As I lay in bed, conquered by a virulent cold. I can think of nothing better to do than to, for once, update Gadgetoid. It’s been neglected as of late with life doing as it does and getting in the way. Writing, it seems, requires very little brain engagement and is forgiving of my currently [...]
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Oberon Design Leather iPhone Sleeve Review
Friday, December 31st, 2010Our man in… Eurogamer Expo 2010
Sunday, October 10th, 2010by Johnus Maximus It hardly seems a year since my last foray into the exciting and glamorous world of games conventions, but once again the annual Eurogamer Expo had returned, for this their third year. This time they abandoned the north/south dual-expo idea and instead went for a larger and longer event in our nations [...]
Singularity – Xbox 360 review
Monday, July 19th, 2010Review by Johnus Maximus During the 1950′s, in a bid to become the dominant global superpower, Russian scientists are forced to embark on pioneering research into newly discovered element “E-99″, the results of which cause a catastrophic rift in space and time. Developed by Raven Software and published by Activision, Singularity is a first-person shooter [...]
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands – Xbox 360 review
Friday, July 16th, 2010Review by Johnus Maximus A desperate act by the Prince’s brother unleashes upon the world a demonic army controlled by a powerful djinn. The brothers must reunite two parts of an ancient, legendary seal in order to shut away the evil. Brought to you by Ubisoft Montreal, The Forgotten Sands ignores the 2008 reboot and [...]
Red Dead Redemption – Xbox 360 review
Sunday, June 6th, 2010Review by Johnus Maximus The year is 1911. When an ex-gunslinger’s family are held captive by the American government, he’s forced to get back in the saddle and hunt the gang of outlaws he used to run with, putting his ideals aside in order to get the job done. Developed by Rockstar San Diego and [...]
Alan Wake – Xbox 360 review
Sunday, May 16th, 2010Review by Johnus Maximus When the wife of bestselling novelist Alan Wake goes missing in a bizarre incident, he finds himself caught in a nightmare seemingly of his own making, struggling against mysterious forces whilst trying to unravel the mystery behind her disappearance. Alan Wake is a psychological action thriller developed by Remedy Entertainment and [...]
HTC Desire Review
Thursday, April 29th, 2010Well I’ve finally bitten the bullet and gone and bought myself a smart phone, my hand was somewhat forced by my previous handset crashing every couple of hours. It probably didn’t help that I dropped it down the loo once too! Anyway, The long and the short of it is that I took the plunge [...]
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction – Xbox 360 review
Sunday, April 25th, 2010Review by Johnus Maximus Sam Fisher, the poster-boy for stealth shooters is back, this time he’s out for personal revenge on the people responsible for killing his daughter. Released for Xbox 360 and coming soon to PC, players once more take control of gravel-voiced Fisher as he uncovers a web of intrigue and betrayal. In [...]
Clip and Talk Solar Powered Bluetooth Cat Kit
Friday, April 23rd, 2010Solar power seems to be working its way into many simple, common devices. Some of the simplest are the best, with the SolarDAB being a good example. Radio lends itself well to this sort of power, and it seems that car kits do too. The Clip and Talk Solar Powered Bluetooth Car Kit is a [...]
Parallels 5 Gaming
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010One of the biggest questions raised in response to the 27″ iMac was “how good is it for gaming.” The response, at least in terms of native Mac games is very positive. And a reboot into Windows 7 offers pretty stellar performance in a variety of new Windows-only titles, even performing admirably at the native [...]