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The People at http://www.laplink.com/ are celebrating their 25th Anniversary today by giving away copies of Laplink, usually valued at $50 for free!  Ontop of the software giveaway they are also giving away everything from Laptops to Games. Anyone who downloads the software is automatically entered!

Laplink is a great little tool designed to ease the the transfer to a new PC by making an exact copy of your computer and moving it across onto your new system, allowing you to keep your settings, files and more without… Continue Reading»

Despite the fairly humorous company name that has spawned countless jokes to do with fingering the device the latest offering from RIM in 2008 has been the Blackberry 9000, otherwise known as the Blackberry Bold.

The Blackberry Bold name was coined after people testing the device were surprised at how bold the colours were from the screen, spawning the name.  None of the testers have yet claimed any Intellectualy property infringement over the source of the name yet but I will laugh when the inevitable court case comes about.

But back on Track!
The Blackberry 9000 Bold is infact a stunning device, its… Continue Reading»

Despite my dislike of the Apple iPod when it was first released the iPod did have a fantastic interface and a sleek design. After Apple realised where the market was heading and moved into DRM free technology (The main reason I disliked the iPod) the iPod even began to appeal to me. Then the iPhone was released, another fantastic device.

Most devices plugged as iPod or iPhone killers tend to fail miserably, their interfaces are never as smooth or effective as they try to clone Apples design, they seem to… Continue Reading»

I was browsing ThinkGeek.com and noticed they have updated their clearance offers!

I dont know about you but I love gadgets of all shapes and sizes so this was like a dream come true for me! See Below for some of my favorite offers from ThinkGeek.com

First off I have to point out these… Continue Reading»

Sony’s new home theatre system, the Bravia DAV-F200 is Sonies latest home theatre offering. Designed to work seamlessly with Sony TV’s the Bravia DAV-F200 is one of teh first speakers to use Sony’s S-Force Front Surround.  The S-Force Front Surround Technology basically provides full 6 speaker surrouns from a mere two speakers + sub woofer.

In an increasing trend from Sony this device has become available in Europe before the states, done in principal to avoid the cheap export of these Items to other countries.

Personally… Continue Reading»

The new Cellphone Home Signal Booster from ThinkGeek.com
Is one of the first Cell Phone Signal Boosters for the Home User.

I have installed a test version of the Home Cellphone Signal Booster in my parents house as they often complain about poor cell phone reception in their home, I was pretty surprised to find that as soon as I plugged it in my phone signal went from one bar to full signal in a matter of seconds!

This device… Continue Reading»

I saw the LED Pillow alarm as I was browsing teh web this morning, jsut after having my alarm rattle my head, and I couldn’t help but think ‘Genius Idea!’

Then two things hit me, first off i have a tendance to sleep on my back, and secondly that if three rather noisy vocal alarms can wake me up what chance does this have?

So in the spirit of enquiry I borrowed a light emitting alarm off a friend who had recommended it.  I was quite surprised when i used… Continue Reading»