Following our trip to Liverpool last week for the press even and launch of the new JBL Synchros S700 headphones, we have had chance to check them out for a few days and see how they sound with music other than live acoustic sets. In case you missed our previous posts the S700 headphones are …
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One of the major gripes about Netflix in the UK is the fact it has less content than its US version. This has led to a whole new range of online services allowing you to access international content from the UK. This originally was done just using a VPN to reroute your traffic through the …
Recently we were kindly given a Xenta LT-201 Bluetooth Speaker to review from Ebuyer. This a low cost Bluetooth speaker which currently sells for just £34.98 and is surprisingly good. The actual device is a slightly ugly and a bit cheap looking but we are talking about a £35 speaker hear. Setting up the device …
Atomic Floyd isn’t a brand name I was familiar with before this review but they are a relatively new British company founded in 2008 that is targeting the luxury earphone market. We were kindly provided a pair of AirJax earphones to review, which is their sports orientated earphones that retain for £179.00 but can be …
Following the huge success of Beats By Dre, celebrity endorsements for headphones and earphones has taken off massively including releases such as SMS Audio Street By 50, House Of Marley Freedom Zion, Soul By Ludacris SL99, and WeSC Chambers By Rza Premium. Wanting to make the most of this new trend Tinchy Stryder and Goji have teamed together to produce the …
While Mighty Gadget doesn’t really blog about fitness products much we recently were given a Polar WearLink Bluetooth Heart Rate Monitor to try out. Unlike most HRMs the Polar Wearlink appealed to us as it connects to Android phones and is compatible with multiple apps including Endomondo, RunKeeper, Sports Track, Runtastic and many more. The …
Recently Three lent us a Sony Ericsson Xperia Play to review, which ironically isn’t even available on Three anymore, but anyway we decided to review it as the phone is excellently priced at around £150 – £200 sim free at the moment. When his was this was released Sony were asking for iPhone-esque prices so …
While not the most glamorous or exciting of technology, at Mighty Gadget we love a good NAS. In an era where optical media is becoming increasingly rare, having vast amounts of data storage accessible on your network is becoming increasingly important, and devices like the Synology DiskStation DS411j provide that and a whole lot more. …
Recently I have had chance to play with some of Creative’s new products. The first being the Creative ZiiSound D5 Speakers, which to be honest I have heard nothing about until now, so for those of you not in the know: The ZiiSound D5 speakers redefine the way music is to be enjoyed – wirelessly …
Last September I had the pleasure of going to Berlin for the IFA and attending the Sony press conference where they revealed the astonishingly good looking Sony Vaio X which is a 14mm thick, sub 800g, carbon fibre netbook. Recently I was lucky enough to borrow the laptop for a review, and to be quite …
At the end of last year we blogged about LG planning on releasing 125 handsets globally and roughly 1 handset every 2 weeks in the UK. While I am not sure that figure is totally accurate today I would not be surprised if it was close, LG have certainly been pumping out the phones recently …
The Sony X1000 Walkman has been eagerly anticipated since its announcement at CES this year. The NWZ range of walkmans was already well known for their excellent sound quality and the X Series ups the game a little further with the inclusion of noise cancelling, an OLED Touch Screen, Wi-Fi and a Web Browser. These …
Last week Sony announced their new line of headphones, the XB series. These new headphones are designed to deliver the lowest ever bass. The range includes and an in ear range consisting of the MDR-XB20EX and MDR-XB40. The other headphones all traditional closed-typ headphones and have a King size ear cushion and wide headband for …
If you haven’t got a copy of Windows 7 yet and would like to try it out then you are in luck as Microsoft have extended the Beta download to February 10th. While beta OS downloads from Microsoft don’t normally sound like a whole lot of fun, largely due to MS being notorious for developing …
I am sure most people have noticed there has been a big push by the big mobile phone companies recently towards selling mobile broadband. Most new mobiles come with 3G and some form of a web browser and most companies sell some form of web access on top of the normal phone contracts. Companies like …
For those of you that despise the mess of wires and enjoy a bit of retro gaming on the Wii there are a growing number of solutions for you. One of which is the Snakebyte Wii Wireless Retro Controller. The manufacturer of this controller, SnakeByte, a European peripheral manufacturer that is offering an increasingly large …