With sincerest apologies to “Goldilocks and the Three Bears”. Once upon a time there were four Speck iPhone cases that arrived for review. One was a FabShell Burton, one was a FabShell, one was a CandyShell and the other was CandyShell Grip. Each had its own style and form. The timing was right, as Elana [...]
Case-Mate Helps You Protect Your iPhone AND the Planet
For the last 2 years my synagogue has been part of an environmental awareness and commitment certification program. It’s a joint initiative between an organization called GreenFaith and our umbrella synagogue movement. I’m proud to say that we are the 1st congregation in the process to have successfully completed certification and, at our Annual Meeting [...]
Pebble, the E-Paper Watch for iPhone and Android: Kickstart This!
Here’s a project that is already a winner and it still has 9 days to go before backing closes down. (That isn’t quite true, so read on.) This smart watch is “Pebble is the first watch built for the 21st century” and it clearly struck a cord with many of us. Yes, the funding goal [...]
Eton’s Solar-Powered Rukus Is Ready for the Pool
Warm weather is just about here, which means you’ll likely be spending more time outdoors — hopefully at the beach or pool! Assuming that you are careful about the obvious hazards such as water, sand, and too much sun, the next hurdle to outdoors musical enjoyment is finding a power source. Sun worshippers who have the [...]
Wireless, Stylish and a Deal, the Jabra CLIPPER Bluetooth Headset has in Color and Savings
The Jabra CLIPPER Bluetooth stereo headset has been around for a while but it is now available in four new colors that are “bright and trendy”. Yes, now the handy BT gadget comes in white, pink, turquoise and tangerine. It lets you use your headset of choice and turn it into a stylish way to [...]
ODOC iPhone & iPod Dock Offers Elegant Design, Superior Function
Here’s a rather unusual iPhone dock that is looking for backers. The team behind the ODOC let us know that they are about half way toward reaching their financial backing goal. The way Kickstarter works, if they do not reach it the project will not go forward. Well… I like this dock and want it [...]
JustMobile AluCube Mini Review
There are some products that just make sense from the minute you see them. Within seconds you know what the product is all about and it is instantly clear why the product exists. This is not one of those products. No, the JustMobile AluCube Mini is one of those products that looks like nothing more [...]
Mother’s Day is Almost Here, and You Know that Mom Loves Her Gear!
Still debating what you should get the woman who loved you first for Mother’s Day? Look no further; we are here to help … Eers PCS-150 Eers PCS-150 are “high-end headphones with a special twist”. Carly reviewed these amazing headphones and loved them. The music-loving parent will too. Here’s what they offer… Custom-fitted earphones in [...]
USBFever Releases iDevice Alcohol Tester
Just when I think to myself, “Okay, self; they’ve come up with pretty much every iPhone app variation you can think of,” someone comes along to prove me wrong, wrong, totally wrong. This week it happens to be those busy bees as USBFever who, along with all the other stuff they put out for the [...]
Eers PCS-150 Custom Fitted Earbuds Review
I am not much of an audiophile. When I grab headphones, it is usually to walk the dog or run on a treadmill, and for the last several years my headphone rotation has been between whichever pair of apple earbuds are lying around, and a pair of wraparound headphones I am pretty sure I paid [...]
Turn Your iPhone into a Fashion Accessory with iHangy
I’m not much of a fashionista. In fact, in my day I’ve probably committed enough fashion crimes to put me in the top 10 of the Fashion Police’s Most Wanted list. But even so, every once in a while I do something that’s mildly fashion-positive. Like the Normincies bag that I tested out, or the [...]
Gnome Canterwick Beautifully Repurposes Leather-Bound Classics as iPhone Charger Docks
Books have been hollowed out since the beginning of time to hide things, whether it be to disguise and hold adult beverages, money, guns or other “treasures” inside. But here’s a novel idea, rather than hollow out the book to hide something, why not display the book while it is being used to charge your [...]
Geode on Your iPhone Could Equal the End of Wallets As We Know Them
We’ve all heard of (and many of us use) eWallet software and alternative methods to pay electronically; these apps and methods have been around for years. In our move towards convergence and the ultimate goal of lifestyle simplification, it seems that in the last few years there has been a push to eliminate our [...]
Casellet Wallet Case for iPhone 4/4S Review
If you were a fan of the hit show, “Seinfeld,” surely you can remember the episode when George has back problems from the giant wallet he was carrying. That episode struck a chord with me and actually inspired me to look into getting a front pocket wallet. For years I have only carried a wallet [...]
iPad, iTunes, Internet Radio and More; GD Weekly is Coming, and You Can Win
If you read the site you know we are launching our weekly newsletter the first Friday of May. We’re excited to bring you another way to connect with Gear Diary, learn about new products, read our reviews, find new deals and, of course, win some great giveaway items. And we’re adding something new to our [...]



