Just a quick update today. I was having a look through the features page in the YouTube channel settings for my YouTube channel and noticed that I can now stream live events. I’m going to have to read up on how live streaming is setup but my next issue is figuring out what I could …
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Jun 24 2013
Panasonic AX2 Business Rugged Convertible Ultrabook Unboxing
The unboxing videos keep on rolling! So far in the last week I’ve been very lucky to unbox: the Panasonic HC-X920M 3D camcorder, the Pebble smartwatch, the Ouya Android-based console. This time around, we get back into mainstream computing with an ultrabook from Panasonic that you probably haven’t seen in the shops. Panasonic isn’t well …
Jun 23 2013
Ouya Unboxing
Perhaps a first for the blog but the unboxing videos keep on rolling this time with the Ouya being the next cab off the rank! For those that don’t know, Ouya is an Android console aimed at the lower price range (being around $100) and took about a year to come to fruition after its …
Jun 01 2013
Asus Google Nexus 7 Tablet and Dock Unboxing
So, I decided to pull the trigger on an Android tablet in the form of the Asus Google Nexus 7 tablet as well as the official dock. I thought this would be a good way to get a more recent Android device as my Samsung Galaxy S is far too long in the tooth to …
May 29 2013
A Faster Way to Google Now
If you’ve got a smartphone or tablet running Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) or higher you should have access to Google Now which is Google’s response to Siri on the iOS platform. It’s pretty neat with its voice recognition and speech capabilities as well as anticipating your data requirements by showing you information cards after learning …
Apr 04 2013
Push YouTube Videos to XBMC from Windows 8/RT
YouTube has become a staple website in terms of video streaming with it being very popular across smartphones, tablets and traditional computers alike. It’s handy to be able to share links with others via e-mail or social media but what if you’re in the same room with other people and you fancied pushing a video …
Jan 27 2013
Huawei E589 4G Mini Wi-Fi Modem Unboxing
Here is the unboxing video for the Huawei E589 4G Mini Wi-Fi modem! It’s about the size of a deck of cards and is small enough to pop in your pocket or handbag while still keeping your other devices connected. I’ve not yet tested battery life but I’ll get a better idea in the coming weeks. …
Jan 25 2013
YouTube Video Downloading Without Java
A while back, I wrote about how you could use KeepVid to download videos from YouTube but with recent increases in the exploitation of Java I thought I would provide an alternative. YouTube Downloader HD is a native Windows or Mac OS X application that does not require Java in order to run plus it can download …
Jan 22 2013
Panasonic HC-SC57DB Micro Hi-Fi Unboxing
As advised a couple of days ago, here’s the unboxing video of the Panasonic HC-SC57DB micro Hi-Fi. This was a surprise gadget after winning having a winning entry in a recent monthly mission in the Panasonic Insider Crew. I did have my eyes on this Hi-Fi for a while but hadn’t gotten around to pulling …
Dec 29 2012
Maintaining Calendar Syncing with Gmail on iOS Devices
Leading on from yesterday’s article about how to keep contact syncing working with Gmail on iOS devices, here is how you can keep your Gmail calendars in sync as well using CalDAV At least on an iOS device you can use CardDAV to continue syncing contacts and you can set this up as follows: Open Settings, …
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