We love a good case mod as much as the next geek but this Doctor. Who T.A.R.D.I.S case is the best one we have seen in a while. The case designer is a British engineer commissioned with the blessing of the BBC. At this stage it’s a prototype and a work in progress and the guy manning the stand at this years gadget show was very excited indeed. The eagle eyed amongst you will notice that the handles are sized differently; a detail that the unschooled might think is a mistake. It’s not though, they are supposed to be like that and the...
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I mentioned recently the new Microsoft Touch Mouse on show here at the CES 2011 in Las Vegas. While it is a very exciting type of peripheral which lets you control your Windows through gestures there is another interesting new mouse on display here which it is well worth having a look at as well. LG are the company who are trying to change our idea of how we use a mouse, and they are doing it by presenting to the world the Scanner Mouse, or to give if its full title the LG LSM-100. The first name I used kind of gives the game away, and...
One of the new products at the CES 2011 which perhaps hasn’t grabbed quite as many headlines as some others is the Microsoft Touch Mouse. Obviously computer peripherals aren’t as exciting to most of us as tablets, telepresence robots and stunning phones. Having said that, anything which helps me operate my PC that bit quicker and easier is a good thing in my book so I decided to take a closer look at this new mouse. It is a wireless mouse and can be used only in conjunction with Windows 7. The really innovative thing about it is...
Don’t be ashamed. Your problem is a common one and can be fairly easily treated. So, your photos / music /movies / games collection has got too big for your PC and you’ve got a CD here, a flash drive there and basically your cherished information is all over the place. What you need is to think about buying an external hard drive. A what? But aren’t they expensive and complicated and stuff like that? Not any more, my son, not any more. This Hitachi XL500 external hard drive will expand your storage space by 500 GB, which should...
Questions which have been keeping me awake at night (part 1). Did a 70s or 80s cartoon series about a condor and Peruvian / Mexican boy really appear on our screens once or did I dream it? What was the answer to that annoying riddle about crossing the river with a chicken, a fox and some food? Were the Hanging Gardens of Babylon such a big deal or was it simply a fancy basket arrangement? Where will I put those 320 GB of files I need to transport? Unless a veteran BBC worker, experienced farmyard animal transporter or Middle East archaeologist...
What qualities do you look for in a monitor? If a good sized screen, high definition picture quality and economic power consumption are on your wish list then join me for a look at the snappily titled Acer P195HQLb 18.5 Widescreen LED Monitor. Design I like black gadgets. Some people prefer chrome or pink or whatever, but if God/Allah/Buddha/Shiva/Sir Clive Sinclair had wanted us to use chrome gadgets he/she wouldn’t have invented black plastic would he/she? This monitor has a nice, stylish look without being likely to cause severe...
If you find yourself looking at the picture below and saying, “that looks cool, but what is it?” then don’t worry; you won’t be the only one saying it. The Logitech Lapdesk n700 is an interesting hybrid between laptop stand, additional speakers for your PC and a cooling fan to stop your computer (and your legs) over heating as you rattle through those emails. Design Innovative, sleek, white and quite likely to make people who visit you repeat the old “that looks cools but…?” question, the best point of the little Logic Lapdesk...
Bluetooth has become the most common way of connecting wireless peripherals and mobile devices to a PC or laptop. In the world of the Bluetooth dongles arms race it has always been about miniaturisation, without compromising on features and functionality. That’s where the Atomic Pico Bluetooth dongle comes in, rightly claiming the title of smallest USB Bluetooth dongle in the world. With its tiny design it is dwarfed by even the next closes competitor, the Nano. The question is, should you consider picking one up for yourself? The...
Getting mobile internet connectivity for a laptop on the move is now relatively simple with the advent of the dongle. However what do emergency services and major businesses in war torn or disaster areas do when there is no means of wired communication? Wireless communication equipment manufacturer Proxicast have developed the solution with the Cell-PAK. This compact, heavy duty 3G cellular router provides a mobile communications centre whatever the location. Clearly for domestic situation this is not useful product but for a business...
The Devolo MicroLink dLAN DUO HomePlug 14Mbps Ethernet & USB Starter Kit is not a new product to the market, but it is a damn useful one! We just felt we should share the details with you just in case you have never heard of it. This useful bit of kit will allow you to have access to the internet to practically any location in the house via the mains power circuit. This is an amazingly simple solution to those annoying problems that crop up at home; such as trailing wires, connection drop outs on laptops or gaming devices, data sharing,...