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Palm Announces New ‘Pre’ Smartphone

June 9th, 2009 | 7 comments
June 2009 Update: If you’re thinking about how to get hold of a Palm Pre in New Zealand, don’t bother. The current incarnation of the Pre is CDMA only, so will only work on Telecom’s non-XT (aka: old and busted) [...]

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Dell Mini 9 from Vodafone

April 10th, 2009 | 13 comments
The last (and first) netbook I set my apparently gigantic hands on was the Sony Vaio P. While the device itself was adequately beautiful, the price was straight out of a horror film. I’m typing this review of a Dell Mini [...]

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Incredible Headphone Innovation

April 1st, 2009 | 6 comments
The last few years have seen some audibly amazing innovations in headphone technology. Noise cancellation; high-end, in-ear monitors; and crystal clear balanced armatures. However, I?m wearing a brand new pair of headphones right now that quite simply blow those old-school [...]

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New Entry-Level TomToms with IQ Routes

March 24th, 2009 | 3 comments
I?ve loved me some TomTom in the past, and I?m not shy in saying so. The experience was not perfect by any means, but the TomTom was streets (and routes, and intersections) ahead of the pack when it came to [...]

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Cleaning Ultrasonically

March 15th, 2009 | 2 comments
If I hopped out of my Delorean and told you I was from the future, you would be right to doubt me. On the other hand, if I showed you how I cleaned my eyeglasses this morning, you wouldn’t even [...]

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New Zealand Google Phone by May?

February 18th, 2009 | 1 comment
When I saw the Vodafone-branded, Android-based HTC Magic in the MWC coverage, I presumed it would be picked up fairly quickly by Vodafone here in New Zealand. Paul Brislen comments today in the Herald: New Zealand will be part of the [...]

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Reviewing Hi-Def Camcorders

February 12th, 2009 | 1 comment
I have in my possession three quite sexy little camcorders. I?ll be reviewing them in the coming weeks, finishing up with a slot on Breakfast on the 25th. Stay tuned for details on these: Canon HF11 Panasonic TM-200 Sony HDR-XR200

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FujiFilm FinePix F200EXR Looks Interesting

February 4th, 2009 | 3 comments
Finally someone in the point-and-shoot camera business is fronting up with some better sensor technology, rather than just adding Megapixels. The FujiFilm FinePix F200EXR has a bunch of the regular point-and-shoot features, but the ones that really gets me going [...]

Apple: Macworld 2009 Is Our Last

December 16th, 2008 | Comments Off
In a surprise move, Apple has announced that they will not be exhibiting at Macworld after 2009. CUPERTINO, California?December 16, 2008?Apple? today announced that this year is the last year the company will exhibit at Macworld Expo. Philip Schiller, Apple?s senior [...]

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Canon EOS 5Dmkii is “Life Changing”

December 16th, 2008 | 5 comments
Popphoto.com confirms my amateur gut-feel with a more detailed, scientific review, and comes to the conclusion that the new 5D is the shizzle. And the vast amount of detail that goes along with 21.1MP, as well as the sophisticated image processing [...]

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