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CES 2012: Robert’s gear bag

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CES time is upon us, in fact, this post is going live as we are making our way from the hotel over to CES Unveiled to begin our coverage. But in the meantime, lets take a few minutes and break open the gear bag and show off the goodies that will be used. All said more »

CES 2012: Shawn’s gear bag

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With CES coming up, I’d love to say that I put a lot of thought into what I put in my bag for the show, but it’s actually a pretty easy decision for me. I try to travel with a minimal amount of stuff to make sure I can take care of everything without straining more »

JG’s Top Five Gadgets/Apps

One of the things I love best about writing in the tech space is getting access to all kinds of gadgets. The downside of this is there are only so many I can afford. So, I’ve got to choose. Here are my top 5 gadgets I’ll be using this 4th of July. Chances are very more »

Hot new Tablet gear by Samsung

If you’re planning on picking up the Samsung Tab 10.1, the company is offering some swanky accessories you might just be tempted to grab at check out. From docks to cases to cables, there’s something for everyone in here to make your new tablet even better. Let’s take a quick look. Docking There’s the Samsung more »

CES 2010: My gear bag

As CES was approaching, I put quite a bit of thought into the gear that I would bring and use while covering the show. It had to be the right mix of being good for blogging, but also light enough to not hurt my shoulder from carrying my gear bag all day and night. With more »

Veterans Day salute: surprising gadgets from wars

Today in the USA, we honor our soldiers. While today’s soldiers are usually outfitted in the latest gadget gear we all know about, Gadgetell takes a look back at previous generations of gadgets. Our findings might surprise you.

Motorola intros the WWII RAZR

Meet the Moto SCR-536. Imagine the soldiers dancing in a foxhole when the CO calls with the “Hello Moto” ringtone blares. OK, maybe not. But this is the real deal, the Handie-Talkie was the world’s first two-way AM radio. It weighted just under 7 lbs and had an 8-hour talk time. I’ll avoid any comparisons to Moto’s current line up, feel free to make your own and chuckle. Moto’s device was way ahead of the competition and up to 26lbs lighter. Way out in front.

See what other odd gadgets we’ve found.

Google brings Docs offline with Google Gears

Google has announced the availability of Google Docs even when a user is offline. Using Google Gears, Google Docs will create a document cloud of the user’s online Google Docs accounts. This doc cloud can then be accessed by the user on the desktop and subsequently the user can edit the document and save it on the desktop again. The fun then starts the next time the user connects to the Internet, Google Docs (via Google Gears) will then sync up the documents edited offline with the documents online.

Gamertell Review: Sandio 3D Game O2 gaming mouse

Product: Sandio 3D Game O2 mouse (aka 3D Motion Controller with Laser Gaming Mouse) Price: $79.99 Rating: 5.5/10 Pros: A good core laser mouse, comfortable wrist attachment, programmable mini joysticks and cool lookin’ lights. Cons: Not as plug-and-play as promised with certain programs. Programming interface is not very intuitive. Some ergonomic issues as well. Overall: more »