Whilst watching import jobs tick over slowly but surely, and waiting for my Samsung U10 video review to up load, I took some time to give you a glimpse at the Proporta Maya Camera Case and Proporta Protective Hard Camera Case, both of which are pretty good offerings for pretty different usage cases.
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Wireless chargers are coming thick and fast as a forefront to a possible revolution in charging and power distribution. The ultimate goal, of course, is for every device to have wireless charging integrated, and your desk, tables and other furniture to have distribution systems to keep everything charged no matter where you might carelessly leave it.
Wildcharge is a curious entrant to this revolution, because it’s one of the few to simply not use the inductive power technology which will make this technological dream ultimately possible. Instead, it uses a direct electrical connection between the device being charged and the charger itself.
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It’s clear that the feature phone market is still dead-set on emulating the cutting edge that is smartphones. The Genio Touch, as demonstrated by its name, is a touch sensitive phone that endeavours to be as much like its bigger brothers as possible without becoming unnecessarily expensive or, even, evolving any features you wouldn’t ordinarily find in a feature phone.
I’ve been detached from the feature phone market for so long that to review one is probably not sensible, but I’ll give it a go anyway. I’ve never really liked feature phones of any level of complexity, favouring the tough Sonim XP3 for its combination of durability, reliability and simplicity… if I were confined only to feature phones then that’s surely the path I would take.
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Is your life overtaken with SD-card scoffing gadgets? Do you need a place to keep those spare SD cards safe, cozy and warm? Well the Proporta Leather Memory Wallet could be the ultimate wallet replacement for you. Could be. Unfortunately it doesn’t work so well as a wallet. See you over the fold to find out why!
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The N900 and Motorola Droid represent the latest and greatest of the smartphone market. They’re closely followed by the HTC HD2 but I feel a compulsion to discount it entirely, not just because I don’t have one to hand but because it’s rocking Windows Mobile, the platform which I fled in favour of the iPhone.
What follows is a brief comparison of the strengths and weaknesses of the Motorola Droid (or Milestone in the UK) and Nokia N900 that I hope will lead you toward an informed decision if it comes to a coin-toss between the two. Suffice to say, I went for the N900, but am certainly no Nokia fanboy- I had my reasons!
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There aren’t many shopping days left until Christmas is upon us, and if you’re struggling to choose something for the gadget love in your life, Expansys has come to your rescue with their
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After trying out the Proporta emergency travel charger and finding it an extremely handy accompanyment to my array of gadgets I was itching to get my hands on something beefier. Fortunately Proporta delivered once again with their recently released USB TurboCharger 3400.
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As the promise of wireless power draws ever closer to a scary, brain-frying reality the age-old trick of induction is finding its way into more and more consumer devices for the purpose of charging without wires.
The Palm Pre is a notable product which you can get an inductive charging kit for. The kit includes a back cover with inductive charging built right in, simply replace the cover of your Palm Pre and set it upon the Touchstone dock for it to charge “wirelessly”.
Of course, most devices don’t come with such elegant inductive charging add-ons. That’s where Powermat comes in.
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To distract from the heavily involved desire to set up a marine aquarium we decided to try the Baby biOrb and set it up in our daughters bedroom.
The biOrb range of aquariums are well known for looking good, they’re the Apple of the fish world and, like the gadget manufacturer, they make questionable compromises in the name of good looks. Furthermore, they lock their users into a range of compatible accessories from which one cannot escape and do not, as standard, offer a tank that comes with a sensible minimum of such accessories.
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Every now and then I’ve hopefully picked up a toy camera from a store shelf, intrigued by the whole concept of nurturing my daughters early interest in Gadgets. Unfortunately, these always turn out to be simplistic toys which “simulate” the functionality of digital cameras with the basic sounds and aesthetic of the real deal.
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