I had a bad purchase experience recently that came to a conclusion this week. I purchased a Mophie Juice Pack Plus from a vendor on Amazon. I noticed that the build quality wasn’t quite as nicely done as other Mophie units I had, but I figured it was just a manufacturing variation or maybe it was [...]
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Babbel and LiveMocha, the Next Generation of Online Language Learning
Long time readers of this site may remember that in the past, I have reviewed many different sites, apps and solutions to assist with learning a foreign language. Now I’m looking at some newer language learning sites, namely Babbel and LiveMocha, that offer some interesting and unique things. In addition to the sites, Babbel offers companion [...]
The Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for iPad 2 and the New iPad Review
I had a first generation iPad. It was an amazingly useful and functional device for me I loved the unit, but it wasn’t the thinnest. I rarely tried to carry my iPad with a keyboard, because once I put the iPad and a keyboard into my backpack I might was well have been carrying a [...]
Gevey Ultra S Carrier Unlock – Multiple Versions and Multiple Confusion
About a month ago the iPhone 4s unlocks started to appear. This is an excellent thing if you want to use your locked iPhone 4s (especially AT&T users!) outside of your normal carrier. Since AT&T fees overseas are astronomical and don’t even work in all countries (even when the GSM radios support connection) this is one [...]
The Hunger Games, Hit or Hype?
image courtesy THG – The Hunger Games Blog at http://thg-thehungergames.blogspot.com/ It seems that everywhere you turn people are talking about the release of the feature film The Hunger Games this week. Here at Gear Diary, we are the same way and we have been burning up the wires talking about it too! Some have read [...]
Seeing Past the Roadblock of Technology
I’m a tech guy. I’m in a tech-related job and I love tech and gadgets and all the good things they bring to life. But sometimes, just sometimes, technology gets in the way. Sometimes we find ourselves unable to see past it and unable to function without it. And sometimes that causes us to fail [...]
Navigon Updates Navigation App for Android
I’m a fan of navigation apps for mobile devices. I’ve been talking about navigation applications for a lot of years now and Navigon has been one of the more interesting players for a long time. They have history going back to the Windows Mobile days, consistently offering one of the nicest looking apps in the [...]
Garmin’s CES News for Android Users, Golfers, Drivers and … You?
Garmin, who seem to be going like gangbusters lately (including the addition of Navigon to their lineup last year) have released a preview of what they are showing at CES this week. In their press release they are announcing some new and update products including: – Garmin Smartphone Link is the first Android app that [...]
Rant: Trapped in Hell (Okay, Microsoft Support – Same Difference!)
image by signap I haven’t posted in a while. Life has a way of getting in the way of the things you’d like to do sometimes. I missed writing here – a lot – but the world is a crazy place (a new job, a new city, a new apartment). Things are finally getting [...]
iPhone Accessory Review: Magellan ToughCase for iPhone 3G/3GS and iPod Touch
I’ll admit it. I’m tough on my electronic devices – especially my phones. After a couple of years with me the cases are usually scuffed and marked. Amazingly, I’ve been lucky and not had major problems with screen scratches (even though I do NOT use screen protectors). I think my phones survive, however, because I [...]
Shanghai Mahjong for iPad
Mahjong is one of those games that has always fascinated me – both the solitaire version that most PC gamers are familiar with and the competitive version of mahjong (sometimes called the “real” mahjong). Shanghai Majong is one of the former – the solitaire version of the game. For those who have never been exposed to the game, the [...]
Learning a Language on a Budget: Episode Seven – Enter the iPad
photo credit: woodleywonderworks I recently obtained an iPad and moved a healthy portion of my daily personal computing work to it. I love its convenience and portability. I also like that most of my iPhone apps work on it as well, including my language apps! But when I started moving and working with my iPhone [...]
Quick Look: SPB TV for iPhone
SPB has had their SPB TV product out for WIndows Mobile devices for a long time, and it’s always been considered an excellent app. Recently they released it for the iPhone – something many people were eagerly anticipating. Let’s take a quick look at this latest release for the iPhone!
Another Day, Another iPad
photo credit: powerbooktrance Okay, okay. I’m weak – I admit it! I lasted nearly a week before I finally caved in, went down to Best Buy, and picked up an iPad which I now have been playing with for about 12 hours. So of course, I now have a few observations and because [...]
Navigon Pushes out MobileNavigator for iPhone version 1.50
Last night, Navigon released another significant update to their MobileNavigator product for iPhone – version 1.5. In this latest update, we get some interesting features including social networking connections to Facebook and Twitter, we get the presentation of multiple routing choices (Navigon calls this MyRoutes), as well as the addition of a 3D terrain display [...]
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