The Nokia brandname has taken a big fall and its still trying to find its way back. It’s tethered its return with the still unproven Windows Mobile platform – so it’s very much a big unknown at the moment. In the 90s and early 2000s, there wasn’t really any other phone but Nokia. I can’t even remember the countless number of Nokia handsets I...
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Hot on the heels of the super thin Macbook Air is the Asus Zenbook. I finally saw the laptop in a retail outlook and can tell you it is indeed super thin. I was really impressed with the design, and more importantly with the finish of the product. This is the first of the Windows notebook that is ultra-thin with a metallic shell. Certainly...
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Just in time for Christmas, Sony has launched the PS Vita, the next generation Playstation portable. Although to a large extent, it looks a lot like the old PSP, I like that the Vita comes with a better resolution, touch screen and importantly an interactive back panel. The games have gotten even better and the preview for the Unchartered game looks very impressive. I...
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I thought about getting a new computer desk, one with more space and more importantly, so I can add more screens. But the smart people over at ExoPC have been showing around the prototype of the Exodesk, which seems to incorporate a very cool screen on the table top. The screen seems to be able to function as a screen with different apps that...
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Large screens are now the norm for mobile phones with the advent of smartphones. But how big is too big? Having gone from the now meager 3.7” iPhone to the Galaxy S II’s 4.3” screen was already a solid improvement. That 0.5” difference is actually a sizeable amount of screen real estate. When Samsung announced the Galaxy note with a whopping 5.3”, I was...
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I’ve not been a fan of Samsung phones. Although it often is a leader in technology, I have tried a number of handsets before and it has always disappointed or been wrought with issues (battery life, ugly interface, slow processing, etc.). But the Samsung Galaxy S2 looked extremely impressive. There are two main things that sold me: 1) the 4.3” AMOLED screen and 2)...
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I have been a corporate Blackberry user now for the better part of 10 years. For all of its shortcomings, the Blackberry does one thing really well - email. It’s still fairly basic in its elements, but many of us in the corporate world rely on the device - perhaps a bit too much. So when Blackberry announced that they were launching a tablet...
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Amazon has announced the Kindle Fire, a 7" Tablet. Potentially, this could be an iPad competitor, not because it has outstanding specs or anything, but because: 1) its cheap at US$199, nearly 1/2 of what the iPad costs; and 2) it has the Amazon store built-in, with all that it offers. While apps for the iPad is the key differentiator and what makes it...
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By now, most people who wanted to get an iPod Video would probably have gotten one and there are plenty of reviews and opinions about the 5th Generation iPod. I didn't originally plan on getting one, especially after I had just bought a 4th Generation iPod (and I already have a Mini and a Shuffle not to mention other MP3/entertainment devices). But, I went...
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I read about the iPod Shuffle launch and just didn't know if it was for me. On the one hand, it's a very impressive, well-designed, small MP3 player; on the other hand though, it was rather expensive (compared to others in its range) and could be just a bit too simplistic for my liking (I like all things with plenty of controls and buttons)....
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