Reviews
Independent write-ups after weeks of end-user experiences and testing.
You may often find indispensible advice here and a no-nonsense attitude to evaluating the products.
We don’t go for the bits-and-bytes approach but aim to address the core factor: value-for-money for the average end-user.
Written by Martin Regtien
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30 May 2011
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Miscellaneous
We’ve had our run-ins with laptop coolers and with notebooks that were too hot to touch after some use. These coolers take many shapes and forms and have a built quality that runs from a typical throw-away item to something like the Ninja HS Adjustable Notebook Cooler, which is probably the top-of-the-line in this genre.
Let’s have a quick look at what is in essence a simple product.
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Written by Martin Regtien
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20 May 2011
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What's in a name? I like it when a device is just named for what it is: I'm talking about the Video Name Tag. Simply put it's basically a video playing business card which you can wear on your shirt. Nothing attracts more attention than moving images particularly if you're wearing it in a busy crowd! So if you're not too self-conscious and you want to draw some attention to yourself or your business let's switch it on and see what kind of response it generates.…
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Written by Martin Regtien
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19 May 2011
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Mobile Devices
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From the very first pocket PCs, like the iPAQs, my personal phone has always been a Windows platform. I like a fully customisable phone like the eminently capable HTC HD2. Could an android-based mobile phone like the Samsung Nexus S change my preferences?
Let's have a quick look at the Nexus S from this perspective: what are the differences with the HD2? Is it time to ditch the Windows operating system on my phone altogether?
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Written by Martin Regtien
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17 May 2011
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Storage
I can't say that I am always working in an extreme environment but for some reason the thought that my equipment can handle the daily commute better than I can, appeals to me. That's why I'm keen to have a good look at the ioSafe Rugged Portable HDD. This external USB drive in matt aluminium has been ruggedised to such an extent that even a shotgun blast at close range cannot destroy its innards! I feel an episode of Mythbusters coming on...
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Written by Martin Regtien
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13 May 2011
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Miscellaneous
Here is an Australian invention that got me and my family really excited: the PianoMaestro.
What is a PianoMaestro you might ask? It's an electronic teaching and tutoring aid for piano students and which aims to make learning the piano an enjoyable experience. If this could be true, bring it on! So let's see how the PianoMaestro is able to achieve -at a fraction of the cost- what we look for in human piano teachers.
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Written by Joe Baker
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09 May 2011
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Miscellaneous
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The name “KArcher” has always been synonymous with high pressure cleaning, but boy, they have really come up trumps this time. Never have we reviewed a product of this type where the constructors must have designed the product by customer demand.
We have just received the best of the Premium Class, high pressure water cleaners - the KArcher K6 – 450 T400. It simply has everything. Made in Germany, it reeks of quality and engineering innovation. With the T400 you get everything you need for specialised jobs such as; Variable high pressure available in each of these applications, general cleaning, patio cleaning, gutter cleaning, vertical high situation cleaning. And all of these cleaning functions can also be assisted by use of a special purpose chemical injection.
Read on and we will tell you about a high pressure cleaning machine where we really struggled to find any issue that could be improved upon.
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Written by Martin Regtien
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29 April 2011
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Storage
Sometimes it is not the absolute specs of one of the latest or greatest devices but rather the relative "wow" factor you experience when comparing it to a similar but one or two years older device. Such is the case with the OCZ Vertex 2 SSD which replaced the Imation M-Class SSD in one of our test platforms.
If you are after extensive benchmarks, which for most general users don't mean a thing, read no further. But if you like to see what an amazing difference replacing an older SSD in your laptop can mean, just click on Read More....
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Written by Martin Regtien
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28 April 2011
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Accessories
NewerTech delivered a plug and play eSATA to USB 3.0 adapter for superspeed data transfer to our office is recently and today we are having a quick look at it. The idea behind this little gizmo is that you can adapt any legacy eSATA drive to your USB 3.0 port to enjoy data transfer speeds up to 5Gb/s. So what's the problem?
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