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Portable Media & MP3
Sony’s A-Series MP3 Walkmans hit the UK market
If you want to get your hands on one of Sony’s new A-Series Walkmans this Christmas, than you’ll be pleased to learn that the electronics retailer Advanced MP3 Players have signed an exclusive agreement with Sony to sell the company’s flagship series of walkmans to British consumers. And judging by the spec of this super slim multimedia entertainment powerhouse it is wholly understandable why British…
Toshiba FOLIO 100 tablet device begins shipping in the UK
It’s been five months since the iPad took the market by storm, and since then a host of Android tablets have come onto the market. One of the latest is the Toshiba FOLIO 100, which has been overshadowed somewhat by the launch of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab, but at £329, it’s a good deal cheaper (at least 100 quid) than the Apple or Samsung offering. It…
Philips GoGear MP3 players: Credible iPod alternatives
iPod. It’s pretty much the first and last word in personal digital audio. So does Philips really think that its GoGear MP3 players can compete? Well, yes. And if not compete, they can certainly under-cut the opposition. GoGear is a range of differently sized, featured and priced MP3 players, from the entry-level Raga at £39.99 to the £129.99 Muse. As well as playing digital audio…
Plantronics Voyager Pro Plus: Next level headset technology
Headset technology has been taken to the next level with the Plantronics Voyager Pro Plus, which has awesome noise-cancelling capabilities. This impressive gadget combines two noise-cancelling mics with AudioIQ2 technology, an adaptive 20-band equaliser and multilayered Windsmart technology. The user can expect to have a clear, uninterrupted discussion, no matter whether they’re on a busy road or in a hectic office. You won’t have to…
Plantronics BackBeat family: High quality audio for smartphone users
Last year, headsets were all about the iPod, this year, headphone manufacturers are targeting the increasing numbers of smartphone users. So, the fact that Plantronics has announced the release of a family of three headphones all optimised for smartphones with multimedia capabilities comes as no surprise. Aimed at iPhone and Android handset owners, the BackBeat family of headphones promises to delivery high-quality audio, along with…
TIME iPod alarm clock and speaker dock review
Exspect’s design team deserve a pat on the back. As someone who is emailed literally 3 times a week with new iPod dock releases, I have a somewhat jaded view of that genre of device. As a result the raised eyebrow that came when Exspect’s TIME iPod speaker dock hit my inbox was genuine. As you can see from the image above, the Expect, when…
Sony Reader vs. Amazon Kindle
Everyone loves a good face-off. The iPhone vs. Android, for example. Or Xbox vs. Playstation. John Travolta vs. Nicholas Cage. In the UK e-reader segment, it’s Sony vs. Amazon. Both are offering better, cheaper e-readers than ever before. The problem is, like mobile phones, one e-reader is plenty – not even decadent French Kings would want one of each. That means there needs to be…
TWIG: Tesco barcode scanner, easyroommate iPhone app, thinksound TS02
The week in gadgets. The almost ubiquitous iPhone, has an almost ubiquitous tag line. “there’s an app for that.” Any the burgeoning App store means that there an app for almost everything – even the truly ridiculous. Another watchword for ubiquity, in the UK at least is Tesco and the two have joined forces to launch a barcode reader for the iPhone. The barcode reader,…
Logitech Z515 Wireless speakers review: Wireless boomboxes
iPod docks are all well and good, but what if you want your boom box to travel with you? Radio Rahim would be amazed at the array of iPod docks that we have today, although probably quite frustrated at the lack of a user-replaceable battery. He definitely wouldn’t be schlepping around town with an incredibly heavy boom box. He might however travel around town with…
GEAR4 AlarmDock Halo iPod review: iPod dock around the clock
GEAR4 offered us the chance to spend a few nights with their new AlarmDock Halo speaker docking station. How could we say no? The UK-based audio brand have release a relatively stylish little iPod dock that doubles up as an alarm clock. Small enough to fit on a bedside table the Halo has a little LCD clock just above your iPod and a big old…
i-Mego Retro Heavybeats: Style and bass heavy headphones
You may not know i-Mego and their range of headphones, but their design team have been working tirelessly to ensure you take notice. There most striking design would have to be the Retro Heavybeats – a pair of oversized cans designed for the R&B, Hip-Hop and Rock. Most can style headphones have aped DJ headphones style, which is cool if you are spinning vinyl at…
Edifier Breathe iPod dock review
A quick glance at my inbox will tell you that the iPod dock market is over saturated, with manufacturers pumping out different varieties of iAccessory faster than we can review them. Some choose to differentiate themselves by feature-set, others by design and some compete on price alone. At £169 the Edifier Breathe is far from cheap. Weighing in at 5 kg, the unit has a…
Intempo RDI-02 iPod dock: Apple rumble
Steve Jobs once stood up and said, “an iPod, a phone, and an internet communicator. These are not three separate devices. This is one device.” And in a single act of technological convergence, Apple changed the face of the mobile phone industry. The developers at Intempo also believe in uniting functionality, which is why they made the RDI iPhone dock with built-in DAB radio. And…
ZTE Light: A 7″ Android tablet. Yes another one.
ZTE have just tried to throw a spanner in the works of the tablet PC world by announcing its 7 inch 3G Android touchscreen, which its hoping will be a bigger success than its somewhat maligned ZTE Racer. Currently on display at the Beijing Exhibition there is little information available in the form of user or eyewitness reviews but it has got some reasonably impressive…
Advent Vega: Dixons retail jumps on to low-cost tablet bandwagon
With the latest tablet computer retailing for less than a lot of smartphones, it looks like they’re going to make it onto plenty of those Christmas wishlists this year. Latest to bring a bargain tablet to the masses is Dixons Retail, the parent company of both Currys and PC World. Its Advent Amico starts off the game with a price of just £129.99. Offering Android…
