BottleMate – is this the easiest to use bottle opener ever?

6 December 2009, 3:08 pm

Here is the perfect stocking filler for that relative who has everything, or for someone who just likes to drink a lot of beer!

BottleMate - it really works. Get a load of this video to see how the thing works. It’s simple but effective!

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We don’t need another Hero (HTC that is)

23 August 2009, 3:51 pm

It’s been a long time between posts here at Gadget User Blog. The year has been very busy and just gets busier. However, it’s time to pause and post one review that I’m sure you’ll be interested in. It’s my take on the new HTC Hero Android phone. It’s been one that I’ve been waiting to get my hands on for some time. Finally I have managed to get a hold of one so here are my first impressions.

The first impression is ‘Wow’. This is a seriously substantial device. It feels solid in your hand. The build feels good and the packaging isn’t over the top, rather it’s trying to keep a small footprint.

Once you’ve unboxed it and turned the device on you’re confronted with a wonderfully bright screen and a large digital clock to welcome you to the world of the Hero. Continue reading ‘We don’t need another Hero (HTC that is)’ »

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Bebook – week 2

31 May 2009, 5:59 pm

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So, I thought it might be useful to update on my progress with the Bebook. I have finished one novel on the device and I’m happy to report that it is a comfortable device to work with. Reading is easy, navigating is easy. In fact when you have to put the book down, whether you like it or not (!), you don’t lose your place. There’s no fumbling with bookmarks or worries about losing your page. You simply close the book and open it again when you’re ready to pick up where you left off. Simple. If you want to read something else for a while, the device remembers where you were in your previous book. You don’t need to find your page again, the device remembers it for you.

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Bebook – reviewing the reading revolution

17 May 2009, 7:45 pm

Bebook. Ordinary name but a most un-ordinary product. I received my Bebook last week and have been playing around for a few days with this intriguing device. Intriguing? Well maybe not in terms of its technical application and sophistication, but intriguing because of what it portends for the future of books and reading.

Why did I choose the Bebook as the first to review. Mainly the price. At AU$400 this is at a price point that the poorer geeks among us would be willing to pay. Competitors such as the Iliad and Sony’s offerings are priced seriously higher.

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Windows 7 and speech recognition

17 May 2009, 4:03 pm

Having installed Windows 7, I was keen to see whether the speech recognition function had improved.  I’m happy to report that the speech recognition function has indeed improved.  In fact I’m writing this post using the speech recognition function and I have to say from my perspective its accuracy and ease of use are greatly improved.

It works fairly well with Internet Explorer but I’m afraid to say that speech recognition works not at all with Firefox, which is disappointing but I suppose hardly surprising.  Voice recognition is probably a pretty complex thing! Continue reading ‘Windows 7 and speech recognition’ »

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