The Gear Diary Store is a great place to find software and accessories for your Windows Mobile, BlackBerry, Symbian, iPhone and Palm OS devices; together with our partner MobiHand, we are working to bring you one software deal a day. You’ll get a great price while supporting Gear Diary, no special codes necessary. Are you ready to save?… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Today’s GearDeal will get you a dual-core notebook with a 15.6″ LED screen and much more for under $700. Our GearSponsor has tracked down $200 in savings on an HP G62t. It has a 2.13GHz Dual-core processor, a free upgrade to 3GB DDR3 RAM, a web-cam and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. Normally this configuration runs $899.99 but with this deal it is just $699.99. It can also be upgraded during checkout. HP G62t 15.6″ 2.13GHz Core i5 Dual-core LED-backlit Laptop w/ Free Webcam upgrade via LogicBUY.… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Already going through sports withdrawal now that the Super Bowl has ended?  Not too excited about the upcoming Winter Olympics?  Well, how about we add one-part thrill of competition, plus one-part agony of defeat mixed with a heaping mess of Robots.  Yeah, you read that right.  Robots. Hand-to-hand robot combat?  Check. Sumo-wrestling robots?  Check. Fire-fighting robots?  Got them, too. Dancing Robots? Robots mixing cocktails?   Done and done! What crazy, topsy-turvy alternate universe of coolness is this  where you can watch Robots engage in all manner of competition?  Why, right here via the RoboGames, of course.  You’ll be able to catch all of he action as hundreds of robots compete (and sometimes flat-out destroy each other) via the web April 23rd-25th. Tech enthusiasts, engineers and people who just like watchin’ stuff get smashed and/or explode should read on to get the full scoop on the 2010 RoboGames competition.… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

It’s no secret that I am a big fan of the Poynt application for BlackBerry.  It’s one of the first things I load on a new ‘Berry.  It’s free, and simply put it is the best location based search application for BlackBerry.  Whether you’re looking for movie tickets, restaurants, businesses, or gas prices, Poynt is what you want to use for quick results.   Over 1 million active users can’t be wrong.  One thing I appreciate is the fact that the development team over at Multiplied Media is constantly adding new features to Poynt. Case in point (pun intended): AccuWeather has now partnered with Multiplied Media to bring their weather data and forecasts directly to the application.  Even better is you won’t have to search around the app to get to it.  It’s right there on the home screen! Your local weather conditions will show up in Poynt even as you scroll through the interface to pull up information relevant to your specific location.  That Accuweather.com data powers the display on the Poynt home screen to show your local temperature and sky conditions.  Then, to make it even more slick, those sky conditions are reflected by the dynamic background that changes according to [...]

Shape Services recently updated their popular IM+ for Skype application to include VoIP calling for BlackBerry smartphones.  The $29 application will let you call a Skype user’s PC, chat via Skype, and now make Free VoIP calls.  What’s nice about the application is that the one-time purchase means any and all future updates and features will be included free of charge.   If you’re looking for a way to keep up with friends and family across the globe without piling up a hefty wireless bill, then IM+ for Skype certainly looks like a terrific option. Look for a full review of the application soon here on Gear Diary.   Keep reading for the full press release and feature summary for IM+ for Skype.… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Uniea wants to be your one-stop shop for all your case needs.  As such, the Uniea folks are having a Valentine’s Day sale, where if you buy one case, you can get a matching case for 40% off.  And the beauty is, if you happen to be holed up because of a snowstorm, you can still order cases for your sweetie without leaving the comfort of your home.  So if you’re looking for Valentine’s Day gifts in the case department, and the weather is too nasty for you to venture out, go on over to Uniea and check out their selection… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

