Gear Diary » HTC http://www.geardiary.com Everyone can understand technology; sometimes it just takes a little translating. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:30:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 A Four Year Birthday of a Different Kindhttp://www.geardiary.com/2012/02/03/a-four-year-birthday-of-a-different-kind/ http://www.geardiary.com/2012/02/03/a-four-year-birthday-of-a-different-kind/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:00:20 +0000 Bryan Eley http://www.geardiary.com/?p=181984

This week I'm having a low-keyed celebration of sorts. You see, as of a few days ago my HTC X7501 Advantage turned four years old. I've had my share of mobile devices, but I've always enjoyed using the Advantage as a mini-computer and phone. With its huge 5" VGA touchscreen, magnetic keyboard, internal hard drive and metal and magnetic housing, 3G and WiFi capability my Advantage has been excellent for mobile productivity for me. How I came to possess this particular unit is a bit unusual, so permit me to set the Wayback Machine to October of 2007...

Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2012/02/03/a-four-year-birthday-of-a-different-kind/feed/ 7 Corning Gorilla Glass 2 Is Impressive!http://www.geardiary.com/2012/01/22/corning-gorilla-class-2-is-impressive/ http://www.geardiary.com/2012/01/22/corning-gorilla-class-2-is-impressive/#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:00:45 +0000 Dan Cohen http://www.geardiary.com/?p=179869 Corning Gorilla Glass. You know the name. You know it is strong. You know it is on dozens of smartphones and a growing number of notebooks. [600 different devices and 600 million total devices sport it!!] And you likely know that Corning announced Gorilla Glass 2 during CES. Geardiary ces2012 gorillaglass 004 But until you see it in action you can't really appreciate just what it is. Seriously, Judie and I were impressed, and we think you will be too! Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2012/01/22/corning-gorilla-class-2-is-impressive/feed/ 0 HTC Announces Titan II, AT&T’s Tablet-Sized 4G LTE Windows Phonehttp://www.geardiary.com/2012/01/09/htc-announces-titan-ii-atts-tablet-sized-4g-lte-windows-phone/ http://www.geardiary.com/2012/01/09/htc-announces-titan-ii-atts-tablet-sized-4g-lte-windows-phone/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:30:31 +0000 Judie Stanford http://www.geardiary.com/?p=177930

