Hello, world!

I have not updated this site for awhile, but I have some interesting ideas in the works, based on my rediscovered love of video games. Stay tuned!

Official Soft Opening

Greetings! Gadgetive is officially in its soft opening. Look around and let me know what you think. Suggestions always welcome!

Boo Vector Artwork

My favorite Nintendo character, Boo, received very little fan love. Disappointed with the lack of images out there, I set out to make my own vector version which I would ultimately put on a T-Shirt. Using a small 100 x 100 icon of "boo", I used the "Live Trace" feature within Adobe Illustrator CS2 to create him. I then used the "Live Paint" feature to color him. Isn’t he darling?

In the middle you can see the T-Shirt design I created. In the top-right hand corner you can see a CMYK (i.e. printable) version  of the graphic.

Boxwave Flexiskin for Dell Axim x50v

Developer: Boxwave (http://www.boxwave.com)

Boxwave Flexiskin for Dell Axim x50v
Price: US$29.95 (Web Special)
Rating (4 out of 5):
       

When it comes to cases for you Axim, plenty of companies have you covered (pun intended!). There’s plenty of leather cases, hard cases, and fabric cases to choose from. However, leather cases can be rather expensive; fabric cases are nice but don’t necessarily protect you from much. So, Boxwave offers the Flexiskin case (made of silicone) in attempt to give you decent protection, little additional weight, and smooth finish. Boxwave bills this case as being both “usable and protective” - but how does it fare under real world circumstances? We’ll find out.

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Gadgetive Logo Images

When building my site, I knew I wanted a PDA and stylus as my central logo. However, a very simple logo was difficult to find - so instead, I made my own. It started with the image in the upper-left hand corner. I made this image in Adobe Illustrator CS2 using basic shapes and the "Live Paint" option.

Then, as shown in the upper-left hand corner I manipulated the image in Adobe Photoshop CS2 to give it more a 3d-beveled effect. Finally, I also made a "thick width" version as show in the bottom for the site’s favicon.ico. This allowed the pda to be seen more distinctly at a smaller size.

iBean

This was a contest entry I made for the Ilounge.com Design the Ultimate iPod Accessory contest. It was made over the course of a day, using a combination of Photoshop CS2 and Corel Paint Shop Pro 10. There was also an alternative version that read "Wake up and smell the music." I tried my hardest to match the "Apple" ad style, in both imagery and text.

Although it did not end up winning, it was featured in the Holiday Buyer’s Guide on page 93 as an Honorable Mention for the "Funny" category.

Gadgetive.com in the works

Hello everyone! I’ve just purchased the "gadgetive.com" domain and I hope to get it up and running soon. Look, I’ve also published a blog, complete with RSS feed. It doesn’t get much easier than this. Dreamhost is awesome!

Boxwave miniBuds

Developer: Boxwave (http://www.boxwave.com)

Boxwave miniBuds
Price: US$22.95 (Web Special)
Rating (4 out of 5):

Introduction

Headphones are a great way to enjoy your music, and over the years we’ve seen these things go from ear-muff sized layers to dime-sized earbuds. Headphones are wonderful, except for all those silly wires! If only there was some sort of product that allowed you to enjoy earbud headphones and allowed you to retract the cord to form a nice small unit. Ah - but there is. Boxwave offers on their website a product they call "miniBuds" which provide optimal sound and organization, but how do they really fare? Read on to find out!


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Joker’s Quest

Developer/Vendor: pdamill
Price: US $14.95
Rating (out of 5):

Think you’re having a bad day? You should meet Joker - the clown fish with managed to swim his way into an ocean of trouble! All he’s trying to do is collect all the pearls, but misfortune just seems to find him everywhere he goes. Inspired by Boulderdash (and Finding Nemo), your job is to help Joker navigate his way through the sea avoiding the nasty pitfalls and creatures along the way. And he’ll do it all with a smile on his face - What a fish!
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Spb Pocket Plus 3.0

Spb Software House has just been on a mad software rampage as of late. First SPB Diary, then SPB Finance, and now they have released update to the highly-loved Spb Pocket Plus. This is one killer today plugin that I have found myself unable to live without. Continue reading Spb Pocket Plus 3.0…