January, 2009
‘Star Wars: The Force Unleashed’ Review (Wii)
January 31, 2009
I was really looking forward to playing the Star Wars: The Force Unleashed game because I could wield my Wii remote like a lightsaber and take over the galaxy and destroy the empire! But in all honesty it’s left me wanting to ‘pick up some power converters’. Anyone? No? Well worth a try.
The storyline of the game is good, with a few twists and turns that would make George Lucas jealous because it’s Star Wars….and it has a storyline that works.
You play Darth Vaders’ secret apprentice, and you’re sent on missions by Darth Vader to bring down the Empire. I won’t go into anymore detail on the story, because I’ll end up giving something away for those that don’t want to know.
Continue reading »British Airways To Allow In-Flight Mobile Phone Use
January 30, 2009
One of the more frustrating things about flights these days is the fact that, for the whole of the flight, you are disconnected from the rest of the world whilst you are on the plane, at least with regards to your mobile/smartphone – you cannot check emails, you can’t call someone to pick you up at the airport and you can’t surf the web.
You have never been able to use mobile phones on planes, and there are a few good reasons why not – imagine sitting next to an excitable businessman on a 12 hour trans-Atlantic flight as he talks continuously on his phone, fighting the sound of the engines all the time. But now British Airways has released plans to allow mobile phone use on planes which could dramatically change the nature of your flight.
Continue reading »Mana Potion Energy Drink
January 30, 2009
Do you need more focus sometimes? Then maybe you need to stock up on some Mana Potion Energy Drinks!
Anybody who is familiar with any kind of fantasy role-playing game such as World of Warcraft will instantly know about mana potions and recognise what I’m talking about here! So there’s a potential customer base just there of over 11 million people!
Continue reading »Blackberry Bold 9000 Review
January 29, 2009
Of the three top smartphones that we have covered so far (Apple iPhone 3G, HTC Touch HD and the Nokia E71) none come from such a prestigious background as the Bold. Although ‘Blackberry’ only became mainstream in 2002 they did so in style soon winning over the hearts and wallets of millions of businesses and has become the number one company for business phones.
So much so that ‘Blackberry’ has almost become a noun to describe a smartphone; and if you are interested in American news you will also know that President Barack Obama has ‘fought’ to keep his Blackberry amid security warnings. So let’s have a look at the first of the two Blackberry phones we will cover – the Blackberry Bold 9000.
Continue reading »FEAR 2 – Live Event
January 29, 2009
For those of you out there who are fans of FEAR which was released back in 2005, FEAR 2 is to hit our shelves very soon!!
As part of the publicity for the game, the developers have come up with an ingenious competition that you shouldn’t miss. Although, it’s only available for 8 players, but you will be among but a few in the world to have played the game, and is taking place on Thursday 12th February 2009.
Continue reading »Energizer Advanced Lithium Batteries (Competition)
January 28, 2009
What is it that a lot of our Hi-Tech Gadgets need? Well an awful lot of them are reliant on using traditional sized batteries as their power source and now Energizer have announced a new range of batteries called Energizer Advanced Lithium.
These Energizer Advanced Lithium batteries will provide more power not only for your Energizer bunny toys, but also for your latest hi-tech devices such as wireless gaming controllers and accessories, handheld gaming devices, MP3 players and digital cameras.
Continue reading »Diggnation – Lost in Translation?
January 28, 2009
Diggnation is a weekly video podcast / Internet TV show that has been running for over 3 years now, which I only started watching back in early 2008. The show itself is basically two guys sat on sofa (or even a couch) discussing the latest popular websites and Internet news that’s covered on the social bookmarking/voting website of Digg.com.
The two American guys that present it Kevin Rose (founder of Digg.com, sometimes presenter of Digg Dialogg) and Alex Albrecht (also presenter of Totally Rad Show and Project Lore podcasts) normally discuss their popular ‘Digg’ items, general tech news and emails from viewers of the show in a way that I feel is quite universal. And as such they have fans and viewers of the show all over the world and regularly have ‘live events’ (where the show is filmed in front of a live audience) in different countries.
So this makes for quite an entertaining 45mins of viewing on a weekly basis if like me you like hearing about what’s happening on the Internet from two fairly entertaining guys sat on a sofa drinking alcohol or sometimes even herbal teas!
Continue reading »Sony PSP2 Rumours?
January 28, 2009
Rumours have been around since time began, and they have always offered an insight into what may be to come in the future, or what people want to see in the future. Either way they often do have at least a little truth in them, so when the new, latest stories regarding the possibility of the Sony PSP2 started to make the rounds it sparked great amounts of interest.
First let us look at the Sony PSP which has been in the news recently after the spat between Sony and Sony Ericsson over the brand name, and unsurprisingly it relates to technical specifications for the next PSP. It all started when IGN said that they had ‘credible sources’ that claimed the next PSP (for convenience sake coined the PSP 2) would come with a touchscreen similar to that seen in the iPhone.
Continue reading »The Digital Nomad: A Full Time Job – Part Two
January 27, 2009
I’m afraid it’s been a while since The Digital Nomad: A Full Time Job – Part One, so let me just re-cap…I wanted to “live the dream” of the Microsoft House, so to speak, and stream media all over the house, specifically video. As I found out, It really doesn’t work that easily in the real world, and after I was done complaining about Microsoft, I was about to tell you why.
I’m going to assume that you’re using a PC for all these shenanigans, because at least 92% of you are. If you are an 8% Mac user, please don’t respond in the comments section about how much easier all of this is on a Mac, because it isn’t (in fact, it’s worse), and because it doesn’t apply to most people, no-one really cares about what you think. This article does discuss Windows, but it isn’t about Windows. It’s about standards. It’s not my fault that you may be using Betamax. Now then, where’s my soap box…
Continue reading »Acer 10″ Netbook Announced
January 27, 2009
I am a big fan of netbooks: I love the way they combine portability with a machine that you can actually do things on without being bulky or fiddly (almost a compromise between a smartphone and a laptop). However during the last 6 months I have grown increasingly frustrated with the amount of netbooks being released by big names that have been so generic it is untrue.
But if you are going to look at netbooks you will see there are a few that immediately stand out: the Acer Aspire One, the Samsung NC10 and Asus’ N10 and numerous Eee PCs. They all occupy well defined rungs in the price ladder (roughly £200, £300, £450 [and everything in between for the Eee PCs] although obviously different models result in a large range). But Acer, who have so far been flushed with success, are hoping to displace the NC10 from this list.
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