Zath’s Technology & Gadget Roundup (12/02/2010)
Well it’s the end of another week and as always there’s been a lot going on in the world of technology and hi-tech gadgets, luckily some of our favourite websites have not let us down as they’ve covered some of them this week, here’s some of the stories that we liked most, along with a few of our favourites from Zath and the thoughts that come to mind from reading them!
O2 Testing 4G Mobile Broadband Network in the UK – the one thing that puts me off buying a mobile broadband device right now is the fact that I see such variable coverage and often poor download speeds when using my mobile phone, so news that we could be approaching a time of 4G mobile broadband coverage which would see much faster browsing and download speeds is a very promising thing, although I’m guessing it’s still a few years off just yet, so I’ll probably end up using the 3 Mobile Broadband voucher code to save £54 afterall, but there’s hope for the future!
Top Valentines Gifts for Women 2010 – yes it’s that time of year again when the guys often need all the idea they can get for their loved one at Valentines, so take a look at some of these gift ideas, including the Double Slanket, how could you go wrong with that one?
Retro Slushie Iced Drink Maker – when I was a kid, one of the things that I’d often treat myself to after a tough day at school (especially in summer) would be a Slushie iced drink, it was a great way to cool down and now I can make my own at home anytime I want to now – I’m thinking this will be great for when the barbeques start! If you’re enjoying the thought of that kind of nostalgia, you might also want to take a look at the Peanut Butter Maker, a rather cool idea for a gadget with which you can make your own peanut butter sandwiches with for work…perhaps just like you had back when you had packed lunches at school!
iPhone 4G Rumour: Is the iPhone 4G likely to be bigger than the iPhone 3GS? – well that has been one of the questions people are asking ahead of the announcement of the next generation iPhone, will Apple stick with the currently design or will the 4th generation iPhone be more revolutionary than the iPhone 3GS was?
Canon EOS Rebel T2i Ready for Pre-Order – digital photography is something that I’m interested in, but before embarking on it properly I’m waiting until I can afford to buy a really good digital SLR camera (preferably one that also shoots 1080p high definition video), now this camera certainly looks as though it could become my new object of desire, I think I’d prefer it to the Sony DSLR-A450 digital SLR camera, perhaps my new digital photography hobby could soon be taking off?
Sony PS3 3D Firmware Update Coming Within Next Few Months – it’s not that long ago that it was announced that the at CES 2010 that the Sony PS3 would get a 3D gaming software update to allow all the existing PS3 games to be 3D compatible, well it would appear that it’s not that far away and as well as that the PS3 Blu-Ray player will also be able to play the forthcoming Blu-Ray 3D movie format!
Opera Mini: Soon to arrive on the iPhone – ever since the iPhone was released one of its real strengths was its Safari mobile internet browser which made viewing standard websites more bearable on a mobile device, well now it looks like there could soon be another option on the iPhone with Opera Mini browser (much like they have a Opera Mobile for Windows Mobile phones). Whether this will prove to be any real improvement on what we’ve already got remains to be seen, but hopefully this competition will mean Apple keeps developing their Safari browser for the benefit of all iPhone users.
Resident Evil Monopoly Board Game – a few us here at Zath are big Monopoly fans and some of us even have the Monopoly iPhone game app, but this edition now combines the Monopoly board game along with the theme of a well known video game, that of Resident Evil! If you like the look of this and it’s given you an idea for your own version of this classic board game, then why not take a look at Make Your Own Monopoly!
Buy Amazon Kindle DX in the UK & Europe – yes you can now buy the Amazon Kindle DX outside Amercica now and while the Apple iPad might be on the horizon, the Kindle still has its strong reasons to bought. The iPad maybe wanting to be the do-all media consumption device (including being an e-book reader), but there are many people out there who are far from impressed with the iPad’s backlit screen and would prefer the reading experience of the Kindle’s e-ink display and the overall Amazon book/newspaper purchasing and subscription system, for more details check out Kieron Donoghue’s Amazon Kindle DX versus Apple iPad thoughts on his blog.
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