The Kazam Trouper 450L is not so much a phone as a package. You don’t buy just a handset, but rather you are buying a service that comes with a handset. I will cover the ins and outs of the service later but for now lets look at the phone. In the last year or […]
Introduction After the massive hype surrounding their first foray into the mobile phone market, OnePlus have returned this year with a new handset and have tried to recreate the buzz around the original. Over the near sixteen months since OnePlus inflicted the invite system on us, so much has changed for them. They have alienated […]
Introduction The Sony Xperia M4 Aqua was announced by Sony at Mobile World Congress 2015 in March of this year with a claim to be setting “the new mid-range standard”. With flagship specifications such as an octa-core 64-bit Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 615 processor, a 13MP rear facing camera and the flagshipJohn JojJohnthere is little doubt that on paper it should […]
Introduction Acer is one of the phone manufacturers we don’t tend to see a lot of here in the UK. Sure they have released a number of lower end/budget phones, but it is rare I ever see one when I am out and about. Acer laptops and tablets, however, I tend to see fairly often. […]
Introduction In a world of Octa-core CPU’s, 20mp cameras, and £700 phones sometimes its nice to look in the other direction. What phone do you recommend to your friends for say, a teen about to get her first smart phone, or a granny looking to talk to her children with video? Over the last few […]
Introduction Virtual Reality Glasses are fast becoming the tech of the future. It seems every major OEM (and even Social Network) are getting into the market space with their take on the technology with things like Google Cardboard, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive already being the major contenders for the number one slot. On the 16th […]
I’ve put off the real first look post on this camera until I had the finished product in my hands. I did have a video and post ready to go after the Double Exposure event. I didn’t post it, not because the hardware and software were bad, but because they weren’t finished. Seeing an unfinished […]
Jawbone, awell known and respected name in the blue tooth game, has updated their great Era earpiece, and it is definitely worth it. The design changed and the featureswere updated. So what makes this Era worth purchasing if you have the early edition, or better yet, why should youpurchase this if you have another blue […]
The Mobilelite G2 is a file and media transfer device from Kingston Technology. This little box is simply awesome, and offers more than you think. As a wireless router the mobilelite G2 performer exceptionally well. Granted I was the only device on the network at the time. However, this speaks highly of the internals of […]
AESTHETICS The Tylt Vu-Wireless charger is easy to look at as it has a very ergonomic design. It is small and lightweight. Portable enough to carry in any type of bag, although it does not fold flat. The stand design is very artistic in appearance and complimented my wife’s decor just fine. MATERIALS Although it […]
The Moto 360 is the Android Wear watch many people have been waiting for. This is mainly due to the physical design. Finally a watch that looks like a watch! Battery life fears along with how a round design would look and work with software had me a skeptic, however. Still, if I’m going to wear […]
Flash drives used to be a thing of the past, with the invent of blue tooth transfer and cloud storage on mobile devices there really wasn’t a need for them anymore. Government agencies stopped using them due to security threats, and they really weren’t being used in the public market. Ten plus years ago you […]
As you should all now be aware, the G3 is the current flagship phone from LG. It was released in June and includes a 5.5 inch screen with what can only be described as the thinnest bezel on any android phone to date. Most of the variants include Wireless charging as standard, the unlucky few that don’t have […]
Introduction With many posts popping up today about Sony’s Xperia line failing to meet expectations, it seemed fitting to finally get my review of the Xperia Z2 tablet out that’s been sitting on my to-do list for way too long. I think it’s important for consumers pay less attention to a company’s financials and more to the […]
Introduction I embarked on a quest to find the best multipurpose bluetooth speaker available. The criteria was it had to be somewhat portable, have decent battery life, and killer sound. As this speaker would be used for my home computer and all of the mobile devices in the house, it had to be top notch. […]
Introduction The Piper Home security camera is a security device with a few smart extras in its arsenal. Using Z Wave technology the Piper doubles as a home automation hub along with its security skills. Build & Aesthetics The Piper is a really good looking security camera. It comes in either glossy black or glossy […]
The HTC One M8 is this years HTC Flagship handset and at £549.99 sim free it’s certainly no cheap device. With a 5 inch display embedded neatly into a 146.4 x 70.6 x 9.4 mm full metal body it’s a device that already carries a lot of expensive real estate that if dropped could prove […]
Introduction The Huawei Ascend Mate 2 4G LTE, Huawei’s latest flagship devices was unveiled in June of this year. Most people know Huawei for their telecommunications networks which services inside and out of China. Little known fact is that Huawei currently serve 45 out of the top 50 largest telecom companies in the world. With […]
Introduction The LG G3 is LG’s latest flagship device and a direct follow on from 2013’s LG G2, it was unveiled on 27 May 2014 and was released in South Korea the following day. The UK saw the phone released on the 26 June (after release was brought forward at short notice) with the rest of […]
The G3 is the brand new flagship phone from LG, released on the 26th June in the UK and 27th June in the EU (Rest of the world has varied release dates, Korea had the phone in May). It includes a 5.5 inch screen with what can only be described as the thinnest bezel on any […]
The G3 is the brand new flagship phone from LG, released on the 26th June in the UK and 27th June in the EU (Rest of the world has varied release dates, Korea had the phone in May). It includes a 5.5 inch screen with what can only be described as the thinnest bezel on any […]
Last year HTC dipped their toes into the Phablet market with the HTC One Max, a premium beast of a device, this year they have taken aim for a different section of the large handset market with the Desire 816. Unlike the One Max the Desire 816 is a mid range device putting it within […]
Introduction The Samsung Galaxy S5, Samsung’s latest generation of the Galaxy, was unveiled on 24 February 2014 at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, it was released on April 11, 2014 in 150 countries, and being part of the Galaxy range, it is kind of a big deal. As somewhat of an iterative upgrade to […]
Urban Armor Gear case for HTC M8 Review Urban Armor Gear has long been one of my favorite case manufacturers. I chose to review the Maverick, as it’s clear back would show off the beautiful gunmetal finish on my M8. I was curious to see if the cases for the M8 lived up to […]
HTC’s Dot View functionality certainly caught my eye when the phone was coming to market. I’m a sucker for the old 8-bit stuff, as I grew up playing those sorts of games on PCs and the first few generations of game consoles. This looked so good, I had to have it and ordered it with […]
In the crowded market of power banks, it is difficult for a startup company to really make its mark. Dark Energy, the guys behind the Reservoir are giving it a try. Lets see how they do. Design The Reservoir is actually a really nice looking device. With its soft plastic feel and dimpled texture it […]
The GameStick was a Kickstarter project launched on January 2nd 2013, which I backed on the 4th Jan 2013. It was expected to deliver in April, which I figured would be more like June/July. In part, this was because of how many pledges they received. in total there were 5691 backers. Whilst not the biggest […]
