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Here at GeekyWood we have reviews of the worst and the best gadgets, and this little technology snippet is unfortunately one of the worse.

The iDAB is advertised as a mini digital radio gadget that attaches to your iPod, technically giving your iPod DAB (Digital Radio) functionality.

In reality when we tested the iDAB unit it was not actually part of the iPod, it didn’t use the iPods screen, navigation buttons or even its headphone socket.

Instead it sat on the iPod and used it as an expensive battery, occasionally falling off to… Continue Reading»

Dolby have announced that they are releasing a version of their software for Mobile Cellphones.  The announcement came as it has been built into the new 8GB Nokia N95.  Now personally I love the Nokia N95, and having an 8GB version With surround sound seems pretty damn awsome! Match this powerful combo upto a decent pair of of headphones then suddenly you have one hell of a sound system in your pocket!

The Dolby software will soon be released on all symbian phone products!… Continue Reading»

I have used Microsoft Windows Vista for quite a while now on both my PC and Laptop. I found that without spending a load of money on upgrading Vista slowed down quite considerably after a few weeks. This was quite annoying because without regularly spending several hours messing around Windows Vista would slow down after a week or two.

I recently found a new program which has speeded up Windows Vista considerably as well as reducing the amount of clutter on my computer. Windows Vista, Microsofts… Continue Reading»

The new Micro SD Card portable projector available from Drink Stuff Is probably one of the best releases I have seen in a long time.  Costing only £99 ($198) It is basically a small projector that runs off 4 AA batteries and can play movies off SD Cards. Its a damn small unit measuring 165mm long and 105mm wide.  Its screen size is fairly limited at around one metre square , but lets face it this is a handy portable device, not for a serious home projection… Continue Reading»

A lot of TV Viewers who are hooked on their DVR/Hard Drive Recorders have been extremely annoyed of late since CBS’s survivor has repeatedly failed to record on many peoples Digital TV Recording Equipment, wether it be DVRs or DVD/HD Recorders.

While CBS have denied purposely blocking peoples recorders this does leave rather a serious question…

Can TV Broadcasters prevent you from recording shows?

The short answer is ‘yes’.  They have the technology and the ability to stop your device from picking up when to start recording, and even stop it immediately after it begins.

You then have to ask a rather more important… Continue Reading»

It has just been announced that Apple have finally pulled it’s finger out with the iPod Touch, they will be equipping it with a masssive 32GB of flash memory, thats 7000 songs or 40 hours of video to the less geeky among you.

This a fantastic boost toa gadget that was already, and this is coming from someone who was against Apples products and their DRM on release, Shit Hot. With Crystal Clear sound quality, a sharp crisp screen, reflexive touch screen and a spot on intuitive directory… Continue Reading»

O2 today announced that they would be cutting the price of the iPhone by £100 ($200) to £169 this week. The move comes shortly after German iPhone provider T-Mobile cut the handset price to a mere 99 Euros, thats around £70 or $140 to you or me.

The Reasoning begind this is as yet undecided. Some people say it is due to an imminent release of a 3G version of the iPhone, others think it may be due to Nokias announcement that they soon will be replacing an iPhone killing device… Continue Reading»