Touch ID is the fingerprint recognition security system built into various Apple products including the iPhone 5S, iPhone 6 and iPad Air 2. Fingerprints are unique and so fingerprint recognition should be a totally secure but then I came across the YouTube video below made by the guys at Tested. In the video they use different methods to copy their […]
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When did you last buy a VHS video tape and what brand was it? I guess it was was probably too long ago to accurately remember when, but do you remember if it was a Scotch brand video cassette? For many years Scotch were the market leaders in video tapes and backed their products up with a ‘lifetime guarantee‘. To […]
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I bought a couple of new BenQ GL2460 24″ monitors back in October 2014 and thought it worth writing to say how satisfied I am with them. Well it is not strictly true to say I bought two of the same BenQ monitors, one was a straight GL2460 the other the slightly enhanced version the GL2460HM. The difference between these […]
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Have you seen the TV advert about building your own 3D printer? ‘3D Create & Print‘ is one of those weekly partworks where each week along with the magazine you get another component towards building your printer. The TV advert shows a chess-piece being created to illustrate what the finished printer is capable of creating. This looked really interesting but I wondered […]
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These days the Bush brand name is owned by the parent company behind Argos which is why they sell so many Bush products. One popular one is the Bush Retro FM Radio model number TR82BLU. This is a FM/MW/LW radio which can either be run on mains electricity or a nine volt PP9 battery. With its large tuning dial and […]
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Aldi are advertising that one of their special buys from Thursday 22nd January 2015 will be UK double mains socket wall plate with built in USB mains charger. The idea behind these is that they are convenient for plugging in and charging iPhones, iPads and other smartphones and tablet computers. I have previously written about these dual purpose wall outlets […]
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I got an email from Aria this morning with what looked a very good price on a Samsung 120GB SSD. The 2.5 inch solid state drive they were offering was the 120GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD ( manufactures part number: MZ-7TE120BW ). The Samsung 840 EVO range of SSDs come in a range of capacities up to 1TB, the 120GB version is the smallest […]
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German supermarket chain a re advertising that they will be selling a Parkside soldering station for just £8.99 from the 22nd of January 2015. This seems an extraordinary low price, especially when compared to major brand soldering equipped such as Weller and Antex available from retailers such as Farnell and Maplin. I tried to find a review of this Lidl […]
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The electrical equipment you want to use is fitted with a continental style moulded mains plug and you are faced with a British three pin mains socket, what do you do? If it is just a one off you may get away with using a travel adaptor but this really is not an acceptable permanent solution. You could just remove […]
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I recently wrote about an old Sony salespersons training video that demonstrated the Sony LV-1901 combined Betamax video recorder and Triniton TV. I have since found the review below of the vintage Sony LV-1901.
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