Image courtesy of Recon Instruments Just because it’s that time of the year to get your argyle sweaters and one piece vinyl ski suit out doesn’t meet you have to leave your gadgets at home. Recon Instruments in conjunction with Zeal Optics wants to up the ante this year by releasing the world’s first Alpine Snow goggles with built-in GPS and Heads Up Display. The Transcend are built on a Zeal Frame, and they include glove friendly finger buttons with a micro LCD display that appears as an image in front of you. The goggles are said to be completely safe and unobtrusive for both front and peripheral vision;. you also have the option to turn… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Welcome to another edition of Music Diary Reviews! Wait – what Music Diary Reviews, you ask? I have been doing a series of short CD reviews grouped into full-scale articles, and seem to have no intention in stopping, so it was time to give them a real name! The basic idea is the same – a short capsule review of new release music with some highlights, a track selection and some buyer advice … and a quick video if I can find one. What started as just another set of reviews took on a particular theme this time: there are a couple of records featuring the work of others … while another group most famous… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

A weekend without massive digital download game sales is like … 2008? Well, I’m not sure because I really can’t think back to when there was a weekend and some or all of the digital download PC game sites wasn’t having a big sale. And this is no exception! Good Old Games: I know, I know … I have rather quickly gone from lambasting them to singing their praises again – but thing is, when they offer up such an inherently great idea, and at such great prices, how can I resist? Anyway, to celebrate the new ‘community focus’ of the site, they are having a 50% Off Community Favorites Sale as… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

When the press release for the newly released eHolster Front Pocket iPhone Wallet hit my inbox I immediately jumped at the chance to review one.  The product seems like it was targeted specifically for me.  Several months ago I began experiencing back pain and one of the things my chiropractor suggested was to begin carrying my wallet in my front pant’s pocket.  It’s not like I’m carrying a George Castanza wallet or anything but I followed the doctor’s orders and have been doing so ever since. While my wallet now lives in the right pant’s pocket I’ve always carried my iPhone in my left pant’s pocket… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

We end the week with some savings on fun. Our Gear Sponsor has two gaming systems that each come with 10% off and free shipping… First up is the Xbox 360 250GB Elite Console. It is newly redesigned so that it is now slimmer and runs quieter than the last generation. It features a 250GB hard drive, built-in Wi-Fi with 802.11n, it is Kinnect ready and has more ports than the last generation. The console includes a black wireless controller, a black headset, a composite A/V cable, one month of Xbox LIVE Gold Membership and backed by 1 year warranty… Continue reading on Gear Diary …