So you just dropped a couple of hundred dollars on your new iPad right? While there aren’t a ton of case options for your new device yet (many are starting to pop up, but the iPad is still new after all) those that are available are expensive. You still need protection for your iPad though [...]
Review: Uniden Wireless Power Charging System
Though I’ve never had the opportunity to use a Palm Pre, one thing I know I would like from it is the optional Touchstone charger. The ability to just put down the phone and have it start charging, then pick it up when a you want to use it without having to disconnect cables is [...]
Steam Coming to Mac OS X in April … on May 12th
For an explanation of how May 12th is in April, see Valve Time. Back in March I wrote about the confirmation that Valve was releasing a Steam client for Mac, with the anticipation that it would arrive in April. Since then there was a closed beta test, which was supposed to have closed sign-ups but [...]
Gear Diary Readers I Need Your Help!
I’m going to make this as brief as I possibly can in the hopes that you, the Gear Diary reader, reads through it and has time to leave me some advice by filling out the poll below. Here’s the deal. I have the WiFi iPad. After having it for a week or so I picked [...]
Don’t Mess With Amazon
Lately book pricing is a better drama than daytime soap operas. While the publishers have thrown their undying love and affection towards Apple, Amazon has been quietly maintaining their dominant position. Time and again, the publishers complain bitterly about ebook and book pricing, but the reality is they need Amazon far, far, more than they [...]
The Netbook Gamer: FastCrawl (2006, RPG)
Got any plans for lunch hour? Let me show you one of the best dungeon crawlers you can start and finish before going back to work! It seemed that 2006 was the ‘year of the casual game’ … everyone was attributing the success of the DS and the allure of the Wii to the desire [...]
Gear Giveaway Contest Winner- Urbanears Tanto Headphones
Closing out a week with some neat giveaways like the IDAPT I3 Charging Station and the Samson Go Mic Compact USB Directional Condenser Microphone we’ve got a nice pair of headphones from Urbanears. The Tanto headphones take the classic look of ’80s headphones and update them with today’s sound technology. The result is a headphone [...]
PSP-Mini Review: Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess
The Hype: Take control of the aristocratic demon known only as The Duke in an upwards-scrolling platformer and chase down fleeing monsters. The Reality: Let’s face it – if the title of the game “Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess” doesn’t immediately intrigue you … you need to inject more whimsy into your life. And once [...]
Puzzle Quest 2 Promo Trailer Promises Return to Greatness!
I make no excuses about my love of the game Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords. I originally bought the game for the Nintendo DS … then the PSP as soon as it came in stock locally (about a week later), then another DS copy to play with the kids, then the PC, the Mac, [...]
GearDeal: Sony Touch Edition on Woot! (Friday April 30th only!)
Looking for an ebook reader? If you don’t need 3G, or you are on a budget, your choices are usually limited to simple readers with smaller 5 inch screens. Luckily, Woot! is swooping in with a great deal today. They are offering the Sony Touch Edition for $199! This is an awesome deal on a [...]
Star Wars Dark Forces Comes to PSP/PS3 for $5.99!
So I think I have made my love for Star Wars Dark Forces and the rest of the Kyle Katarn saga pretty well known. The conclusion to my Netbook Gamer review of Dark Forces Dark Forces is an enduring classic for several good reasons: great story, game mechanics that have withstood the test of time, [...]
Truth In Advertising Meets Photopshop
(image courtesy Businessweek) We all know certain pictures, like the mouth-watering shot of Cocoa Puffs on the box, are retouched to look better. But do you ever think about the shot of that bargain hotel you found through Google? Does it really have an ocean view, or is it just bordering a street called Ocean [...]
Gear Giveaway Winners- Samson Go Mic Compact USB Directional Condenser Microphone
The Samson Go Mic is a compact USB directional condenser microphone designed for mobile recording a bit back. When I reviewed it I liked the small, compact, easy-to-use design. I also liked the good sound quality that comes in a small, relatively inexpensive package. The Samson Go Mic offers… * A folding, compact design that [...]
Gear Deal- Motorola Mokorokr S9 and S9-HD Bluetooth Stereo Headsets
Each weekday we share with you one deal from our GearSponsor LogicBUY. They scour the net looking for some of the best deals out there and then present them in a format that makes it easy to search, read about and ultimately buy products at a huge savings. Since I began doing the post a [...]
Pyramid Distribution Presents Teeny Wooden Speakers from Motz
One site I like to go to once in a while is Dynamism.com, because they have a lot of cool stuff, but also because they often have some offbeat stuff, like the Sushi USB thumb drives (or chopstick drives?) Another site that has some cool stuff is Pyramid Distribution. And now, Pyramid is offering something [...]



