GADGET ZONE - Top Five Gadgets
OK. So I’m a huge gadget fanboy and if I’m not playing around with one I’m reading websites or magazines, listening to podcasts or watching Television shows about the latest gadgets and consumer electronics products. But what are my top five gadgets that I own and can’t do without? Here they are, together with the reasons for their importance to me.
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2. iPad 2
4. iPhone 4S
5. BT Infinity 40MB Internet Connection
This is by far the best phone I’ve ever owned. As with many others, my iPhone has become: a personal assistant, gaming console, media player, camera, e-book reader ... you name it that bad boy covers it. If there’s one thing I don’t leave home without (apart from the clothes on my back) it’s my iPhone.
3. Xbox 360 / PlayStation 3
OK this is slightly cheating as it’s not a gadget, but since I switched from Sky’s 16MB broadband service (which I never ever got better than 4 MB download speeds) to BT’s fibre broadband service 4 months ago, I now get over 30 MB download speeds. Thanks to this, my favourite gadgets got even better. Downloading, surfing the net and streaming video is now a joy. I can even stream HD content effortlessly. Online gaming is a breeze and with Netflix now available in the UK I can seriously consider subscribing to a HD film streaming service.
As an avid gamer and co-host of The Next Level gaming podcast, this is pretty much a given. I love both these consoles equally and not just for their gaming ability. Both have a great game library. Xbox Live’s online gaming function is simply brilliant. They also have some fantastic media services like iPlayer, 4oD, Netflix, Lovefilm and more. Five years since it was released and the PS3 is still one of the best Blu-ray players on the market.
Whoever said that the iPad is just a big iPhone is nuts. I mean is a 50” HD TV just a bigger version of a 19” HD TV? Man I love this thing. It’s changed the way I take in all sorts of media. The screen is fantastic - great for watch films and TV shows as well as web surfing and gaming. The device is also superb for reading magazines, newspapers and books on too. As for the variety of apps...Apple’s strap line “We’ve got an App for that” couldn’t be truer . If you commute on a train, bus or fly frequently you need one of