A few days after its release, the new Gmail Labs “Message translation” has been enriched by a new, really helpful, feature. Now, if you receive a message you will be able to translate it “on the fly”, without having to mess with the Gmail settings. Once a new mail is received, the space between the message header and body will show two buttons that will allow you to choose the languages of choice. Here is an Italian message. Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Here is another welcome new Gmail Labs feature: “Message translation“. Activate it in the settings of your Gmail account and you will able to translate the message to your own language. Continue reading on Gear Diary …

If you have been waiting for this announcement since January, you’ll be glad to hear that Palm Pre, the highly anticipated new Palm device, will be released June 6th. Continue reading on Gear Diary …

The Official Google Enterprise Blog has announced the upcoming release of “Google Apps Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES)”. The Connector will make Google Apps easier to use on BlackBerry devices by further increasing the speed with which items will synchronize in real time. Presently a lot of this functionality is available via a free Google Sync application however the BES integration will create a tighter two way synchronization than currently available including total synchronization of your email inbox – but only one way synch of your Google Calendar.… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

If Mother’s Day is approaching too fast, and you still can’t choose the right gift for your geek inclined mom, ThinkGeek can give you some good ideas and save yourself the trouble of choosing. Continue reading on Gear Diary …

If you need an easy way to make a Google search and include your results in an email, you should enable the new “Google Search”, now available in Gmail Labs. Continue reading on Gear Diary …

If you are a loyal Palm user, if are still confident that Cobalt will save the world, if you believe in Palm Pre, you can’t miss this. Go to The Official Palm Blog, complete the online questionnaire and you will have a chance to be an official Palm reviewer (and you will also get a free Palm smartphone!!). Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Here on Gear Diary we have already written about the ALL-ETT wallets, reviewing styles for both men and women. These wallets stand above the others for their unobtrusive presence, which allows them to be filled with credit cards without strange bumps in your pockets and bags. Now the ALL-ETT store has got a “Buy one  get one free” offer on some items.… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Some days ago Dan asked the various writers and readers of Gear Diary to comment on their favorite currently in use gadget. Results were very different, and the list of gadgets ranged from PDAs to smartphones, from notebooks to desktop PCs, and both a camera and a car (!) were mentioned as well. I was answering Dan’s e-mail, explaining the reason why my favorite current gadget is still an old Treo 650, and I started thinking to the Palm Pre. Continue reading on Gear Diary …

This is not an invitation to loose your good habits in personal hygiene, but a different way to preserve it, offering a healthy environment not only to your feet but also to others. Continue reading on Gear Diary …

We all have hundreds and hundreds of pictures, taken to freeze moments in our life like happy events and sad days, and to recall persons we love. Today these pictures are hidden in our hard disks rather than being printed and it’s time to use them in their full glory, for something or, better, for someone. Continue reading on Gear Diary …

If choosing a gift can be a problem, for sure choosing one for your mother can be a demanding task: you would like something useful, but it should be also feminine, maybe original and possibly not too expensive. Stop thinking, why not giving her something simply… natural? Why not giving her the sun? Continue reading on Gear Diary …

You hate to trash all of your old gadgets, don’t you? You have a shelf full of dusty Hard Disks, now useless because of the new 1 TB monster you already installled in your main PC, right? Maybe Brando has a solution to sweep away the dust and transform your bare HDs to cool “new” gadgets.… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Have you ever dreamed of a blazing Internet connection, so you can watch that tutorial video about making the Windsor knot on your tie? Are your children screaming and shouting at you because they can not see their favorite YouTube cartoon channel? Do you find yourself always looking at or listening at the same, choppy Internet streams as your video displays in fits and starts? Stop moaning, maybe the solution to your problem is right behind the corner. No, this is not about an offer of a cheap and superfast unlimited data plan (though that might be nice).  Instead, I want to talk about a handy extension for your web browser , which allows you to overcame all of the above problems, with just a few clicks of your mouse (or touchpad or whatever).… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

At the Intel Developer Forum (IDF 2009) in Bejing, China, this week, Anand Chandrasekher, senior vice president and general manager of Intel Ultra Mobility Group, demonstrated the Intel next-generation Atom-based Mobile Internete Devic (aka MID) platform, codename Moorestown. After celebrating the first year of life of the Atom processor, a slide crowded with MIDs made an appearance.… Continue reading on Gear Diary …