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Gadgets & Gizmos
Behind the wheel of the new Ford Focus
Latest Gadgets were invite to the picturesque banks of the Clyde last week to celebrate the 13th anniversary of the Ford Focus, and to get a sneak-peak and drive their latest model, the new Ford Focus is being touted as the most technologically advanced car in its class. Although the range starts at a eye-watering £16,000 for the bog-standard, 1.6 petrol engine version, we were…
Casio’s fx-CG20 calculators go graphical
In a ground breaking move, Casio is set to turn the world of calculators on its head yet again with the launch of its fx- CG20 graphing calculator. Casio created the world’s very first graphing calculator back in 1985 with the 422 byte fx-7000G, giving maths students the opportunity to create their own graphs by inputting complex equations directly into the calculator and viewing the…
Golfers get a grip with Senso Glove the world’s first digital golf glove
Golf, once the sport of gentlemen, has now become so cutthroat that we’ll try anything if it means getting an edge. There’s now a ball for every type of swing, dedicated GPS caddie systems to give us exact yardage, and a thousand and one different types of putters. New clubs come out every year, promising greater feel, longer hitting and even more accuracy than the…
Toshiba’s Satellite C670 and C670D: Blending desktops with laptops
I don’t know about you, but I am becoming slightly disgruntled and restless with squinting and struggling with the minute screens provided on netbooks and many modern laptops, and would like to see a revival of the large-screen. Toshiba must have read my mind, with the launch of the Satellite C670 and the Satellite C670D – a duet of large-screen entry level laptops, designed to…
iPad2 review roundup
In its short life, the iPad has managed to turn on an enormous number of people to the joys of tablets. More than 15 million have been sold in just nine months. Now it’s all about to start again as the iPad 2 hits the shelves of the UK stores on March 25 (the same day as the 3DS). Coming in at around twice the…
Kid-proof your PVR: Tv-onics DTR-Z500HD Freeview+ HD recorder
It wasn’t that long ago that my dear son snapped the lid off my MacBook (and no I didn’t have him adopted, though it was a close-run thing), so I well know the perils that face the latest gadgetry in the homes of people with small people running about. One suspects that the good folk at TVonics may have had the same problem, as they…
ElliptiGo: the cross trainer for the outdoors
Many people will tell you running is tough on the joints. For people with back and knee problems running can be an issue. However, this should not confine you to cross trainers in the gym. Sometimes you just want to get outside and get some fresh air. Well enter the Elliptigo. What’s an ElliptiGo, you ask? Well it could be the next big thing. Simply,…
Breville toaster radio: Breakfast gets a musical accompaniment
Friends are often keen to hear about the latest gadgets I’m trying out, but all I seemed to get when I told them I was trying out a toaster/radio was a lot of smirks. But it’s from Breville, and it looks really cool, I proclaimed. They still weren’t convinced. However, my first impressions out of the box were of a very solidly built good-looking piece…
Sony puts an end to “telly addict’s” dilemmas with the arrival the SVR-HDT1000 and the SVR-HDT500.
Two of your favourite TV programmes overlap and unsure which one to watch? Going out with the girls on Friday and gutted you’ll miss Corrie? Wished you had recorded the last episode of Benidorm because it was so unbelievably funny? Well fear no more as our regular TV viewing quips could be an affliction of the past with Sony’s latest ‘big screen’ venture. Promising to…
The SteriPEN Sidewinder – The “world’s first battery free water purifier”
There are not really that many circumstances when one would require a battery free water purifier. Although the albeit limited occasions you may require to purify water without the use of electricity, the SteriPEN Sidewinder, may prove invaluable. Claiming to be the “world’s first battery free water purifier”, the SteriPEN Sidewinder, with its ability to sanitize water with the crank of a handle, would make…
Helicopters at the London Toy Festival
Helicopters are awesome. Unfortunately, most people can’t afford to buy one, and if they could, wouldn’t know how to fly it. Toy manufacturers noticed this injustice and have been hard at work creating simple, cheap models for us to pilot. At this year’s London Toy Festival, we looked at hundreds of helicopters with innovative features, cool aesthetics and unique control styles – here’s our pick…
Give yourself the Sack …boy
Not since Sonic and Mario first appeared on the gaming radar has there been a more popular digital creature than Sackboy. Sackboy is poster boy for the PS3 and star of Media Molecule’s game Little Big Planet, the very cute world-building game that allows the player to create their own dream planet, solve puzzles – and in the latest outing for Sackboy and his friends,…
Sunrays dawn simulator alarm clock review
There’s something about being violently jolted from be at 6 in the morning by the siren setting on my iPhone that just doesn’t sit well with me. I love my iPhone, but every morning at 6 am it feels like it is punching me in the face and chastising me for being so lazy. The sunrays alarm clock is different – it’s more like a…
Forget the roses and chocolates… Original Valentines gift ideas
Attention people – if you’re guilty of picking up a vastly overpriced last-minute bunch of roses, and some choccies come Valentine’s Day at 5.30pm, because you forgot all about it (you know who you are), make this the year you actually come up trumps in the present-giving stakes. Here are a few ideas to help you earn a few Brownie points with your beloved… How…
Ingenious gadget gift ideas
It’s never a bad time to give a gift to a loved one (especially if that loved one is you) and our friends at Firebox.com sent us a few ideas that caught our eye. Tip & Tilt Internet Radio Knobs, buttons, switches and dials won’t impede the design of this cutely colourful radio. Move between radio stations by turning the radio from side to side,…
