Gadgets


Connectify Me

A recent discussion with a client regarding communications problems on an iphone whilst travelling abroad led me to a solution for their particular requirement. Many of us would be familiar with Internet Connection Sharing and other forms of enabling devices to share a single internet connection. This client knows that they are going to be […]


IOS 4.3.1 – whats new

iOS 4.3 was issued recently  for iPhone 4, 3GS, Ipad, Ipod touch 4G, 3G and Apple TV. This version of iOS also marks the end of support for iPhone 3G and iPod touch 2G. The new Ios 4.3 brings lots of new features, some of these are listed below. Personal Hotspot which turns your iPhone into a […]


Need a cheap mixer ?

I have a training engagement coming up and I was looking at some options for a small portable unit to use for mixing some wireless mics etc. Maplin have an offer at the moment that looks like a good deal (cheaper than hiring a unit for a day). The offer is for an Alexis 8-channel […]


The heat is ….. on

Our friends at Openxtra have come up with a novel  solution for on the spot temperature logging with a laptop or in installations where its hard to justify a full blown networked temperature solution. The Xsensior provides a simple and cost effective way of adding usb based temperature monitoring to your arsenal of monitoring tools. Simply […]


IPAD2 – as good as we thought ?

The coverage for the release of the IPAD2 and the surprise appearance of the glorious leader – Steve Jobs was quite impressive.  When the Times gives over several articles to the technical and business review of Apples latest baby – Ipad is now mainstream. The interesting bits of those articles relate to the number sold, […]