2015

Cozmo 2.0 Laptop Bag Looks Like a Great Way to Carry Your Business!

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Cozmo 2.0 Laptop Bag Looks Like a Great Way to Carry Your Business!

On any given day you will likely see me carrying my Waterfield Cozmo Laptop Briefcase Bag. It is a gorgeous bag and one that works well for carrying my gear on a long work day. I feel great carrying it and it does exactly what I need. I was thrilled to see Waterfield announce a new Cozmo 2.0 Laptop Bag! Waterfield describes the new bag this way: “Cozmopolitan! Go first class, even if you’re just going down the block. Smart design and smart style include a padded laptop compartment, off-set D-rings for ergonomic balance and a “weightless” suspension shoulder strap….

V-MODA Crossfade Wireless Cuts Cords Not Sound Quality

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V-MODA Crossfade Wireless Cuts Cords Not Sound Quality

I love my V-MODA headphones and have yet to review a pair that didn’t get a rave review. Now the company has unleashed the V-MODA Crossfade Wireless Headphones. These let you cut the cord without losing any of the awesome sound the company has and continues to offer. Best of all, they work as wired headphones too! The company notes that these are their most advanced model to date and boast virtually identical sound quality in both analog and wireless playback. That’s no small accomplishment. Here’s what they have to say: “V-MODA, the award-winning maker of the world’s finest high-fidelity audio…

Gear Diary Book Club: Ender's Game Book Discussion!

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Gear Diary Book Club: Ender’s Game Book Discussion!

Did you enjoy reading Ender’s Game for this month’s book club choice? Now’s your chance to sound off on what you thought! Read some of our thoughts and then dive in with yours in the comments! Just remember, the discussion and comments will contain spoilers if you haven’t finished the series.

Link Your Amazon, iTunes or Vudu Account to Disney Movies Anywhere and Get Monsters, Inc for FREE!

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Link Your Amazon, iTunes or Vudu Account to Disney Movies Anywhere and Get Monsters, Inc for FREE!

Disney is revamping their digital movies site, Disney Movies Anywhere. They really want you to buy their videos and sign up with their service, and they’re offering a great incentive. Sign up for Disney’s new site, and link your favorite account (iTunes, Amazon, etc) and Disney will give you a free digital copy of Monsters, Inc! Disney will have a dedicated app available as well on Amazon Fire and XBox, but you can also access any videos you buy from Disney through your linked service. It takes all of 10 seconds to link your Disney account to your Amazon one, and…

The 2016 Lexus RX 350 F SPORT First Drive

Vehicles & Gear

The 2016 Lexus RX 350 F SPORT First Drive

I was recently among a small group of auto writers who gathered in Portland to check out the all new fourth generation 2016 Lexus RX 350. You know it as the Lexus luxury utility vehicle, I came to know it as a fun and sporty vehicle that was heavy on good looks, creature comforts, and technological features.

OxyLED MD50 Flashlight Review

Outdoors, Reviews

OxyLED MD50 Flashlight Review

For many years, we would go to the local department store each summer and buy a simple flashlight, extra C or D batteries, and a spare bulb to last us through summer camping trips, never really thrilled with what we got. Now we have awesome flashlights like the OxyLED MD50 flashlight that more than meet our needs-read on for more!

Denon's HEOS 1 and Go Pack Make for a Fine Wireless Speaker

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Denon’s HEOS 1 and Go Pack Make for a Fine Wireless Speaker

The Denon HEOS 1 Wireless Speaker is an attractive network and Wi-Fi connected speaker that delivers good sound anywhere in your house for $199.99. With the HEOS app, you can stream music to the speaker using a few different music services. The HEOS 1 Go Pack adds Bluetooth connectivity, splash proofing, and a 6-hour battery for $99.

The SKEYE Mini Drone by TRNDlabs is 4 Times the Excitement!

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The SKEYE Mini Drone by TRNDlabs is 4 Times the Excitement!

TRNDlabs has a winner on it’s hands with its new SKEYE Mini Drone. This quad-motored drone is simple to use and can be flown by a beginner in less than 5 minutes. It’s got an onboard 2MP 720p camera and comes with a microSD card for capturing your flight. It sells for $99 and you’ll be flying in no time!

The Scosche goBAT 6000 Has Power to Move You

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The Scosche goBAT 6000 Has Power to Move You

If you are on the move and rely heavily on your phone or tablet the way we at Gear Diary do, you know how important having an external battery is. The Scosche goBAT 6000 Portable Wall Charger & Back-Up Battery is a great option for power on the go and at home. It’s well worth the $54.99 it costs. Here’s what the company has to say about the goBAT 6000: “For anyone in need of extra power, the goBAT 6000 provides an innovative solution to the dreaded low battery warning. The goBAT 6000 is a powerful portable cellphone charger and…

2016 Audi A7: The Perfect Four-Door Coupe?

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2016 Audi A7: The Perfect Four-Door Coupe?

A new style sedan arrived on the automotive scene a few years back in the form of a coupe/sedan and the A7 is Audi’s entry into that category. From the B-pillar forward the vehicle appears to be a traditional sedan but from that point aft there is a long slope to the trunklid giving this styling its signature look.

Runtastic Announces the Moment Fitness Watch!

Health and Fitness, News

Runtastic Announces the Moment Fitness Watch!

I was a big fan of the Runtastic Orbit – a simple fitness wearable that met my ‘just work’ criteria for these devices: it fit well, tracked well, and instantly connected to my phone via Bluetooth and never failed to sync. Now they are announcing the Moment, which takes their solid fitness tracking and wraps it up with an attractive series of watch designs. Designed to meet the needs of all types of users, the Runtastic Moment is available in four unique styles that offer different size watch faces, types of bands and colors. Simply sync it with the Runtastic…

Synology's 3 Tips to Cut SAN Costs with the RC18015xs+ Scaling over 1PB

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Synology’s 3 Tips to Cut SAN Costs with the RC18015xs+ Scaling over 1PB

Synology has issued a press release offering small and medium-sized enterprises three tips on how to cut their Storage Area Network (SAN) costs by using Synology’s RC18015xs+, a high availability cluster solution that scales to 1 petabyte of storage and handles to 2,000 users. The complete system, including two redundant controllers and a storage device with 96TB starts under $12,000.