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 July, 2009

Forza 3 at Microsoft’s Christmas In July

I’m not a big fan of driving simulations. Why? Because I’m abysmal at them. My ability to successfully navigate a track is inversely proportional to the realism of the driving simulator I’m playing. Once you get to the classic Ridge…

Sky HD And Sky Multiroom Reviewed

When it comes to HD content delivery, we’re able to choose between an expanding array of options from Blu-Ray Rental via a service like LoveFilm, to HD downloads through Xbox Live, to broadcast HD television. I’ve tried downloads, LoveFilm and…

NextBase Click 7 In-Car DVD Player

I was perusing Halfords a couple of days ago, admiring pink steering wheel covers and seat covers emblazoned with teddy bears in a thoroughly manly fashion, when the in-car DVD Player display caught my eye. Dominating over half of the…

Port Netbag for 10″ Netbooks

In an continuing mission (sorry!) to bring you the skinny on the best netbook accessories I’ve begun to broaden my horizons past Proporta, incorporating products from GearZap.com who resell a variety of brands (incidentally including Proporta). My first 10″ Netbook…

My hands on preview of Halo 3: ODST

On Monday the 20th of July I was invited to join representatives of Europe’s gaming press at London’s Century Club, to get a sneak peek at the forthcoming Halo 3: ODST from Bungie and Microsoft Game Studios. With a demonstration…

Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires – Xbox 360/PS3

It’s been a while since the release of Dynasty Warriors 6, so it was inevitable that the release of this spin-off title would happen. Developed by Omega Force and published by Koei, it is available now for both PS3 and…

Dingoo Linux Improvements

Dingoo Linux is still very much in its growing phases, Booboo has a current work in progress kernel that communicates via Ethernet over USB. A massive improvement for interacting with your Dingoo A320, deploying content, using Telnet and, the holy…

Craig Looks At The Smart T5

Craig’s latest YouTube videos show clear signs that he’s finally cracked under the pressure of the Pandora project… okay, I kid. They are actually quite entertaining, quite bold and quite original and this latest video even has a few brief…

EcoNav Sat Nav Could Save You Fuel

It’s always baffled me why so many, many products are pushed with the claim of being “green.” I’ll be honest, I don’t care about the environment, I have faith in the technological prowess of man, and thoroughly believe that no…

iPhone 3G FlexiShield Skin

I’ve never been a huge fan of *bling*, but there’s something kind-of appealing about the diamond patterned back of the transparent iPhone 3G FlexiShield Skin. The unique pattern of diamond-shaped lenses makes for an eye catching case back to the…