Wow, I am glad that I hadn't already spring for a Titan from AT&T; today saw the announcement of the Titan II, and this model appears to be even more impressive than the first!
Today, at the 2012 International CES, HTC introduced the HTC TITAN II as the company’s first Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) device to run on a 4G LTE network. Expected to become available in the U.S. exclusively to AT&T customers in the coming months, the new smartphone is designed to help consumers stay connected while on-the-go with the largest display among Windows Phones, an advanced digital camera and access to 4G LTE speeds. Equipped with a brilliant 4.7-inch super LCD display, the HTC TITAN II offers
Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2012/01/09/htc-announces-titan-ii-atts-tablet-sized-4g-lte-windows-phone/feed/ 0 HTC EVO Design 4G for Sprint Reviewhttp://www.geardiary.com/2011/12/19/htc-evo-design-4g-for-sprint-review/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/12/19/htc-evo-design-4g-for-sprint-review/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:00:06 +0000 Dan Cohen http://www.geardiary.com/?p=174587 As smartphones continue their march into the mainstream the challenge of choosing the right phone for you grows ever-more challenging. This challenge is compounded by the fact that so many of HTC's phones seems to be a slight variation on the same theme over and over and over again. (The same holds true for Samsung's phones which all offer slight changes in screen size, features etc while remaining largely the same.) As Judie wrote in her review of the HTC Rhyme a few weeks ago,
I like items that have their own personality and that aren’t similar to every one else’s, but lately it seems like all of the HTC Android phones that I have
Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/12/19/htc-evo-design-4g-for-sprint-review/feed/ 0 Otterbox Releases New Cases for HTC Rezound & HTC Rhymehttp://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/25/otterbox-releases-new-cases-for-htc-rezound-htc-rhyme/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/25/otterbox-releases-new-cases-for-htc-rezound-htc-rhyme/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:15:51 +0000 Douglas Moran http://www.geardiary.com/?p=170705 Now, I don't have any Otterbox cases myself; I'm more into smaller and lighter cases, and when I go for the heavier case it's usually either a Mili or (more often) Mophie, with the extra battery power.  But that's just me; I have heard from lots of folks that they love their Otterbox case and the safety it gives them.  The first case I got for my boy Joseph's iPhone was an Otterbox, because I knew he would be dropping that durn thing left and right, and we needed the protection. [The first case we got for Kev's oldest's iPhone was an Otterbox, too ~ Judie]  Heck, I think I saw an iPhone in an Otterbox case Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/25/otterbox-releases-new-cases-for-htc-rezound-htc-rhyme/feed/ 0 USBFever Launches o’ the Week Include Eggshell iPhone 4/4S Caseshttp://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/07/usbfever-launches-o-the-week-include-eggshell-iphone-44s-cases/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/07/usbfever-launches-o-the-week-include-eggshell-iphone-44s-cases/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:44:58 +0000 Douglas Moran http://www.geardiary.com/?p=167723 I've been watching my copies of the TV show "Firefly" lately (and if you haven't ever watched it, you should).  Why do I mention this?  Well, aside from the fact that I often write in a nearly stream-of-consciouness fashion and it's been on whatever passes for my mind lately, when I surfed to the USBFever web site to look at this week's offerings, one phrase that they use in "Firefly" just jumped into my mind when I saw the cases above: "Shiny!" In "Firefly," it indicates general approval, like, "Cool", or "Excellent!", or what have you.  In this case, it was more a description of the actual appearance of the cases.  But still, don't you Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/07/usbfever-launches-o-the-week-include-eggshell-iphone-44s-cases/feed/ 0 Verizon Gets All the Cool New Android Phones, Including the Beats Audio Integrated HTC Rezoundhttp://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/03/verizon-gets-all-the-cool-new-android-phones-including-the-beats-audio-integrated-htc-rezound/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/03/verizon-gets-all-the-cool-new-android-phones-including-the-beats-audio-integrated-htc-rezound/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:50:31 +0000 Judie Stanford http://www.geardiary.com/?p=167175

If HTC and Beats Audio have their way, we aren't going to be able to immediately dismiss the headphones that come with mobile phones as being anemic or lame for much longer.
Today HTC announced the first and only phone in the U.S. with integrated Beats Audio™, the HTC Rezound. The HTC Rezound is a multimedia powerhouse with unparalleled audio and entertainment capabilities which allows customers to experience music and entertainment on-the-go like never before.
Its style is unmistakably HTC, but the Rezound appears to have been jazzed up a bit by the addition of a red speaker grill and red capacitive buttons along the bottom of the screen. A flashy Beats Audio logo on the back will also Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/03/verizon-gets-all-the-cool-new-android-phones-including-the-beats-audio-integrated-htc-rezound/feed/ 0 The HTC Vivid Is One of AT&T’s Latest 4G LTE Android Smartphoneshttp://www.geardiary.com/2011/10/31/the-htc-vivid-is-one-of-atts-latest-4g-lte-android-smartphones/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/10/31/the-htc-vivid-is-one-of-atts-latest-4g-lte-android-smartphones/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:39:38 +0000 Judie Stanford http://www.geardiary.com/?p=166675

AT&T is bound and determined to tease those of us who don't live in major markets with their 4G LTE speeds and the phones that can handle them; today HTC has announced the new HTC Vivid.
Thanks to the dual core 1.2 GHz processor, browsing the web, listening to music, and downloading apps is a snap on the brilliant 4.5 inch qHD display, allowing you to do more - faster. [You can] multitask efficiently---browse the web while streaming video to your TV wirelessly, with zero wait time and no buffering. The AT&T 4G LTE service will launch Nov. 6 in Boston, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Indianapolis and Athens, Georgia. AT&T offers the only smartphones that are able to utilize
Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/10/31/the-htc-vivid-is-one-of-atts-latest-4g-lte-android-smartphones/feed/ 1 HTC Giving All New Phone Buyers 5GB of DropBox for FREE!http://www.geardiary.com/2011/10/24/htc-giving-all-new-phone-buyers-5gb-of-dropbox-for-free/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/10/24/htc-giving-all-new-phone-buyers-5gb-of-dropbox-for-free/#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:23:04 +0000 Michael Anderson http://www.geardiary.com/?p=165947

