Category: Hardware Reviews
After sorting out using Siri whilst walking.. See here.. I decided to turn my attention to the car.. Sure, there are various solutions that enable you to do simlar things in the car, but they’re all quite expensive. I wanted to use Siri, be able to do hands free …
How’s your mobile signal? Are you one of those people who have to stand next to a window to get a signal or a decent 3G connection? There’s a few solutions to your problems. You could use Signal Boost, but that’s only available on certain Orange handsets. There’s …
I’m in Belfast, stuck in a hotel room with only a busted TV and an air-conditioning unit for company. Luckily I’ve brought with me the all-new HTC Rhyme with it’s strong unibody design. It comes with a docking station, some rather goodd headphones and a charm. The charm …
We’ve been in the market for a new set of earphones recently and had the opportunity to review the v-JAYS Headphones over here at CoolSmartPhone.com. Here’s a link to a little bit of an unboxing for you …. v-JAYS unboxing (to download and view at your leisure) For those in the …
Literally in the door, on the table and under the knife … here’s an unboxing… … and after the break we take a look at this … and then a gander at Siri….
Got my iPhone 4S today. Walked straight into the Vodafone Store, no queues, had the device I wanted in stock. Thanks very much Vodafone Stockport. The new device looks very, very similar to the iPhone 4 other than a few cosmetic changes; The antenna – The 4S now has …
So O2 are going to be stocking the Beats Solo HD headphones very soon (along with rest of their range) and, as I have been using these headphones for the past 4 months now I thought I would share some opinions of the headphones themselves. The headphones were …
The price of Windows Phone devices has recently been dropping, firstly the HTC HD7, then the LG Optimus 7 and then the other week the Dell Venue Pro. I decided to get a Dell Venue Pro and here is a quick review of the device. Hardware The Dell …
HTC keep producing great devices one after the other and this is a review on not only a new device but a move in technology as this is one of only two 3D phones on the market today….. the HTC EVO 3D. This review device was sent to …
This, after you’ve parted with $55.57 (around £35.16 as I type), is the Rii MINI i6 2.4GHz Wireless Keyboard and Universal Remote Control. Confused? Well yes, the concept itself might seem a little weird. It’s a fairly simple infra red remote control one one side, suitable for “teaching” …
I should start this review by saying I’m not a big fan of Bluetooth speakers. They usually sound awful and it’s usually more practical to carry round something larger rather than sacrifice sound quality. I was pleasently surprised with this one though. The sonic performance of this green little fella is not …
I’ve been looking for a case for my iPad to replace the standard Apple one for best part of a year now. I wanted something that would let me carry more than just my iPad so I didn’t have to juggle phones and wallets whilst showing off my …
I’m not a big fan of phone covers. Over the years this has resulted in most of my phones looking a little scratched and dented, but I still refuse to add a cover because I think it hides the handset a little too much. Skinflips could change my …
This is a weird one to get your head around. We’re used to seeing smartphones here. They fly across the desk and have the usual things. A touch screen, a fast processor, a slick OS, a good camera, GPS, etc. Here though, we have a few additions. A …
Following on from last year’s San Francisco, Orange have finally released its long awaited follow up. The Monte Carlo continues the tradition of offering fairly solid midrange hardware at a comparatively bargain basement price. In this case the stakes have been upped with the Monte Carlo now featuring …
Leigh has posted a very good review on the LG Optimus 3D full of images and some handy video clips for you all to see. I was lucky enough to get a Optimus 3D on a short loan from Clove.co.uk to voice my own views on this new …
AGH. My eyes. What the heck is going on with my eyes? The first thing you do with this phone is turn it on and jump into the “3D Space” feature. Here you’ll get YouTube 3D for lots of featured YouTube content, the 3D Gallery, the 3D Camera …
Recently we had an email about some funky wireless Bluetooth speakers by FeONIC. They turn any resonant surface into an thunderous entertainment system. It’s a simple matter of pairing and then, provided the speakers are on and within range, they’ll output your media. We gave them a try …
A couple of weeks ago we were sent a Samsung microSD card and asked to test the claim that it was shock proof, water prooft and dust proof. This week we got sent this JCB Toughphone Tradesman – it’s touted as being “military spec” and super-strong. It’s by …
This is the 8GB microSD card from Samsung. The guys at Memory Card Zoo asked us to review one and pointed out that it was water proof, dust proof, shock proof and was even safe against magnets. So. We had a think. How could we do a “proper” …
