Category: gadgets

18 March 2010

Choosing a Smartphone Presentation

As this post goes live on the web, I am giving a presentation on How to Choose a Smartphone at the West Sound Technology Association meeting. I’ve actually been working on this presentation since November. Nice to finally …

16 March 2010

Able Planet TRUE FIDELITY® Active Noise Canceling Headphones

Filed under: gadgets, headphones - 16 Mar 2010

The folks from Able Planet sent me a pair of their new entry-level Active Noise Canceling Headphones to review. Considering my bad experience with noise canceling headphones in the past, I was probably an ideal test subject for …

13 March 2010

Check Point Abra: Your Office In Your Pocket

Filed under: check point, crypto, gadgets, security - 13 Mar 2010

One of the products I was most excited about finding out shortly after I joined Check Point was Abra. I’d be more excited if we were shipping the product–that is expected to happen at the end of March–but at

10 March 2010

Das Keyboard Model S: Adds Media Keys, Still Clicky

Filed under: gadgets, keyboard - 10 Mar 2010

I previously reviewed the original Das Keyboard, which I found to be quite phenomenal in every respect except the price. Last month, I got their newer Model S keyboard to try. It comes in three models: the Professional, Ultimate, and …

28 February 2010

The RTX Dualphone 3088

Filed under: gadgets, mobile network operators, telephones, voip - 28 Feb 2010

One of the things In Store Solutions sent it to me for review right around Christmas 2009 was the RTX Dualphone 3088. I’ve actually been (trying to) use …

20 February 2010

My Review of The Swig Backpack from Timbuk2

Filed under: gadgets, travel - 20 Feb 2010

Originally submitted at Timbuk2

A pack that fits girls (!) and guys AND protects your laptop.

Solid Pack for Business …

30 January 2010

The Freetalk Wireless Headset

Filed under: gadgets, headphones, voip - 30 Jan 2010

The folks at In Store Solutions sent me this headset to review a while ago–the Freetalk Wireless Headset. I had tried a couple of times to write …

28 January 2010

Will the iPad Change Anything?

Filed under: apple, gadgets, iphone, itunes - 28 Jan 2010

Just before I was giving my presentation at Sales Kick Off yesterday, Apple began unveiling their new iPad. A few people in the audience were looking at the emerging details on their iPhones. I took a quick scan of my …

Keeping the iPhone Charged

Filed under: chargers, gadgets, gripes, iphone, mobile phones, travel - 28 Jan 2010

While I was in San Diego for the past few days, perhaps the biggest challenge–aside from never having more than 10 minutes to myself at a stretch–was keeping my iPhone’s battery charged. The Sales Kick Off meeting we had for …

4 December 2009

The WikiReader

Filed under: gadgets, portable - 04 Dec 2009

The Wikireader
When I first came across the WikiReader from OpenMoko, my thought was: why would I want a device that …

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