I reviewed Supermarket Mania for DSiWare, and Supermarket Mania 2 for PC and iPad … and I really just thoroughly enjoy the lightly story-based time management fun the games have to offer. And it looks like I will soon be enjoying it on my Kindle Fire, as “G5 Entertainment invites Kindle Fire users to join Supermarket Mania obsession December 29th”! Help Nikki make her supermarket chain prosperous in this fantastic time management rush. San Francisco, California – December 21, 2011 – Leading casual games publisher, G5 Entertainment, today announced that its award-winning time management adventure, Supermarket Mania, is coming to Kindle Fire on December 29, 2011. Developed and Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Today’s Gear Deal brings us a 27″ Planar 1080p 2ms LCD Monitor. It features a thin black bezel, HDMI connectivity, a 1200:1 Contrast Ratio, built-in stereo speakers and more. Normally $469.99, with this deal it is just $219.99 and it even ships for free. This price ties the Black Friday price as the best price of the year but it is only available while supplies last. Details and ordering can be found here on the deal page. Gear Deal: Planar PX2710MW 27″ 1080p LCD Monitor Via LogicBuy Continue reading on Gear Diary …

For my family, board games are a great way to spend time together, and particularly over the holidays. This year we had my brother and niece and played two new games, but always love going back to the classics as well. And there are few board games as classic as Monopoly. It has been on the PC, Palm, Wii, XBOX, iPhone, iPad … and now Android! And now today Amazon is featuring Monopoly as the ‘Free App of the Day’. Legend has it that the modern version of the MONOPOLY board game was invented during the Depression by an unemployed man named Charles Darrow. Rebuffed by the major game Continue reading on Gear Diary …

klutz (klts) n. Slang 1. A clumsy person. [Yiddish klots, from Middle High German kloz, block, lump, from Old High German.] Are you a klutz? Have you dropped your iPhone more than once? Do you need more iPhone-protection than the average person? If you answered any or all of these questions affirmatively you may need Speck’s new MightVault case for the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S. At under $50 the MightVault provides a great deal of protection while still offering a distinctly Speck-style appearance. Here’s a closer look. From Speck: Are you that tough on your Continue reading on Gear Diary …

It wasn’t broke, so why did Honda (try to) fix it? That is a question many have had for Honda after they released the 2012 Civic earlier this year. As with the rest of the model lineup, the sporty Si was made over for 2012, enhancing a low, sleek athletic appearance with a long windshield rake, one that raises some criticism due to the design and construction challenges because of it. Honda continues to employ the split-level instrument panel in the new model and as such some folks will continue to admire it while others are polarized away from that emotion. Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Every now and then we are invited to review something that just looks… well… ridiculous but we end up agreeing to take a look anyway. When the “ridiculous review item” first arrives and we open the box our first impressions are, for the most part, confirmed. Yes, more often than not the product is silly, looks like a bad joke and poses a bit of a challenge with regard to actually writing the review. Every now and then however, once we actually start using the item we discover that our first AND second impressions were actually wrong! Sure, the item still looks silly but it actually works well. That was my experience with the ePillow. I’m not fully sure why I agreed to review it since the pictures didn’t impress me but I’m actually glad I did. I’ve used it to watch some movies on my iPad this weekend and I actually found it quite useful. Seriously! Continue reading on Gear Diary …

