Category: Reviews
New Life For Old Drives
If you have been around PCs for any length of time than you probably have one or two old hard disc drives kicking around, gathering dust. The chances are they're in perfect working order but they've been retired because…
Review: MediaMan HVX-3500
There's nothing complicated about the MediaMan HVX-3500 – it's really just and external hard disk holder with some basic software, a sleek outer shell and some connectors stuck on. But this simpler is usually better and this gadget could…
Review: Sony Ericsson W810i
Over at GadgetCentre, they've been trying out one of the latest Sony Ericsson Walkman phones, the W810i. Looks like it's really just there to sort out some the faults that it's predecessor, the W800i, suffered from. The list of…
Review: Plantronics Voyager 510
Decent Bluetooth headsets are starting to get a heck of a lot cheaper these days; over at GadgetCentre they've been tinkering about with a the Plantronics Voyager 510. Plantronics did recently unveil a newer edition, the 510-USB, which comes…
Review: Sony VGN-SZ1VP
Sony's Vaio laptops are often thought of as the benchmark in portable computing (whereas the desktops are occasionally found wanting). The guys over at reviewsy website GadgetCentre have just finished playing around with the Sony VGN-SZ1VP, without doubt one…
Review: MagicBox Imp Radio
Not to be confused with the BBC's iMP initiative, or any of the iRiver media players, or tiny black sweets, the IMP is a standalone internet radio that can browse RealPlayer (well, RealOne if you're being pedantic) streams from all…
Review: Koss Porta Pro
There aren't many portable (aka folding) headphones filling the gap between compact, often uncomfortable earphones and more cumbersome fixed headphones. Koss Porta Pros have been around for some twenty years now and haven't been subjected to much change in…
GEAR4 LeatherJacket review
There are tons of iPod accessories out there but GEAR4, formerly known as PodGear, has been making them as long as any company we can think of. If you fancy giving your iPod video or nano a smart leather…
Review: Ion USB Turntable
The digital music revolution seems to have affected all age-groups – with your nan being as likely to listen to her iPod while she's gardening as your annoying nephew is to be rocking his Walkman 'phone at the back of…
Review: Motorola RAZR V3i
Motorola's epochal RAZR was the most desirable handset of its time. The seductive form factor tended to distract users from some fairly irritating software decisions that Motorola's designers would probably, given their time again, have made differently. Now they have…