Gadgetoid

gadg-et-oid [gaj-it-oid]

-adjective

1. having the characteristics or form of a gadget;
resembling a mechanical contrivance or device.

Archive for October, 2008

Noise.io iPhone Synthesizer Hits The App Store

The long awaited synthesizer/controller combination, Noise.io, for the iPhone is now available for your music production pleasure. Alas, I’ve been…

Crucial iMac 4Gb RAM

I’m sure most people are already well aware of Apple’s obscene RAM pricing, I have a tendency to rant about…

ExpressCard Solid State Disks

Perhaps the most promising of upgrade paths for an aging MacBook Pro with only 120GB of internal hard disk space…

Crucial MacBook Pro 4GB RAM Upgrade

This doesn’t apply to those of you lucky enough to already be rocking a brand new “brick” style MacBook Pro,…

Gadgetoid Audio Podcast

Episode 1 of our Audio Podcast is up on t’internet ready for you to listen in. You can subscribe to…

Warriors Orochi 2 – Xbox 360

Review by Johnus Maximus Warriors Orochi 2 is the follow up to last years crossover between two of Koei’s best…

Piel Frama HTC Touch Pro Case

Piel Frama have really pulled out the stops with their leather HTC Touch Pro Case. Which is a shame, because…

VectorPen Completes AipTek MyNote OSX Functionality

The AipTek MyNote is, without a doubt, an exceptional student accessory and doubles as a pretty cheap, basic A4 graphics…

Podcasting and Videocasting

Although unpowered vocal microphones are not the best solution for Audio or Video Podcasting I have managed to get some…

IXOS XHP280 AV PowerStation Surge Protector

The new IXOS XHP280 both looks the business and almost certainly does the business (no, not that business). And, at…

SENA Dockable iPhone 3g Flip Case Review

The SENA Dockable iPhone 3g Flip Case proved to be my favourite of the SENA batch and thus it is…

Swann OutdoorCamT Outdoor Security Camera

Outdoor security monitoring just got tougher, with Swann’s entry level, solid metal OutdoorCamT. With full colour day mode and black…

Pinnacle Video Transfer Unit Capture Test 2

Now we’re talking. The sound issues are sorted and we’re still capturing on “Better” mode to eliminate interlacing issues. Here’s…

Gadgetoid Video Podcast Progress

Things are coming along reasonably smoothly. I’ve managed to successfully obtain a 60hz PAL, standard definition capture of some Halo…

Antec Notebook Cooler 200

In keeping with my run-up-to-Christmas accessory coverage I have acquired a couple of notebook coolers from Antec to give the…

SlingCatcher Available In The UK From Today

I don’t make any attempt to hide the fact I believe that the SlingBox is the best thing since sliced…

PURE i-10 iPod Dock Review

I realise now that I must be reaching dangerous levels of geekiness; I find myself mentally adding the word “pwnage”,…

TerraTec Cinergy Satellite TV Tuners First Impressions

I’ve had an instruction manual free weekend with the TerraTec Cinergy PCI Satellite TV Tuners and, after some tinkering, have…

TerraTec Launches Cinergy PCI Satellite TV Tuners

The new Cinergy S PCI and Cinergy S2 PCI HD from TerraTec are a great match to the SelfSat HD-compatible…