Not long ago DigitalReviews reviewed the Popcorn Hour Network Media Tanks, now we have the Elektron EHP-606 in our hot little hands. The Elektron is the re-branded sibling of Popcorn Hour A-110 Network Media Tank based on the same platform with identical file support and user interface. What sets the EHP-606 apart in this sibling rivalry? Read on!
I personally haven't heard of the company Noctua until now. But after looking at their company website, the reason why is because they are an Austria. But they are a well established company with a wide range of CPU coolers, Fans, and Thermal Compounds. This NH-U12P CPU cooler is a massive cooler with 4 dual heat pipes while keeping noise in mind.
Like many, my family's data storage requirements are increasing at an exponential rate. High Definition home movies; work documents; 10+ megapixel photographs, etc. all require ever growing amounts of hard drive space.
And raw storage space isn't the only problem: Keeping all this data safe from hardware failures as well as maintaining easy access are important too.
In creating the SmartStor range, Promise Technology Inc. have come up with not one, but two plausible answers to this growing problem.
Brando’s USB Spy Pocket Audio/Video Recorder Pen is very cunning. As the name suggests, it looks - and in fact is - a pen. But as its name also suggests, this pen is a covert audio and video recorder.
The WN-100 is a 802.11n (Draft 2.0) USB WiFi adapter specifically designed to add wireless connectivity to the A-100/A-110 Popcorn Hour Network Media Tanks.
I was lucky enough to get my hands on one of these puppies and managed to gave it run on both the Popcorn Hour A-100 and A-110.
With Apple's sales figures continuing to grow, more and more products are being marketed directly at the think different crowd. Joining the fray are Targus who have released a whole line of for Mac products.
And for the past month, the Bluetooth Laser Mouse from this collection just happens to have been paired to my shiny new MacBook Pro.
Let me start off by saying that if you had one of these, then the film
“Jaws” probably couldn’t have been made. It is the second generation
Shark Shield extraordinaire, with a claimed shark exclusion zone of 6-8
metres diameter.
Do they work you say, well I should say YES with a big smile on my face
as I borrowed a FREEDOM7 and went shooting fish at Cosy Corner near
Albany Western Australia, only to be told later by my buddy, that half
way through the dive and in the midst off stuffing a big “Queenie” in
the catch bag, that a big white and grey shark had streaked down toward
me, “It got to within 5-6 metres of you, then gave an immense shiver,
veered then departed as quickly as it came”. he said. (More about the
White Pointer later.)
The 3 models of Shark Shields have been designed to offer protection for virtually any water activity you could be involved in.
• FREEDOM7 (general swimming & scuba)
• Shark Shield SURF (surf boarding)
• SCUBA7 (scientific scuba diving)
With my 40 years experience of swimming, snorkeling and scuba diving
under all varieties of conditions, often in depths up to 60 metres and
15 km offshore and with a diversity of sharks, we won’t “pull any
punches” as we test the first two models under a number of activities.
Clockwise from the left, Surf mounting plate, Freedom7 Shark Shield, Surf Shark Shield, Tote bag
Some of our regular readers may know that I have made occasional references to my interest in photography. After a few years of letting work take over my life and getting by with nothing but my mobile phone camera, I finally decided on an entry-level DSLR to ease my way back into the hobby. For my birthday this year I was given a Canon EOS 450D with a twin lens kit.
It has been 5 years since Canon first released the first "affordable" digital SLR in the form of the EOS 300D (Digital Rebel), the EOS 450D also known as the Rebel XSi (US) and Kiss X2 Digital (Japan), is the fourth generation Canon DSLR at the lower end of the EOS range. I am going to refer to it as the EOS 450D, the name by which it is marketed in Australia.
This is not intended to be a complete technical review of the Canon EOS 450D. There are plenty of professional photographers out there who can provide far more technical details and comparisons. This is intended as an overview of my impressions as an owner and user of an EOS 450D.
Continuing our line of news articles of
watches that do pretty much everything, DigitalReviews.net brings news of the
Phenom watch phone, a watch that claims to be the most innovative gadget in the
world (hopefully Dyal and Thanko won’t be too offended).
As before, this watch
is an unlocked GSM cell phone, mp3/mp4 player, digitial and video camera,
touchscreen (with a stylus, although for those who prefer it, there is the
option of using a unique, attachable keyboard that sticks on the strap),
Bluetooth, speakerphone and even takes SD memory cards, as well as working as
an ordinary watch with an alarm etc. A nice feature about this phone is that it
comes in many different styles, such as the Mi5 and Special Ops (supposedly for
gadget freaks) the Cross Trainer (for sporty types), the Glam watch especially
for girls (seemingly because it's pink) and many others. For those of you who
are interested visit http://www.phenomwatchphone.com/
where you will be treated to a short video of a cross dressing young boy named
Ari, who explains more- as well as having the opportunity to buy one of these
gadgets for yourself.
No sooner had we at digital reviews laid our eyes on Thanko’s MP4 watch, than Dyal sets the internet ablaze with its latest offering. Not only can this watch take photos, record video and play music but it also... just wait for it... is a fuly functioning PHONE as well, capable of texts, internet access, Bluetooth- the works! For those of you who can’t wait to get your hands on it (In more ways than one, its touchscreen as well!) you can find it here: http://www.iwantoneofthose.com/new-arrivals/swap-watch/index.html
Dyal’s website: http://www.dyal.eu/ , it has an enquiries tab at the bottom
