I saw one of these in a car the other day… On the one hand its a clever way to mount a phone in your car, using the now-redundant CD slot to hold it. on the other hand it just makes me feel old. It only seems like yesterday that CDs were the future and […]
Entries Tagged as 'Gadgets'
Lenovo fanboy
June 19th, 2018 · Comments Off on Lenovo fanboy · Technology
I bought a new mobile phone last week. After several Sony Xperias I went for a new Moto G6 after finally acknowledging that my eyes and fingers don’t cope so well on a compact phone I wanted something bigger, but the big Sonys are a bit pricey. When I turned it on I was greeted […]
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Back from the dead
April 10th, 2015 · Comments Off on Back from the dead · Life, Technology
It has been an exciting day today for various reasons – the council published the lists of candidates for next month’s elections, I picked up my new glasses so I can read the list, and I managed to give the kiss of life to my Nexus 7 tablet.
Near Field Communication: an idiot’s guide
February 10th, 2014 · Comments Off on Near Field Communication: an idiot’s guide · Technology
By which I mean a guide written by an idiot of course.
Tags: Gadgets·Networking·Reviews
A real first world problem
January 23rd, 2014 · Comments Off on A real first world problem · Music, Technology
So. About that car that I said I wouldn’t go on about any more? I got a 64GB USB stick and filled it up with music. The car (or rather the car’s computer) had no problem reading such a large capacity and playing anything from it but because of the number of tracks you can […]
All caught up?
August 12th, 2013 · Comments Off on All caught up? · Technology
Despite working in technology companies for most of my career I am hardly ever an early adopter of any new technologies. I was very late in getting a CD player , still buying vinyl years after CDs came along. I was also late getting a DVD, and have still never had a DVD recorder. Originally […]
Remote overload
November 13th, 2012 · Comments Off on Remote overload · Life, Technology
Last week Jayne treated me to some new toys as a 50th birthday present. She said she wanted to get me something special, but I really couldn’t think of anything I wanted. It isn’t that I have everything, just that I have everything I want. She suggested a new PC that I wouldn’t complain about […]
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Headphone smackdown
August 22nd, 2012 · Comments Off on Headphone smackdown · Life, Technology
The other day I took possession of a pair of Philips Fidelio M1 headphones. They were a free sample for me to test out, which is nice. Coincidentally, Frankie had left his headphones behind (Beats by Dr Dre Solo) so it was an ideal opportunity to compare them head-to-head. The Beats headphones are ubiquitous. You […]
Terminology
August 18th, 2012 · Comments Off on Terminology · Technology
Quick question: what to you call one of these? I have captioned it as a USB stick, but they are also called flash drives, pen drives, thumb drives, memory sticks, USB memory cards, and various combinations of those names. How is it that a device can become so ubiquitous so quickly and we can’t even […]
Kindle vs Sony Reader
December 30th, 2011 · 4 Comments · Life, Technology
A lot of people got a Kindle this christmas, according to Amazon’s PR and verified by my Twitter feed where half the people I follow seem to have one now. Jayne and I bought each other a Kindle. I thought it might be fun to do a little review and compare the Kindle to the […]
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