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Welcome – Google Nexus One

The latest gadget at home is my new phone, the Google Nexus One. It’s only been 6 months since I got my HTC Magic, but that’s been handed down to Camille (who had been borrowing it every now and again) and needed a handset replacement. In the meantime, I’ve managed...

Where’s your JooJoo ?

Interesting new gadget that’s been announced called the JooJoo. It’s a tablet with a 12.1″ touch screen with the express purpose of logging onto the Web. It’s an interesting tale how the device came about, having been imagined by Mike Arlington from TechCruch, but he was ousted from the operation...

Anatomy of an Android Application

photo credit: Josh Russell There are four building blocks to an Android application: * Activity * Intent Receiver * Service * Content Provider Not every application needs to have all four, but your application will be written with some combination of these. Once you have decided what components you need for your application, you should list...

Streaming off my Dreambox

I found an excellent application that lets you stream and control your Dreambox from the comfort of your PC (or laptop in my case). It’s called DreamStream and is written specifically for all Dreamboxes that are running Enigma 2 ( a framebuffer-based zapping application for linux ), in particular DM...

Power without the mess

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Powermat. All opinions are 100% mine. I’ve been reading about Powermat for some time now and it always great when I get a Sponsored Post about something I’m interested in. It gives me an opportunity to look a bit closer...

Latest gadget: Dreambox 800HD

There’s a new gadget at home, which is actually an upgrade on my birthday present, well ok, it’s also my Christmas present. Anyway, it’s called  Dreambox and is essentially a Linux based satellite receiver. This box in particular is high definition PVR, featuring a single pluggable DVB tuner (satellite in...

Turn your Windows 7 machine into a WiFi router

Here’s a great concept I came across: Connectify lets you turn your computer into a WiFi router, letting you share your internet connection with friends and family. There are a number of things you can do with this, ranging from sharing your wired connection with other devices around, all the...

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