This isn’t the first time we’ve looked at an alarm clock that not only speaks the time but understands when YOU speak. No, two years ago we reviewed the Moshi Travel Alarm Clock, and before that we took a look at the bedside version of it. Despite some limitations both worked fairly well. Yes, voice commands were limited, but once you learned HOW to speak to the clocks they did respond properly most of the time. Fast forward two years, and a new batch of voice-controlled alarm clocks are hitting the market. They come from a company called ivee and are now referred to as “personal assistants”. ivee claims they… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Image courtesy of it’s a small web I’m often surprised at how easy it is to become accustomed to new tech.  Old pharts such as myself like to talk about How Much Harder Things Were When We Were Kids (but we were grateful for them!), but for me it’s not that things were hard–I lived in middle-class suburbia, and it was just fine, thanks–but that things were ‘way different.  The first car I drove was a 1972 Dodge Dart “Swinger” (really, don’t ask): (Really, it looked almost exactly like that, vinyl roof and all!) I mean, compared… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Image courtesy of Jole Aron It’s a shameful thing to admit, but I’m not really much into football.  It’s hard enough to admit this as an American in good standing; as a Texan (well, an Austinite) it subjects me to ridicule, with a minor risk of tar and feathers.  Such is the life I lead. But, as my beloved Sami tells me all the time, I’m not normal. But you are, right?  Or normaler, anyway!  So for you, this is hella good news:  Motorola is sponsoring a contest, the winner of which gets to go to Super Bowl Week (they might as well make it a national holiday).  … Continue reading on Gear Diary …

If you are a fan of SCOTTEVEST clothing you are in luck. (And if you want to become a fan of SeV clothing you are also in luck.) That’s because everything they sell that has a pocket is on sale for 20% off RIGHT NOW. The company’s daily deals are great but this sale includes every pocketed item. EVERY SINGLE ONE. But hurry! This deal won’t last long. Check it all out here. NewGearDaily: Because Everybody Loves a Deal Continue reading on Gear Diary …

I swung by my local library today and discovered they put together a very clever way of promoting library eBooks. They had free “gift cards” out for “free eBooks”, which was just a printed card with the library’s website on the front and QR code for the site on the back. The marketing campaign signs around the library suggested people could give them alongside Kindles, NOOKs, etc.… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

  Today’s Gear Deal brings us the Samsung Galaxy Nexus at a steep discount for new accounts. While the retail price is $729.99 on contract with this deal you will get it for $224.99 with free shipping (It is expected in 1-2 weeks). If you already have an account and are upgrading prices start at $249.99 and you will get a free 4GB SD Card.  The Galaxy Nexus features a 4.65″ 720×1280 HD Super AMOLED display, a dual-core 1.2GHz TI OMAP 4460 processor, 1GB RAM, 32GB built-in storage, 5MP rear camera (1080p video capable), 1.3MP front camera, NFC connectivity, 4G speeds, microUSB, Bluetooth, GPS, WiFi, 1750mAh battery, and more. This is the first phone running… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

M-Edge makes some awesome cases for the Kindle and other ebook readers. They made the case I had my original Kindle in for many years, and I loved it. We’ve also covered many of their iPad cases here at Gear Diary and they consistently receive high marks for build quality and useful, eye-catching designs. Unfortunately, M-Edge is alleging in a lawsuit that Amazon doesn’t feel the same way about their Kindle cases. According to the Wall Street Journal, M-Edge is claiming some pretty unpleasant business dealings have gone down with Amazon: M-Edge said in the lawsuit that in November 2009, it signed a three-year agreement to pay Amazon a roughly 15% Continue reading on Gear Diary …

So does anybody actually still do shots anymore? In my younger day, I might have tipped a few back, and I do see the young folks dropping a Jägerbomb every now and then at my local watering hole. But for the most part, I like to sip my drinks rather than snapping my head back and pouring one down my gullet. However, if you are in the holiday spirit for some holiday spirits and want to maximize the efficiency of your consumption, then perhaps a set of Bombs Away Shot Glasses from ConvenientGadgets.com is just the ticket. Made from sturdy double-walled borosilicate glass, which is apparently the same material used to make scientific lab equipment, these shooters are attractive enough right out of the box.… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Over the past few days we’ve looked at a number of Sena cases for the iPhone 4S. We began with the most “complicated”, the Hampton Wallet. Next we looked at another case-wallet combination but this one, the WalletSlim, was a bit simpler. This third video review brings us the least complicated case yet but don’t let that fool you, the Sena Sarach LeatherSkin may be simple but it is a beautiful case that stands out from the crowd of “me too” iPhone cases. Here’s a look… From Sena: The Sarach LeatherSkin case is a part of the unique Continue reading on Gear Diary …