Samsung Omnia 7 GT-i8700 have metal battery cover unclips with a satisfying assuredness to reveal the SIM slot and 1500mAh battery. There is no microSD card, though. While Windows Phone 7 doesn’t support hot swapping microSD cards – for easy file transfers – you can still add permanent extra storage (you just need to completely [...]
Sony Bloggie Touch MHS-TS20K isn’t actually Sony’s first foray into pocket Internet camcorders. The original Bloggie arrived at the beginning of 2010, and there was a Webbie a year before that. However, the design has really come of age with the Sony Bloggie Touch MHS-TS20K. The chassis is sleek and smooth, making even Flip’s Mino [...]
JCB Pro-talk obvious standout feature is a 2.2in QVGA touchscreen. Truly tough touchscreen handsets are few and far between and the larger screen is welcome over the tiny 1.44in display in the Tradesmen. On top of this you’ll find a 2MP camera, GPS, dual sim functionality and an eight channel two-way radio. For a tough [...]
Like Apple with its Macbook range, Dell regularly refreshes its Inspiron and Dell XPS 17 L701X desktops and laptops. We last looked at the mid-range Inspiron 17R and were quite impressed with the stylish refresh. Now it’s time to check out Dell’s new high-end XPS 17. Sitting just one step below the company’s ultimate Studio [...]
The past couple of years have seen the increasing popularity of long-zoom compact cameras, or “travel cameras” as they are often known. Typically these have a lens with at least 10x zoom, usually with a wide-angle of 28mm or wider, but in a body not much bigger than a pocket ultra-compact. Most are premium models [...]
What always set Vita Audio’s products apart from the masses was their superb styling and build quality, and it’s no different here. A beautiful wooden curved-cornered rectangle of wood wraps around a largely metal chassis faced with sandblasted steel sections. It looks superb, and feels even better with excellent fit and finish. Vita Audio R1 [...]
Kodak’s new range of all-in-ones continues to grow, with the Kodak ESP C310 being pretty much a wireless version of the ESP C110 we looked at recently. However, it appears to be available only from the DSG group (Currys and PC World). It costs around £15 more than the earlier machine, so is it worth [...]
If you want a touchscreen phone, but your finances won’t stretch as far as budget smartphones like the ZTE Racer and Orange San Francisco, then you might be interested in the Vodafone 543 instead. The handset has a small touchscreen display and packs in most of the basics such as a web browser and MP3 [...]
There must be a glitch in the Matrix because we’re experiencing an extreme case of déjà vu. In October we reviewed GenevaSound’s excellent Model S and now the company has released the updated ‘GenevaSound Model M’, the midrange offering in a product line of S, M, L and XL docks. We liked the Model S [...]
It must be pretty lonely being Panasonic these days. For while every other brand in the TV firmament turns its attentions increasingly towards LCD technology, many of them exclusively, Panasonic continues to bet the farm on its beloved plasma. It ploughs enormous amounts of R&D into significantly improving its plasma engine every year, while also [...]