Smartphone maker HTC has unveiled a plan with cloud storage company Dropbox to give 5GB of free cloud storage to new HTC Android phone owners. According to reports, the deal is tied to phones using HTC's new 'Sense 3.5' UI overlay. Drop Box gives users 2GB for free, so this is an extra 150% for free - plus HTC will pre-load the DropBox app on all new phones. This appears to be yet another reaction to Apple's iCloud service, which offers 5GB free storage to anyone using an iOS 5 device. Microsoft offers 25GB of SkyDrive storage to Windows Phone users. As of right now the offer is limited to Android phones Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/10/24/htc-giving-all-new-phone-buyers-5gb-of-dropbox-for-free/feed/ 0 Sprint Will Have the New HTC EVO Design 4G on October 23, and So Can You!http://www.geardiary.com/2011/10/19/sprint-will-have-the-new-htc-evo-design-4g-on-october-23-and-so-can-you/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/10/19/sprint-will-have-the-new-htc-evo-design-4g-on-october-23-and-so-can-you/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:15:08 +0000 Judie Stanford http://www.geardiary.com/?p=165245

If you have been wondering when the next member of the EVO family would make itself known, the wait is over, as the fifth member of the HTC EVO family -- the EVO Design 4G -- is about to be available from Sprint.
The HTC EVO Design 4G builds on the wildly popular EVO line, but brings you more in a sleek new package. The first EVO family member touting World Phone capabilities, the HTC EVO Design 4G builds on many of the “must-have” features of its predecessors, including a 1.2Ghz processor and large 4” qHD touchscreen display, while sporting a slim, pocket-friendly design at an easily affordable price. Capture content with the HD quality video camcorder – and
Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/10/19/sprint-will-have-the-new-htc-evo-design-4g-on-october-23-and-so-can-you/feed/ 0 USBFever’s Launches o’ the Week Include TUNEPENCIL DrawPro Stylus Pen for iPhone/iPad/Smart Phoneshttp://www.geardiary.com/2011/10/10/usbfevers-launches-o-the-week-include-tunepencil-drawpro-stylus-pen-for-iphoneipadsmart-phones/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/10/10/usbfevers-launches-o-the-week-include-tunepencil-drawpro-stylus-pen-for-iphoneipadsmart-phones/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 21:00:57 +0000 Douglas Moran http://www.geardiary.com/?p=164072 I'm not much of an artist--which is a polite way of saying that my drawing abilities totally stink--but even I think that stylus that you can see above is pretty durn cool.  And of course given that it's from USBFever, it's hardly the only thing that they've released this week, because that's just the kind of bunch they are.  So without further ado, the full list of USBFever launches for this week includes: Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/10/10/usbfevers-launches-o-the-week-include-tunepencil-drawpro-stylus-pen-for-iphoneipadsmart-phones/feed/ 0 “No HTC Flyer for You!” Best Buy Pulls a Fast One and Refuses to Honor the $99 Pricehttp://www.geardiary.com/2011/10/06/no-htc-flyer-for-you-best-buy-pulls-a-fast-one-and-refuses-to-honor-the-99-price/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/10/06/no-htc-flyer-for-you-best-buy-pulls-a-fast-one-and-refuses-to-honor-the-99-price/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:48:08 +0000 Francis Scardino http://www.geardiary.com/?p=163691  

