technology: November 2007 Archives

Nov

28

Is the Kindle a saviour or a swindle?

By Graham Clifford on November 28, 2007 8:07 PM |

kindle.jpgWhat a difference a week makes?

In seven days the focus of gadget lovers in the U.K has switched from Apple's iPhone to Amazon's portable reading device - the Kindle.

If the former was well received by most the jury is still out on the latter.

So what is the Amazon Kindle and is it worth the hefty price tag of £194?

Well the wireless electronic book reader is paperback sized and it can store up to 200 books in it's onboard memory.

Content arrives to the handset via wireless and so it doesn't need a PC to be loaded with books, newspapers, personal documents or even blogs. 

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Nov

12

The Apple iPhone - Ground breaking brilliance or Expensive rip off?

By Graham Clifford on November 12, 2007 4:20 PM |

At £269 a pop you'd want the Apple iPhone to be everything you dreamed it would be and more!

Not just a mobile phone, MP3 player and e-mailing gizmo combined Apple are at pains to point out that this latest piece of technology is unique for many reasons.

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It allows users to listen, talk and e-mail on one handset revolutionising modern walk around technology.

CEO of Apple Steve Jobs (Left) stresses that navigation is easy and overall the iPhone is  ultra easy to use.

Features include  touch activated calling, Visual voicemail, easy to use qwerty keyboard for text messages and e-mails and a 2 mega pixel camera.

The need for a seperate Blackberry, iPod and mobile phone has now been eradicated thanks to the iPhone.

However not everyone is convinced.

 

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Nov

9

Apple's iPod voted coolest gadget ever

By Graham Clifford on November 9, 2007 12:59 PM |

 
In the world of technology a year is a lifetime. The fact then that Apple's iPod, first launched in 2001, won the Daily Telegraph Digital Life's 'coolest gadget ever' award  is hughely impressive.

The MP3 player was announced the winner of the gong, voted on by Daily Telegraph readers, last week.

The iPod held off a strong challenge from the TomTom GO 300 satnav to secure the top spot.

Seen as the saviour of Apple,   more than 1IPOD.jpg10 million iPods have been sold worldwide since 2001. 

        Top Ten Cool Awards Gadgets     

 

1. Apple iPod

2. Tom Tom Go 300

3. Sky +

4. NES

5  Fender Stratocaster

6. Macintosh Classic

7. Motorola RAZR

8. Leica M3

9. Blackberry

10. Tag Heuer Monaco 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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