You remember that lovable robotic baby dinosaur, Pleo, don’t you?  Well now you can help choose the next Pleo and take advantage of a great deal this month.   Pleoworld is holding a poll to select one of five color patterns for a new Pleo that will come out this year. Go vote for your favorite Pleo color now, and you will be automatically entered for a free raffle to win your very own one-of-a-kind custom made Pleo designed by Jerry Finney.   So what are you waiting for?  Be the coolest kid on the block — or the coolest parent on the block – with your very own Pleo.… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

The Cybook Gen 3 is a few years old (it was released in 2007), but about six months ago it received an update allowing it to read Adobe ePUB files, giving it new relevance in an increasingly ePUB focused ebook world. Thomas sent me his Cybook to update with the new firmware and review, so let’s take a look! Does it stand up well against my Kindle? Is the Cybook worth the $350 Bookeen lists it for? Read on and find out!… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

I recently reviewed the full soundtrack for Dragon Age: Origins, and a large part of my criticism was that it wasn’t a great value – it released well after the game was out, and suddenly made folks who paid for a ‘deluxe’ version aware that the ‘Soundtrack’ they got was really a sampler. Now the Mass Effect 2 Soundtrack has arrived, how does this one measure up, both musically and as an overall value?… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Apparently in Japan and some other countries it is very popular to wear your cell phone on a neck strap – especially when using it as a media player. That trend has not hit North America. Now Collins America hopes to make it more popular through the introduction of the Danglet, an accessory that clips into the docking connector of any modern iPod or iPhone device and allows you to keep it readily available around your wrist or neck. So how does it all work?… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Looks like Ian McEwan and Stephen Covey have company in the Amazon exclusives club! Gavin De Becker, author of “The Gift of Fear”, has an exclusive with the Kindle Store for one year. This is probably Amazon’s best defense against the agency model that’s all the rage among scared publishers; Amazon guarantees themselves great content, the author gets a raise, and the consumer wins too! And if you don’t know who Gavin de Becker is (I didn’t!), Amazon’s press release has some details: “The nationally bestselling ‘The Gift of Fear’ is a perennial bestseller in its category, and de Becker’s books have resonated throughout the years with our customers,” said Russ Grandinetti, Vice President, Kindle Content. “We’re Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Our GearSponsor has an awesome deal on a powerful Quad Core system with an 18.4″ 1080p screen, 6GB DDR3 RAM and… lots of WOW! The HP Pavilion dv8t Quad Edition Core i7 Laptop is a powerhouse. Reasonably priced to begin with, with this deal you can “save up to $519 + web-use 6% coupon” with this deal. But there’s even more. This deal includes a free upgrade to 4 GB of DDR3 RAM, a free upgrade to a 320GB 7200 RPM hard drive and free shipping. And if you’re not satisfied with 4 GB of RAM this package includes $100 off an upgrade to 6 GB of DDR 3 RAM!… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

The Gear Diary Store is a great place to find software and accessories for your Windows Mobile, BlackBerry, Symbian, iPhone and Palm OS devices; together with our partner MobiHand, we are working to bring you at least one software title deal a day. You’ll get a great price while supporting Gear Diary, no special codes necessary. Are you ready to save?… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Random House has weighed in on the eBook price wars, and it looks like Macmillan, Hachette and Harper Collins won’t be sending them a fruit basket next Christmas. At the American Bookseller’s Association Winter Institute meeting, Random House made it clear they aren’t interested in pursuing the same “agency model” as their three colleagues. From the Mobileread forums: The only bright spot for Amazon, and Kindle owners, came from Madeline McIntosh, the President of Sales, Operations, and Digital for Random House. She pointed out that publishers “have no real experience at setting retail prices.” She also revelaed that one of the reasons Random House had not been party to the iBook Store at Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Welcome back to the GearGames weekly video game release feature here at Gear Diary! This is a ‘Big Daddy’ of a week … ok, that was relly bad. The big release of the week is yet another delayed but highly anticipated multi-platform game Bioshock 2, the sequel to the critically acclaimed 2007 release. Early reviews are very positive.… Continue reading on Gear Diary …