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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 - 3 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 [...]
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, [...]
Travellers Kit
Apr 15, 2009 20:06 - 0 Comments
Being away from home there is some kit that has proved to be essential while travelling, which you can see on the left here. What is also interesting is the software that I have come to rely on over the last couple of weeks while away. The most useful item by far has been my [...]
One Billion Errors
Apr 10, 2009 20:19 - 4 Comments
So Apple are running a competition at the moment to celebrate them (almost) reaching a billion downloads from the App Store. All you need do is download an application to be entered into a prize draw that would see you winning a $10,000 iTunes cards amongst other things. For those that don’t have a compatible [...]
Laice itsaKey USB
Mar 19, 2009 21:03 - 0 Comments
Here’s a neat idea and one that I am amazed that no-one has thought of before. It’s a USB flash drive in the shape of a key. For years flash drive manufacturers have been making USB devices that are made of cheap plastic that breaks off when you try and attach it to a key [...]
Apple iPhone 3.0
Mar 18, 2009 11:57 - 0 Comments
So yesterday Apple announced v3 of their iPhone OS in a ‘Jobs-free’ presentation. There was much excitement and speculation on the net before the announcement about what this revision would contain. The smart money was on cut & paste finally making an appearance and it did. This is one of those features that I [...]
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 [...]