Original Image courtesy of RPAD.tv

There is no better way to rain on a geeks parade than to dangle a worthy gadget out there at an unbelievable price, then to quickly slam the door in your face and tell you "it was a mistake." After seeing news this morning that the HTC Flyer has dropped down to a single Benjamin, I quickly started to get my plan of action together. After my meeting at work, I ran to the local BestBuy Mobile at the closest mall and started a makeshift line so I could ensure that I was walking out of there with a shiny new white Flyer. I showed up at 9:30 and Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/10/06/no-htc-flyer-for-you-best-buy-pulls-a-fast-one-and-refuses-to-honor-the-99-price/feed/ 8 PDAir New Releases o’ the Week: Hard Case for Apple iPhone 4 (Rainbow Series)http://www.geardiary.com/2011/10/05/pdair-new-releases-o-the-week-hard-case-for-apple-iphone-4-rainbow-series/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/10/05/pdair-new-releases-o-the-week-hard-case-for-apple-iphone-4-rainbow-series/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:15:44 +0000 Douglas Moran http://www.geardiary.com/?p=163506 I've probably said it before, but PDAir puts me in mind of those old Sherwin Williams paint ads:  "We cover the world!"  (Roger Zelazny spoofed it in one of his Amber books, I think.)  PDAir seems completely and utterly determined to have a case for every single cell phone and PDA put out on the market.  I have this mental image of a room with one obsessive, sleep-deprived nerd with a laptop, sitting there in its warm glow, just surfing the web for news of a new device.  "Here it is!" he or she cries.  "New Blackberry!  Get the specs and start fabricating!"  And then he or she is back to his staring time. Anyway, without Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/10/05/pdair-new-releases-o-the-week-hard-case-for-apple-iphone-4-rainbow-series/feed/ 0 USBFever’s Release o’ the Week: iSoldier – the Mighty Stand for Your iPhonehttp://www.geardiary.com/2011/10/04/usbfevers-release-o-the-week-2/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/10/04/usbfevers-release-o-the-week-2/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:00:42 +0000 Douglas Moran http://www.geardiary.com/?p=163069 You just never know what those folks at USBFever are going to come up with.  Often, it's something fairly straightforward--a bike mount for your iPhone, or a headrest mount for your iPad, or something like that.  But every once in a while it seems that they get that wild hair crosswise in their gizzard, and they do something kinda different.  Like this week's iSoldier stand for your iPhone.  Silly?  Cool?  Strange?  Who knows?  But there it is.  Along with, of course, all the rest of the stuff that they put out for this week.  Decide for yourself! This week's full list of USBFever gear: Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/10/04/usbfevers-release-o-the-week-2/feed/ 5 U. S. Cellular Brings a Trio of HTC Android Devices to the Market!http://www.geardiary.com/2011/09/29/u-s-cellular-brings-a-trio-of-htc-android-devices-to-the-market/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/09/29/u-s-cellular-brings-a-trio-of-htc-android-devices-to-the-market/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 17:15:37 +0000 Michael Anderson http://www.geardiary.com/?p=162664

Today U.S. Cellular announced they are bringing three new Android devices from HTC to the market: HTC Wildfire S and HTC Hero S smartphones, and the HTC Flyer tablet. The Hero is a powerful 1.2GHz Snapdragon powered phone running Android OS Gingerbread, and has a great screen and plenty of memory and storage to handle everything you throw at it. The Wildfire is a budget phone with solid features and performance at a more affordable price, but still running Gingerbread and plenty capable! Finally the HTC Flyer earned some acclaim due to the innovative stylus integration - though the pen is expensive ($80) and not included here, just as with Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/09/29/u-s-cellular-brings-a-trio-of-htc-android-devices-to-the-market/feed/ 0 HTC Rhyme Introduced with a Family of Integrated Accessories and Sleek Good Lookshttp://www.geardiary.com/2011/09/20/htc-rhyme-introduced-with-a-family-of-integrated-accessories-and-sleek-good-looks/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/09/20/htc-rhyme-introduced-with-a-family-of-integrated-accessories-and-sleek-good-looks/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:59:10 +0000 Judie Stanford http://www.geardiary.com/?p=161334

