David is an editor, freelance journalist, wannabe author and general appreciator of all things gadget. At the moment his favourite possession is his Blackberry, and he frequently spends his days pondering how the world managed to turn without push e-mail. He’s also a ravenous music fan and is the co-founder of the music website Gobshout. As such, when he’s not considering the whole Blackberry/ Earth spinning conundrum he spends a lot of time at gigs, nursing an all-pervading sense of jealousy at the b*stards who are significantly younger than him, yet still manage to be much much better at guitar.

Acer Stream – just another Android smartphone?

On August 9th Taiwan-based technology giant ACER release the Stream, their newest smartphone, and it looks set to be the firmest indication yet that they are ready to take announce themselves as genuine contenders in this ultra competitive market. The phone itself, like every other Tom, Dick and Evo, uses the Google Android system, which of course means its ultra familiar to most us out there. Although it will be…

History Pin – pictures from the past

I quite like History Pin. It’s a thoroughly ‘nice’ idea- it’s roots seem, certainly on the surface, to be based in the force for good. Conceived by the well-meaning folk at the not-for-profit We Are What We Do, it is as an attempt to put Google Maps and Street View in some historical context by allowing users, through the www.historypin.com site to ‘pin’ pictures of theirs onto the existing map…

Panasonic high definition DVD recorder for Freeview+HD: ideal for the World Cup

Them at Panasonic have pre-empted Freeview HD being rolled out across the country by releasing an absolutely marvellous bit of kit in the DMR-XW380. Seemingly a cross between Sky Plus and a DVD player, this brand new gizmo will enable you to record programs from Freeview HD channels onto its hard drive and then, if you wish, transfer that onto a DVD with the quality of picture not being compromised….

A bite-sized smartphone – the Blackberry Pearl 3G

It seems everyone’s in the iPhone camp or the Blackberry camp in these halcyon days of smartphone wizardry, and anyone that resides out of the two camps can expect to be pitied, sniggered at behind closed doors and, ultimately, have sex less often. However, Blackberry’s new swanky new Pearl 3G seems to be their punt at grabbing these poor fools, these on-the-fence’ers and, while Blackberry purists might shrink from it…

SOWAT portable ashtray

Any environmentally friendly invention has to be admired. We can all realise the use and relevance of the solar panel, the wind turbine and the electric car because it is obvious to even the most lay of planet-keeper that what they are doing is essentially good; that there is worth in their existence. Beneath such obvious examples, there is a whole industry of products being invented by eco-minded individuals desperate…

Playstation make their Move

So, the much vaunted Playstation Move was finally unveiled this month at the GDC conference in San Francisco, and Sony are hailing it, somewhat unexpectedly, as the ‘next generation of motion gaming’.  The question is, however, is it little more than a Wii wannabe, and Sony’s attempt to muscle on the market that them bods at Nintendo have cornered so well? The answer, it would appear at this early juncture…

MSI launch GX640 & GX740 gaming notebooks

The MSI GX700 and GX640 have been designed by MSI for that most hard-to-please class of techhead; the gamer. The tagline- obscene performance for serious gamers- says tells you all you need to know about the products intended audience- social Pro Ev’ers need not bother.  Stick to your PS3 because these two brand new models, only launched in Europe on the 18th February, are for the guys that mean business …

Movea annouce new Gyration Air Mouse Elite

The Gyration Air Mouse Elite has recently hit the market, and is intended to be a step up from last years Air Mouse. Seemingly most useful for those in the boardroom giving presentations or teachers in the classroom it is, essentially, a computer mouse that you can walk around with. Greg Smith, Vice President at Movea Inc has this to say about the companies newest gadget: ‘Whether in the boardroom,…

Don’t get mad – get Virgin help?

So runs the tagline for the new website set up by those thoughtful people at Virgin Digital Help. The site has been set up to tackle the problems facing the millions of Britons that depend on their digital gizmo’s for their work and play, but know absolutely naff all about them.  A mere layman as I am, its probably best to hand over the explaining of the concept to God…

The Sunnybag: fashionable and responsible?

We’ve all been in the situation haven’t we? One too many drinks on a Wednesday evening whilst trying desperately to impress the slightly common HR girl who always wears the skimpy skirts; failing miserably, watching her cop off with your boss who’s really very smug about it before arriving home far too late and dishevelled for a school night. In the haze you forget to charge your phone, and by…