I’ve been a fan of Gomadic chargers for several years. Like many of the other Gear Diary writers, I like to switch devices frequently, but replacing desk chargers, car chargers, sync cables, etc., for each gadget gets to be pretty expensive pretty quickly. With Gomadic’s “tip exchange” technology, you keep the same charging cable, but change the tip at the end where it connects to the device.  Here’s how they describe their products: Don’t lug around cords for all of your devices. Buy one Gomadic cable, from retractable USBs to double car chargers and you’re set for years. Simply buy a new tip with each new device or upgrade and you’re ready to roll Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Here’s an amazing example of what you can do it you scour YouTube, have some decent video editing skills and a lot of time. This video was made entirely of YouTube videos that Ophir Kutiel, aka ‘Kutiman’, found on the net. He took a little of this and a little of that and, in the end, created what you see below — a FrankenVideo. It is pretty amazing and worth a couple of minutes. Via TechCrunch Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Back in the fall of 2007 I bought the CD version of the ‘Special Edition’ of Gods: Land of Infinity for $20 – and thought it was a great deal! It recently went on sale through Strategy First and I grabbed the digital version, paying ~$5. It was an instant buy for me because I had never seen it below $15, and even now lists at that price or higher everywhere, with occasional $9.99 sales. But now Strategy First has the full Gods: Land of Infinity for $9.99 … oh wait, they are throwing in 19 other full games as well! They call it the “Take-No-Prisoners Strategy Pack”. I… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

I love infographics of all sorts – they represent such a great assortment of VDI (visual displays of information) that I just gobble them up whenever I can! This latest cool one from the Guardian.uk pulled books from more than 15 high profile book lists in recent years. According to the author: Do Top 100 Books polls and charts agree on a set of classics? I scraped the results of over 15 notable book polls, readers surveys and top 100′s. Both popular and high-brow. They included all Pulitzer Prize winners, Desert Island Discs choices from recent years, Oprah’s Bookclub list, and, of course, The Guardian’s Top 100 Books of All Time. A simple frequency Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Do you love math? Love movies? Love puzzles? Well, time to shake those cobwebs out of your brains and figure out what movies each of these mathematical images represents! Can you figure them all out? Make your guesses in the comments! Source: geeks.thedailywh.at via BuzzFeed Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Very much like those busy little bees over at USBFever, PDAir–motto: if you need a case, we’re on the case! (no, not really)–comes out with new products at a rate that makes me, quite frankly, a little dizzy.  This week, they’re giving you a couple of new cases for the Blackberry Bold, as well as coming out with a few new cases for the (also new) iPad 2.  Surf on over and check them out. Full information below. Leather Case for BlackBerry Bold 9780/9700 – Flip Type (Black) Version 2 Leather Case for BlackBerry Bold 9780/9700 – Book Type (Black) Version 2 Leather Case for Apple iPad 2 – Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Today’s Gear Deal brings us the 15.6″ Dell Inspiron 15R. This model includes an Intel Core i3-380M processor clocked at 2.53GHz. The base configuration comes with 2GB DDR3 memory, a 250GB Hard Drive, an 8X DVD+/-RW, 802.11n WiFi, a 1.3MP Webcam, a 6-cell battery, and HD Audio 2.0 with SRS Premium Sound. It also has Intel HD Graphics, MS Office 2010 Starter Edition and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit OS. This Dell Inspiron 15r Core i3 Laptop is a good deal at $449.99 but it is an even better deal with the $50 coupon code our Gear Sponsor has found. The final price when this deal is said and done? Just $399.99! And if… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

