Let’s face it:  no matter how wonderful a piece of gear for my iPad is, I’m never going to look as sharp using it as this guy in his suit does.  I mean, look at me!  That’s the face of a guy who was born to be a writer, you know what I’m saying?  No spokesmodel work in my immediate future, that’s for sure. But I digress.  This here is a pretty cool piece of gear.  The folks at the Apple store are using a similar strap-based case to make using their iPads easier, and I myself have a case that I tested out that does the same thing.  The problem with the… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

In case you have missed the teasers, press releases and finally the official trailer – Star Wars is returning to the big screen … and this time in 3D! My question – even after watching the trailer – is … WHY? Not in the ‘oh George please don’t corrupt my memories’ sense so many have from the original trilogy, but more in the sense of ‘what possible reason is there to DO this’? Well, we all know there is a certain profit motive – getting these things in theaters is good for a hundred million dollars per film. Then there is the massive merchandising campaign. After all, if the featured item in the… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

World of Goo was an indie darling and fan favorite when it was released for the Mac and PC back in 2008, and is extremely popular on the iPad as well. Now it has the chance to shine on Android as well as it has launched on the Android Market for $2.99! Here is the description from the Android Market: Beautiful and surprising, the millions of Goo Balls who live in the World of Goo are curious to explore – but they don’t know that they are in a game, or that they are extremely delicious. This is the FULL award winning game, now on Android. Drag and drop Continue reading on Gear Diary …

As you might expect, Dell has some great Cyber Monday Deals going with over $800 in extra savings available. To see everything they have on special just click here. You can also find some other great deals over on New Gear Daily.   New Gear Daily, because everybody loves a deal Continue reading on Gear Diary …

You know, one of the cool things about doing the weekly USBFever release posts is that you just don’t know what they’re going to come out with.  Maybe it’s just some cabling.  Maybe it’s some interesting cases for various Samsung handhelds.  Maybe it’s a bicycle mount for a friggin’ iPad.  Who the heck knows?  I sure don’t, and I look forward each week to seeing what those guys come up with next.  This week it’s a 6-1 adapter for an iPad; next week, who knows?  For all I know, they’re working on some kind of transmitter adapter that will let you control the Mars rover from your iPhone.  I have no idea.  But it makes… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Okay, yes:  the Kobo Touch eReader is not exactly up there in sales figures with the various Amazon Kindles, the B &N Nook, or the iPad.  But it’s out there, kids, it’s not a bad reader by any stretch, and as we’ve reminded you often here on Gear Diary, We Believe in Competition®!  No, really; we do!  It puts downward pressure on the prices of the competitors, helps push innovation, provides you the happy consumer with more choices, and in general is a good thing. So I’m happy to inform you (especially from the “downward pressure on the prices” department) that Buy.com is offering the Kobo Touch for the almost-absurdly low price of $69.99–a $30 savings… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Cyber Monday actually started on Saturday for many online retailers desperate to NOT see attention drift away, and is continuing all week long for many. And guess who wins? US, that’s who! Joining the rush of great Cyber-Monday deals is US Cellular. Here are some details: On our website today, the Android-powered LG Genesis and HTC Merge, and the BlackBerry Torch 9850, are free after a $100 mail-in rebate, along with free activation and free shipping. The offer is available to new U.S. Cellular customers and current customers who want to add a new line to their service. Also as before, customers will receive a 2,000 reward point bonus Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Christmas deals just keep on coming – this time Origin has discounts up to 60% on more than 200 games.

I’ve been seriously considering just bringing my iPad and a Bluetooth keyboard with me when I head out on vacation next Sunday and this has me pretty much convinced that that’s just what I’ll be doing. Pelican has just announced the availability of their new i1075 HardBack™ case for the iPad and iPad 2. The i1075 is part of the new HardBack™ Protector series of cases from Pelican so we will be seeing more styles for various devices in the coming months. The i1075 HardBack™ case for the iPad and iPad 2 is watertight, crush proof, and dust Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Sure you can find all our gift guides under the Gift Guide tab, but we wanted to save you even more time. So here they are, all our Gift Guides in a single place. And remember, everything we listed here is something we have reviewed and/or used … Holiday Gift Guide: For the Woman Who Has (Almost) Everything Holiday Gift Guide: For Winter Running and Outdoors Lovers Holiday Gift Guide: For the PlayStation 3 Video Gamer Holiday Gift Guide: For the XBox 360 Video Gamer Holiday Gift Guide: For Those Who Need Better Voice Recognition Holiday Gift Guide: For Those Who Continue reading on Gear Diary …

One of my “must-have” pieces of productivity technology is my Livescribe Echo Smartpen. The Echo Smartpen let’s me take notes and then know exactly where they are later when I need to review them. It is a huge help to me and, when I lost mine a few months ago, I bought a new one the very same day. That’s how much I rely on it! Here’s what the company has to say and then we will get into the amazing deal they have going. Take the stress out of tests and meetings with an Echo™ smartpen from Livescribe. Record everything you hear, say and write, while linking your audio recordings to your notes. Quickly replay audio from your Continue reading on Gear Diary …

I have mentioned that my younger son is a huge fan of dubstep music, and we recently attended the concert for one of the stars of the genre, Skrillex. But if you asked Skrillex to name his mentor, it would be DeadMau5. Today, November 28th at 9PM GMT (4PM EST), DeadMau5 will be performing in Millbrook Tower in what is sure to be an audio-visual spectacle! Here is the press release: To mark the launch of the Nokia Lumia 800 with Windows Phone, Nokia is bringing together world renowned producer, deadmau5 and the world’s leading 4D projection artists for a unique collaborative show. The one-off event will see deadmau5 perform in front Continue reading on Gear Diary …

We’ll keep this simple. Case-Mate makes some great cases for a wide range of devices. There’s something to fit every taste and need and, with 25% off store-wide during Cyber Monday, there’s something to fit every budget too. Hop on over to the company website and see what your next case may be and save in the process. Details can be found here Continue reading on Gear Diary …

For most people, Steve Jobs is the iconic black-turtleneck & jeans wearing icon who led Apple from near bankruptcy to become the most valuable public company in the world before he passed away recently. But there are more and more historical views of him popping up all over the place – and this is one of the coolest I have seen. It is from a PBS series called ‘Entrepreneurs’, with an episode from late 1986 looking at NeXT Computer when it was merely 11 computers and a long road ahead before shipping their first computer. It is great to see how Jobs interacted with employees, and of course the use of the now-familiar… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

What’s better than getting great Cyber Monday Deals? We’ve for some awesome deals from Abe’s of Maine that you can take advantage of without having to leave your house. Take a look… Get this $29.95 tripod for just $9.95. Buy it here. Save 36% on the Canon EOS Rebel T2i Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm IS Lens. Buy it now. Save 53% on the Lumix DMC-FH25K 16.1MP Digital Camera, Wide… Continue reading on Gear Diary …