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Case-Mate TANK: Klutz-proof iPhone casing
I know I’m somewhat of a klutz, but I’d like to think my clumsiness doesn’t inflict weapons grade levels of damage. Naming no names, the same cannot be said for some of you. If you are *extremely* butterfingered then perhaps it’s time to invest in a rugged case to protect your smartphone. Whilst there are many already on the market, iPhone case experts Case-Mate have decided to add to the…
Jawbone Up Fitness Tracker: Serious about losing weight
If you are serious about losing weight and toning up in time for Christmas then you may need to resort to some extreme and aggressive methods and they don’t come much more extreme and aggressive than the Jawbone Up Fitness Tracker – Even its name evokes images of army sergeants standing over you while you are perform a set of 50 press ups! Launched on November 6, this fitness and…
Reduce energy bills and damage inflicted by power surges with Masterplug’s new surge protected range
Have you ever had an electrical appliance damaged by a power surge? If you have, you will know how intensely infuriating power surges can be, and if you haven’t, I’m sure can appreciate how intensely infuriating such an incident would be. If your house is anything like my house, you will have a mesh of wires coming from plugs precariously positioned in an overloaded mains adapter and leading to various…
Bridging the gap: the Panasonic LUMIX GX1
Panasonic has been busy – along with announcing the world’s smallest 3D compact camera, it has also found time to bring a new Lumix G camera to the market – offering a new interchangeable lens camera that can fit in your pocket. The LUMIX G1 has the look of a classic camera, with its gunmetal grey or raven black body – its chassis is smooth aluminium, which means it is…
House of Marley headphone range: Keep on Skanking
Even though he died before I was born, the music of Bob Marley has stood the test of time. In this day and age where we ascribe the moniker “legend” to anyone who can polish off a 15″ pizza, it’s pretty impressive that 30 years on he’s still synonymous with reggae music, is the ambassador for a tiny Caribbean island and has songs that are known by many people across…
Four great winter wonderland gadgets!
With Indian summers occurring in October abruptly followed by some moderate to heavy snowfalls in certain areas, the weather’s been pretty unpredictable here in the UK in the latter stages of 2011. In fact, because of the early snow flurries, William Hill have shortened the odds of the lowest temperature ever recorded in England (-26.1C) being beaten this winter, from 18/1 to 16/1. Personally, given the erratic consequences of global…
Scroll Excel 7” Tablet: 3D vision for under £150
The tablet market is getting increasingly congested as manufacturers fall over themselves in an effort to bring the next best thing. Whilst the IPad may still be taking the moral high ground, there are many other suitors looking to get up there as soon as possible in all shapes, sizes, weights and prices. The Scroll Excel 7” tablet is a perfect example. This 7” capacitive tablet runs Android 2.3 and…
HTC Sensation XL review
If you love the idea of an iPad but wish you could cram it into your pockets you can either get bigger pockets, start wearing one of these or invest in HTC’s new Sensation XL. Three were kind enough to send me a smartphone-cum-tablet to test for a week or two. As you might have inferred from my opening remarks, this is a big phone, much like that other whopper…
TruLink 3 Play Video Digital Audio Selector
I’m guessing the guys at CablesToGo spend a lot of their time just staring at people’s home cinema setups, frustrated at all the inefficiencies. After watching a seemingly innocent and everyday set of actions in front of a TV I’m guessing the leap up in a fit, exclaim “there must be a better way!” and hurry off to their lab where they spend most of their time, tirelessly slaving away…
Is it a plane, is it a bird? No it’s a Sky Car
We’re overrun in our house with remote control cars, so something has to be pretty special to grab out attention. Enter the Sky Car – is it it a car? Is it a helicopter – well, yes, it’s both! This is a neat little piece of kit (it measures just 19x8x9cm) -– get it out of the box and you could be forgiven for thinking that it feels rather flimsy,…
