October 7th, 2009 | by Simon | published in Books, Technology
Amazon announced today that their e-reader type device, the Kindle, is available in the UK. There’s been a lot of fuss about it over in the US, and for some it’s become a much loved gadget. It can hold up to 1,500 books, and download new material over a free mobile connection.
Well, it’s kind of [...]
March 15th, 2009 | by Simon | published in Technology, Wii
So I finally gave up humming and haw-wing and bought a Wii Fit when I was in London the other week (well Bluewater with my sis and her niece to be exact).
I’d been thinking about getting one for a while, but really kept thinking well I swim a lot, is it really going to make [...]
December 18th, 2008 | by Simon | published in Apple, Technology, Web/Tech
Mac users have been able to stream video from the BBC’s iPlayer service for a while now – nearly a year I think, but now you can download video as well, and keep it for 30 days before it expires. The BBC has launched a new version of the iPlayer desktop manager, which you can [...]
November 4th, 2008 | by Simon | published in Film / TV, Technology
Post updated at the end!
I have Tivo – if you’re not familiar with it, it was an early version of a Sky+ box which launched in the UK about five or six years ago. The main difference between Tivo and a Sky+ box is that Tivo learns over time what kind of programmes you like [...]
November 3rd, 2008 | by Simon | published in Food and Drink, Technology
After a bit of a crazy Thursday morning, hanging out at Buckingham Palace, I had a bit of a crazy Thursday night. I went out with my mate Christine and a couple of other people to a Japanese restaurant in Soho called Inamo. I really love Japanese food, so was looking forward to it anyway, [...]
October 19th, 2008 | by Simon | published in Internet, Technology, Web/Tech
Ok I’m a bit behind with this, but basically if you are in the habit of sending drunk e-mails that you later regret, and are a Gmail user, fear no more, with the introduction of Mail Goggles from Google.
It asks you to perform some sums before you can send your e-mail, hence avoiding the crushing [...]
August 5th, 2008 | by Simon | published in Technology
Awww! I love this, but his eyes are CREEPY.
April 2nd, 2008 | by Simon | published in Photography, Technology, Web/Tech
If you’re like me, you’ll use an image editing application quite a lot – from removing red-eye from party photographs to cropping an image, rotating it or putting a border on it for your blog and so on.
It’s sometimes frustrating though, say if you’re at work and need to alter an image quickly or away [...]
March 26th, 2008 | by Simon | published in Music, Technology
Remember the mixtape? Hours spent crafting a cassette with tunes from the radio for a mate or girlfriend back in the days? Well new technology means the mixtape ain’t necessarily dead.
There’s the USB version – pictured above – which is pretty neat, and which allows you to hand a cassette-shaped mix over to someone you [...]
March 26th, 2008 | by Simon | published in Friends, Technology
Here is a list of things which have me peeved of late….
my iPhone is dead. Whilst in Austin, I left it on the bed beside a bottle of this sweet sickly sugary sh*t they were giving away free, the bottle cap wasn’t on properly, and I turned round 5 minutes later to find my iPhone [...]