I can't even find it in myself to be annoyed that HTC has introduced a phone that is so obviously aimed at women; if they had just colored it plum and called it good, I would have been livid. But no. The HTC Rhyme is a phone that I would have considered carrying anyway ... and the bonus is that it just happens to be a lovely plum color.
From the unique plum color that draws on the inspiration from HTC’s designers to specific apps, wallpapers, and ringtones created for the HTC Rhyme, HTC Sense’s presence is seen throughout. Hardware design is taken a step further with available accessories including a wireless Bluetooth headset, wireless charging dock which turns
Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/09/20/htc-rhyme-introduced-with-a-family-of-integrated-accessories-and-sleek-good-looks/feed/ 3 US Cellular Begins Updating HTC Merge to Gingerbread (Android 2.3) Todayhttp://www.geardiary.com/2011/09/14/us-cellular-begins-updating-htc-merge-to-gingerbread-android-2-3-today/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/09/14/us-cellular-begins-updating-htc-merge-to-gingerbread-android-2-3-today/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:01:18 +0000 Judie Stanford http://www.geardiary.com/?p=160324

 I love hearing about devices that follow through with updates to the next version of an operating system, because -- let's face it -- there have been many over the years that didn't. US Cellular users with an HTC Merge, now it is your turn. Today the Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) update is available, and this is how you can get information about how to get it on your device:
Customers can visit http://www.uscellular.com/android/software.html where they will find information explaining the new features and an installation guide that explains the process and allows customers to upgrade.
via US Cellular PR Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/09/14/us-cellular-begins-updating-htc-merge-to-gingerbread-android-2-3-today/feed/ 0 PDair Leather Cases for the HTC EVO 3D Have Been Releasedhttp://www.geardiary.com/2011/08/28/pdair-leather-case-for-htc-evo-3d-have-been-released/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/08/28/pdair-leather-case-for-htc-evo-3d-have-been-released/#comments Sun, 28 Aug 2011 19:15:04 +0000 Douglas Moran http://www.geardiary.com/?p=158473 In case you've never paid attention, PDAir releases about a b'zillion cases a year.  I don't know what their corporate vision statement is, but I'm guessing it's something an awful lot like the one for Sherman Williams paint:  "We cover the world."  Because given the number of cases they release in an average year, I can't think of any other goal for them. This week, it's a bunch of cases for the HTC EVO 3D.  The full list of cases  include:
  • Leather Case for HTC EVO 3D - Flip Type (Black)
  • Leather Case for HTC EVO 3D - Book Type (Black)
  • Leather Case for HTC EVO 3D - Horizontal Pouch
Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/08/28/pdair-leather-case-for-htc-evo-3d-have-been-released/feed/ 0 HTC and Beats Electronics Announce $300M Partnership to Bring Beats by Dre Audio Experience to Mobile Deviceshttp://www.geardiary.com/2011/08/10/htc-and-beats-electronics-announce-partnership-to-bring-beats-by-dre-audio-experience-to-mobile-devices/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/08/10/htc-and-beats-electronics-announce-partnership-to-bring-beats-by-dre-audio-experience-to-mobile-devices/#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2011 02:56:53 +0000 Judie Stanford http://www.geardiary.com/?p=156682

So much time is wasted in idle speculation! Today I, along with a gaggle of other bloggers, was sent an invitation to an HTC press teleconference that would happen tomorrow. Along with the call-in information, the invite said:
TAOYUAN, Taiwan, and LOS ANGELES— August 10, 2011 — HTC CEO Peter Chou will hold a live teleconference from Los Angeles on August 11, 2011 to make a major announcement.
The rumor mill started working overtime, online. Was this for a new device? A declaration of insane losses or profits? Was HTC going to stop making Windows Mobile 7 devices and focus solely on Android? Okay, I made that last Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/08/10/htc-and-beats-electronics-announce-partnership-to-bring-beats-by-dre-audio-experience-to-mobile-devices/feed/ 1 Android Mobile Phone Review: The AT&T HTC Statushttp://www.geardiary.com/2011/08/06/android-mobile-phone-review-the-att-status/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/08/06/android-mobile-phone-review-the-att-status/#comments Sat, 06 Aug 2011 21:00:17 +0000 Judie Stanford http://www.geardiary.com/?p=154047

If you are a Facebook junkie who can't go for even five minutes without checking in, then I may have found the perfect phone for you. HTC recently brought one their two Facebook-integrated phones to the US; somewhere along the way, the device formerly known as the ChaCha became the Status. You may  remember that the ChaCha was the candy-bar style Android phone with full QWERTY keyboard that so impressed me at Mobile World Congress -- mainly because its keyboard blew away the one on the BlackBerry Bold I was using while traveling.

