Larry Liaw

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Reviews March 14, 2007

The APIOTEK VP-0002 USB Skype Phone Review

As a VoIP phone, the APIOTEK VP-0002 could be the thinnest in the world with only 7.5mm thickness; it has been 100% developed for�use with�Skype. Unlike other regular Skype phone handsets, the APIOTEK VP-0002 has a shiny, elegant design�due to its stainless metal back casing. It reminds me of�the Apple iPod and Nokia 8810 GSM [...]

The Targus 15.4″ Trademark Backpack Review

[Ed. note: Larry originally wrote this�review for the Palm Is Life forum, but he has also translated it for Gear Diary. To see this�review in the original Chinese, click here.]� As my travel gear and gadgets are getting more and more heavy, I need a backpack to balance the load on my shoulders rather than [...]

The Spyker USB Light Review

[Ed. note: Larry originally wrote this review for the Palm Is Life forum, but he has also translated it for Gear Diary. To see this review in the original Chinese, click here.] If you are like me, used to bringing your laptop PC to your bed and typing all night long in a dark room, [...]

Treo 650 Housing Replacement Do-It-Yourself Instructions

[Ed. note: Larry originally wrote this article for the Palm Is Life forum, but he has also translated it for posting here. To see this article in the original Chinese, click here. Happy Hacking!] Around two weeks ago at “http://www.palmislife.com/“, we had a group purchase activity for buying complete set of Treo 650 Housing as [...]

Targus 3-in-1 Retractable Phone/Ethernet/USB Cable

[Ed. note: Larry originally wrote this pictorial and comments for the Palm is Life site, and he has also translated it for posting here. To see this pictorial with comments in the original Chinese, click here.] The Targus ACC82AP is a 3-in-1 retractable Phone(RJ-11)/Ethernet(RJ-45)/USB cable set. Let’s take a look before unboxing…

All About the Treo 680

[Ed. note: This unboxing with comments was written and translated by Michael Lin ("puttingdog") and posted on the Palm is Life Forum. The original Chinese version with larger pictures may be seen here. Gear Diary would like to thank Michael for making his pictures and commentary available to an English Speaking audience and Larry for [...]

The 2006 Taipei IT Show Report

[Ed. note: This article has been translated by Larry from the original Chinese, which was posted by Yada on the Palm is Life Forum. All pictures are thumbnails - click them to see larger versions.] 2006 Taipei IT Show – by Yada from “Palm Is Life“ The “2006 Taipei IT Show” has begun on December [...]

The Palm Treo 650 Speaker Fix

[Ed. note: Larry originally wrote this article for the Palm Is Life forum, but he has also translated it for posting here. To see this article in the original Chinese, click here. Happy Hacking!] When the Palm Treo 650 launched, it came with an earpiece issue; its speaker sound was too low for regular people [...]