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Tiger single bass drum pedal reviewed, proves fantastic value for drum botherers

Tuesday, May 24, 2011 - by mike s - 1 Comment

When we’re not hammering down on our keyboard we’re often to be found thumping away at our Pearl Traveller drum kit downstairs, and after a bizarre gardening accident destroyed our last bass drum pedal, …

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Android / mobile apps / mobiles / transport

Lost in Lewisham? Here’s five great Android UK travel apps

Monday, May 23, 2011 - by mike s - 2 Comments.

There’s thousands of excellent travel apps available for Android-toting folks on the move, and we’ve tried out an awful lot of them. Here’s five of our current favourites:

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Android / mobile apps / mobiles / reviews

Aix Weather Widget – our new favourite Android widget

Friday, May 20, 2011Friday, May 20, 2011 - by mike s - 4 Comments.

We’ve lost count of the amount of weather apps that we’ve installed over the years, and although the fantastic Palmary Weather PRO remains our #1 fully fledged weather app, the widget wasn’t quite getting our meteorological …

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photography

London Street Photography Festival hits London, July 2011

Thursday, May 19, 2011 - by mike s

Starting in July and serving up a diverse program of world-class photography, exhibitions and interactive events across London is the London Street Photography Festival 2011.

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audio / gadgets

Eton Raptor solar powered gadget radio awaits the festival mud

Wednesday, May 18, 2011Wednesday, May 18, 2011 - by mike s - 1 Comment

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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reviews / software

Xara Web Designer 7: drag and drop web design on a budget – review

Wednesday, May 18, 2011 - by mike s

Back in the early days of the web, building a site was pretty easy – you  just had to get your head around the rudimentary HTML code, lob in a …

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photography

FA Cup Final captured in stunning 10 gigapixel panorama

Tuesday, May 17, 2011 - by mike s

Hewn from over 1,000 high resolution images, the world’s largest 360 degree sports stadium photo shows the scene of last week’s FA Cup Final between Manchester City and Stoke.

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video

Humax PVR-9200T/9300T Duovision PVRs continue to infuriate

Monday, May 16, 2011Monday, May 16, 2011 - by mike s - 8 Comments.

It wasn’t that long ago that we were so fed up with the endless problems we were having with our Humax PVR-9200T/9300T PVR boxes that smashing the things to smithereens …

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Android / mobiles

Samsung sends us salivating with sleek Samsung Galaxy S II promo video

Saturday, May 14, 2011 - by mike s - 1 Comment

Such is the interest in this astonishing new handset from Samsung that it’s already picked up over 3 million pre-orders – and it hasn’t even been announced in America yet.

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audio / portable / reviews

Jabra Rhythm in-ear headphones review – well worth a tenner

Friday, May 13, 2011Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013 - by mike s

Aimed at perambulating music fans who like to stay just one click from their next call, the Jabra rhythm headset is a budget priced ‘premium’ headset fitted with a built- in mic and answer/end …

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computing / gadgets / reviews

Logitech Illuminated Keyboard lights up our desktop – review

Wednesday, May 11, 2011Wednesday, May 11, 2011 - by mike s

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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computing

Adobe throws down three iPad Photoshop apps for high end designers

Wednesday, May 11, 2011Wednesday, May 11, 2011 - by mike s

Now nestling in Apple’s voluminous App Store is three shiny new Adobe iPad Photoshop apps, going under the names of Color Lava, Eazel, and Nav.

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computing

Turn your desktop into a red snail-like creation with Lian Li

Tuesday, May 10, 2011 - by mike s - 1 Comment

Looking so delightfully bonkers that we simply couldn’t ignore it is Lian Li’s barking new PC-U6 Cowry desktop case, which takes is design cues from a seashell. Or perhaps a …

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Apple

Panic on the streets of Beijing as Apple store smashed

Sunday, May 8, 2011Sunday, May 8, 2011 - by mike s

It’s pretty hard trying to get a clear story out of this at the moment, but it seems that an incident at an Apple store in Beijing, China ended up with several …

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mobiles

Three serves up unlimited data on a rolling monthly SIM only deal

Thursday, May 5, 2011 - by mike s - 2 Comments.

Three have re-jigged their SIM only deal in the hope of appealing to mobile data hogs, with their new, all-improved One Plan available on a rolling monthly deal for £25 a …

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