the phone formerly known

Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/08/06/android-mobile-phone-review-the-att-status/feed/ 6 USBFever Releases o’ the Weekhttp://www.geardiary.com/2011/07/27/usbfever-releases-o-the-week-9/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/07/27/usbfever-releases-o-the-week-9/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:00:51 +0000 Douglas Moran http://www.geardiary.com/?p=154880 Oh, those busy little beavers over at USBFever!  Looking for a new case for your iPad?  Or how about your Macbook Air?  Or perhaps a bike mount for you new HTC gadget?  Yup, they got all that, and that's only on this week's list.  If you're looking for accessories, they've probably got something close to what you're looking for, at least.  So if you have a need that way, surf on over and see if they can help you fill it.  Judie didn't name this site "Gear Diary" for nothin', after all! Full list of USBFever releases for this week: Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/07/27/usbfever-releases-o-the-week-9/feed/ 0 First Impressions: U.S. Cellular HTC 7 Pro Windows Phone 7 Smartphonehttp://www.geardiary.com/2011/07/13/first-impressions-u-s-cellular-htc-7-pro-windows-phone-7-smartphone/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/07/13/first-impressions-u-s-cellular-htc-7-pro-windows-phone-7-smartphone/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:00:00 +0000 Michael Anderson http://www.geardiary.com/?p=152913

  I am very fortunate to have landed a review HTC 7 Pro unit from U.S. Cellular. A month or so ago I wrote about the 7 Pro launching as the first Windows Phone 7 device on U. S. Cellular. I will be doing a full review in the coming weeks, but wanted to give a few first impressions on (a) the phone, (b) the operating system, (c) the apps and (d) the service based on several hours of use this weekend. The Carrier - U. S. Cellular It probably would have made sense for me to check out the plans in my area BEFORE I got Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/07/13/first-impressions-u-s-cellular-htc-7-pro-windows-phone-7-smartphone/feed/ 0 A Couple of “Bits and Bobs” from MobileFunhttp://www.geardiary.com/2011/07/13/a-couple-of-bits-and-bobs-from-mobilefun/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/07/13/a-couple-of-bits-and-bobs-from-mobilefun/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 13:00:52 +0000 Douglas Moran http://www.geardiary.com/?p=153183
"Yes, but they're coming in, aren't they?" "Yes . . . in dribs and drabs." "In what and whats?" Glen asked, grinning. "Dribs and drabs.  My mother used to say that.  You shitting on my mom's way of talking?" "The day will never come in when I lose enough respect for my own hide to shit on a Texan's mother, Stuart."

