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Reviews September 26, 2008

Palm Treo Pro Review

The Treo Pro really needs to be a success for Palm. The company that was once a team of innovators has obviously been talking to the green movement, since for ages they seem to have just been recycling. The Treo 750 was good, but flawed when put up against the competition. For a kick off [...]

Review: Nextar I4-BC GPS

I am a GPS nut, and I have been since I won my first one, a Garmin GPS-12 at the Dayton Hamvention as a door prize. That Garmin had no maps in it, but fortunately it’s almost unheard of to not have included maps on a GPS unit these days. So what makes the Nextar [...]

Entry Level GPS From Navigon

Today, Navigon introduced their first GPS for the rest of us, with the entry level 2000S. This easy to use GPS navigator offers many of the features for which Navigon has become known, including: Reality View Pro™, Lane Assistant Pro™, and advanced text-to-speech. Additionally, weighing in at 3.5 inches, the 200S is among the thinnest [...]

Palm Treo Pro First Impressions

Today I received a device that could really be a make-or-break product for a company that has been stagnate for quite some time. The Palm Treo Pro really needs to be successful for Palm, as their current line-up leaves a lot to be desired. First off I’ll start with the packaging. Like the box the [...]

Suzuki SX4 adds Navigation

Of all the vehicles I drive in a year, one of the biggest surprises still has to be the Suzuki SX4. For those shoppers who do their homework, Suzuki will be giving many pause as they sift through the new vehicles offered today. SX4 commands attention not only for its warranty and fuel economy, but [...]

One Man’s Trash is Another Man’s Treasure: A Open Source Guy’s View on The Dash Express

I have had a few different GPS units over the years. My first was a Garmin GPS 12 which didn’t have any road maps or anything else; it was much more appropriate to use in the forest, but I used it everywhere and even hooked it to a laptop so I could get maps. It [...]

Nokia E71 Review – My Phone Has Arrived!!

[Note: Pictures pending, I need to retake them] A few months ago I bought an unlocked Samsung BlackJack II on eBay, and shortly after receiving it I was ready to dump it. In a word, it was crap. It was awfully slow, had a painfully laggy keyboard, didn’t have very good battery life and it [...]

Nextar T30 portable media player is slim and slick

Right out of the box I could not believe how compact and lightweight the new T30 portable media player from Nextar is.

HTC Diamond Review Part 3 – The Verdict Is In

The Diamond has been with me now for about two weeks and I have reached a verdict: Fail. I had very high hopes for the Diamond; I wanted it to wipe the smile off Apple’s face, and be a proper competitor to the unstoppable iPhone. But alas it isn’t. It has too many flaws to [...]

Review: Navigon 2100 Max For Those Times When You Know Where You Are Going, But Just Need Some Help Getting There.

Can you folks believe that it is July already? Here we are deep in the heart of summer vacation season. You probably have places to go (or come home from) and Navigon aims to get you there and back again. Their latest GPS, the 2100 Max is the perfect portable navigation system for the intrepid [...]

HTC Touch Diamond: Update

Just thought I’d post an update on my experience with the Diamond after using it as my main phone for the last few days. My first impressions report wasn’t particularly positive, and while some things have been slightly better with some tweaks, it still just doesn’t perform as you’d expect it would. First off I’d [...]

HTC Touch Diamond First Impressions

I’ve been looking forward to the arrival of the Touch Diamond for quite some time. Windows Mobile used to be my mobile platform of choice, but since using the Nokia N95 and N95 8GB, I have been swayed over to the Series 60 OS. The N95 8GB has been my main phone for about 6mths [...]

Dash Express GPS Review: Three Words- Bulky, Buggy, Beta

The Dash Express Two-Way Internet-Connected Portable GPS Navigator exploded overnight onto many online blogs – prompting blogger Jason Calacanis to proclaim it “Best Product of 2008“. In case you missed the hoopla around this release, the Dash Express is your typical automative GPS guidance system with two innovative features. First, it includes a WIFI and [...]

E-TEN X800 Windows Mobile Device Review

One of the things that I like the best about this job is the chance to look at and use some of the latest, greatest gadgets on the market today. I like writing for Gear Diary the best because of the diverse amount of products we get to look at. Recently, as many of you [...]

Navigon Announces New GPS Unit

Well, CeBit 2008 is underway, and that can only mean one thing: No, Gizmodo is NOT running around turning off televisions (we presume). No, it means a lot of your favorite device manufacturers are making significant announcements, and Navigon is not to be left out. We have reviewed some of Navigon’s older units (sorry folks, [...]