Google’s Android smartphone the Nexus One was recently launched and available to order for shipping to the UK. You’ve probably read all the reports and reviews from the USA, but here’s a look at the Nexus One from a UK perspective. I asked Paul Field, English electronic music fan [...more]
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Motorola Milestone UK: First Impressions
Despite selling out in 3 hours, I was lucky enough to receive a new Android 2.0-powered Motorola Milestone (aka the Motorola Droid) on the day of its release here in the UK. This replaces my T-Mobile (HTC) G1 which I’ve had since the beginning of the year. Here are some first impressions of [...more]
Google Android on G1 – Hello World
Upgraded my phone from a Sony-Ericsson W880i to a T-Mobile G1 running Google Android: I’ve had it for just over a week now, so I’ve had a chance now to have a play and get used to the device. It’s an amazing piece of technology and although I have a couple of hardware complaints [...more]
August 30th, 2008 - 10:19 pm § in gadgets
Eeevolution
My 8-year old Psion Revo vs. Eee PC 901 vs. Quad Core PC: [...more]
August 27th, 2008 - 10:44 pm § in gadgets
Plasma Drive
This was a big expense but worth every penny – a Pioneer PDP-508XD: This 50″ kuro plasma TV is phenomenal: excellent on standard-def, stunning on high-def, an impressive upgrade from my 42″ Toshiba rear-screen projector. Rating: 10/10 [...more]
August 27th, 2008 - 10:13 pm § in gadgets
They’re Watching You
Finally, my first digital camera – a Sony Cyber-shot W130: I’d been holding out for a decent camera-phone, but I gave up waiting since a dedicated snapper is always going to be better – I chose this Cyber-shot as it was cheap and cheerful and stuffed full of mega pixels. I may ha [...more]
August 23rd, 2008 - 6:36 pm § in gadgets
Interface
With a shiny new PC and display, I completed the upgrade with a new keyboard and mouse. I still have the old PC so that stays paired with my wired Logitech keyboard (with rubbed-off A and W keys thanks to 3 years of FPS shooters) and MX 518 Optical Gaming mouse. For the new [...] [...more]
August 22nd, 2008 - 8:45 pm § in gadgets
Zenophile
This is my third Creative MP3 player – I’ve had a Zen NX, then a Zen Vision:M and I now have a 32 GB Zen like this: I use it exclusively for music, and I like to have a large library of tunes with me so I was particularly sold on this one as it has [...] [...more]
August 21st, 2008 - 11:30 pm § in gadgets
Dell Ultrasharp
Also upgraded the monitor from a Benq to one of these: a Dell Ultrasharp 2408WFP 24″ Widescreen LCD Monitor: Despite the size, I was a bit underwhelmed at first: although costing more that twice as much, the Dell didn’t seem that much better than the Benq. A couple of weeks of usage th [...more]
August 20th, 2008 - 10:38 pm § in gadgets
PC Upgrade
I upgraded my main PC for the first time in just over two years. I built the last one myself (based on the Alienware Area 51 from ‘03), but this time I decided to let the experts do it for me: went for a semi-custom build from Overclockers UK. I’d used them before and they [...] [...more]
