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Jazooli’s Portable Tablet Desk Stand Review

For some time I've been looking for a decent desk stand to hold my 10" tablet but all the ones tried so far have some annoyance or niggle. Usually the stand wouldn't work well with the tablet still in its case, but others would be bulky, flimsy, only for the iPad or just plain rubbish. The good news is that I

Underneath The Pringles Tree

Pringles are running a Pringles Tree competition in December and each day you can open a virtual Pringles can to reveal the prize within. The prizes are inexpensive but there seems to be a good chance of winning as I've picked up a Pringles Speaker and a voucher for 7digital already. Other prizes include on-line games and receipes. The Pringles Speaker

Coins of the World

The British Museum's Impressions of Nations is now online and it shows coins from every United Nations member state. From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, they're all here, though as the Museum points out, not every country issues coins. Looking through the coins, eagles are popular images,with lions, elephants and fish also appearing. Queen Elizabeth II is the single most represented person

Eason Fails to Sell eBooks via Billboard

...or "Why DRM is killing ebook sales outside of Amazon or Barnes & Noble". Being a international superstar and global jetsetter*, I had the pleasure of passing through Dublin's Connolly railway station today. In the atrium there was a billboard display of book covers complete with QR codes. "Totally cool," I thought. Scan the QR code, buy the ebook, download

BTR006 Bluetooth Audio Receiver Review

A2DP Bluetooth rarely comes as standard in cars except on prestige marques, but most new vehicles at least come with a 3.5 mm audio socket on the audio system for plugging-in mp3 players. If you want a quick and cheap way to upgrade the car's audio to Bluetooth, take a look at he BTR006 Bluetooth Stereo Receiver. The BTR006 is

World Leaders In Their Underpants

I'm generally not a big fan of politicians. There's too many of them, they're overpaid and they get their job through a blind popularity contest. At least with X-Factor and Pop Idol, the contestants have to show what they're skilled at before we vote for them. So it was with much glee that I came across World Leaders in their

Yo no hablo español, Google

Mass personalisation is one of the great benefits brought by the web. It's no longer, "Any colour as long as it's black," but rather myriad options tailored to your individual circumstances. However sometimes the customisation goes a bit too far. Take the Google Play Store app for example. As a customer I have only ever watched English-language films, read English-language books and