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TomTom Hops Into Bed With Google Maps, Needs Special Nasal Spray To Get Excited
TomTom have long been at the forefront of satnav technology, but recently they seem to have lost some of their zing, some of their sparkle. Their latest batch of devices are essentially slight redesigns on their previous models, without any really compelling features. So what’s the answer? Adding Google Maps functionality, of course. Not in…
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Gizmobie iPod Case: Please Let This Be An April Fool’s Joke
It’s an iPod case. Nothing too exciting here, other than their choice of name. Gizmobie. Does that sound familiar to you? For some reason, it sounds familiar to us. We can’t quite put our finger on why though. I guess it will come to us eventually. They fit pretty much every iPod, are easily replaceable…
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Aussie Design Students Kick Ass, This Time on Scooter
So you know all those funky concept designs we’ve been seeing lately, like the Air Line clothes dryer, the collapsible surfboard and the Lightway window lighting design? They’ve all been created by Australian students and are finalists in the Dyson Australian Design Awards. Alongside these entries are a heap of more practical, less gadgety designs,…
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Mobile Foxtel: the review (Verdict: far from real Foxtel, some merits)
It’s been almost two weeks worth of playing with the Samsung Widescreen phone and its super-duper support for the NextG Mobile Foxtel service. So what’s the story? Is it worth changing services / plans / phones for? In the most basic sense, this isn’t a true enough mobile edition of Foxtel for my liking. It’s…