing to provide users with accuracy of speed measurement detection across a variety of processes. From coaches and fans wanting to track a baseball pitcher’s speed to Nascar enthusiasts wanting to keep tabs on the speed of their favorite driver’s car, Pocket Radar is an easy to use, hand held, one touch solution. Pocket Radar utilizes Doppler radar signal detection to bring the same power found in larger radar guns right… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

The team from Cellcrypt let us know that they’ve just released an update to their popular security software for BlackBerry devices.  They now support the brand new BlackBerry® Bold™ 9700 smartphone and for the first time on the BlackBerry® Curve™ and BlackBerry® Pearl™ series of smartphones. Cellcrypt is the very first application that provides secure encryption for BlackBerry voice calling.  The product is geared towards the enterprise business or government user, who requires top-level security features across all smartphone features.  If you have a BlackBerry and happen to be in a line of work where you may be concerned that your cellular line is being tapped, Cellcrypt has your solution.   So, if your line of work is super-top… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

This looks like some kind of house arrest monitoring bracelet, or a baby’s teething toy, but it is actually an in air mouse designed for consumers who connect their PC or Mac to the TV. The Hillcrest Labs Loop Pointer uses Freespace motion control and pointing technology … and I guess it must work similarly to a Wii control, since hand motions control it. No matter what, it’s a conversation starter. The Loop pointer’s distinctive design is round and ergonomic with just four buttons and a scroll wheel.  Using Hillcrest Labs’ patented Freespace® motion control technology, the Loop pointer lets consumers control an on-screen Continue reading on Gear Diary …

If you follow me here on Gear Diary you probably know I’m quite fond of convergence devices.  I really like when manufacturers release new, innovative products that complete more than one task.  Maybe it’s the fact that these devices lighten the load in my gear bag, maybe it’s the fact that as I get older I prefer to have to remember to pack less things.  Either way I appreciate these multi-function gadgets. Dexim has a variety of convergence devices for the iPhone & iPod Touch and they were kind enough to give my one of their newest to review. The p-Flip from Dexim is not only a portable dock which allows you to sync and charge your iPhone or iPod Touch but it also doubles as an external battery allowing you to also recharge your device on the go.… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

(courtesy of Amazon.com) Just a few short weeks ago Amazon announced the Kindle was coming to PCs, and today it landed! Windows-only for now, with Mac OS X support promised “shortly”, Kindle for PC represents Amazon’s first attempt to strike back against Barnes and Noble’s eBook expansion. Does it succeed? I’ve been playing with it all day, read on for my review and thoughts!… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

The keyboard on an iMac or MacBook is awesome. The island keys have enough separation to make striking the right key simple. They are shallow enough to make typing fast while having enough play to prevent frequent mistyping. They also tend to get REALLY dirty. I mean, my iMac keyboard gets trashed in daily use. Add to that the danger of spilling a Diet Coke on it and rendering it entirely useless (yes, we’re talking to you Ms. Lipsett), and the keyboard is calling out for some protection. Fortunately, iSkin has you covered with a nice variety of keyboard protectors made specifically for Apple keyboards. iSkin was kind enough to send some to Judie, Dan and Larry. Let’s take a look… and give a couple away.… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

From what I understand it’s a fairly common problem with the iPhone & iPod charge and sync cable.  It’s also a problem that causes both costly and aggravating results. After pulling it out from the dock connector of your device countless times, the wire that connects to the dock plug becomes damaged.  It’s simply not built all that heavy duty and the stress from pulling and pushing on the cord over and over again breaks it down.… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

