So, you've heard about all of this minimalist, "barefoot-style" running, and you want in. Thing is, those toe-shoes look really weird. You don't want any padding, but you don't want your foot pierced by rocks either. Is there a balance point? Yes, there is. Read More >
Acer isn't exactly the first name that pops into your head when it comes to top-tier tablets, but the company's trying to change that with the Iconia A510. But does it hit the sweet spot between performance and price? Read More >
The HTC One V is the third member of the new HTC One Android range, offering a smaller screen, slower processor, less memory and a boring old black plastic case. Not a great selling point, eh? But you still get Android 4.0 and HTC's superb Sense update in a slim, solid case, making it a decent cheaper option. Read More >
Featured comment by Glenbot3000:
"I would probably recommend the One V, actually. It looks to have some nice features for a good pricepoint. I would definitely look at the Samsung Gala..." More »
The mid-sized option in HTC's three-pronged attack on Android in 2012, HTC's One S offers a smaller screen than the astonishing HTC One X, coupled with the same winning Android 4.0 and HTC Sense combo. And for once, smaller is better. Read More >
HTC's quad-core flagship phone for 2012 launches this week, bringing Nvidia's Tegra 3 chipset to mobiles and promising a leaner, meaner version of HTC's Sense user interface. Plus Google's "Ice Cream Sandwich" is onboard as the OS. It would appear to have everything. Read More >
Toting headphones back and forth across the country (or the city) is one of the best ways to expose their design flaws. Can the new AKG K495 NC noise-cancelling headphones, with their burly build and audiophile pedigree, stand up that kind of punishment while delivering dulcet tones? Is this finally the ideal traveller's kit? Read More >
It's an epic film, laden with eleven Oscars and one of the biggest box-office returns in history. It also has a running time of biblical proportions, and many backsides were irretrievably numbed by the experience. But do you really need to see Titanic in glorious, stereoscopic 3D? Director James Cameron thinks you do. Read More >
Featured comment by token:
"Nice to see Kate Winslet's 3D nips are still *cough* front and foremost.
Is it some sort of algorith that keeps an article on the main?
3D Bappa..." More »
The first phone from Sony now it's dumped the Ericsson bit of its name, the Xperia S builds on last year's excellent Xperia Arc and Arc S to offer an even bigger, faster and more refined entry into the higher levels of Android hardware. Read More >
My computer takes too long to boot up. Around a minute and 18 seconds, to be precise(r). Which is why I want a solid state drive. But I don't want to pay ~£400 for 256 gigs of storage. Enter Seagate's Momentus X Hybrid drives, which promise near-SSD speeds, but with giant HDD storage—and not-so-giant prices. Read More >
I have something of a sleep problem. Or I guess, more accurately, a waking up problem. And my alarm clock died. So I bought this re-issue of Braun's Dietrich Labs and Dieter Rams-designed BNC004 travel alarm clock. You should not. Read More >
Logitech arguable makes the best mice you can buy. I guess it tires of doing so, as the Cube mouse-plus-PowerPoint-clicker is an ergonomic war crime and peripheral abomination. At least it's small enough to purge from memory. Read More >
Shure has been killing it for years with their line of professional in-ear monitors. In 2010, they turned their attention to full-sized headphones. Does the SRH-940, their latest and greatest closed-back model, earn its keep? Read More >
The NX200 could almost be a DSLR camera, with its giant image sensor and fat lenses. And it's closely priced like an entry-level one, at £490. However, it's not, since it doesn't have a mirror in its heart—but on the other hand, it doesn't fit in your pocket like most other mirrorless cameras. Hmm. Read More >
The Little Big Disk is simply the fastest way to backup your data you've ever used. But it's also, finally, a delivery on Apple's promise that Thunderbolt would do crazy things to our tech lives. That promise came true. Read More >
The Panasonic GF1 helped convince a lot of photographers that a compact shooter could feel delightfully professional. The Lumix DMC-GX1 is Panasonic's most evolved Micro Four Thirds camera yet, and it delivers huge on that promise—but is it enough? Read More >