This is an entirely superfluous and decadent gadget: you will buy it simply for the purpose of indulging yourself. The SmartBand Talk SWR30 Sitting in its minimalistic case, the SmartBand Talk SWR30 looks pristine and tempting. Shiny and light, a little bulkier than a wristwatch with a curved … [Read more...]
Kingston MobileLite G2 review – good (when it works)
The Kingston MobileLite G2 is an excellent little gadget for streaming media, maintaining internet connectivity and charging your devices – providing that the app doesn’t seize up on you. Ok, I will admit that it was not immediately obvious to me how to approach the MobileLite. It’s not … [Read more...]
Still not listened to Serial? This Sony speaker will make it even better
I've tried quite a few portable speakers over the years, and this Sony SRS-X3 is easily one of the best. Why so special? Well, it's so easy to use, it's compact, has great battery life and it doesn't look too shabby either. It's incredibly simple to connect it to my Macbook via Bluetooth and start … [Read more...]
QGenie – a handy all-in-one
Need your storage, streaming and power problems solved? QNAP’s QGenie is a handy all-in-one. QGenie 7-in-1 Mobile NAS QG-103N CPU: MIPS 24 KEc 600 MHz 64 MB RAM 16 MB flash memory Wifi: 802.11 n 1T1R 150 Mbps USB 3.0 port, Ethernet port, SD card slot Power consumption: 0.8 … [Read more...]
Is this your next phone? HTC Desire 620 announced
The HTC Corp has today announced the launch of the HTC Desire 620, a follow up to the 610 model. The design fits in with the rest of the Desire range, but incorporates what HTC’s publicity team has termed a “bold and playful edge” – which I’m pretty sure is sales speak for ‘whatever appeals to … [Read more...]
Paperwhite – rekindle your love of reading
The Kindle Paperwhite: it’s great, buy it! Fine, fine, I’ll do an actual review – but the above is a pretty good summary of how the following few paragraphs are going to go. My previous experience of a Kindle was with the original, which worked well enough but had the downsides of being laggy … [Read more...]
Goo.ey Skins – stick your smartphone to any available surface
As if tech wasn't enabling our Netflix addiction enough, here come the rather fun Goo.ey skins, which are essentially sticky backs for phones, iPads and the like. The Goo.ey skin sticks on the back of the phone allowing you to safely and (most importantly) confidently attach your phone to any flat … [Read more...]
Meet the Tablift – the universal tablet holder
You know what this is? It’s an enabler. I really feel like these things are really only facilitating my love of a) staying up late watching Netflix in bed and b) getting out of bed mid-afternoon after spending the morning watching Netflix. Fortunately that leaves me with very little in-between … [Read more...]
One pen – 16,000,000+ colours
Today marks the Kickstarter release of Scribble – an amazing pen that can sample virtually any colour and reproduce it in ink… The gadget uses a colour sensor and microprocessor to pick up any colour you can get your hands on and mix the ink required to reproduce it. There is also an option to … [Read more...]
KIBO: Programming for kids using wooden blocks
A new robot kit that lets kids as young as 4 program a robot using wooden blocks hits Kickstarter – see the campaign, ending 29 June 2014, here … [Read more...]
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