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Museum of Computing Re-opening
Jul 2, 2009 11:29 - 0 Comments
Last night I had the privilege to attend the opening of the Museum of Computing based in Swindon. Or should I say re-opening as the museum has actually been closed for a year while looking for new premises. Swindon Council have provided a place right next to the theatre and walking distance from the town [...]
Netbook v3
Jun 29, 2009 18:20 - 0 Comments
So I am in the market for a new Netbook (some would ask when am I not in the market for a new gadget). This would be my third, therefore I think that you can safely say that I am a convert to the form factor.
There have already been two iterations of Netbooks. Version 1 [...]
UK Folding Plug
Jun 26, 2009 10:50 - 0 Comments
Those people that live in the UK or have ever travelled here will know that we can proudly boast one thing that is bigger than anything offered by the USA and that is our plug – it is huge! If you have travelled with any electrical equipment that requires the UK adaptor then you will [...]
Apple iPhone Economics
Jun 12, 2009 8:54 - 0 Comments
So the waiting is finally over the new iPhone has been announced and in a weeks time you could have one in your hands. Come the day of the announcement pretty much everything new about the device had leaked out and so there were little surprises: compass, tethering, video and MMS to name but a [...]
Slingbox for iPhone
Jun 8, 2009 20:59 - 0 Comments
I’ve had a Slingbox at home for a while now and it allows me to watch my home TV not matter where I am in the world. Having also got a Tivo it also allows me to catch-up on TV that I might have missed. To date this has all been from the client on [...]
Poundland to the Rescue!
May 26, 2009 18:20 - 0 Comments
The card reader on my desktop PC has given up the ghost. To be honest it is not something that I use that often but it is useful to have for those odd occasions – one of which was this last weekend. So I needed to find a reader in a hurry and the answer [...]
JoikuSpot
May 20, 2009 20:19 - 1 Comment
I have been watching the coverage of the launch of Novatel Wireless’ Mifi device (left) with some interest over the last few days. This pocket sized device is a mini hotspot allowing you to connect up to five wifi enabled devices to a single 3G connection. This is such a great idea as it allows [...]
Moleskine – My Favourite Low-tech Gadget
May 18, 2009 21:08 - 4 Comments
Anyone who knows me will tell you of my love of gadgets: cameras, laptops, mobiles you name it I’m into it. However, there is still one low-tech solution that I could not live without and that is my Moleskine note books.
I have been using notebooks of various sizes all my working life and despite recently [...]
Crunch Time for Internet Browsing
Apr 24, 2009 16:21 - 0 Comments
Browsing the web from my iPod Touch this morning I remembered the CrunchPad, Michael Arrington’s prototype connected device for web browsing. This is a flat, tablet like device, with only an on-screen keyboard and optimised for browsing the web.
Having checked my mail, gone through the rss feeds that had come in over night, checked [...]
Gadget Show Live
Apr 21, 2009 10:11 - 1 Comment
Gadget Show Live came to the NEC in Birmingham this last weekend and I went along with my youngest son for a look around. We are both fans of the show and of gadgets in general so we were looking forward to finding out what was on offer. What it turned out to be was, [...]
