iGadget Life

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From the people that brought you the very successful Freeview comes a satellite TV equivalent called freesat launching sometime in may. freesat has no monthly subscription, just a one-off payment for the digital box, satellite dish and installation - so you pay once, and watch forever. And because freesat is broadcast via satellite, it'll be available to almost every household in the UK when it launches in the Spring. Unlike Sky who charge £10 a month just for the privilege of watching HDTV, you ... Read More

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For all you gadget lovers out there - you will be pleased to hear about the launch of a cracking new interactive digital magazine called simply iGIZMO, the best part is that it's totally free! The new fortnightly magazine is a cross between a standard magazine publication and a website, but rolled into a interactive Flash-driven magazine,  basically you grab the corners to turn the page! Filled with lots of News and Reviews, iGIZMO is a must have subscription for any gadget lover! Register for ... Read More

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Yes gadget fans the best show on (British) TV is returning on Monday night - The Gadget Show. Season Eight of the popular TV Show is back on our screens on Five at 8pm with our favourite Gadgeteers Jason Bardbury, Jon Bently and of course the very lovely Suzi Perry. It looks like the new series has a funky new studio, after having seen the trailer on TV a couple of days ago.. I can't wait, My Sky+ is programmed ready. Looks like the first ... Read More

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British Satellite TV provider Sky have announced some funky new limited edition Sky HD boxes called the Designer Collection. The five new designs are by Basso & Brooke, Giles Deacon, Preen, Gareth Pugh and Jonathan Saunders. If you like these bright new boxes why not enter the competition to win a Sky HD Designer box. Read More

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OMG Sky+ has to be the best thing ever invented! Yesterday at 8am (yes it was a Sunday!) I had a Sky installer on my doorstep ready to upgrade my standard Sky equipment to the wonders of Sky+. It's something that I have wanted for ages but have refused to pay Sky £10 a month just for the privilege of PVR functionality (like they don't have enough money already!). Thankfully in July Sky dropped their Sky+ subscription fee to free! yeah... For those ... Read More

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While casually reading the latest Argos Newlsetter to hit my inbox the other day I spotted a small link to a competition that they were running to win an iTeDDY. This sounded familiar I thought to myself - could it be the same bear? For those of you who live in the UK you may remember this little bear was the brainchild of Imran Hakim who featured on the BBC 2 TV Show the Dragons Den (see video clip). Having put his ... Read More

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Are you looking for a portable TV that you can take with you on holidays or trips away? If so you should check out the 8 -inch LCD TV that Maplin have in stock. For only £199 this mini TV has Freeview built-in, so you can get access to those digital terrestrial channels as well as standard analogue reception. You are able to link up your consoles to it, use it as a PC monitor and even comes ... Read More

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With the new year in full swing, I thought that I'd take the opportunity to have a bit of a spring clean of my gadget collection. I have numerous bits of technology that I really don't use much any more... So instead of letting them gather dust in a dark cupboard, I thought that I'd let them out of their misery and sell them to a loving home via the wonderful world of eBay. Since I got rid of my PC ... Read More

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For those of you out there thinking about buying a Pocket PC, my colleague has a Brand New, Un-Opened Dell Axim X50v for sale on eBay. Currently at £40, there are still 10 days to go. Only for sale in the UK though.. Read More

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Now this little baby takes me back - about 20 years in fact! The Kempson Joystick! My brother used to have one of these for his Sinclair Spectrum, it was seen as the ultimate in gaming joysticks at the time! Now it's been brought back to life again - but this time it's been branded by Commodore and has 30 classic games installed. All you need to do is plug it directly into your TV. For me personally, I also had ... Read More