The HTC Sensation was announced not long after Mobile World Congress and with high specs was clearly going to be their flagship phone for a while. I was invited to London for the announcement of the Sensation where I was also lucky enough to get some quick hands …
I’ve always liked internet radios. These are boxes which look and operate like normal FM or DAB radios with audio instead coming from audio streams on the web. This is the Orange Liveradio, which is available from the Orange Accessories website and on eBay. With DAB radio coverage …
A while ago Leigh got his hands on an O2 Joggler you can watch his original review here (part1) and here (part 2). Some of you may be wondering exactly what this device is. It is a 7″ capacative touch screen, mains powered family organiser. He was not …
The HTC ChaCha was announced back at Mobile World Congress in February and we were there live to get hands on time with is but as always at these events, with so many people rushing to get hands on time you do not get a chance to really …
Android device manufacturers have pretty much stuck to the standard design, that is a touch screen 3.5″-5″ with a few buttons dotted around the screen. Over the years we have seen various devices with a physical keyboard such as the G1, Motorola Milestone (Droid) or the HTC Desire …
Leigh has put together a very good review of the Apple iPad 2 already, as a massive Apple fan myself I was also given the chance to put this through its paces this time with thanks to Vodafone who agreed to send me a micro sim to use …
A lot of people have seen me carrying the Samsung Galaxy S II around and they’re initially mentioning how similar it looks to the iPhone. The inevitable comparisons will be drawn to the iPhone and there’s lots of sites already calling this the “iPhone killer”. Is it ? …
As promised, I’ve put up my thoughts on the O2X a couple of weeks after I bought it. I’ll try to give an honest, everyday opinion of the phone, consider it’s my only phone and gets some decent use actually as a phone for my day job and …
I get it, I really do. If I’m honest this is the tablet that all other tablets ape. It’s as slim as a magazine and is the device everyone seems to want. Heck, I’ve wanted one of these for quite some time. The device we have here is …
This device has been highly anticipated for a while now, with the PSP being a great gaming device for on the move and Android being such a great OS for mobile devices it was pretty obvous that a Playstation Phone was going to come sooner than later and …
So, after much deliberation I finally made the jump and bought a replacement for my much loved and trusty Nexus one – An LG Optimus 2X. The decision was actually quite easy, it had to be ‘next generation’ dual core powered, have an unlockable bootloader and ideally the developers and …
The Acer Liquid Metal has been out for a few months now, at the time of writing you could get one for £263 which puts it the same sort of price bracket as the Motorola Defy and the Samsung Galaxy Ace. So first of all we shall have …
The Sony Ericsson Xperia arc has a lot going for it. A curvy yet painfully thin design, with an 8.1 megapixel camera, HDMI output, a massive 4.2″ screen and HD video recording with constant focus. It has the Sony Bravia display engine for a crystal-clear display and something …
We’ll be up-front about this from the start. The HTC Desire S has a lot of the same characteristics and specs as the original HTC Desire. We almost felt a little let-down when it first appeared in Barcelona, especially up-against dual-core 1GHz phones. Somehow I felt insulted that …
HTC have been around for ages it seems and their handsets seem to get better and better with time, especially in the Android range and the Incredible S is another device which fits into that category. This review device was sent to us by the kind people at HTC …
The Samsung Galaxy Tab has been around for a little while now and along with the Apple iPad started a new craze of tablet devices to keep people connected on the move. I first got hands on the Tab last October at a Three event in London and …
You may have noticed that Dixons have reduced the price of the Advent Vega to £199. If not they have and here is the link. I bought one recently and I thought I would share my initial thoughts about the device to try and help potential buyers make …
The HTC 7 Pro is a handset which was announced back in October along with the other HTC Windows Phone 7 devices like the Mozart and HD7 but has only just been made available here in the UK recently and at present is the only Windows Phone 7 …
Available on Three a lot of people have already confused this with the Samsung Galaxy S II. Sure, it’s not as powerful as the S II and the camera isn’t as high resolution but hey, this is a good looking phone with a lot to give. OK, first …
The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro is a big name for a diddy smartphone. It’s not a whole lot different to the X10 Mini we reviewed before Christmas but the key difference here is the sliding QWERTY keyboard. The shape and size of the phone makes it …
