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 May, 2009

Guitar Hero Metallica – Xbox 360

Review by Johnus Maximus Just when you thought it was safe to put down your plastic periphery, Neversoft and Activision are back with another instalment of the iconic Guitar Hero series. This time they’ve paired up with Metallica to punch…

Sitting Down With The Roland V-Piano

The words “synthesized piano” conjure forth the feeble, lifeless sounds of a plinky Casio keyboard, the sort of sound that would cause a concert pianist to lie on the floor, hands over their ears, screaming in agony. So, what if…

Live And On-Demand Sky TV Coming To An Xbox 360 Near You

In, perhaps, the most significant bit of Xbox 360 entertainment news since we “brits” have been crying over the lack of any sort of on-demand, subscription based movie or television content on our Xbox 360s (damn you, Netflix), Sky and…

VICE Commodore 64 Emulator Working on GP2X Wiz

See the forum post over at gp32x.com for the news that VICE 2.1 is working on the Wiz There may be a few teething problems, but if you haven’t picked up Postman Pat, Mayhem In Monster Land or Great Giana…

Proporta Limited Edition Leather Memory Wallet

Proporta! You sly old dogs, your sly little attempts to appeal to the geek crowd don’t slip us by. You can slip an SD card into a perfectly ordinary wallet, you know… that said, it’ll probably get lost/stuck in the…

Proporta Protective Laptop Bag

Every budding gadgeteer needs a good Gadget bag, the hallmarks of which are an extensive array of pockets, padding, portholes for headphones and a great deal of flexibility allowing it to carry everything from medium-sized laptops, to netbooks, mobile phones,…

More Pandora Teaser Video

More videos are promised, and the Pandora team has implored viewers to subscribe to their Youtube feed so that they might be able to publish tastier, lengthier videos in future. Do it!

Three New Sub-£100 Sennheiser Earphones

Sennheiser have just announced three shiny new products for the sub-£100 earphone line-up. The three options range from £40 to £80, with the mid-range landing at £60 or less if you can find a good price online.

Logitech G19 Quick ‘n’ Dirty Video Look

To pre-empt my full review of the Logitech G19 I’ve tossed together a very quick and dirty video using the Ricoh CX1 and a bit of iMovie magic. I’m not sure if it’s me or the camera that should be…

Gadgetoid Proporta Affiliate Store

To support our friends over at Proporta, make a little casheroo ourselves, and bring you some small but handy discounts on a selection of our favourite Proporta products we’ve launched a Gadgetoid/Proporta affiliate store. Our favourite products are available, including…