The other day we reviewed the Moshi Voice Response Alarm Clock. It works quite well, has some neat voice response technology that makes it simple to set, use and control … and it offers a big, easy to read display too.

I really like it, and I am glad to have it on my night table now.

The clock has an MSRP of $49.99. You can ordered one directly from the company website… OR… you can enter to win one right here on Gear Diary. That’s right, we’re giving away a Moshi!

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I spent a year running, and being the primary writer for, a site devoted specifically to iPhone apps. I remember the mad rush when the App Store first went on line. Populating the database had to be done by hand since the App Store wasn’t easily copyable, and no RSS feeds of new apps were yet available. The process was painful. Copy the app’s information, grab a screen-shot, grab a link to its location in the App Store, put all the data into the site’s database.

I sent the better part of four days of my summer vacation manually putting in all the apps that were there… all 552 of them.

Fast forward less than a year and a half and there are now more than 100,000 apps available in the App Store. That’s a pretty remarkable growth-rate. No, it is down-right unbelievable. It shows that Apple has hit a homerun with the iPhone/App Store combination. It could also, however, be Apple, and the iPhone’s Achelles heal. Continue Reading

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I love the Wii I received for my birthday last year. I never cease to be amazing by its motion-sensing controls and the remarkable flexibility of the system.

I’m not a golfer in real life but on the Wii… love it.

I’m not a tennis player in real life… but in my den I sure am, thanks to the Wii.

Yes, with the Wii I can fight dragons, play tennis and then, minutes later start a workout routine. Until now, however, I used the Wii Remote and imagined it was a golf club, a tennis racket or a sword. Thanks to Thrustmaster’s Sports Pack however I no longer need to use such a degree of imagination.

For all the sport fanatics out there, the Sports Pack+ NW, compatible with Wii MotionPlus™*, is just for you. This multi-accessory pack is designed for use with the majority of sports games available for Wii™… Continue Reading

Last week I discovered that I had neglected to put a document I needed into Evernote. Instead of being on my MacBook where I needed it, it was sitting at home on my iMac. No problem… I simply used LogMeIn Ignition to access my iMac (just the way I did in the above picture), I grabbed the document and I emailed it to myself. Problem solved.

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This is one of those rumors that leaves me scratching my head… The Boy Genius Report has been told by two sources that AT&T is prepping to release an 8GB iPhone 3GS for $99 to replace the current line-up that has an old-model iPhone 3G at $99. The hope, according to the rumor, is that this will draw some attention to the Droid Mania that is sweeping the world (okay, over-statement), and keep sales of iPhones up over the holidays.

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The AT&T Navigator app is a great way to bring voice navigation to your iPhone (or other supported devices). The app is fast, accurate and, thanks to a recent update, you can listen to music while using the app and have the music fade when new directions are being given.

Telenav, the developers of the app, offered three one year subscriptions to the service. We are grateful to them for the opportunity to share these three subscriptions with some of our readers. And the three winners are…

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MacHeist has just revealed a nanoBundle of 6 Mac apps. The apps have a value of $154. Five are available immediately, and the last will be unlocked at 500,000 “purchases”.

What are the apps and how much is the bundle? Read on…

The aps in this bundle are…

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To watch the commercials for the Verizon Droid, being released tomorrow morning, one might get the impression that this is the very first android handset to be released. It certainly has garnered more attention and excitement and previous devices, but there are already a number of android handsets on the market that are actually quite good. I recently had a chance to spend a week with Sprint’s version of the HTC hero, and I found myself more than a bit impressed. So with that in mind, I thought we might take a good look at a fantastic Android device that’s been on the market for a number of months already.

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Question- what is the same thickness as the iPhone 3GS but offers full notebook functionality.

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We recently reviewed a number of the cases in Speck’s current case line-up. We were pretty impressed as all offer nice style and protection.

Speck has been kind enough to supply us with a number of their cases. Their one request … “Find them each a good home.”

So that’s what we are going to do. Which cases need a good home, and how can you enter to win one? Read on to find out.

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iSkin makes some awesome cases for iPhone, Blackberrys and more and they just introduced a new series of cases– the iSkin solo FX Special Edition (SE) for iPhone 3G/3GS. THe new cases have “a luxurious outer surface treatment, which combines an elegantly understated matte finish with a subtle embossed designer pattern”. Available in Onyx (black), Cosmo (pink) and Ice (white). The cases protect the volume and power buttons and the docking port, headphone and camera access are all accessible. The cases are infused with an antimicrobial product protection to help prevent the growth of odor and stain causing bacteria on the product.

Each case ships with two screen protectors- an ultra-clear film and a special FX mirror film.

We have one on the way and will have a review soon. The full release follows.

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