It's been quite some time since we wrote about the Dialogue ultra-portable Flybook.

We were fortunate enough to have one of the first original Flybooks well over two years ago and still think it can't be beat for connectivity and portability.

Finally, Dialoque has released the "Mark II" and is getting away from the TransMeta chips.

While we're waiting for the latest Flybook to arrive on our doorstep sometime this week, have a look at a couple of our earlier reviews we did on this now almost cultic machine.

Here's the second review from some two years ago:

I’ve spent about 3 months with arguably the best-connected ultra-portable notebook in the world, most of that time on the road and all of the time the Flybook being the only computer I worked with.  How did that go?  Have my enthusiastic first impressions (see our July 21 review) mellowed or did I discover the Flybook is for keeps?

Follow me as I put my travelling companion to work.

Dictation on the Run

Want to be able to type faster than the best secretary?  With unerring accuracy?
Have a look at the latest version of Dragon NaturallySpeaking, arguably the best speech recognition software around.  This particular edition that we are reviewing today is called Preferred Mobile and includes a digital Philips VoiceTracer recorder.

Cameras are rapidly increasing in the number of Megapixels these days.  In fact, we have just started seeing compact consumer cameras capable of taking pictures of up to 10 Megapixels!  Whether those cameras take quality pictures is another story to tell.  In general, with an increasing Megapixel count, that means you're working with larger pictures.  And with larger pictures, that's definitely going to mean larger file sizes.  The moment you press that snapshot button, the camera needs to store that large 10 Megabyte file (just an example) as quickly as possible into its memory.  This example leads us into the product we will be taking a look at: the Kingston 133X Compact Flash (CF) memory card.

These days you pick your flash memory not only according to the capacity you want, but also the form factor is important and even how it looks.

An interesting form factor is the one that looks like a credit card, only a tad thicker.

The clever thing about this one is that the USB connector is totally flush with the card and makes for a compact unit.

Brando is marketing these 1 GB cards in a variety of prints.  This includes even a picture of the Mona Lisa!

Have a look at what this is all about.

Great Battery Life and Super Sensitive

Protecting your Gadgets

Why would you write a glowing review about a product that you can't even see?

That's precisely the point: you can't see it but it does have the very important job of protecting the shiny gadgets that you don't want to get scratched. 

And that's why they call it the InvisibleSHIELD.

I have put it to good use on two of my most treasured devices, my Nokia N80 and iPAQ 4700. 

Let's see how we went.

The other day I had the opportunity to have a quick look at the Nokia E61 which most people would categorise as a Blackberry type smartphone.
I only spent an hour with the E61 which probably doesn't do it justice so we'll just stick to the facts and let the pictures do the talking.

A Must-Have Crime Busting Tool

Over a year ago, I had a look at the Pila GL3 from Permalight Asia. Since that last review, Pila have been hard at work overhauling their whole range.

Their website has changed and so have the flashlights. Or have they?

Today I take another look at the GL3 and I’m quite excited. What’s so exciting about something as boring as a torch, I hear you say?

Well read on…