LEGO was my favourite toy as a child. And, well, if I had no family, no job and I still had all my toys, it would be my favourite toy now. Which brings me to the new Lord of the Rings LEGO sets. Combining Star Wars with LEGO was a master-stroke, but this takes it a step further for me. The … [Read more...]
RHA CA-200 Can headphones review
When you look at the price of the RHA CA-200 headphones, you’re likely to think they’re not going to be very good. They’re cans, and just too cheap at £40. But swizzle my swizzler, if I’m not mistaken these headphones are excellent. Okay, to be sure, they have a build quality that you’d expect … [Read more...]
The best children’s story iPad apps
With 2012 about to sit squarely on top of 2011 and flatten it to memory, we can be comfortable in the knowledge that children's book apps are now coming into their own. The industry that started out with a nice (if limited) Alice in Wonderland, has evolved into a beautiful medium, rich with … [Read more...]
Dork review: Machinarium (or Dizzy meets Riven)
If you take a bit of Dizzy, a spot of Riven and add a cast of cute, rusty robots, you get Machinarium. It's a beautiful little platform puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux, which has you take control of a stretchable robot as he wanders through the robot world. It looks lovely, with seemingly … [Read more...]