Electronic Arts and Maxis today revealed that The Sims 4 is coming to the PC and Mac in 2014 … the specific date in 2014 is still unknown. EA held a special VIP briefing this morning where the world’s top Sims fans got to hear the new first from the creative team. This fan group [...]
Win a Seagate Backup Plus on Tax Day
Seagate recently pointed out to us that in 2012, over 81% of Americans filed their taxes via e-file. In addition, over 63 million Americans report that they do their banking online, and 73% of US adults pay their bills digitally; but the majority of us still store documents as hard copies in file folders [...]
Startech Flash Drive Duplicator and Eraser
As we move to a virtually paperless society, sharing digital files becomes an issue. While there are many avenues to exchange files in a large setting, many businesses do not prefer to email or share the files over servers for fear of being stolen or damaged. Giving the files on a flash drive insures control [...]
G-Technology’s New G-DOCK and G-DRIVE Offer Speed, Versatility and Flexibility
Like you, much of my life is digital. That includes documents, pictures, music and video. Those files are precious… and increasingly larger and larger. Seriously, one video for a Gear Diary post can be a gigabyte and a half before I even begin to process it. It adds up … quickly. In addition, protecting that [...]
Jabra Revo Wireless Headphones First Look
I’ve been looking forward to getting my hands on the Jabra Revo Wireless Headphones for some time. Jabra describes the Revo Wireless Headphones as combining “amazing sound clarity with peerless build and durability”. The videos on the Jabra website show just how tough the headphones are, and a live demonstration at CES 2013 reinforced the [...]
Plantronics Blackwire C720 Headset Review
I’m always impressed by Plantronics headphone offerings. Time and again they are able to combine excellent functionality with comfort; they even mix in a bit of style in the process. The Plantronics Voyager Legend is an amazing headset, and you can read our review here. We have a review of the UC (Unified Communications) version [...]
Blue Microphones Announces the Nessie Adaptive USB Microphone
While at CES, Blue Microphones announced the Nessie adaptive USB Mic. The Nessie “takes the fear out of great recording by instantly delivering studio-enhanced sound for desktop recording of vocals, instruments, voiceovers and more”. The Nessie is designed to “combat the most common pitfalls of recording”. To achieve that end the Nessie automatically adapts to [...]
Check Out the Harvey LED Task Lamp on Kickstarter
If you’ve gone to college, or are of a certain age, or do a lot of work on a drafting or drawing table, then you know the agony of trying to find a decent adjustable lamp. The springs, the cantilevers, the cranky clamps to hold it to the surface–it’s a pain in the neck. I [...]
Livescribe Sky Smartpen Review: One New Feature Makes a World of Difference
It has been a while since I have written about my Livescribe smartpen, but that doesn’t mean I rely on it any less.(Here’s one of the many posts on the subject.) In fact, my experience has actually the opposite. My Livescribe smartpen is so much a part of my workflow that I simply take it [...]
Epson Expression Premium XP-800 Small-in-One Printer Review
I haven’t been all too interested in printers for the last year and a half or so. The reason for this is quite simple — I have been making a concerted effort to be as “paperless” as possible. Thanks to my iPhone, iPad and the various apps that are now available for them, there is [...]
ViewSonic’s VSD220 21.5” Display Review
When I was at a Pepcom Holiday Event a few weeks ago, one particular item caught my eye – ViewSonic’s VSD220 21.5” display. You see, this isn’t any old display. No, this is a display and a huge Android tablet in one. That’s right, the VSD220 (sexy name right?) comes with Android Ice Cream Sandwich baked [...]
Just Mobile Announces AluBase and AluRack for MacBook
JustMobile always offers accessories that look great AND are highly functional. Today they sent word of two new products designed for use with MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs. The AluBase and AluRack take different approaches to accomplishing the same task and, each in their own way, they help turn your laptop into functional, and sleek, [...]
Tiki USB Noise Cancellation Desktop Microphone Review
I am incredibly lucky in one way, which is that I am able to work at home. Because my group is “distributed”, i.e. spread out all over the country (the world, actually; we have group members in Bangalore), almost everyone works at home rather than “in the office”. (Which is pretty appropriate given that we’re [...]
Give Your iMac or Thunderbolt Display a Lift with TwelveSouth’s HiRise
Twelve South has just introduced another great accessory for your iMac or Thunderbolt Display. The HiRise for iMac is “The first ever adjustable iMac Stand and Desk Storage System”. Here’s what the company has to say about it: HiRise radically transforms the look of your iMac or Apple Display by integrating the base into the HiRise [...]
ioSafe Turns to Indiegogo to Help Fund the “Disaster-Proof Private Cloud”
We’ve long been fans of ioSafe. We’ve spent time with them as they burnt, crushed and soaked hard drives. We’ve seen the drives abused with shocking results. We also taken shotgun shots as their drives. Now ioSafe has taken things even further. They’s turned to Indiegogo to help fund their newest endeavor, the ioSafe N2. [...]






















