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PhilipNowlan - who has written 5 posts on Gear Diary.
Philip is an IT Professional with 20 years of experience. A fan of Bill Gates and most of the output from Microsoft. Having first entered the world of the Smartphone about 5 years ago with an Orange SPV 500 Philip has been hooked. An avid fan of Windows Mobile he is still loyal to HTC.
He gadget and 'how does do that' obsession go back to childhood and to the times when toys would be dissembled to investigate how in fact they worked much to the annoyance of his parents as they could most often not be reassembled. Now I can reassemble
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Posted on 25 May 2009
I always find it hard to buy my dad a nice simple gift for Father’s Day, but this year I have an extra selection of gift ideas to peruse at Cufflinks.com. They have everything from the almost ordinary to the completely unique. Continue reading on Gear Diary …
Tags: Father's Day
Posted on 25 May 2009
iPopperz are an earbud/ ear-canal headphone with added decoration. That sounds like a negative comment, but it’s not as they do not detract from the other. I have been using the headphones I was supplied with for a week on my PC for music, my laptop for Skype and on my Zune for music. Continue reading on Gear Diary …
Tags: Digital Music Player Gear, Reviews, Wired Headsets and Earphones
Posted on 08 May 2009
Here’s a gadget that will compete with the $7000 Vertu Phone. This $100,000 camera shoots video at 1000fps and 1280 x 1024 pixels to produce Super Slow Motion HD footage. The clip below was shot using this camera in a Rudi Diesel designed and built underwater housing. Continue reading on Gear Diary …
Tags: Digital Camera Gear and Photograph Services, Digital Cameras and Video Recorders
Posted on 07 May 2009
Here in the UK Virgin Media have announced a trial of 200Mb Broadband. In a Press Release they are claiming it is the fastest of its kind in the world. Continue reading on Gear Diary …
Tags: Announcements & News
Posted on 29 April 2009
At first glance Dell Remote Access looks like any other remote access product on the market. You open a portal Page, my.dellremoteaccess.com, login and you will see a list of the devices on the same network as the computer running Dell Remote Access. Continue reading on Gear Diary …
Tags: Cloud Computing, Dell, Desktop Software, Reviews