I’ve never been a huge fan of portable speakers, this is probably because they’re traditionally quite awful. The Otone Aporto, however, combines reasonably decent sound with a quirky transforming trick. Its creator, Otone Audio, is a home-grown rising star in the audio world, headquartered in Manchester. They’re a relatively new and largely unknown company who [...]
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Otone Aporto USB/Battery Powered 2.0 Speaker Review
Monday, January 30th, 2012Native Union POP Phone iPhone 4 Headset Reviewed
Thursday, September 1st, 2011In the race to create the most hilariously unnecessary but somehow strangely cool product, Native Union are out in the lead with the POP Phone; a phone-shaped headset ( actually, it’s more a handset! ) for the iPhone 4 and other supported devices. Designed by David Turpin, it’s certainly not the first product of its [...]
Solwise 183n Battery Powered 3G Router Review
Saturday, July 16th, 2011A while back I took a look at the MiFi 2352. Since then, the idea of a mobile 3G WiFi hotspot has become widespread, with carriers offering various solutions. However, none of these solutions really represent a proper 3G “router” and are, for the most part, fairly dumb access points with very limited enterprise functionality. [...]
ABC PocketPhonics for iPad Review
Tuesday, July 12th, 2011It’s no secret that the iPad is a brilliant educational tool. But it’s only as good as the software you run on it. It should come as no surprise, then, that the educational software market for the iPad is growing, and is already diverse and competitive. I’m constantly keeping an eye out for educational software [...]
iLuv iMM747 Audio Cube for iPad/iPhone
Saturday, July 9th, 2011Not in the least bit cubic, but providing a 10watt dock connector for juicing up your iPad, the iLuv iMM747 is a compact little speaker dock for your kitchen audio needs. Its punchy enough to take on other roles, too, but if you’re anything like me, you need some music to motivate you during the [...]
Just Mobile AluPen Stylus For iPad And Other Tablets
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011I tried a couple of iPad stylii a while back and found them to be, to spare a string of verbal abuse, lacking. They required too much pressure and were far too grippy against the iPad screen. They were ugly too, but form follows function… or lack thereof… so that’s really a moot point. My [...]
Gumdrop Military Edition iPad 2 Case Reviewed
Sunday, June 12th, 2011Hot on the heels of OtterBox, Gumdrop are hitting the Market hard with some fine competition for this well established maker of rugged cases. Following on from their Drop Series iPad 2 case Gumdrop have a brand new evolution, the Military Spec iPad 2 case. As the name suggests, this beauty has a few upgrades [...]
SteelSeries Siberia Neckband Headset Review
Saturday, May 28th, 2011I’ve never quite understood neckband headsets, and they do take some getting used to. The laws of gravity seem to dictate that having the band on top of your head is the most sensible location, but fashion will always try to run against the grain and thus, and for seemingly no other reason I can [...]
Samson Meteor Podcast Microphone Review
Saturday, May 28th, 2011It’s been a while since I’ve laid my hands upon any shiny audio gear, actually it’s been a while since I’ve done much of anything when it comes to Gadgetoid but I digress. Few things, it would seem, come shinier than the Samson Meteor mic, which looks like a 1950s take on a Portal (the [...]