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...

Mar 23, 2009

Our review of Australia’s first phone running Google’s Android OS will be here later this week but until it gets here, you can check out the nice little video we’ve made. As part of our gadget hands-on, The Gadget Grill checks out the HTC Dream in this nifty little video… [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHwr5zptTs4[/youtube]

Mar 18, 2009

This is the first video in our hands-on / review videos and we’re starting with something most people haven’t seen. Chances are that if you’re a photographer, you probably already carry some sort of tripod or monopod with you. If you haven’t seen a Manfrotto Super Clamp, however, you might not know how much extra bulk you’re...

Mar 16, 2009

Altec Lansing’s SoundBlade is more than just an external Bluetooth amplifier/speaker for your mobile phone, it’s also a very usable hands free speaker phone. Its elegant and slim design will fit into many places, but you will need to provide a little bit of access space to the back to allow for the connection of the power cable Setup is dead easy:...