My Gadget Life

You remember those old Tex Avery cartoons, the ones where if a character did something stupid he'd turn into a donkey? Or at least what...

Ok, so now I'm officially pissed off . I'm flying up to Glasgow from Luton airport and discovered the office have miss-booked my fli...

Today I tried Tesco's new self-scan checkout at my local store. It's a little bit weird... you basically scan in your own stuff, pac...

Yes, yes I know it's a pen. A simple writing implement forgotten in the onslaught of mobile communications. A tool of a bygone age. A re...

"It's pink!" I exlaimed a bit too loudly as the 12 year old shop assistant returned from the stockroom clutching a small box. ...

Well folks, please give a big hand to the latest item to gather dust at the bottom of the gadget drawer. Only kidding. For now. I'm actu...

Hello folks! Right now I'm in a hotel room in London - my work involves extended periods away from home - so over the next few weeks I...

Hello, and a Happy New Year to everybody. If you've stumbled across this from iLounge, then welcome, make youself at home and help yours...

Dear reader, you may be forgiving for thinking, from reading my earlier posts, that all my gadgets are electronic and digital by nature. Not...

Well, folks, it finally arrived on tuesday, 3 1/2 weeks after ordering. Now, a computer at home is a fairly essential bit of kit for most, i...

No. Not really. More like leaf sucking. I got a Flymo GardenVac a few years ago and never really used it much. But my garden has lots of tr...

It's been a few days since the last entry, I know. I've been way on business, which can be a rich seam of gadget related adventures ...

Microwave ovens, eh? They're great things. Not really a gadget in the strictest sense, but great nontheless. Except when the 'ready...

Welcome to an occasional post theme I'll be putting up from time to time. It's for those annoying little things you get when somethi...

Here are a couple of pics of my latest gadget, the virtual keyboard. It's a bluetooth device that interfaces with my Palm T3 and provide...

Huh? It's 11pm and, on a complete whim, decided to start a blog. For the very first time. What's it going to be about? Read the titl...