Some of my most popular blog posts have been rants on poor usability. That such rants from a layman are popular and accurate reflects poorly on the current state of product and software design. It’s as if consumer electronics and [...]

It’s been a long time coming, but Geosmart and the AA will start transmitting traffic data via coded FM radio messages from next week. NBR has some details, but basically any device capable of receiving the signals (and licensed to [...]

It’s amazing that Apple have got as far as they have with the App Store. Looking back now, I wonder if it was more about the lack of decent competition rather than some massive Jobsian mind trick. Look, the iPhone [...]

It’s been a bit ungadgety around here lately, but never fear! I’ve got some cool stuff coming up in the next couple of weeks: Reviewing the new Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0 kit. Reviewing the Arduino starter kit from Mindkits.co.nz Giving away an LG [...]

In a comment on iPhonewzealand.co.nz, a user has pointed out that changes to tethering have been locked out in iPhone firmware 3.1. I imgaine this is at the behest of the big carriers like AT&T, in order to stop people [...]

There’s nothing I like more than a good fight. We have ourselves a bit of a duopoly doozy at the moment, with Telecom laying the iPhone smackdown. This morning, Telecom said “give us your poor, your tired, your huddled iPhone-carrying [...]

A few days ago I reviewed the Generator laptop bag from Voltaic. I was not too happy about their claims regarding the bag’s ability to charge a laptop. They have responded with information that they are sourcing a more powerful [...]

And just like a bad dream, it’s over before you know it. The HTC Magic is back on sale at Vodafone. Although at the time of writing, the website is still reporting content unavailable. Just what would cause a company like [...]

Update: NBR have backtracked on their original report that “supply issues” were the reason for the withdrawal. They are now reporting “commercial issues”. Update: Computerworld picks up the story, with a quote from Vodafone that “Google is having a little problem”. [...]

Vodafone have officially announced the release date of the iPhone 3GS in New Zealand. The iPhone 3GS will be on sale from Vodafone NZ from July 10. Pre-reg page up at www.Vodafone.co.NZ/iphone. You can get your greasy little mitts on one on [...]