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Samsung PL90

We have had digital cameras for a long time, and many of which can be plugged directly in to your computer or laptop via a USB cable. Despite this it can be awkward to carry a cable around, and it is never truly portable.

The Samsung PL90 is a unique digital camera since it has an inbuilt flip out USB connection which means no more computer connection cables, no more lost connection cables (Very annoying) and the ability to use your… Continue Reading»

There are plenty of flash drives out there, however the 8GB wrist band flash drive is by far the most useful.  Packaged in a durable case you can keep this flash drive on you wherever you go, ensuring storage on the go, wherever you are!

Normally this costs around $20, but until the 7th of February, you can get this 8gb flash wristband for $12.35 with the coupon code MLC40142835P. I would get in while the code lasts, it’s a great offer for this… Continue Reading»

The Sony PSP Go has been on the lips of handheld addicts for several months now, today however we got our hands on review of the latest Sony Handheld Console.

First off, Sony revised their larger screen approach, dropping it’s widescreen size from 4.3 inches to 3.8 inches.  This screen size change may make the device more portable, but some worry that it will affect it’s video viewing capability.

The new PSP is much smaller, and 43% lighter than it’s previous incantations.  This makes the device much more portable, yet it holds… Continue Reading»

This amazing little gadget shows that you don’t have to spend hundreds or even thousands to get a great gadget.  This digital photo keyring lets you take 100 of your photos anywhere in this handy compact Digital Photo keyring, all on your keys or attached to your bag.  And with static image or slideshow mode the photo’s you show on this digital photo keyring will always be fresh.

It’s not all good news though, the Digital Photo keyring cannot be left on, it has a tiny battery life of 1.5 hours, barely anything… Continue Reading»

WowWee, one of the industries leading office toy brands has today released the new FlyTech Bladestar, one of a range of indoors helicopter flying devices.  These are not just any indoor flying toy though, these have an autopilot mode which will set the Bladestar flying around your house by itself, scaring family members witless. Ontop of that it also has battle mode, thats right with infrared beams you can actually fight these babies mid air with other Bladestar owners giving you some fairly immense dogfights in a large… Continue Reading»

There have been rumours of a high definition version of YouTube being released for some time now, many predicted it was rumour, but today a hack has been announced for HD Youtube.

So how do you hack you tube to get HD quality video?

Simply add ‘&fmt=22′ to the end of the URL.

Doing this on any video uploaded in High Definition will provide you with a fully compliant HD Youtube Video!

Of course the HD version of youtube can take much longer to load teh same clip, when we tested it the loading time was near 15 minutes longer ona 1 minute long… Continue Reading»

Windows 7 is the next generation of Windows after windows Vista.  There is not much currently known about wWindows 7 at this version in time appart from that seen from some vague screenshots and that it has been changed from Vienna to Windows 7 to signify ‘Simplicity’.

Persoanlyl I think XP is simple enough, and that any attempts to make windows simpler will result in complete loss of fnuctionality.

But never mind that, lets take a closer look at the upcoming Windows 7

Firstly Windows 7 is a new Operating systme… Continue Reading»