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Quickies May 19, 2013

My Roku 3 Remote Saves the Day!

Gadgets have become packed with more and more features, many of which we end up forgetting about or just never use. When the Roku 3 was announced, we had an internal discussion at Gear Diary about how the headphone jack in the remote was a useless feature — who would hook up headphones to a [...]

Google Announces Game Center Clone ‘Google Play Game Services’

At Google I/O last week we got to see a number of new things, including the music service we already reported on as well as the ‘-1′ to Google’s myriad chat options with ‘Hangouts’ combining chat and talk. But as a gamer who has enjoyed more and more games coming to Google Play in a [...]

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News May 19, 2013

by Douglas Moran

Dale Carnegie Training Offers Eight Smartphone Apps for Free!

“Industrialist” Dale Carnegie started a training course to help people learn to success in a capitalist system, and he did it 100 years ago. By American standards, that’s almost unbelievable. (If you’re in Europe or most parts of Asia, where you can see businesses that have not only been around but even in the same [...]

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Reviews May 19, 2013

by Dan Cohen

Toast Real Wood Cover for iPad mini Review Redux

I reviewed Toast’s wood back for the iPad mini back in March. (Read the review.) It went on easily and looked good. Unfortunately a key shortcoming led me to remove it shortly after posting the review. My summary comments on the iPad mini cover say it all… What I Like: Three different wood options; Option [...]

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Gaming May 19, 2013

by Michael Siebenaler

Summer Handheld Console Video Game Guide

Handheld game systems are great on long summer car trips or on the beach, so grab a quality arsenal before you head out the door for warmer weather fun. Recently released exclusive Nintendo 3DS games generating some heat include LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins, Rayman Origins, Heroes of Ruin, Angry Birds Trilogy and Art [...]

LifeProof frē and Arm Band for iPhone 5 Review

When I began doing Couch to 5K again (something I need to do yet again tomorrow because I let too much time pass between runs) I needed a way to carry my iPhone. After all, during a run my phone is not only my music source but it is also my “trainer”… Walk 10 minutes, [...]

Oh No Fractions! 2.0 for iOS Now Available

Oh No Fractions! 2.0 for iOS is now available As a guy who, for a while, actually majored in math (or “maths”, for you British folks) in college, that most people “hate math” is something that always kind of baffled me. To me, it was a always a game, and unlike writing stuff in English–where [...]

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News May 19, 2013

by Douglas Moran

Magic Paint with Math: Funny Math Tutor for Kids for Android and iOS

Magic Paint with Math: Funny Math Tutor for Kids for Android and iOS Okay, I don’t know why but for some reason we’ve gotten not one but two different notices about new math apps this week. (And no, they’re not from the same company.) Given that school is just about to let out for [...]

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Reviews May 18, 2013

by Dan Cohen

Geneva Sound System Model XS Review

Geneva Sound markets the Geneva Sound System Model XS as “the world’s first portable audio system with true Hi-Fi sound”. That’s a pretty daring claim to make and one that can easily be dismissed as a good bit of hyperbole. Does this Bluetooth speaker whose design is inspired by the classic travel clock, truly sound [...]

Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Review

The never-ending battle for king of the smartphones has never been more interesting, with the Samsung Galaxy S 4 leading the charge. Looking much like its very successful predecessor, Samsung is banking on its new-found brand swagger to convince people its latest is indeed the greatest. The Galaxy S line has seen a level of [...]