When I had my late. very much lamented Tapwave Zodiac, we were still deep in the stylus era of PDAs. One of the problems with stylii, of course, is keeping it. Some PDAs (and early smart phones) had slots built into them to contain your (generally cheap plastic) stylus, but the Zodiac had a pretty [...]
Nillkin Hard Case for Google Nexus 4 Review
Bulky cases on already large phones is a problem for me, and the Nillkin Hard Case line looks to be a good option. Having recently switched from my iPhone 5 to a Nexus 4, the main thing I have been getting used to is the extra size. Having 4.7 inches of screen to play with [...]
IK Multimedia Now Shipping iLine Music Cable Kit
Back at CES in January IK Multimedia announced the iLine series of mobile music cables, which would be available individually or as a kit, for iOS and Android devices. The original expected deliver was in the first quarter, which just ended. Today we are announcing that IK Multimedia now shipping iLine music cable kit! The [...]
Gomadic SunVolt Portable Solar Power Station Review
Last year my congregation became the first Reform synagogue in the country to attain certification in environmental leadership from GreenFaith, a nationally recognized interfaith environmental coalition. This winter our Pre-School completed a nationally certified outdoor classroom. The goal is to help kids, and parents, better balance “screen time” and “green time”. It should be no [...]
Jabra Motion Bluetooth Headset Review
The Jabra Motion Bluetooth Headset is the latest and greatest Bluetooth headset from one of the true pioneers in wireless accessories. Using it for this review made me remember my very first Bluetooth headset; it also came from Jabra and, like the Jabra Motion Bluetooth Headset, it also wrapped around my ear with the microphone [...]
PhoneSuit Lightplay Media Projector with Android Review, Part 1
This is part one of a two-part review of the PhoneSuit Lightplay Media Projector.In this post we’ll look at the actual hardware included in the PhoneSuit Lightplay Media Projector box. In the second post we’ll delve more deeply into the actual functionality of the PhoneSuit Lightplay Media Projector . About here and a half ago, [...]
iKazoo is on IndieGoGo
Back in December I wrote about an intriguing new controller called the iKazoo, which I described as an ‘everything controller’, since it has dual breath controllers, multiple touch sensors, accelerometers, and so on. With the iKazoo you can make music, control music, play games, and pretty much do anything else you want. At the time [...]
John-E-Reader Makes Your Bathroom Safe for Kindles
Sarah and I are getting settled into our new home and are quite pleased. It’s really great…there’s just one minor issue. See, the first floor has a bathroom (which is great) but the sink doesn’t have much of a lip to rest items like reading material. So the John-E-Reader at Kickstarter caught my eye! The [...]
Ventev Chargesync Cables and USB Chargers Review
I found out about Ventev shortly before CES. The original plan was that their PR company would send some cables and chargers direct to our hotel, but that box got lost somewhere along the way. After returning home, a new shipment was arranged, and what was inside the box was quite impressive — not only because [...]
HiddenRadio LE Metallic Red Speaker Stands Out
It is small, it hides in plain view and it packs a punch. And now the HiddenRadio comes as a limited edition Metallic Red speaker. How limited is it? The company is producing just 500 of these units. Let’s talk about the HiddenRadio itself, and then return to this limited edition. The HiddenRadio is a [...]
Just Mobile Gum Max Duo Video Review
External batteries are a necessity when using a smartphone, and it stands to reason that the bigger the battery the more time you can spend away from a plug. When we went to CES 2013 in January, Judie, Carly and I brought multiple external batteries. For the first CES ever, we didn’t run out of [...]
Jabra Revo Wireless Headphones Review
I offered a first look at the Jabra Revo Wireless Headphones last week. We now have a firm price and shipping date- they will be available starting March 25th and will cost $249- so I wanted to offer up a more complete look at these rather pricey headphones. I covered a good bit of the [...]
Monster Inspiration Headphone Giveaway Redux
It is hard to believe but we are we running our Monster Inspiration Headphone giveaway again. Yes, that’s right, we ran the contest and announced the winners in our Gear Diary Newsletter. As initially stated, the winners were given a week to contact us and claim their prize. Neither winner did. So here we are [...]
Braven 570 Charges Your Smartphone and Ears On the Go
We met with Braven at CES 2013 (check out the post) and had a chance to see their new speakers. We watched as the Braven BRV-1 went for a swim and checked out the budget-priced Braven 570. Now we’ve got out hands on the Braven 570 for a hands-on review. Before we jump in though [...]
Spigen SGP Home Buttons for Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Add Bling to Your Phablet
Some smartphone accessories have a clear purpose and reason for existing. The purpose of other accessories is… less obvious. Case in point- the Spigen SGP Home Buttons for Samsung Galaxy Note 2. The Note 2 has a Home button and it works just fine on its own. Why then would one spend $10 to buy [...]






















