When Motorola released its Moto G Android smartphone it received some very good reviews but it was not until several months later that Motorola released a 4G LTE version of the MotoG. Motorola have since brought out a larger screen second generation Moto G but if the data speed that 4G brings is important to you then the older version […]
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Well here is a piece of technology history. The video below which I found on YouTube is a Sony Betamax training film used to show sales people how to demonstrate the new Sony Betamax video recorder, in this case one combined in one unit with a Sony Triniton television set. I believe the machine in the film is the Sony […]
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I spotted a newspaper advert for John Lewis offering a Bosch washing machine at a clearance price. Looking at their web site the model concerned is the Bosch Classixx WAE24369GB. The Bosch WAE24369GB has a 7kg wash load and 1200rpm spin speed. I tried to find it at other retailers to compare the price but it seems to have been […]
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Lidl seem to have regular offers on their Livarno Lux branded LED light bulbs and from the 8th of January 2015 they are selling two different Livarno Lux dimmable LED light bulbs. The two variants are: 5W GU10 380lm spotlight 5.5W E14 470lm candle bulb Both are described as emitting a Warm White light. These while stocks last LED bulbs […]
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While I was reading the letters page in Web User magazine (issue 360 : page 73) I came across a letter singing the praises of the Lenovo A8-50 8″ tablet computer in which the writer claimed it was a superior tablet than the Tesco Hudl2 for the same price. Given the great reviews the Hudl2 has received this seemed a bold […]
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In the Co-op offers leaflet that dropped through my letterbox they are offering the Panasonic 50″ LED TV model TX50A400 for £399.99 in store and online at The co-operative electrical between January the 1st and 13th 2015. This was the cheapest price I could find for the 50″ Panasonic Viera TX-50A400B Full HD TV but as I write this both […]
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I have looked at the own brand LED light bulbs on sale in the major supermarkets and wondered what their construction quality was like. Therefore I was interested to come across the video below from BigClive showing the teardown of an ASDA own brand Edison Screw 4W LED light bulb. The construction quality seems reasonable and the code on the […]
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I was looking at the radios on sale on the Maplin web site when a bright green old fashioned looking wireless set which turned out to be the Steepletone Brighton radio with MW/LW and FM bands. A search found mail order catalogue company LookAgain selling the Steepletone Brighton retro radio in a range of colours at a lower price than […]
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The postman dropped off the latest price offer leaflet from The Co-operative supermarket today along with my mail. Inside were some electrical offers which will be on sale between the 1st and 13th of January 2015 including a Digihome 32″ Smart LED TV for just £149.99. They also said this offer will be available online from The co-operative electrical. The […]
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The post Christmas adverts are on the TV and one I keep noticing is from DIY chain B&Q who are pushing some ‘6 days only‘ deals. One of these short term deals is a basic Indesit washing machine with a 5kg wash load capacity and a 1000rpm maximum spin speed. The offer price for this Indesit washing machine is £158 […]
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