Bests buy of the year

26 Feb 2004

Quote by Andy_Wakefield
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I have heard bad things about the iPod, that although it will play many hours of music, the batteries only last a very short time so most of your collection on the machine would go unlistened to. lol.

My iPod lasts me all day and I plug it in at home, no problems with the battery so far!!
I have set up a couple of playlists from the CD collection so that I can listen to all my fav tracks and not have to sit through the unfav ones. I've heard most of my collection now and have thoroughly enjoyed re-hearing a load of tracks/CDs that I wouldn't normally pull out of the pile. AND my shelves are now free from the clutter of the 294 CDs I had!!! They're all under the bed.
Sexiest machine ever designed - form and function in one small cigarette box size shape. Just looking at the packaging made me want to buy it. There's a new mini iPod just gone on sale in USA and due for release in UK in April - smaller hard drive and pretty pastel colours....

11 May 2005

The search button is my friend ... smile

Apologies if resurrecting a thread that is +12 months old is not the done thing... :)
Not that my new found gadget is electronic or trendy but it is saving me so much time - what is it....???
A cleaner that goes inside your fish tank with a magnet piece on the outside of the glass and as you move the magnet over the outside glass - the cleaner pad inside the glass scrapes clean all of the green gunk off!!!
I am so chuffed it's worrying redface

Anyone else got useful gadget info they want to share???

11 May 2005

I love my new Sony PSP, got it last month from the states.. Just cant stop playing with it wink

11 May 2005

I love my new Sony PSP, got it last month from the states.. Just cant stop playing with it

At the risk of sounding completely stupid - what is a PSP??? confused

11 May 2005

Play station portable, though it doesnt just play games, its an MP3, movie player... basicly its a trendy PDA come IPOD come games machine.... Crap battery life though (6 Hours)...
They should be availible in the UK some time September.. Probably be the Chrismas toy this year

11 May 2005

It's the new Sony handheld gaming device, not out here yet I think.
As for my best tech buy since Jan 2004, it's my digi cam. My only tech buy since Jan 2004 sad

11 May 2005

Gas operated wine bottle cork opener/puller thingy.
wow
:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:
All donations of wine gratefully accepted (full bottles only please) and I dont want that cheap crap with a screw top.
I am more than happy to give in-house demonstrations ..............

11 May 2005

I've certainly gone into gadet overdrive recently lol

Ipod - thanks Jags, great, aren't they? :lol:
Tom Tom satnav - thanks again Jags, best toy i've had since my scalectrix!
Lap top wireless - Thanks Jags (do you see a trend developing?) Now I can be on SH anywhere in the house!!
DAB radio - Thanks Ja..... - I think you get the picture!! wink

Mal
:wink:

11 May 2005

Well there you go..............nothing wrong with bringing stuff back up, it's a regular feature of my social life.
Anyways to get back on track, I have brought and I would reccomend it to you......(drum roll for effect).....wait for it, wait for it.....c'mon your getting more curious by the minute, admit it, without doubt the most usefull thing I've purchased in the last few weeks ......milk it for a bit longer davej......The best Â£20 I've spent in a while.
damn!:shock: ...I can't say cos it's a specific bit of kit and not a generic thing which would mean I'm promoting a product on here.
Well it doesn't matter much cos they are still bloody excellent and honest, if your stuck for a present from someone then you would do worse than ask for one, honestly you wouldn't be dissapointed with it. They really do work as well as the advert suggests. We were a bit sceptical, but we all use it and wouldn't want to be without one now. Go on treat yourselves.

11 May 2005

Forgot about my DAB radio - they are so cool... cool

Shikukai

Play station portable, though it doesnt just play games, its an MP3, movie player... basicly its a trendy PDA come IPOD come games machine.... Crap battery life though (6 Hours)...
They should be availible in the UK some time September.. Probably be the Chrismas toy this year

Thanks for the heads up - gives me months to get one for the 8 year old that has to have everything... smile

11 May 2005

Its got to be my wirles broadband router upto 5 computers on line one fee couldn't be better
Not that i've got 5 computers redface

11 May 2005

Me Bus Pass lol

Means I can now buy new iPod .

11 May 2005

It's got to be my Ipaq 2210 with tomtom sat nav. It's saved me hours trying to find places and avoid traffic jams. I can organise my time and contacts through Outlook it's got an mp3 and media player what a great device.
Art

11 May 2005

CORDLESS HEADPHONES!! changed my life biggrin

:D

11 May 2005

mine has got to be my Mac powerbook laptop. It is sooo sexy. Great conversation starter with men cos I always get men coming up behind me on the train when I am using it... redface

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11 May 2005

ipod is the queen of gadgets definitely.
for bargain gadgets, tescos value sandwich toaster for 7quid. never has life been improved so cheaply

11 May 2005

ok, another vote for the nokia 6600 - a camera, and i can make my own lil themes for it too!!! yay - heaven for a gadget lover who also loves messing about with graphics (even tho my imagination far outstrips my ability so far - as one look at my website will show! lol

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11 May 2005

My best buy this year has to be a portable dvd player. Its great to be able to watch a bit of a movie in bed just before turning in. We've also just got broadband, so that is a close second.

11 May 2005

Quote by mal609
I've certainly gone into gadet overdrive recently
Ipod - thanks Jags, great, aren't they? :lol:
Tom Tom satnav - thanks again Jags, best toy i've had since my scalectrix!
Lap top wireless - Thanks Jags (do you see a trend developing?) Now I can be on SH anywhere in the house!!
DAB radio - Thanks Ja..... - I think you get the picture!!
Mal
:wink:

:lol: :lol:
I've now added the iShuffle to my collection! Keep up Mal
:happy: :happy:
iPod linked to car or home stereo
Netgear MP101 plays all my music (on PC hard drive) wirelessly through stereo
TomTom joined at the hip to me otherwise I'd lose my way downstairs!!

