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Reviews April 30, 2009

Unboxing the Vertu Ascent Ti

It’s not every day that I get to unbox an $8000 mobile phone…oh heck, who am I trying to kid?! Up until a few days ago, I could honestly say that I had never unboxed any device that cost so much. But through a twisting series of events, starting with my friend (and fellow gadget [...]

Review – Tiger Woods PGA Tour for iPhone/iPod Touch

I like sports games. I’ve tried the most of the current golf games currently available in the iTunes App. Store. Of them “Let’s Golf” is my favorite. However that all could change now that EA Sports has just released the next in their line up of much anticipated titles, Tiger Woods PGA Tour for the [...]

Review: Shape Service’s Mobiola xPlayer

I tend to think of myself as an “on the go” type of guy with a sedentary lifestyle…not sure if that makes any sense to you but it does to me. I have some travel for work, coach high school baseball, volunteer with the local Board of Education, and have a 15-month old that we are [...]

Using Tech To Navigate A Health Crisis

I just got done watching a news conference with New York’s Mayor Bloomberg, who was giving his daily Swine Flu update. He struck a nice balance by calling on people to be cautious and responsible by washing hands more than ever, telling them to stay out of work or school if they suspect they might [...]

Amazon starts charging by the megabyte for delivering personal documents to your Kindle – adds support for DOCX and RTF file formats

Amazon just revealed a few changes to their Kindle supported documents as well as modifications to their whispernet fee structure. You can now send both DOCX and RTF files wirelessly to your Kindle and they’ll be converted automatically for viewing. The fee structure for personal documents (books that you purchase remain free to download) has [...]

A Writer’s Opinion of the Kindle

Going through my feeds, I came across this article about fantasy writer Peter Brett who wrote over 100,000 words of his epic novel, The Warded Man on an HP iPAQ 6515. I saw this initially on Crunchgear by the way. Can you imagine? I have a rough time tapping out a e-mail and could not [...]

Spb Mobile Shell 3 Review

[Note: This is a three-way, multi-site review. Chris Spera (italics), Clinton Fitch (bold), and Doug Goldring (plain text)have all teamed up to review Mobile Shell 3 together. It is being simultaneously posted on Gear Diary, and Just Another Mobile Monday.] It is hard to believe that it has been only a little over two years [...]

No more SLOG DUMPS!

If you own a Samsung Epix, you’ve probably seen this message. The results are not fun: dropped connections, freezes, all manner of exciting crashes. Plus wondering what on earth a slog dump is and why it has forced itself onto your poor innocent phone.

First drive: 2010 Chevy Camaro SS

The wait is over. The trilogy, complete. Chevy Camaro is back – and back in a big way. After a seven-year hiatus, the new Chevrolet Camaro has (finally) returned to dealer showrooms, and thanks to the good folks over at Freedom Chevrolet in Southwest Dallas, I was able to spend some quality time with the [...]

Review: Two Cases from TrendyDigital for Amazon Kindle2

I suspect it comes as no surprise that those of us on GD who have an Amazon Kindle2 are big fans. At last count there were five of us from the site who have, use and rave about them. We love the portability, the exceptional battery life, the Whispernet for immediately downloading books and other [...]

The ContourHD from VholdR: a Wearable HD Camcorder

The ContourHD from VholdR is billed as the World’s First wearable HD camcorder. Aimed at action/outdoor enthusiasts, this diminutive unit can record 720p high definition video at 30 fps or standard definition video at 60 fps. Yes, this unit can record your crazy action video on the 2 GB microSD card (included), or add your [...]

Amazon Acquires Stanza eBook Reader

It was just a few weeks ago Jessica was writing about the excellent Stanza ebook reader for the iPhone. Today the New York Times is reporting that Amazon has bought out Lexcycle, the makers of the application. According to the article: Seeking to strengthen its presence on the iPhone and iPod Touch, Amazon has acquired [...]

Review: Diino Online Backup and Storage

Over a year ago, whilst working feverishly on an overdue college paper, I spilled a large glass of water over my laptop. Cue panic attack as the MacBook Pro sizzled. I had a backup of that document on my Fujitsu tablet, but it was several days old, and so was the previous SuperDuper backup of [...]

Release your puzzle frustrations with Rubik’s cube salt and pepper grinders

This set of quirky salt and pepper dispensers is sure to cause some dinner conversation. I know in my house both my kids would keep grinding (and grinding) until they had a plate full of salt and pepper. The red topped cube holds pepper and the white top cube is salt. And because dinner is [...]

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