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Archive | March, 2007

Reviews March 31, 2007

Knock Knock: Having Trouble Expressing How You Feel?

We run into a lot of scenarios in our lives that stir up our emotions – good, bad or indifferent that demand a response. Sometimes an apology needs to be issued, or clarification is needed. As hard as some of us try to manage our time to multitask and accomplish the daily chores that must [...]

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Reviews March 29, 2007

by Judie Lipsett Stanford

The Proporta Gadget Bag Review

If you carry anything more than a pocket camera, PDA and mobile phone, then you might have decided that adding one more thing to your bat-belt will be all it takes to drag your pants down to your ankles. Well, there’s no need to scare little children while toting your gear, Proporta has come to [...]

Alarm Annoyance on Windows Mobile

This morning I almost missed my train because my alarm didn’t wake me up. But why? I had the alarm set, and I didn’t have my Treo on silent, so why did I wake up just in time to throw on clothes and run out the door? For some reason Windows Mobile relates the alarm [...]

Sony Ericsson Z750

I saw this on MSN and had to post on this.� I know without even asking her, this is something that Judie wants. Period. Buy 5…she’ll take 4. “Jewel of a phone …there�s one phone…at the show that is absolutely drop-dead gorgeous � Sony Ericsson�s Z750. The new Mirror Clamshell design hides a GSM/GPRS/EDGE and [...]

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Reviews March 27, 2007

by Kerry Woo

The Power Docking Station Review: de-clutter your desktop

We all love our gear – MP3 players, cell phones, portable gaming consoles, PDA’s, cameras, laptops, which all demand the use of electricity accompanied by the associated wires, cords and chargers that supply the lifeline needed to power our gear. When I go to a concert and see miles of cable strung across the stage, [...]

The Treo 750 vs. HTC Hermes

Recently my dad�s company bought several of their employees Dopod 838 Pro mobile phones (based on Judie�s review actually ). His device arrived at the office a few days ago, but he is in Vietnam for work, so one of his colleagues dropped it off. For the last 3 days I have been using it [...]

The Kohjinsha SA1-1 Ultra Portable Laptop Review

Back in 1991, when the HP 95LX was my daily driver, I used to anticipate the day when handhelds would have color displays and be even closer to the laptop computers which they seemed to emulate. When color displays became available, I looked forward to the time when these handhelds would have more memory, better [...]

Brainstorming with SplashNotes for Palm Version 1.1

SplashData has recently released another in their wide line of productivity tools for Palm users. I�ve been a long-time fan of their suite of products including SplashPhoto, SplashID, SplashWallet and SplashShopper, so my expectations were high for this new product. In this collaborative era of wiki-knowledge and groupthink, SplashData bills this product in their external [...]

The Axion 632 GPS Receiver Review

If you’ve been following my GPS reviews at pocketnow.com, you’ll remember that I can’t find my way out a wet paper bag with a fork and a flashlight.� I have a really horrible sense of direction.� Its shameful… it truly is.� But whaddya gonna do? It is what it is. A little while ago, I [...]

The HobbyTron RC AH-64 Apache RTF 4 CH Electric Helicopter Review

RC (radio controlled) vehicles are a very cool thing. I have owned many ready to drive RC cars, big ones to the tiny micro ones. Those RC cars are lots of fun, but when you’ve got an RC vehicle that can fly… it is an extreme world of difference, being much more cool and more [...]

The Digital Innovations cleanDR Refresh Wipes for Electronics Review

Fingerprints and face grease are a fact of life when using a mobile phone; and unless you are a fan of cloudy screens, you probably spend quite a bit of time wiping yours with a shirt tail or microfiber cloth. As well as that may usually work, nothing can really take the place of a [...]

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News March 22, 2007

by Judie Lipsett Stanford

File This Under “I Did Not Know You Could”…

Cassily, our�friend at Vavolo, sent this bit of news today which�I thought might interest Gear Diary Readers… Vavolo is selling some serious replacement parts for both Sony PSPs and PlayStations. These�goodies may be exactly what some of you DIY’ers have needed.

Proporta Releases Wireless FM Stereo Transmitter

This just in from Kat at Proporta… Proporta releases a brand NEW Wireless FM Stereo Transmitter�

Thank You for Your Patience…

Mitchell has just delivered the twenty-two names of the twenty-two winners for the biggest Gear Diary give-away yet. Yeah, yeah, I know it took a little over a week to get all of the names sorted properly, but I bet none of the winners will mind. I’ll be emailing the winners throughout the day,�so in [...]

Register to Travel in the Clear

If the one thing that makes you grind your teeth when contemplating travel is doing the TSA* tango, then you might be interested in the new Clear Registered Traveler program. What is it? Well, it is�basically an opportunity to pay for a pre-screening which will allow you to pass through a special lane with a [...]

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