Ever hanker for the days when mobile phone batteries lasted all week and calls were never randomly dropped because your phone suddenly suffered a nervous collapse? Miss the days when your watch slightly patronised you by telling you the time in numbers and beeped every hour that went by? Well, … [Read more...]
Naim UnitiQute high end music centre: Review
When it comes to high-end music centres, I'm usually somewhat overwhelmed by the sheer size and weight of the units. But regardless of their bulkiness, the sound quality is undoubtedly better then your standard £50 music system from Argos. When Naim sent me their latest music centre, I was … [Read more...]
PURE Twilight review: A new dawn in digital radio
Last week world-leading radio manufacturer PURE launched Twilight, the world's first combined dawn simulator lamp and digital radio. I went along to the launch and took one home with me for a trial to see if it could really get out of bed on these dark winter mornings. Wakey Wakey As well as … [Read more...]
iPhone cassette cover. Nostalgia is so hot right now
See: vintage clothing, classic cars and the reformation of Take That (OK, perhaps not that last one). Although technology is constantly advancing, there's always going to be the crowd that prefers their vinyl collection to MP3s, and who will probably never get over the news that Sony js to stop … [Read more...]
Four of the best portable phone chargers
Remember the old days, when a Nokia 3310 used to last half a week? Good times. New technology is a massive battery suck. It's the payoff for having constant access to your Twitter, Facebook, email and Angry Birds on the go. Which is why the average phone now rarely lasts longer than a day (if … [Read more...]
Sky Anytime+: Video-on-demand launches
Tomorrow is the launch of Sky's video-on-demand (VoD) service, which will be rolling its way round all Sky+HD subscribers. The service is similar to the Anytime service already in place, but instead of programmes being downloaded automatically to your box, you'll be able to select the ones … [Read more...]
The Provo Craft Cuttlebug: Dork Review
I know it sounds like some sort of scuttly creature, but the Cuttlebug from Provo Craft is actually a rather swish machine for die cutting and embossing paper. The machine comes pretty much ready to go -- all you have to do is attach the handle. The instructions are very clear and the user manual … [Read more...]
PURE Orla Kiely DAB digital radio
We don't listen to the radio that much in my house. I blame this entirely on the lack of beautiful radios, rather than my penchant for trashy intellectually stimulating TV programs. This could all change now with PURE's collaboration with Orla Kiely in creating a new DAB radio. The DAB radio, … [Read more...]
USB Typewriter from Etsy
The closer we move towards touch screen technology, the less need there is for bulky keyboards. But one Etsy seller is rebelling against it all by bringing the retro typewriter back into the 21st century. USBtypewriter has pimped up some old typewriters to work with PCs, Macs and even your iPad. … [Read more...]
Tanto headphones from Urbanears: Dork Review
Alex Iszatt reviews the retro-styled Tanto Headphones My new Tanto headphones from Urbanears have arrived. They're an olive green, or 'Sallad', which will go with the brown and beige outfit I bought from Zara yesterday. As soon as I open the box I'm immediately taken back to my youth. The 80s … [Read more...]
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