Test ride – Ducati Hypermotard 1100 EVO SP

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While I have the opportunity to test ride really expensive bikes on the premise that I am going to buy one pretty soon, I thought I should take full advantage of test rides … so today I got to go out blasting on the 2011 Ducati Hypermotard 1100 EVO SP. Continue reading

Quick look at the iRig and AmpliTube

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To get to the crux of this post I have found nirvana. Instead of tossing in bed at night wondering how I can get a Marshall stack through the house without being busted by the financial global controller, I found the iRig by IK Multimedia and my whole world changed (again). Continue reading

Facebook Messages hits Australian users – my first impressions

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Facebook Messages hit my Profile last night, and it claims to be Text, Chat & Email in one simple conversation. I get the feeling that Facebook expect Messages is going to be huge; exactly what every other social messaging service … Continue reading

Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0 start-up review

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I was lucky enough to score a Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0 from Santa this year and I finally found enough time to sit down and go through the first setup stages and here are my first impressions as a complete novice with Lego NXT and programmable robotics. Continue reading

John’s Phone – the worlds simplest phone review

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I recently caught a tweet about the simplest phone in the world, John’s phone, and I knew I had to have one. I don’t know what appealed to me in hindsight, maybe as a gadget guru it was the anti-hero of all devices, maybe it was the retro chic styling, the refined look of a Motorola mid 90′s pager, whatever I must haz one. Continue reading

iPad review: the computer you should feel guilty about owning

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I have pined over it for all this time, but now I have had enough time to realise that I don’t actually want one. At least not the first generation one… I think many people, myself included, have been wondering … Continue reading

Spring forward, Fall back. One hour to iPad and counting down to daylight saving

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Here I sit watching the best of Tropfest 2010 wrestling heavy eyeballs trying to get to the last wee hours of daylight saving before the clock gets cranked back to normal, when seriously all I am actually doing is waiting … Continue reading