The Monster headphones founder’s son, Kevin Lee, has teamed up with electro-house DJ, producer and hipster icon Steve Aoki to launch a new headphone label, Sol (Soundtrack of Life) Republic. We gave their latest in-ear model, the Amps HD, a try to see if this new brand has really got soul...
Specs: 13MP, 2GB internal RAM, 32GB internal ROM, Android Jelly Bean 4.1.2, Snapdragon S4 Pro Processor, Quad Core 1.5Ghz Overview: Korean underdogs LG look to stick it to poster-boy rivals Samsung with a super phone that challenges the Galaxy SIII in terms of multi-tasking capabilities...
Apr 5 2013
History: Punk IPA is just one of a range of ales from Scottish craft brewer BrewDog who claim to make irreverent beer with a soul. The eco brewery, formed back in 2007, is perhaps best known for brewing the world’s strongest lager (Tactical Nuclear Penguin at 32%), but Punk IPA is their...
Mar 28 2013
(+) It’s pretty light, weighing only 1.3kg (+) Lots of ports: VGA, HDMI, two USB readers and SD card reader (+) The magnesium body feels solid, as does the mechanism to slide the screen (+) The gorilla anti-scratch screen is well made  Backlit keyboard (+) The 11” full HD LED...
Step into the era of laplets—a hybrid laptop-cum-tablet digital device—courtesy of Windows RT, a new, compact version of Windows 8 designed for tablets. The latest one is the IdeaPad Yoga 11, an 11-inch laplet from Chinese manufacturer Lenovo. Yoga 11 is a more affordable RT version of...
Feb 15 2013
Most headphone makers push really hard on the bass and treble, which tends to make pop and R&B sound their punchiest. With the Bomber headphones, iPhone accessories maker Krussel, in collaboration with British heavy metal band Motorhead (a blast from the 70s and early 80s), is aiming for...
Feb 8 2013
Compact cameras with Wi-Fi connectivity are becoming more common; but with its first Galaxy Camera, Samsung has taken things to a new level, offering a complete Android OS touchscreen device with a 3G connection. That means you don’t need to run around searching for a Wi-Fi hotspot, or bother...
Jan 25 2013
Overview  ACER reenters the competitive smartphone market with a phone that offers cloud sharing functionalities as well as performance that aims to compete with mid to high-end smart phones. Plugged  The simple design distinguishes itself with the use of high quality plastic, which is...
Jan 4 2013
Lenovo Ideapad S300
While everyone is arguing over which B30,000 ultrabook to get, you might have missed out on how insanely cheap entry-level laptops have become. Lenovo S300 is one such PC, with enough power to get work done, but not much multimedia oomph. Plugged: · Nice keyboard design and spacing,...
Nov 30 2012
If phones are the new compacts and compacts the new DSLRS, where does that leave entry-level DSLRs? For committed enthusiasts, we’d argue that a small, affordable DSLR like the Canon 650D is the new semi-pro tool. Sure it doesn’t look the part, but it’s a lot cheaper and there...
Nov 23 2012