Over at DitchWalk there is an article called ‘Sex Tells’, which says that using sex in an advertisement is like a poker player’s ‘tell’. According to the article, watching a commercial can quickly tell you something about a product that perhaps the manufacturers don’t want you to know … read on to find out what!… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

LogicBUY has found a nice $100 savings on the recently released ASUS G51J-A1 15.6-Inch Blue Gaming Laptop. The notebook is a powerhouse. It has a 1.6GHz Intel Quad i7-720QM Core i7 CPU, 4GB DDR3 RAM, a 640GB Hard Drive and a DVD Burner. It sports a 15.6″ HD LCD Display, NVIDIA GTX 260M Graphics w/1GB DDR3 RAM and more. It even includes a gaming backpack and a gaming mouse. Normally $1499.99, our GearSponsor tracked down $100 in instant savings. That brings the price to $1,399. It includes free shipping. ASUS G51J-A1 15.6-Inch Blue Gaming Core i7 Laptop w/Windows 7 for $1,399 via LogicBUY Continue reading on Gear Diary …

I was perusing Androidforums.com today for some software tips, and stumbled on a few threads that maintained there was no reason to use a task killer with Android. These posters maintained that the OS was efficient enough to shut down programs that weren’t necessary and manage memory without a 3rd party intervention.… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

So, the folks here at Gear Diary got to chatting yesterday about going 48 hours without technology.  We are talking no phone, no television, no computers, no e-readers, no Internet, no nada! From what I saw, most of the GD crew gave a “you’d have to pull my tech from my cold dead hands before you get me to relinquish my tech for 48 hours” kind of responses.  We are a group of geeks.  We rely on technology for our everyday lives and our GD lives.  We need it.  So, no one really wanted to try this experiment, until I piped up and said I had just done this exercise this weekend. This weekend from Friday through Sunday, I was without any kind of technology. This was weird.  Even my fiancee commented on my lack of checking my phone for email and text messages. He seems to think I am glued to the phone, which I am, but we all have our vices. Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Image from Americanidol.com and Edited by Joel McLaughlin Another year has gone by and another set of networks is trying to charge more to the cable providers for their content.  Rupert Murdoch’s NewsCorp, parent company of FX, Fox News Channel and of course Fox owned Fox affiliates, now wants a dollar per subscriber for letting Time Warner to carrier these broadcast affiliates that Time Warner used to get for free.   Without a deal, these networks will go dark as you ring in the New Year.  Amy Zunk informs me that this also affects Bright House Networks customers as well. Time Warner is also getting asked to pay more for Scripps Networks Interactive owned… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Photo courtesy of Photo Rumors Reports of the new 14MP Samsung CL80 camera leaked out late last week. The camera was supposed to be introduced at CES but unofficially was on display at the Samsung website for a short time. The page is no longer available at the time of this writing but most sites were able to grab the important information before it was pulled. I think Samsung threw it out there as a teaser, which is not uncommon with the electronics market lately. The CL80 looks to be setting some new standards for compact cameras. All that left is maybe throw in a 3G setup and you’ll be tweeting… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Photo Courtesy of IslandCrisis Google shuffles the deck again by letting loose some new information on their own branding of products. A few weeks ago the announced the Nexus One with rumors of selling it carrier free. Now reports are coming out of some Netbooks sporting Google’s shiny new Chrome OS. These low-priced machines has some pretty hefty specs and some appealing price tags. With Google cornering the market in mobile ads, that may translate cheaper prices out the door to the consumer. A few models are rumored to be released. Google is currently in talks with vendors about pricing and different model options. Some of the $300 spec highlights are an ARM CPU… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

I recently posted on the upcoming release of Kingdom of Gnester, and now the game is released on the App Store and there has even been an update. So after the excitement and anticipation, how is the game? Read on and find out!… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Welcome back to the GearGames weekly video game release feature here at Gear Diary! It is interesting that when looking for new releases this week I came across a hefty list … only to discover that almost every one was cancelled and just had a placeholder ’12/31/09′ date. With some of the games there I was half surprised Duke Nukem Forever wasn’t on the list! Anyway, of the three games left, one is known delayed into January, one is only coming out this week on one of three platforms … leaving only World Party Games for the Wii as a full retail release.… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

It seems like it took forever, but my Camangi WebStation finally showed up today. Dan’s is out for delivery, so in the meantime he is processing the raw video I’ve uploaded of my unboxing. While we wait for that, here are some pictures. I haven’t done anything other than unbox the Camangi, turn it on … and marvel at it before plugging it in So without further ado, here are some pictures. Video and more impressions from Dan and me will be up shortly. … Continue reading on Gear Diary …

(Image courtesy ZDnet) (Darth Vader courtesy scienceblog) Attention all slaves customers! This is The Death Star AT&T Wireless. We have an important announcement. Some of you may have heard nasty rumors that we have discontinued selling our flagship product in New York City. Nothing could be farther from the truth. We simply believe New Yorkers do not truly appreciate the gift that is the iPhone. They complain about dropped calls and slow internet, and ever since the Geneva Convention prevented us from using the Force to choke the life out of troublemakers we have been… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Its update time once again!  Aside from the news of the G1 update to Android 2.0, there is news from the land of Sprint. According to the folks over at Engadget, a WebOS update to the Sprint Palm Pre to version 1.35 is due out today.  It is supposed to fix issues with the application storage limit, better battery life, better performance, better WiFi and some much anticipated bug fixes. Its a nice little post- Christmas gift from Sprint and Palm…and will make many a Pre and Pixi owner a happy happy camper… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

The other day I jokingly wrote in a post that at some point we’re going to be required to fly naked to help ensure that were not carrying anything with us. Even then, however, regarding to need to undergo a cavity search before we can board the plane. Well, I’m not sure where all that far from that based upon the initial responses that were seen from the TSA to this weekend’s failed attempt to down a passenger plane. Larry just called me that he got word from someone trying to board a plane in Philadelphia that they’re not allowed to carry an iPod on board with them. Better still, a leaked memo from the US Department of Homeland Security (on Gizmodo) indicates new security measures that are being put in place. If you aren’t “a head of state watch out! Screeners are now being told to do a “thorough pat-down of all passengers and concentrate on the upper legs and torso”. They are being told to ensure that all liquids, aerosols and jells strictly adhere to policies that have been in place for a number of years. But, “the air carrier may exempt passengers who are heads of state [...]

Photo courtesy of AndroidSpin Looks like a Happy New Year after all for everyone still running a T-mobile G1. Early adopters rejoice as AnroidSpin claims confirmation on the G1 phone getting a OTA update for Eclair 2.0 or 2.01. Earlier this year, the community stated that the first gen phone would not be getting anything past Donut 1.6 because the G1 could not handle 2.0. The problem with the phone is that the system partition is only about 70MB, which is 99% used up with 1.5 and 1.6. That can now all be put to rest as the devs at Android and T-mobile obviously figured it out. This is also a big win for the modding community, much… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

So you’ve got brand new gear thanks to the holidays and aren’t yet sure what cases you want to use. Actually, truth be told you don’t even know if you WANT to use a caset. After all, why hide your iPod touch, Zune or Kindle behind a layer of leather or plastic? Then again, you are a bit of a klutz and there is no doubt they are all in for more than their share of bumps and bruises. You need SOMETHING to protect stuff! Thankfully Zagg has you covered with their invisibleSHIELD protectors… and our GearSponsor has you covered for less! invisibleSHIELD protectors are thin, clear & durable films for your everything from iPhone… Continue reading on Gear Diary …