Gadgetoid

gadg-et-oid [gaj-it-oid]

-adjective

1. having the characteristics or form of a gadget;
resembling a mechanical contrivance or device.

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Virgin Media TiVo Photo Extravaganza

Yes, I’ve been exhaustively reviewing Virgin Media’s new TiVo lately, and forsaking all else. All this tireless and diligent watching of TV is done for you, dear reader. Jokes aside, I’ve got 65 lovely photos of the Virgin Media TiVo…

Virgin Media TiVo 500GB vs 1TB

Update: The TiVo price has been dropped to £99.95 for existing customers (I believe those who have bought at the higher price also get a refund). The extra £3 and XL TV package required are still going to sting a…

Virgin Media TiVo First Impressions

if you’re a Virgin Media customer, you’ve probably already been irritated by a pop up box extolling the virtues of their shiny new TiVo box. With Sky and Virgin having provided us satellite and cable DVRs for years, you’d be…

SOCOM 4

I’ve never been a fan of the SOCOM series, in fact I’ve never so much as given it a chance. With so many craptacular macho shooting games to choose from, I’ve had to stick with the good ones. ( No.…

Larking With LEGO

Before you say “Hey, it’s ‘Legos’.” We’re both wrong. LEGO is a brand, and should not be pluralized. Technically I was “larking with LEGO Technic” or “larking with LEGO bricks.” But, hey, now I’ve got that out of the way,…

Give the gift of RAM this Christmas

No. Not that kind of RAM. But, rather, the stuff that you stick into your computer to make it go slightly faster. Sparing you the expense of buying a new one. With Laptops having now almost completed their takeover from…

EyePet Everywhere

With the increasing need in the games console market to cater for everyone who might possibly ever come into contact with a console, it’s no surprise that Sony have been giving their EyePet title some attention on both the PSP…

Your Phone Might Have FM Radio, But My iPhone 4 Has DAB

One might balk at the iPhone 4 for its lack of FM radio. But the fact is that the brilliant Roberts Robi, which I looked at donkeys years ago, adds not only FM radio to your iPhone 4, but DAB…

iPhone 4 Cases

Better late than never! I’ve finally got my hands on the fabled, all singing, all dancing, signal attenuating iPhone 4. Yes I’m left handed, and yes the signal absolutely bombs out if I hold the iPhone in the “wrong” way…

iPad Case Review Extravaganza

Okay, so there’s no elaborate costume, pomp, splendour, music or anything one would typically associate with an extravaganza, but what we will have at Gadgetoid over the coming months is an absolute plethora of iPad cases and subsequent iPad case…