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Gadgets

Boogie Board Rip

As a project manager, it's essential that I take notes during meetings. I'm a big fan of an A4 notebook, with each meeting on a new page, written in pencil or ink. The advantages are that it's cheap, robust, in date order and it's easy to refer back to previous meetings. The big disadvantage is that it's difficult to share

Andrew

iTwin – Reinventing Mac, PC USB Drive as Cloud Device

I have looked at this interesting product called the iTwin for a few weeks now. It's a dongle for your computer that pairs two machines together - no matter where they are located. As long as they are on unrestricted WiFi, they can talk to each other. Using military-grade encryption, the iTwin is pretty easy to use. Plug in one

J Powers

Erasure’s Tomorrow’s World

To preview their forthcoming album, Tomorrow's World, pop duo Erasure have produced a tribute to the future-gazing BBC TV show of the same name. British geeks of a certain age will fondly remember this TV programme for introducing us to gadgets such as Walkmans, CDs and camcorders. It was also notorious for showing off products that promptly disappeared and never

Andrew

Legends are Reborn: HP-12C and HP-15C Calculators

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the HP-12C financial calculator, HP are producing a limited edition of this classic calculator along with a reproduction of the 15C scientific calculator. Launched in 1981, the 12C became the de facto "badge of honour" for any self respecting businessman. Still a cult classic with fans the world over, it's the longest selling HP

Andrew

555 Timer IC Footstool

Looking for a cool and geeky DIY project? Then this 555 Timer IC footstool might be just the thing for you. Imagine a small little chip scaled up thousands of times and you've got a something that would make a perfect footstool. Here it is and that's the actual chip in the foreground. Put together by the guys'n'gals over at

Andrew