Gigaset have just launched their new SL450 wireless DECT handset with VOIP and SIP capabilities. This phone is an excellent option for small offices, shops and home offices. The basic specification of the Gigaset is: 1 Analogue connection Up to 6 VOIP lines, including SIP Up to 2 IP calls in parallel DECT/GAP Bluetooth®, Micro-USB,…
I recently had the pleasure of being invited down to London for a demo of the new Google Nexus 6P in a specially customised Mercedes Viano named the Nexus Shuttle. Even though the 3-hour train journey each way to get to London was a bit of a nightmare it was well worth it to get…
Home brew may not typically fall under the category of gadgets, we are sure it still probably appeals to many of our readers, and Brewbarrel takes a slightly different approach to brewing your own beer at home. Unlike traditional home brew which can be an intimidating affair to start off with the Brewbarrel system is…
This week we have been checking out the M3280BT Bluetooth speakers from Edifier. Unlike some of the other Bluetooth speakers we have reviewed these are anything but portable and would be more suited for your PC speakers. Priced at £54.99 they are reasonably priced The main bulk of these speakers comes in the form of…
The Netgear Nighthawk range is Netgears upper tier range of products that has always focussed on the fastest possible WiFi speeds as well as an abundance of other features. The Nighthawk R7000 isn’t the newest model from Netgear, but was released late last year. It is priced as a reasonable-ish £139 on Amazon, and is…
Over the past 7 years, Roku has established themselves as the top providers of streaming devices on the market. With the exception of the Apple TV there are not really any standout devices apart from Roku prior to 2013. However, with the launch of the Chromecast, Fire TV, and generic Android boxes, as well as…
Recently Devolo was kind enough to send me their new dLAN 1200+ WiFi Ac Powerline Adapter to review. Powerline adapters are quite an interesting product that plug into your mains and then use your home wiring to create a wired network. This may seem like a step backward compared to WiFi but if you leave in…
Acer have been jumping on the 4k PC monitor tend big this year, they have released several models including the impressive looking S277HK and XB280HK. The former is a beautiful slim bezel 27″, which I think is the only slim bezel on the market and sells for around £530. The XB280HK is designed for gamers…
During our weekend with Acer for the #AcerLiveBlog event I got chance to use the new Acer Liquid Jade Z extensively. The Jade Z is an Android based phone running 4.4 kitkat and is powered with a MediaTek MT6732 Quad-core 1.50 GHz SOC and has 1GB of RAM. The screen is 5-inches and runs at…
Fritz!Box is not a name most people in the UK will be familiar with, we generally associate Asus and Acer with high end consumer routers, or TP-Link for cheaper ones. However AVM, the company that makes the Fritz!Box is the second largest manufacturers of broadband devices in Europe, and has a 50% market share in…
Following the review of the surprising good Acer Chromebook 13 we have spent the past few days with the Acer Aspire V11 Touch, a affordable, portable Windows notebook with a low-power processor. This diminutive laptop has a Intel Celeron quad core N3540 running at 2.16 GHz which is an amazing low TDP of just 7.5…
We have not had the opportunity to review a Chromebook in the past, nor have we been particularly interested in them personally. With low cost laptops being able to perform reasonably well for basic tasks we never really saw the point of this niche tablets. However after a few days of using the Acer Chromebook…