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Urbanears Plattan Harris Tweed headphones cut a Highland dash
audio / portable

Urbanears Plattan Harris Tweed headphones cut a Highland dash

Monday, Nov 26, 2012Monday, Nov 26, 2012 - by mike s

Designed for grouse-seeking, moor-stomping upper class twits and ironic moustache-toting hipsters strutting into Brixton Villaaaage, these new tweed-clad headphones certainly cut a dash.

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Morphie introduces mobile power packs for Apple iPhone, iPad and iPods
Apple / portable

Morphie introduces mobile power packs for Apple iPhone, iPad and iPods

Monday, Nov 12, 2012Wednesday, Nov 21, 2012 - by Tony Fletcher

Timed nicely for the Christmas gift market and hoping to tempt the wallets of new iPhone 5 users is mophie’s new range of juice pack powerstations.

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Apple iPad market share crashes in UK as Android tablet sales gather momentum
Apple / portable

Is Apple’s iPad Mini advertising deceptive? Can you hold it easily in your hand? We compare with the Nexus 7

Monday, Nov 5, 2012Monday, Nov 5, 2012 - by mike s

Apple’s advertising for their new iPad Mini shows the tablet being comfortably held  in one hand, with the thumb along the one side and all four fingers comfortably gripping the opposite edge.

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Lenovo IdeaTab Lynx Windows 8 tablet packs additional keyboard dock
computing / portable / Windows

Lenovo IdeaTab Lynx Windows 8 tablet packs Transformer-like keyboard dock

Wednesday, Oct 10, 2012Wednesday, Oct 10, 2012 - by Lee J.

Proof of how good an idea the Asus Transfomer concept is can be seen in the veritable stampede of Windows 8 tablets currently thundering over them thar hills which can also be …

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Wacom launches Bamboo Stylus Pocket for scribbling on smartphones and tablets
Android / iPhone / mobile apps / mobiles / portable

Wacom launches Bamboo Stylus Pocket for scribbling on smartphones and tablets

Thursday, Sep 20, 2012Thursday, Sep 20, 2012 - by Lee J.

Esteemed graphics tablet manufacturer Wacom has launched the Bamboo Stylus pocket, a rather neat little stylus designed for use with smartphones, iPads and Android tablets.

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Kindle Fire HD 7 inch tablet arrives in the UK on Oct 25th: details, specs, pricing
Android / computing / portable

Kindle Fire HD 7 inch tablet arrives in the UK on Oct 25th: details, specs, pricing

Friday, Sep 7, 2012Monday, Sep 10, 2012 - by mike s

Amazon has now released full details of the Kindle Fire HD tablet that is set to arrive in the UK in October. Initially, it looks like us Brits are only …

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Amplicomms PowerTel 710, a cordless home phone designed for accessibility
mobiles / portable

Amplicomms PowerTel 710, a hi-tech cordless home phone designed for accessibility

Tuesday, Aug 21, 2012Tuesday, Aug 21, 2012 - by mike s

Billed as the “home phone that talks back,” the Amplicomms PowerTel 710 is a cordless phone that offers voice prompts for every interaction, making it useful for blind and visually impaired people.

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Trouser pocket-straining LG Optimus Vu hefty handset coming to the UK
Android / portable

Trouser pocket-straining LG Optimus Vu hefty handset coming to the UK

Tuesday, Aug 21, 2012 - by Tony Fletcher

It’s a curious looking thing alright, but LG’s near-square Optimus Vu handset has already proved a bit of a hit in Korea where it has shifted over half a million units.

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portable

Barnes & Noble slashes Nook eReader pricing as competition rises

Tuesday, Aug 14, 2012 - by Tony Fletcher

Against a backdrop of soaraway Google Nexus 7 tablet sales and growing rumours of the impending release of an updated suite of Amazon Kindle eReaders, Barnes & Noble have slashed …

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computing / portable / reviews

Kingston 32GB Portable Storage Wi-Drive – review

Thursday, Aug 9, 2012Wednesday, Aug 8, 2012 - by mike s

If you’re looking for a bit of easily accessible extra storage space for your phone or tablet – or would just like to swiftly share some files with co-workers – …

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computing / portable / Windows

Lenovo’s new ThinkPad Tablet 2 for Windows 8 released in October

Thursday, Aug 9, 2012Thursday, Aug 9, 2012 - by mike s

Lenovo has released details of its ThinkPad-branded Windows 8 tablet, which has been scheduled for an October release and comes with NFC and a pen stylus for handwriting and sketching.

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audio / portable

This Marshall Power Amp laptop bag goes up to 15 inches

Tuesday, Aug 7, 2012Tuesday, Aug 7, 2012 - by Lee J. - 2 Comments.

Most laptop bags are generally rather dull affairs, but we’ve rather taken a shine to this novel number, designed to look like a Marshall amplifier top.

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computing / Google / hardware / portable

Google postpones its Nexus Q media streamer launch to ‘make it better’

Wednesday, Aug 1, 2012Wednesday, Aug 1, 2012 - by mike s

We’re still a little bit baffled by Google’s curious social streaming device, the Nexus Q, which offers an intriguing feature set with a rather high $299 price tag.

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Android / Google / portable

Google Nexus 7 dock and covers leak and they’re looking pretty good

Tuesday, Jul 31, 2012Tuesday, Jul 31, 2012 - by Tony Fletcher

We figured that some snazzy official cases and docks were in the pipeline from ASUS (who make the Google Nexus 7 tablet) and two pics have now emerged online.

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computing / Microsoft / portable / Windows

Microsoft intros Wedge mobile keyboard and wedge mouse for Windows 8

Monday, Jul 30, 2012 - by Lee J.

With the launch of Windows 8 fast approaching, Microsoft has announced a rather natty Bluetooth mobile keyboard-cum-stand, and its smallest-ever mouse, both of which are ready to be used with a …

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