May 27, 2009
Recently I was privileged to have been invited to the Sydney media launch of the Power Monkey range of products. Briefly, Power Monkey manufacture a range of rechargeable portable power sources for our everyday digital devices. The basic idea is that you charge up your Power Monkey, and you then use that as a power source for your device. This means that, in...
May 7, 2009
A couple of weeks ago, we took a look at LG’s newest phone the LG Arena while we were broadcasting live. This week, we’re showing you what we thought. Instead of just writing down our thoughts like we’d normally do, we’re trying a full video review to see if this is the format you might prefer. The video is around 7 minutes and we go into...
Apr 21, 2009
As digital SLRs become more mainstream, so too does the need for lighter and more capable lenses. Both the Nikon D60 and D90 cameras have proven in sales that people want what Nikon are creating and the new 35mm F1.8 lens take the desire for a proper portrait angle & low light, merging them without any problems. While most people might be satisfied with...
Mar 30, 2009
Our most recent useless gadget had the pleasure of being something not so useless. In fact, its uselessness will likely depend on just how old you are and if you remember carrying your photos around with you. I’m too young to remember this, but Gary – the producer of the show & my dad – tells me that in the 70′s, people used to carry...
Mar 28, 2009
Bluetooth mobile phone earpieces come and go. Mostly, they go. They’re often uncomfortable, and feel like they want to fall out of my ear. Or they just go ahead and do fall out of my ear, into my lap, onto the floor of the car. Trying to find one, and then replace it into your ear, while doing 100kph odd along the freeway, is not a recommended course of...
Mar 27, 2009
Over the last week I’ve had the pleasure of reviewing the HTC Touch Dream mobile phone. Yes, this is the one powered by Google’s Android operating system. And using Optus as the cellular carrier. More on that later; first up, the phone. As a note, the other reviewer here – Leigh – will occasionally jump in and saw a few words too. His...