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BlackBerry Storm
Oct 9, 2008 21:57 - 0 Comments
Visiting Vodafone’s UK HQ today I had the opportunity to try out the new BlackBerry Storm – the first with a touchscreen and touted iPhone killer. As ever it was a well put together device with a bright screen and felt good to hold in the hand.
The real surprise though came when using the […]
Network Hard Drives
Oct 2, 2008 9:58 - 0 Comments
A while ago I bought this hard drive enclosure from Maplin. What I wanted was some storage that I could access across the network rather than locally via a USB cable and this seemed to fit the bill at £35. I slotted in a spare 80gb hard drive and plugged it into the router. […]
Perfect travel speakers - the x-mini
Aug 13, 2008 10:53 - 0 Comments
I was introduced to these speakers by a friend who, like me, has a keen interest in all things gadgety. I have tried a number of portable speakers in my time but most are either too big or the sound is too weak. The x-mini gets round both of these problems in a neat […]
Asus EEE PC and Mobile Broadband
May 30, 2008 12:35 - 0 Comments
Got one of these? Then get one of these (but only one of these, a Huawei E220, as this is, apparently, the only one that works out of the box with the EEE).
Currently UK mobile operator 3 are doing an offer for existing subscribers where you can get a mobile broadband dongle for […]
BlackBerry Bold
May 12, 2008 16:42 - 0 Comments
I received one of these devices about a month ago as part of AppSwing’s membership of the BlackBerry Alliance program. This allowed us to check that our software was going to be compatible with the new device (it is) and to develop new services for it. Unfortunately as we are under a NDA I […]
Working in the Dark
May 11, 2008 22:00 - 0 Comments
Here’s a simple yet effective solution to working in the dark. I am currently sat outside with no lighting and without this USB powered LED light I wouldn’t be able to see the keyboard and would have to retreat inside. The light is a bit uneven but perfectly useable.
You can get one from here for […]