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Archive | July, 2010
Editorials July 31, 2010
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Gear Chat #14- The “We Got Kindles Coming” Edition

In Gear Chat 14 Larry and Dan talk about the new Kindle… and why we ordered them. We also talk about Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11 and, of course, iPhone and iPads. Intro Music- Lean On Me- Sounds From the Ground Solarstone’s Chill Out Remix…

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News July 31, 2010
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The WowWee Roboscooper Wants Wall-E’s Job

Show me a person who could watch the Pixar movie Wall-E without getting a little bit misty, and I’ll show you a person with a heart of stone. The premise was that Earth, long inhabited by wasteful humans was eventually rendered unusable, and there was a mass exodus to a fleet of spaceships provided for [...]

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News July 31, 2010
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UpStand iPad Stand Looks OutStanding

The iPad is a runaway hit. We all know that. We use it at our desks. We use it in the kitchen. We use it in the living room. We use it everywhere. And it’s lack of a built-in stand is, at times, a pain. Let’s face it, you don’t want, or can’t, always hold [...]

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News July 30, 2010
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iPhone 4 Accessory Video Review: SGP Skin Guard

Many of us like to keep our iPhones as sleek as possible.  I personally prefer to use my iPhone 4 naked.  But I also know that it’s just not practical to do so.  I want to keep my iPhone looking as new as possible not only because I enjoy looking at “minty-fresh” gadgets but I [...]

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News July 30, 2010
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Rumor Has It, Possible Nexus Two Rising From the Ashes Next Month

Original Image courtesy of Google The Nexus One was the first of many dubbed Android Superphones. Even though relatively low sales eventually may have been the demise of the device, it now holds a place in the hearts of Android fanboys and developers alike. The Nexus One has seen its last (virtual) store shelf, and [...]

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News July 29, 2010
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iPad Accessory Review- The Padster Original for iPad

My iPad is with me pretty much all the time these days. It’s rare for me to carry my MacBook Pro out and about anymore since I can accomplish pretty much everything that I need to on a device that weighs a pound and a half and runs for up to 10 hours or so [...]

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Gaming, Reviews July 29, 2010
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PC/XBOX360 Game Review: Dragon Age: Origins Leliana’s Song DLC

Last month I reviewed the Darkspawn Chronicles DLC, saying that even at “$5 in Microsoft Points … it has questionable value.” I found it “a single-minded module that lasts about an hour, adds a single new item to the main game, and offers little replayability” … and was really just an average add-on in general. [...]

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News July 29, 2010
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South-Pak Gives Gear Diary the Full Tour for Protective Case Needs

The video above shows Norry Leibman of South-Pak demonstrating a case panel ‘torture’ test.   South-Pak is  a company that carries  custom cases for just about every possible item you could imagine.   Have a trade show coming up and need a reliable way to ship your LCD screens?   Have to travel with delicate (and expensive) [...]

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Reviews July 29, 2010
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Mac Utility “Jumpcut” Remembers All Your Clipboard Items

I rely on my iMac’s “clipboard” a ton.  Between Twitter, the Internet, e-mail etc. it seems I’m constantly copying and pasting links and other information between one client to another.  Often times I copy more than one item too and that means I have to go back and forth between the applications to retrieve and [...]

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Quickies, Reviews July 29, 2010
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Poynt Comes To Android!

It’s no secret that I am a huge fan of Poynt, the free location based do-all search application that’s been available for BlackBerry and recently for Apple iOS devices.    It’s one of those go-to applications I always add whenever I upgrade or switch devices.  Until now, I was going through withdrawal without Poynt on my [...]

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News July 29, 2010
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Cisco’s Valet Makes Wireless Network Setup Easy, New Survey Shows Just How Important That Is

A survey just out shows that 73 percent of adults plan to use a computer or Wi-Fi-connected device while traveling this summer. No surprise there. It goes on to note that nearly half of those vacationers plan to access the Internet through their host’s home network! This according to a consumer survey conducted by Opinion [...]

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News July 28, 2010
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Nuance Announces Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11… and It Is Amazing!

Voice-recognition on the Mac has gotten far better since MacSpeech Dictate began using Dragon NaturallySpeaking as the engine for the transcription process. Still, MacSpeech lags behind Dragon with regard to both features and transcription accuracy. And that was the case for Dragon 10. Now Nuance has announced the release of Dragon 11. Dragon 11 is [...]

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eBooks, News July 28, 2010
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Amazon Announces Two New Kindles!

In a (not at all) shocking turn of events, Amazon has released two new Kindles! When the Kindle 2 went out of stock earlier in the week, everyone raised an eyebrow. In fact, I was fully intending to lay out some predictions on what we might see in a new Kindle! Guess Amazon beat me [...]

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News July 28, 2010
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iPhone 4 Case Review: OtterBox Defender, The Best Protection Money Can Buy

There won’t be any leaving you in suspense during this review. I’m just going to come right out and say. I love the OtterBox Defender for the iPhone 4. I’ve been a diehard Defender user for sometime now. Almost all the firefighters in my company use Defenders on their devices, mostly Blackberries or iPhones) and [...]

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Reviews July 28, 2010
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X Games 16 Mobile App for iPhone/Touch Review

It is no secret that I am a sports nut.  It is how I make a living and sports have been a daily part of my life for many years.  Most of these sports are the usual, football, basketball, baseball/softball.  I played these sports, I coach these sports and I am a fan of these [...]

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