Category Archives: Gadget Reviews

The iPad is coming to the UK in a few weeks time. Since the product was launched, half a million have been sold. By most people’s standards it’s already an outstanding success. I think we can all agree that Apple … Continue reading →

I needed a way of keeping my important files safe. Since I’m far too lazy to do regular backups I decided to get a NAS (Network Attached Storage) device – it’s basically a box which sits on the home network … Continue reading →

This will be the last in my current batch of stereo bluetooth headset reviews, the Nokia BH601. I’ve run out of headsets to review, unless of course one of the manufactuers wants to send me one to play with. Today … Continue reading →

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } All I want is a lightweight, robust stereo headset. After yesterday’s disappointing encounter with the Nokia … Continue reading →

Nokia’s BH-501 looks great, sounds wonderful and is very easy to use but is also the most absurdly flimsy product Nokia have ever made. At approximately £40, the BH-501 seems like excellent value for money. It’s got all the latest … Continue reading →

The worlds most famous skeptical investigator is famous for debunking celebrity charlatans like the nonsense-talking, spoon-bending mystic Uri Geller.  I’m glad to say that he also has time to educate the world about entirely materialistic forms of flim-flam: this week … Continue reading →

Marketing types are usually quick to point out how Apple, alone in the I.T. world “get” their customers, and how other companies (usually Microsoft) fall short of Apple’s shining example. It seems that this time Apple have out microsofted Microsoft … Continue reading →

I was too quick to criticize this product: It turns out that it was not faulty at all, I had merely installed the soft-rubber gromets incorrectly which caused the delecate wave-guide to become bunged. In the end there was no … Continue reading →