Audio specialists Samson today announced the new Meteorite, a USB condenser microphone for capturing high-quality recordings on a laptop or desktop. Meteorite is perfect for podcasting, creating audio for YouTube videos and recording music on your favourite software or apps, and to top it all, looks great. The Meteorite will be better than any computer’s internal microphone and soundcard, which is often provided at
Mugen keep producing gadgets that I need but never knew I wanted in the first place. The item in question is a USB voltage and current meter that measures the electricity flowing in a USB connection by connecting inbetween the charging USB port and the charger cable. This could be very handy if you are having charging problems and want
The Optoma ML1500 DLP Projector is a stylish ultra mobile LED projector which pretty much does it all in a very neat little package with a good complement of ports, connections and fun tricks. Let's take a look. Measuring just 27 x 17 x 4.5 cm and weighing only 1.4 kg, the ML1500 is very portable and comes with a neoprene
While many of us are fortunate enough to be served by fibre connections to our homes, many of us are still stuck on copper ADSL circuits with single digit download speeds. This isn't great, especially with the rise of on-line gaming, movies-on-demand and second screening. Most of us have a another high speed data connection in our smartphone and this
In the final review of this series on Kingston storage solutions for smartphones and tablets, I'll be putting the Wi-Drive portable wireless storage through its paces. We've already seen the DataTraveler microDuo and the MobileLite Wireless so what's the Wi-Drive's niche? It's definitely the most stylish; let's take a look. The Wi-Drive is a slim shiny unit that's very similar
Thanks to overhead lighting, I have not owned a desk lamp in quite some time, but Satechi may just change that. After all, my desk no longer contains just a desktop computer -- there are also other devices, including multiple tablets and mobile phones. Those present a problem for charging. While the USB hub has enough ports to handle them
Last week I reviewed Kingston's microDuo which is a great solution if your smartphone or tablet supports OTG. Unfortunately, many devices don't and if yours falls into this category, Kingston can still help you with both the MobileLite Wireless and the Wi-Drive. In this review, I'll be checking out the MobileLite Wireless and will follow up with the Wi-Drive later
The TP-Link 3G Mobile WiFi and 5200 mAh Power Bank (M5360) combines two of the handiest portable accessories - a 3G wireless hotspot and a USB battery pack - into a single unit. Sounds good on paper, but convergence doesn't always work out. Let's take a look. The M5360 comes neatly packaged in a slide-out box. Included with the 3G
The Kingston DataTraveler microDuo is a solution to the problem many smartphone and tablet owners face when you have a pile of important files on your USB flash drive that really need to be on your device: your flash drive has a normal USB plug and your Android tablet has microUSB socket. Big into small isn't going to go, and
Device chargers are the bane of modern life with a complete rat's nest of cables and connectors behind the average desk. Todd chats to Seymour Segnit from ThingCharger about their Indiegogo campaign for a cord-free charger. The ThingCharger plugs directly into a power socket, with the device's charging connector on the top of the unit, and pass-thru power outlets meaning
Digital video recorders (DVRs) are commonplace but usually they're integrated with a cable decoder. Tablo's offering records OTA (over the air) HD broadcasts that are transmitted from local TV stations, free of charge. Still not excited? The Tablo can stream both live and record programs to any connected device including Android and Apple devices, and set-top boxes like the Roku
External USB 3 hard drives are pretty common these days and GNC has reviewed several models in the past. However, this is the first portable RAID unit that I've had on my desk. On show here is the G-Technology G-RAID mini and with a pair of 2.5" drives, the G-RAID mini offers a choice of RAID 0 or RAID 1 in a very