> Last week I wrote about a gamer who was banned from access to his EA game account based on a forum ban. In the comments Glitch pointed to an ArsTechnica article which discussed the same issue and offered this addendum: “Update: We just received word from EA’s Andrew Wong that the situation was actually an error. “Unfortunately, there was an error in the system that accidentally suspended a user’s entire account,” he told Ars. “Immediately upon learning of the glitch, EA took steps to restore the user’s macro account and apologized for the inconvenience.” Well, at the time I speculated that the… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Apple’s AirPlay is getting a lot of use in our home these days. I have a number of Airport Express units around the house and each is attached to a set of speakers. With them I can now start music playing anywhere I want from any iOS device by simply starting the music and selecting that room’s AirPort Express from the AirPlay menu. It is simple, it is quick and it makes great use of our WiFi network. That’s why I jumped at the chance to buy the new program, Banana TV. What is Banana TV, and why am I nuts errrr Bananas for it? Here’s the description. Banana TV lets you use AirPlay Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Image courtesy of Corbis Images According to a new Reuters study “the national penchant for watching television every evening before going to sleep, playing video games late into the night or checking emails and text messages before turning off the lights could be interfering with the nation’s sleep habits.” I know this will come as hilarious irony given my recent take on how obnoxious technology has made us, but this is something I am terrible about. On my bedside table I always have my Alienware laptop, Nintendo DSi, and Sony PSP, and I also generally bring my iPad upstairs with me. Does this sound like you… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Here on Gear Diary we like our gadgets. We REALLY like our gadgets. We like gadgets and there is always something new for us to want. Yea, gadget lust and the 10th Commandment don’t get along very well. But we’re just going to go with it and that’s what this series is all about, our Gadget Desires. When we see something new we REALLY want we’re going to share it with you. And first up is the Italo Fontana’s Classico Carbon Fibre Ceramic Watch. I’m not a big fan of the watch’s history (This design was first created to be used on German U-Boat’s during WWII)  but I really like the look. As the… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

We start the week with a Gear Deal on the 14″ Lenovo ThinkPad T420 Laptop. This laptop features Intel’s 2nd generation Core i3, i5 and i7 processors. It has either a 16:9 HD or an HD+ display and a starting weight of 4.84 lbs. Want more specs? In the processor department you can choose from- Core i3-2310M 2.1GHz or Core i5-2410M 2.3GHz or Core i5-2520M 2.5GHz or Core i5-2540M 2.6GHz or Core i7-2620M 2.7GHz. Displays are either 14-inch HD (1366×768) or 14-inch HD+ (1600×900). RAM can go up to 8GB DDR3-1333. And a variety of storage options are available. The best deal on the ThinkPad T420 with Core i3 has the price starting at $1205 but with the deal our Gear… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Welcome back to the GearGames weekly video game release feature here at Gear Diary! Hopefully you have been enjoying the game releases so far – this week has two major releases, and some other significant new games. But the real story is the impending release of the Nintendo 3DS. It doesn’t launch until next weekend – but expect it to dominate gaming news this week! This week has a few huge releases – the biggest geek thrill coming from Crysis 2, the sequel to the hardware busting 2008 release that STILL challenges the latest new hardware! Apparently Crytek has made this sequel more hardware friendly … well, they had no choice since they released… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Everyone shares the pain and difficulty of the people of Japan dealing with the horrible tragedy, and many of us look for ways to help out in whatever way possible. Judie wrote about some ways to help, I mentioned some here and here and here and here, and more ideas keep pouring in every day! Here are a couple more of the latest! First off, Jawbone – whose Icon bluetooth headset I use every day – is providing $50 for every Red Dot JAMBOX bought between now and April 15th. But you need to purchase it on Jawbone.com for the donation to happen. Here are the details… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

I have made my disappointment for both Dragon Age 2 and Bioware’s current development direction well known. I have also never been a huge fan of MMORPGs – I like the freemium versions for a while but have never stuck with them long and therefore never cared for subscription models. However, I have always been a big Star Wars fan and mark games from that franchise amongst my all-time faves, so despite my misgivings, I am really excited about the upcoming MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic. At PAX East last week Bioware unveiled a trailer for the game that, well it might not convince me to part ways with $15 a month, but… Continue reading on Gear Diary …