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A SIGG bottle for Arthur

I got this really cool bottle for Arthur, called a SIGG bottle. It’s a metal flask that’s going to keep his drinks fresh and cool while he’s at school or out of the house. Here’s a picture: It’s made of a single piece of aluminium, extremely lightweight and looks really neat. It has a special…

Nope, I haven’t won an iPad

I’ve been taking part in a contest over the last 10 days, where I lucky winner a day gets to win an iPad. Tomorrow is the last day, but guess what, it doesn’t look like the odds are in my favour. It’s an online contest, so I can only imagine how many people are taking…

Gadgetfest

Image via Wikipedia There are loads of gadgets that have come out this year, Kindles, iPads, digital cameras and all sorts of phones. But I must say that I’m loving my gadget purchase of the year; which was my Nexus 1. It’s been great watching Android really start to grow in the marketplace and I’m…

A Wii in the family?

Well, Arthur’s decided what he wants for his birthday. He had a play on someone’s Wii some time back and he hasn’t stopped talking about it. Now that his birthday is looming (well, it’s in January), he’s decided that he wants one. I tried explaining how a playstation 3 is better, but he wasn’t buying…

Trying a Turbo Snake

We’ve had slow moving water in the shower for a few weeks now, and usually we use some sort of drain unblocker or a plunger. But this time I decided to try something completely different. I managed to get my hands on a JML Turbo Snake, a little gizmo that you can slide down the…

Dinner on the patio

The great thing about having good weather is that we can actually make more use of the patio. In fact, this evening we just rolled out the new patio furniture, and had dinner out in the fresh air. It was fun and I’m sure the babies enjoyed it too. They seem to like the outdoors,…

Dreambox back in operation

A Satellite Decoder Dreambox DM600 PVR with 12...

Image via Wikipedia I’ve just received my new Dreambox DM800 back from China. I had to send mine back because the tuner started playing up, so DVBSeller shipped me a brand new one; which again, has me really impressed about their customer service. As you can imagine, I have my fair share of gadgets at…

Britain’s Worst Home

Image by liftarn via Flickr Just finished watching a show on TV called Britain’s Worst Home. The reason it stuck in my mind is that one guy had a house full of computers, computer bits and all sort of peripherals. I recognised a Spectrum, a VIC 20, an Amiga … then I stopped myself. If…

Happy Geeky Day

Isn’t it nice when you get those days when you get the change to play around with something you enjoy? Well, today I was messing around with my HomePlugs which let me use my network over my power sockets. I got them to get my Dreambox connected, but also looking at the option of using…

Playtime tonight

Well, it’s playtime by my definition, as I have 2 gadget to play with at home. Camille just told me that my Buffalo Linkstation has arrived. It’s a NAS device with redundant storage, or in other words, somewhere I can put my photos and videos without fear that they may be lost. It’s a nifty…

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