Don’t forget: This challenge is benefiting The Haiti Plunge – They are building a road and a new medical clinic among other things in a rural part of Haiti. Please take a second and support them HERE. The new SeV Revolution will be my main jacket for the No Baggage Challenge for Charity. It is [...]
Archive | December, 2010
As 2010 Comes to an End We Ask: Was it a Good Year in Tech? And We Answer… Nope
As 2010 comes to an end we ask… Was it a good year in tech? And we answer… Nope Nope??? Nope! It was a great year in tech. That’s right. 2010 finally saw some of the key things we have been hoping for come to fruition. iPad Baby!! First and foremost 2010 gave us the [...]
USBFever Helps Cover Your Biking Geek Needs
When I was, I dunno, 14 or 15, my Dad got me a headlight for my bike powered by a dynamo that attached to the front wheel. “Cool!” thought the 15 year-old Doug to himself; “No batteries!” What I didn’t realize until I was out there pedaling around, of course, was that yo, the power [...]
NOOKColor Morphs from Quiet Little eBook Reader to Killer Little Android Tablet
If you have been following along here at Gear Diary you probably have seen Carly’s review of the NOOKColor. The NOOKColor was noted as Barnes and Noble number one seller for the holiday season and it’s pretty easy to understand why. I am not really an eBook user and don’t often find myself reading too [...]
Blue Plate Special: ToonCamera for iPhone/Touch
We are all feeling the financial pinch! Blue Plate Special is a weekly review of bargain apps for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Nothing over $.99. The iPhone 4 has a really good camera and it shoots HD video. I have come to be pretty dependent on the phone as a camera device as well [...]
State of the eBook: 2010′s Legacy and 2011′s Future
(image courtesy earnmydegree) It has been far too long since the last “State of the eBook” column, but life has been busy lately. However, my New Year’s resolution is to get back on track, and it seemed like a good way to start would be with a retrospective on 2010 and a look to what [...]
Borders: Welcome To The Death Spiral
(Image courtesy StorageMojo) It’s harsh but there’s no other way to put it. News broke this afternoon that Borders is delaying payments to vendors, and is concerned if their creditors do not help with a restructuring that they’re going to run into a “liquidity shortfall”. In other words, there’s no money in the bank to [...]
Gear Deal: Cheap Kindle Books!
Amazon quietly added a new feature to their Kindle pages, a set of “Kindle Deal of the Day” listings! Every day the list changes and all the books are $2.99! It’s a one-day only deal, so if you see something you like snap it up right away. Yesterday “Everything is Illuminated” by Jonathan Safron Foer [...]
Astraware MahJong Available on Palm Pre and Pre Plus
One of my favorite games on the iPhone and iPad to play is MahJong. The speed, or lack thereof, appeals to the slow-moving, bum-reflex old fart in me, and plus I like puzzle games. One of the better versions of MahJong for the iPad and iPhone is from Astraware, a game maker I quite like. [...]
Gear Deal-Dell Adamo 13.4″ Ultra-slim Laptop w/1.4GHz Core 2 Duo and 128GB SSD for $799
. I love my MacBook Air. It is thin, light, speedy and, thanks to the solid state drive, silent. I highly recommend it if you like using OS X. If you prefer Windows however the Dell Adamo will suit you just fine. It is thin, light and it too comes with a silent and speedy [...]
Barnes and Noble Brags About NOOK Sales
It took a few more days than Amazon and Kobo (maybe the storm hit their bean counters hard?) but B&N finally has news about their NOOK sales, and it’s all rosy. The big news: NOOK is B&N’s bestselling product of all time! Poor Harry Potter, he’s losing his touch! It’s important to note that B&N [...]
Review: Aluratek Bump AMS01F MP3/FM Radio Boombox
Aluratek has brought out a cool little boom box that might just come in handy on your next camping trip. Aluratek sent me one so I could play with it and see what makes it tick. Initially when I opened the box, I was expecting their AWS01F which includes a wireless speaker as well. However [...]
Mobile Phone Accessory Review: the Oberon Design Cell Phone Sleeve
It’s not very often that I can get excited about a universally fitting mobile phone sleeve, mainly because most of the ones I’ve reviewed in the past were pretty utilitarian. But when I received an email from Oberon Design, the company responsible for some of my favorite Kindle2, Kindle DX and iPad cases ever, asking [...]
Review: Solar System for iPad
A few months ago, I was lucky enough to get a review copy of the iPhone 4 version of The Elements, a book/media/textbook/app that describes and demonstrates the Periodic Table of the Elements (with pictures of examples that could be manipulated). I loved it. In fact, I ended up absorbed in it so much that [...]
Gear Deal-New Apple TV for $89!
You got your iPad or your iPhone or your iPod touch as a gift for the holidays. Now it’s time to accessorize it. One of the best ways to do that… The new Apple TV. The new iOS-loving TV add-on is great on its own for renting or buying TV shows and movies, watching web [...]
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