:rotflmao: :rotflmao:

11 May 2005

After 2 years of dial up.....now have broadband, and i couldn't ask for anything else!

11 May 2005

Just out of interest, this TOM TOM navigation thing, how does it get connected in the car? The reason why I am asking is that my lighter bit is broken so can it be powered by something else in the car?

11 May 2005

Quote by Jags
I've certainly gone into gadet overdrive recently
Ipod - thanks Jags, great, aren't they? :lol:
Tom Tom satnav - thanks again Jags, best toy i've had since my scalectrix!
Lap top wireless - Thanks Jags (do you see a trend developing?) Now I can be on SH anywhere in the house!!
DAB radio - Thanks Ja..... - I think you get the picture!!
Mal
:wink:

:lol: :lol:
I've now added the iShuffle to my collection! Keep up Mal
:happy: :happy:
iPod linked to car or home stereo
Netgear MP101 plays all my music (on PC hard drive) wirelessly through stereo
TomTom joined at the hip to me otherwise I'd lose my way downstairs!!

:rotflmao: :rotflmao:
redface

ops: :oops:
I must have been stalking ya buggers around the shops without even knowing it!!!! That's my list too :twisted: :twisted:

11 May 2005

Oo well no ipod here, but my orange SPV thing plays movies, MP3, games, and is my smallest phone yet. So small I think I lost it in the ambulance at the weekend :doh:
Still on other gadgets I love my CH Flight Sim yoke, like a real plane yoke (the bit they fly with) and makes flying on the PC so much more real...
Little portable radio things, public frequency, 8 channels and mile or so range. Just the thing for reminding your crewmate to put mustard in your burger when off getting lunch (or calling for the paramedic when they start saying I landed on my back after falling 20ft and it hurts :shock: )
LED torches, last forever and nothing breaks em...
and more in lime with the rest of the thread my Tom Tom sat nav PDA with wireless networking (and the router that makes that work). Great for daily life, gets me from a to b, checks my email, and plays movies in the bath, heaven...

11 May 2005

Mine has to be the candyfloss maker I had for my 31st birthday last year - I can`t get enough of the stuff!!

11 May 2005

Quote by Maia
Just out of interest, this TOM TOM navigation thing, how does it get connected in the car? The reason why I am asking is that my lighter bit is broken so can it be powered by something else in the car?

Mine is hard-wired into the ignition and I've got a cradle on the dashboard. I got the hardwiring done at the same time as the phone charger/cradle. So all I have to do is reset the iPaq2210 a couple of times and then just plug it in.
Hope that helps!
:P

30 May 2005

Just picked my my new Ipaq6340 - The Ipaqs just keep getting better and better.
Wha's more, was on the beach at the weekend, lo and behold it had wi-fi.
Sitting on the beach surfin the web - all for free.
Next hot day I will have to take my laptop down. I can do all my work from the beach. Don't you just love technology.

30 May 2005

Quote by davej
Well there you go..............nothing wrong with bringing stuff back up, it's a regular feature of my social life.
Anyways to get back on track, I have brought and I would reccomend it to you......(drum roll for effect).....wait for it, wait for it.....c'mon your getting more curious by the minute, admit it, without doubt the most usefull thing I've purchased in the last few weeks ......milk it for a bit longer davej......The best Â£20 I've spent in a while.
damn! :shock: ...I can't say cos it's a specific bit of kit and not a generic thing which would mean I'm promoting a product on here.
Well it doesn't matter much cos they are still bloody excellent and honest, if your stuck for a present from someone then you would do worse than ask for one, honestly you wouldn't be dissapointed with it. They really do work as well as the advert suggests. We were a bit sceptical, but we all use it and wouldn't want to be without one now. Go on treat yourselves.

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
Not Fair, tells us what it is precious :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

30 May 2005

Do the IPaq's (and other newer PocketPC's) have decent battery life yet? I went with a Palm-OS based solution when I got my PDA a couple of years ago 'cos of the much larger range of programs available, I'm a techy so don't need the windows-similar interface (which, to me, for a small-screen device, sucks); and the battery life of the PocketPCs back then was hopeless - a few hours of use or something. Not really very portable when you needed to be within close range of a power socket all the time.
But I hear they're a lot better nowadays. Can you get by with average use and only charge it up once a week or less?

30 May 2005

Quote by breezer
Do the IPaq's (and other newer PocketPC's) have decent battery life yet? I went with a Palm-OS based solution when I got my PDA a couple of years ago 'cos of the much larger range of programs available, I'm a techy so don't need the windows-similar interface (which, to me, for a small-screen device, sucks); and the battery life of the PocketPCs back then was hopeless - a few hours of use or something. Not really very portable when you needed to be within close range of a power socket all the time.
But I hear they're a lot better nowadays. Can you get by with average use and only charge it up once a week or less?

To be honest since I have had my new one, I have been amazed at how good the battery has been.
There is a good article at:

The problem with all PDS's is that as they add functionality the drain on the battery increases. For instance, mine has WI-Fi and bluetooth. Wi-FI does seem to suck up the juice pretty quickly.
All in all - I would not be without one - all things taken into consideration, including battery life.

30 May 2005

I'm really not a gadget person, but I've just got an iPod and OH MY GOD!!! It's the most beautiful thing I've ever owned! I love it so much. I've spent most of the last week borrowing CDs from everyone I know and am currently sat in my room surrounded by piles of CDs which I have to copy into iTunes at some point. I think I may be turning into a geek biggrin

Having never had music stored on my computer before, I'm especially amused by the way it tells you how much music you have, not in hours but in DAYS!!! lol