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Review: Kick Ass

September 1st, 2010 | 1 comment
I don’t usually review movies, but after giving two copies of Kick Ass away to readers, I’ve agreed to write up my thoughts. I’ve always complained about the anti-piracy assault that you get from most DVDs and Blurays. Think about [...]

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Video: LASERS!

September 1st, 2010 | 5 comments
Who doesn’t love lasers? Favourite tool of the James Bond villian, and weapon of choice for Luke Skywalker. Today I took a look at some slightly less awesome laser-based gadgets. Read on to see which ones Dr Evil would love, [...]

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State of the Android NZ Nation

August 13th, 2010 | 15 comments
Despite the bagging, I really do think Android is pretty damn awesome. I’ve spent the last couple of weeks with a bevvy of top-of-the-line Android phones, and am going to braindump some of my thoughts here for your reference. The Phones There [...]

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iPhone 4 Review: Before the storm

July 16th, 2010 | 8 comments
If you’ve ever really wondered what the word schadenfreud means, Microsoft’s COO just gave us a material example. No, the 4th generation iPhone is not Apple’s Vista, but (as someone on Twitter said), it might very well be Apple’s XBox 360. [...]

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Powermat Review: Makes charging pretty

July 12th, 2010 | No comments
It’s not so much a mat as a pedestal, really. A pedestal with three induction loops and some hidden magnets. I was expecting some sort of magical contact-anywhere system, but the reality is each of your charging devices are centred on [...]

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Sony Ericsson X10 Mini Pro: Great hardware, but…

July 3rd, 2010 | 10 comments
I was expecting my abhorrence for the X10 to carry over to the Mini Pro, but the plucky little brother gives a good showing. Nowhere near perfect, but better. Perhaps it’s the restricted screen size, but the Mini Pro seems to [...]

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Samsung UA46C7000 Review: It has three dees!

June 29th, 2010 | 6 comments
It really is quite stunning. With the right mix of hardware and software, it actually feels like this television is about 2 feet deep, when in fact it’s not much more than an inch. You do need a mix though. At a [...]

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Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 First Impressions

June 4th, 2010 | 25 comments
I’ve got my hands on a $1100 Sony Xperia X10 for a couple of weeks. I was pleased and excited when the PR person offered me this device to review. The Android market in New Zealand has stagnated for a [...]

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Review: Vestax Spin DJ Controller

May 24th, 2010 | 8 comments
Have you ever eyed up those guys behind the decks, looking so cool with one headphone tucked against their shoulder? Ok well I have. Stop laughing. Thing is, I have no vinyl. I think the last record I bought was Queen: [...]

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iPad Review: It’s an iPad

April 21st, 2010 | 17 comments
It’s breathtakingly gorgeous, fast, and attracts interest like no other gadget I’ve ever owned. I’ve had more people come to my desk in the past week than in the previous year, and they all want to play with it. [...]

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Who doesn’t love lasers? Favourite tool of the James Bond villian, and weapon of choice [...]
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With the recent launch of Apple’s iPhone 4, it’s time to do a once-over of [...]
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Grandparents and gadgets don’t really go together, but this week on TVNZ Breakfast I took [...]
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I don’t usually review movies, but after giving two copies of Kick Ass away [...]
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Who doesn’t love lasers? Favourite tool of the James Bond villian, and weapon of choice [...]
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Despite the bagging, I really do think Android is pretty damn awesome. I’ve spent the [...]

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