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Novel lens cap strap holder claims to be a strapping solution for wandering lens caps

February 7th, 2012 2:15pm No comments

Novel lens cap strap holder claims to be a strapping solution for losing lens caps

One thing that drives us mad is losing a lens cap – and we’ve certainly lost quite a few over the years.

For photographers there’s two options: either put the lens cap in one of your pockets and then go through a self pat-down routine every time you try to remember where you put it, or let it dangle from the camera on a little bit of cord.

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Stream tunes from phone to your hi-fi with Nokia’s MD-310 Wireless Music Receiver – review

January 12th, 2012 2:15pm No comments

Stream tunes from phone to your hi-fi with Nokia's MD-310 Wireless Music Receiver - review

If you’re fed up with the puny sound coming from your phone’s built-in speaker, or the less than hi-fi noise coming out of  your smartphone dock, it might be time to invest in a wireless music receiver like Nokia’s swishy offering.

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Sony SmartWatch hooks up with Android phones for wrist info-feast

January 11th, 2012 12:03pm No comments

Sony SmartWatch hooks up with Android phones for wrist info-feast

Connecting to Android handsets via Bluetooth, the Sony SmartWatch lets users answer calls, play music and  catch up on texts, email and social networks like Facebook and Twitter on the move.

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Android TV on a stick: HDMI Dongle adds Android 4.0 to any TV

January 9th, 2012 9:45am No comments

Android TV on a stick: HDMI Dongle adds Android 4.0 to any TV

Confidently-named US tech firm Always Innovating have announced their HDMI Dongle, a USB stick-sized gizmo that can swiftly transform your boring old dumb TV into a swishy Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich-powered device capable of running GoogleTV.

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Archos DECT-Enabled 35 smartphone brings Android goodness to your home landline

January 4th, 2012 11:30am 1 comment

Archos DECT-Enabled 35 handset brings Android goodness to your home landline

If you’re a bit fed up with the weedy dumbphone that sits on the end of your landline, the new  Archos DECT-Enabled 35 Phone looks set to drag the home phone into the 21st century.

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Gaze in awe at Brando’s fabulously pointless Sound Controlled Desktop Musical Fountain

December 24th, 2011 12:26pm No comments

Gaze in awe at Brando's fabulously pointless Sound Controlled Desktop Musical Fountain

Making a sound like someone with advanced, post-curry bottom problems, Brando’s Sound Controlled Desktop Musical Fountain is designed to bring the park experience to your table top.

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Three gadgets we’d like around our Christmas tree, please Santa

December 21st, 2011 4:39pm No comments

Three gadgets we'd like around our Christmas tree, please Santa

If it turns out Santa really does exist and he’s carting around a big bag of tech gear, the staff at Wirefresh have compiled their gadget wishlist and sent it off to the North Pole. Just in case, like.

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T3 Gadget Awards 2011 – Kindle, Galaxy S2 and Kinect in the winners

October 11th, 2011 1:00pm No comments

T3 Gadget Awards 2011 - Kindle, Galaxy S2 and Kinect in the winners

Tech magazine T3 has announced the winners of the 2011 Gadget awards and there’s a few surprises in store.

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Dyson reinvents the room heater with the Dyson Hot that keeps itself cool

September 15th, 2011 9:15am No comments

Dyson reinvents the room heater with the Dyson Hot

Promising to heat up the cold corners that conventional heaters can not reach, the new Dyson Hot promises to revolutionise the humble room heater, with a revolutionary design utilising ceramic stones.

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All girl band create music with multiple Android handset instruments [video]

August 30th, 2011 12:09pm No comments

All girl band create music with multiple Android handset instruments

Seen playing live on a Chinese TV station is the Transformers Girl Band who make their music using curious instruments made from Android-powered tablets and smartphones.

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RIP MiniDisc as Sony says goodbye after 19 years

July 8th, 2011 4:40pm No comments

Sony says goodbye to the MiniDisc after 19 years

Sony have decided to retire its range of MiniDisc players this September, bringing to an end its association with the pioneering digital format it invented.

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Bolt-on Brando telescope turns iPad owners into laughing stocks

June 15th, 2011 9:45am No comments

Brando telescope turns iPad owners into  laughing stocks

You can always rely on Brando to knock out some daft novelty items for the more-money-than-sense brigade, and we suspect they have excelled themselves with this ludicrous bolt-on ‘telescope’ for the iPad 2.

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Sony parades the next-gen PlayStation Vita – yours for around £150

June 7th, 2011 3:02pm 1 comment

Sony parades the next-gen PlayStation Vita - yours for around £150

Sony’s next-gen PlayStation has been officially released and regales under the name PlayStation Vita. Or PS Vita if you like your words short.

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Eton Raptor solar powered gadget radio awaits the festival mud

May 18th, 2011 1:03pm 1 comment

Eton Raptor solar powered gadget radio awaits the festival mud

Looking like the kind of thing lantern-jawed explorers would pack before embarking on trips of great derring-do in the wilderness-is Etón’s extra chunky Raptor outdoor adventure radio.

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Logitech Illuminated Keyboard lights up our desktop – review

May 11th, 2011 3:41pm No comments

Logitech Illuminated Keyboard lights up our desktop - review

If you often find yourself typing away into the wee small hours as you battle against looming deadlines, then it might be worth considering shelling out for this deluxe, hoity-toity Logitech illuminated keyboard.

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