The iFrogz Luxe is one of the more popular iPhone cases currently available.  iFrogz has taken a step to make it even more popular with its recent launch of the new MyFrogz Customizable Luxe Case for the iPhone 3G and 3Gs. This case is available at AT&T Wireless Stores nationwide.  Customers can purchase the MyFrogz Luxe case program in a store and then customize their case for immediate delivery.  The MyFrogz in-store packaging includes a customization code, as well as a clear protective case to use until the customized case arrives. To customize, users can either download the free MyFrogz app on their iPhone or visit www.iFrogz.com/myfrogz. Hundreds of unique cases can be… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Just back from running his 11th marathon, Larry is out and about with one of his girls. What are they doing on their fun “Father-Daughter” Day? Why they stopped into the AT&T Wireless Store, of course. It was there that Larry discovered a pretty great deal. He went to purchase a Jabra Stone headset and then, remembering something his uncle had told him, asked if there was any special promotion accompanying it. The clerk didn’t think so, but was good enough to check. Sure enough…… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Many people shy away from off-brand accessories. Not me. I’ve bought chargers and cases and all manners of doo-dads for my gadgets from street vendors in New York for dirt cheap prices. And most importantly my gadgets have lived through the use of non-OEM approved devices. Obviously that’s not true for all accessories and purchasing overpriced accessories what the manufacture recommends is certain a good idea – for the manufacturer. But there are times when off-brand accessories can save you a ton of money. Take for example a couple deals that GearSponsor Logicbuy has pointed out. Accessory site Handheld Items has this 8800 mAh lithium-ion batter for $41 (after 30% coupon) and a… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

BlackBerry users have been wanting a LinkedIn App for quite some time.  Now, the team behind the business social networking site have developed an application that integrates unique features to BlackBerry versus their iPhone app, including: Messaging from within the App. LinkedIn Profile viewing. Calendar integration (Example: You receive a meeting invite on your BlackBerry.  You can click on the name of another person listed in the meeting invitation and it will give you the option right in the calendar to pull up their LinkedIn profile — same for the BlackBerry Address Book). During the BlackBerry Developer Conference keynote, the LinkedIn team emphasized that these  features will give you the advantage of never… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

A number of us have had fun with hackingtosh-ing our netbooks. There is something neat about a netbook running OSX while we continue to wait for something official in the form of a netbook or tablet. Well it looks like iPhone jailbreakers aren’t the only ones Apple is trying to shut down. Word is that yesterday’s 10.6.2 update to Snow Leopard officially drops support for Atom Processors- the brain in almost all netbooks. The result is a world of hurt for anyone trying to update a netbook to 10.6.2. All is not lost, however.… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Google is giving the presents early. They just bought out web service at 47 airports through January 15th. That will save travelers the usual $10 a day fee to get on line while stranded at JFK. That’s a pretty awesome gift to the weary traveler. And it leads me to ask…… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

No, this is not a joke.  During the BlackBerry Developer Conference in San Francisco, the Loopt app for BlackBerry was demoed and brings some features to the table that — gasp! — best the iPhone’s version of Loopt! Stop laughing.  We are serious!  OK, so what features?  The location based friend-tracking service will enable location updates running in the background (so you don’t have to have the app open to keep track of where your friends and contacts may be) . The updated BlackBerry app will also take full advantage of the new “Pulse” suggestions feature for BlackBerry devices, where you can receive recommendation notifications of places or events based on your location — again, through background… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

q The 2009 BlackBerry Developer Conference just finished the Developer Challenge, showcasing sixteen of the very best applications available for BlackBerry devices.  The winning app was 7digital’s on-device BlackBerry music store & player by DevelopIQ.  As the winner of this year’s challenge, DevelopIQ will receive the following from the BlackBerry Partner’s Fund: A cash prize of $75,000 plus a $25,000 Grand Prize Package (approx. retail value of the Grand Prize is $100,000). The Grand Prize Package consists of: One one-year Elite BlackBerry Alliance membership One day Mentoring Session with RIM in Waterloo (Ontario, Canada), providing analysis, review and insights into how best to improve the application on BlackBerry Press release and Featured Interviews with Media Two weeks on the App World Featured Application Carousel Potential investment offer from the BlackBerry Partners Fund It’s no secret that the 7digital app is VERY well liked here at Gear Diary.  We’d like to congratulate DevelopIQ for bringing the mobile music store to BlackBerry fans everywhere.   Let’s take a look at some of the other apps in this year’s challenge.  Click on to read the details and the Official Press Release.… Continue reading on Gear Diary …