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LaCie LaCinema Black Max

techcastoni — Mon, 25 May 2009 20:21:45 +0000

Digital media has been trying to force its way in to the number one spot for entertainment over the last few years. Whilst it’s transformed the way we listen to our music, it’s still got a long way to go before it can replace the traditional broadcast medium. The main obstacle that stands in the [...]

Logic3 Valve 80

techcastoni — Thu, 21 May 2009 14:40:02 +0000

There’s very few people with musical tastes as varying as my own. In my iTunes Music Library, you’ll find anything from Kanye West, Usher and Chris Brown to Lady Gaga, Pussycat Dolls, The Fray and then furthermore with Andrea Bocelli, John Mayer and Fratellis. These are just some of the tracks that have [...]

Speck SeeThru for iPod Touch 2G

techcastoni — Tue, 19 May 2009 20:52:39 +0000

In a tasty ‘apple’ green colour, the Speck SeeThru that I’ve been testing for the past couple of months provides hard-shell protection for my iPod Touch 2G. If green isn’t your colour though, you can pick from one of the other five including obsidian black, diamond clear, quartz pink, amethyst purple and garnet red. The [...]

UNIEA U-Skin

techcastoni — Mon, 18 May 2009 21:15:52 +0000

The Uniea U-Skin has been protecting my iPod Touch 2G for the past month. Using a silicone rubber material, the case allows my Touch to retain it’s thin shape whilst keeping it protected from everyday scratches. Included with the case is a U-Shield screen protector which sticks on to the front of the screen. [...]

LG Arena KM990

techcastoni — Fri, 15 May 2009 11:40:42 +0000

The KM990 Arena is LG’s latest multi-functioning touchscreen mobile phone to hit the UK market. As we’re all aware, the iPhone 3G is the market leader for touchscreen mobiles, but for those who don’t want an iPhone, but finds a touchscreen multimedia device appealing, then the Arena might be the alternative you’ve been waiting [...]

Flip Mino HD

techcastoni — Tue, 12 May 2009 20:52:43 +0000

The video above was shot with the Flip Mino HD – view it full screen to get an idea of the quality you can expect to see from well-lit and low-lit conditions. Back in November 08, I reviewed the Flip Mino, the small handheld camera that shot 640 x 480 video on to its internal flash [...]

DeVolo dLAN 200 avEasy

techcastoni — Mon, 11 May 2009 23:29:05 +0000

DeVolo has become the defacto standard for the TechCast Network office for networking. I don’t have a telephone access point in the office so my router sits in the next room. I haven’t got a decent wireless router that allows me to take full advantage of the bandwidth available so the next best [...]

LaCie Internet Space 500GB

techcastoni — Sat, 09 May 2009 18:02:28 +0000

The external storage market has exploded over the last few years with drives in nearly every shape and colour. So apart from their looks, what differentiates them? Network area storage (NAS) is the latest buzzword for external storage drives and it gives you the ability to connect to your drive over a network, wired and [...]

Xpad Slim

techcastoni — Thu, 07 May 2009 15:27:34 +0000

About two years ago, I reviewed the Xpad from xpad4laptop.com and gave it the TechCast Recommended Award for its simplicity and effectiveness. Since then, they’ve re-released the Xpad with a new slim version called the Xpad Slim. I’ve spent the last few months testing out this latest revision to the Xpad, named the Xpad [...]

Archos 5

techcastoni — Thu, 07 May 2009 01:53:48 +0000

When we think of media players, most of us tend to point a finger at the family of iPod products from Apple. But not everyone wants an iPod, so what do they have instead? Curious as to what else is out there beyond the iPod bubble that I live in, I decided to give the [...]

Logic3 i-Station Rotate

techcastoni — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:30:31 +0000

Looking for a speaker system that matches the capabilities of your iPod Touch/iPhone? Logic3 may have the answer. I’ve spent the last few weeks using the i-Station Rotate to see if it can be meet my variety of music, podcasts and moods. With a compact design that sits nicely in the TechCast Bookcase, the [...]

LG HB354BS

techcastoni — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:37:28 +0000

The high definition experience is not complete without taking a look at Blu-ray video. Using the 42-inch 1080p LG Scarlet TV that I recently reviewed alongside the LG HB354BS 2.1 home theatre system, I was able to pick out the finest details in movies like The Dark Knight and 300. What’s even more [...]

Toast Titanium 10

techcastoni — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:41:27 +0000

Roxio has long been in the game of producing optical burning software, first for CD’s then DVD’s and now Blu-Ray. I’ve been spending some time using the latest version of Roxio’s Toast Titanium 10 package which is an all-in-one suite of tools for getting your media and your content on to a disc. Made exclusively [...]

Advent AIO200

techcastoni — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:28:14 +0000

Watch in HD Download in HD (431MB) Specification: Intel® Core 2 Quad Q8200 processor 2.33GHz, 1333MHZ FSB, 4MB Cache 2GB DDR2 667MHz memory 500GB SATA hard drive (7200rpm) 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce 9300GS graphics Dual Layer DVD Rewriter Digital TV Tuner Built-in wireless (802.11b/g) Integrated 1.3 million pixel webcam Windows Vista Home Premium Buy it from PC World today

Fujitsu Siemens Amilo 3520

techcastoni — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 19:53:04 +0000

When it comes to the term Netbook, I don’t think Psalm has a leg to stand on. The term is clearly out there and has established itself its own corner of the portable computing market where more and more of the big names are getting involved. The Fujitsu Siemens brand has always carried with it [...]

Logitech V550 Nano

techcastoni — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 19:28:12 +0000

Truth in the matter is, trackpads are an awful solution to navigating a computer. I’ve never enjoyed using one, and I would hate to ever have to work with one for long periods of time. The computer mouse has so far been the only method of cursor navigation that is truly productive and [...]

Mobiu

techcastoni — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 01:02:05 +0000

We’ve seen some rather nasty incidents where mass amounts of private and sensitive data has been lost or stolen over the past twelve months. And that’s just the incidents that the press get to hear about. It’s no secret that USB drives are one of the biggest painpoints for any organisation which allows [...]

Kodak OLED digital picture frame

techcastoni — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:42:05 +0000

Kodak has beaten the rest of the digital picture frame industry with the very first OLED picture frame available for general sale to the consumer market. If you’re not familiar with OLED display technology, here’s a quick rundown of what it promises: OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) display technology is the latest buzz word for [...]

LG W225TE

techcastoni — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 15:01:43 +0000

Who says that being green means having to compromise? LG doesn’t think so, and they’ve proved that it’s possible to be environmentally friendly without compromising on quality or features. The LG W2252TE is one of LG’s latest widescreen LCD panels boast power consumption of just 22 Watts. That is about 50% less energy consumption [...]

Iomega UltraMax Plus

techcastoni — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:52:49 +0000

The UltraMax Plus is Iomega’s latest RAID hard drive, the second generation to the one I bought a couple of years ago that today continues to work hard. Using the trademark dotted-grille design and smooth aluminium shell, the new UltraMax Plus retains its sophisticated and quality look. Iomega have become somewhat famous for this and [...]