-- Steve King, The Stand

I was born in New England, grew up in Northern Virginia, went to High School and College in Northern California, married a Cajun, and live in Louisiana.  Let's just say that my collection of slang is even wider than Stuart Redmond from The Stand.  And I'm never one to pass Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/07/13/a-couple-of-bits-and-bobs-from-mobilefun/feed/ 1 USBFever Releases o’ the Weekhttp://www.geardiary.com/2011/07/12/usbfever-releases-o-the-week-8/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/07/12/usbfever-releases-o-the-week-8/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 01:00:57 +0000 Douglas Moran http://www.geardiary.com/?p=153170 So just the other day I was driving with my fam' (including the dawgs) out to the 'rents-in-law in Louisiana.  I killed our battery a while ago and had to install a new one, which means our GPS system in the van doesn't work.  No problem: I use the trusty iPhone.  Unfortunately, I can't mount the durn thing on the windshield without some kind of aid.  The kind of thing that USBFever puts out regular-like, not just for the iPhone, but for a whole host of devices, just like you see in this here post.  Among other stuff. And the full list of USBFever's releases for this week is: Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/07/12/usbfever-releases-o-the-week-8/feed/ 0 PDAir Releases Leather Case for HTC Flyer P510ehttp://www.geardiary.com/2011/07/05/pdair-releases-leather-case-for-htc-flyer-p510e/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/07/05/pdair-releases-leather-case-for-htc-flyer-p510e/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:15:57 +0000 Douglas Moran http://www.geardiary.com/?p=152192 I'm pretty damn happy with my iPad, it's true.  With my iPad, the family collection of iPhone 4s, and my (sorta) new MacBook Pro, we're turning into a Mac family, and that makes me pretty happy, honestly, because I hate Windows, and am not at the point where I'm ready to jump to Android (yet). But that doesn't mean that I'm not happy to see competition in the tablet space come up.  Like the HTC Flyer that Judie and Dan recently reviewed.  Now, I don't know diddly about how well it works or whether it's a good product; I just feel like Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/07/05/pdair-releases-leather-case-for-htc-flyer-p510e/feed/ 0 USBFever Releases o’ the Weekhttp://www.geardiary.com/2011/07/05/usbfever-releases-o-the-week-7/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/07/05/usbfever-releases-o-the-week-7/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 17:45:09 +0000 Douglas Moran http://www.geardiary.com/?p=152167 Austin advertises itself as (aside from being weird) the "Live Music Capital of the World."  Which is probably true, honestly; almost every restaurant and bar in the city has at least a tiny stage and a place for an audience.  Seriously, you can drive down any street with a bar or restaurant or, for all I know, an ice-cream shop, in the evenings and hear music coming out. But another thing that Austin--the home stomping grounds of Lance Armstrong--has is bicyclists.  An ungodly number of bicyclists, frankly, zipped up into their spandex, shaving their legs, making left turns into the right lane because they didn't bloody pay attention, blasting through stop signs, riding three abreast down Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/07/05/usbfever-releases-o-the-week-7/feed/ 0 Android Device Review: HTC Verizon DROID Incredible 2http://www.geardiary.com/2011/05/24/android-device-review-htc-verizon-droid-incredible-2/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/05/24/android-device-review-htc-verizon-droid-incredible-2/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 22:00:04 +0000 Judie Stanford http://www.geardiary.com/?p=145988 Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/05/24/android-device-review-htc-verizon-droid-incredible-2/feed/ 0 The HTC Flyer: Mobile Computing Then… and Nowhttp://www.geardiary.com/2011/05/21/the-htc-flyer-mobile-computing-then-and-now/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/05/21/the-htc-flyer-mobile-computing-then-and-now/#comments Sat, 21 May 2011 21:30:25 +0000 Dan Cohen http://www.geardiary.com/?p=145903 The HTC Flyer has arrived. It is the latest device from HTC and their jump into the tablet market. This isn't their first major move into the mobile computing world though. No, back when the UMPC was the big deal HTC brought out an innovative device that had the potential to take the world by storm. It didn't but a quick look at the two of them together makes it clear: the Flyer is pretty much a direct descendant of... Oh just watch the video.

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Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/05/21/the-htc-flyer-mobile-computing-then-and-now/feed/ 1 The HTC Flyer Arrives …http://www.geardiary.com/2011/05/20/the-htc-flyer-arrives/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/05/20/the-htc-flyer-arrives/#comments Fri, 20 May 2011 18:20:36 +0000 Judie Stanford http://www.geardiary.com/?p=145770

Not much to say about it, as the picture says it all! The Best Buy WiFi version of the HTC Flyer has just arrived, and I can't wait to start playing with it! Just thought I would share my excitement! =) Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/05/20/the-htc-flyer-arrives/feed/ 0 USBFever Launches o’ the Weekhttp://www.geardiary.com/2011/04/26/usbfever-launches-o-the-week/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/04/26/usbfever-launches-o-the-week/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:55:27 +0000 Douglas Moran http://www.geardiary.com/?p=141416

You know what the real problem is when you have a company that simply won't sit still, that just keeps cranking out stuff week after week?  Stuff the gear-owning world is clamoring for, stuff that you need to power your gadgets, or solve problems you run into hooking up your stereo speakers, or to cover your precious new device? I just plumb run out of clever things to write about 'em, is what the problem is. Yes, your verbose, loquacious, your eruditer-than-you news reporter, he does indeed run out of words.  It's those durn folks at USBFever, durn it!  How's a guy supposed to keep up, huh?  HUH? And so, without further ado (or Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/04/26/usbfever-launches-o-the-week/feed/ 0