published in May 2011; by Ollie Ford
categorised as: All News, Google, Mobile Devices


Motorola Droid X2

Official leaks (that oxymoron would mean leaks, on official sites) indicate that the Motorola Droid X2 (or X 2?) will have an HDMI port, dual core 1GHz processor, and a 4.3″ qHD (quarter HD resolution – 960 x 540) display. It also appears to be running Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). Stand by for a more official [...]



Raspberry Pi - the £10 Linux PC

UPDATE: More Raspberry Pi news here! David Braben, a well-known British games designer, is developing a small and cheap PC dubbed “Raspberry Pi” – that he hopes will help teach our youth to program; restore some fun to ICT. Every kid I talk to says ICT is dull. They hate it…The majority is learning how [...]



published in April 2011; by Ollie Ford
categorised as: All News, Home Cinema


This tiny new media streamer from Crystal Acoustics promises 1080p video with a 5.1 soundtrack, streamed straight from your SD, MMC, or USB removable media. It’ll play all common file types, selected from a “beautiful user interface, rendered in High Definition”. As if this weren’t enough, it’s no tacky device, being encased in a unibody [...]



published in March 2011; by Ollie Ford
categorised as: All News, Google, Mobile Devices


The WiFi only Xoom is for sale at last – as part of a questionable strategy, Motorola first launched the 3G + WiFi (4G as a later software update) variant of their Android 3.0  (Honeycomb) tablet. Just as the 3G version, the newly launched WiFi model packs a 10.1″ WXGA (1280×800) display, supporting 1080p playback. [...]



published in January 2011; by Beaverkeish
categorised as: All News, Home Cinema, Reviews


  Recently, I reviewed the Humax Freesat HD, but then I thought: what if I don’t want a satellite fitted – what if I really want the plug and play functionality and ease of not waiting for the professionals come around and hook you up? So I took a good look at the market for these [...]



published in January 2011; by Beaverkeish
categorised as: All News, Home Cinema, Reviews


This is the last of my Humax STB reviews for now, but I’ve probably saved the best until last. This little box is a combination of all that I’ve previously reviewed, it combines the pleasing aesthetics, a sleek UI, internal HDD storage and near perfect picture quality. To create a product which any AV rack [...]



published in January 2011; by Beaverkeish
categorised as: All News, Home Cinema, Reviews


Humax FOXSAT-HD – Review After reviewing one of Humax’s freeview plus DVRs, I’ve been lucky enough to get a good look and hands on with the similar, but very different, Humax “freesat HD” box. This product is slightly smaller than the 9150T, and has a few extra and also a few less features than the [...]



published in January 2011; by Ollie Ford
categorised as: All News, Mobile Devices


Picture courtesy of Engadget As you can see above, Asus are launching not just one, but four all new Eee form factors – and you can bet each one will have a variety of options and price points to suit your specific needs. Head over the link below to see the full spec of these [...]



published in June 2010; by Ollie Ford
categorised as: All News, Gaming, Microsoft


Some news from Microsoft to counteract all the recent hype that Apple have had. Microsoft announced the new version of the current Xbox 360, it shares the same name as the predecessor but is a slimmer, well smaller, version. It is covered in vents and is now shiny, black and more space-age or nerdy looking. [...]



published in June 2010; by Ollie Ford
categorised as: All News, Apple, Home Cinema


Mac Mini refresh

And I was not correct, although the upgrades to the Mac Mini are available, it is not the same spec as the MacBook Pro, but does include a 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB RAM and a 320GB hard drive for the basic model.