Hi Folks. You may have noticed something strange with the look of the blog. We updated our servers and it looks like some of the images on the home page have gone walkabout.

We are looking into fixing this and get things back to normal as soon as possible. If, for some reason, we cannot get things back the way they were (which would suck big time) we may just opt for a whole new redisgn (necessity being the mother of invention and all that).

We’ll keep you posted…

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Ok I realise that lots of you are reading this blog but most of you keep quiet. Over 600 of you turned up yesterday and all decide you had nothing to say for yourselves. No comments, nada…What’s the matter? Scared? Don’t you know that the internet was made for armchair gangsters!!!? You can say whatever you want, no-one will ever know where you live…..

We’ve decided to get our money out to see if we can entice you into saying something interesting so we’ve launched the comment of the month competition.

That’s right folks, for a few entertaining words you could earn yourself a cool $10 easy. The more comments you leave, the better chnace of winning, it’s that simple.

Rules

1. subscribe to the RSS and Email feed so we know who you are when you leave a comment.

2. Comment on this post and then comment on any other posts you like whenever you like. The more comments you make the more likely you will say something that wins you the $10.

That’s it. Simple isn’t it?

Every month a post will be made announcing the winner and his or her slick wordplay that won them the c-c-c-cash.

Get going and don’t forget to subscribe!

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Things have been a little quiet here lately (well for a day anyway ^^) and you may be wondering why. Well wonder no more my fellow technophiles because GadgetHeat has been busy compiling a list of the 100 greatest tech blogs.
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Yes we know there are such contraptions such as Blog Top Sites and the like (of which we are a proud member of I hasten to add ^^) but GadgetHeat’s 100 greatest Tech blogs is different in that there is no voting, the ranking is just based on cold, hard, numbers.
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Why? Well as the saying goes, Men lie, Women lie, numbers don’t. Simple as that really. SO for more information check out the 100 Greatest Tech Blogs list and if you have a tech or gadget blog, keep an eye on it as you may make the list someday soon…
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Click the button below to get the full list

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Hold the phone, GadgetHeat has just seen the future of communication and it’s in 3D. USC labs have come up with a projectable 3D hologram gadget that allows you to recreate an image accurately and instantly, reminiscent of Star Wars Princess Leia calling out to Obi Wan for assistance.
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The ICT Graphics Lab at USC have created the device that reflects 5000 points of light onto a spinning image, giving the 3D holographic effect. Check out the projection of a Tie Advance below
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Star Wars is always a winner and for the hard-core aficionado all things Star Wars and gadgets, R2D2 clones a must. You may remember a few weeks ago we revealed the R2D2 wireless webcam, well today we take a look at it’s bigger brother, the R2 D2 Digital DVD Projector and its amazing number of functions from DVD to PS3 to iPod. Could this be the gadget of the year?

This R2D2 stands at 80 inches and looks to be one of the ultimate gadgets of the year. It has a host of functions apart from being able to project images up to 260 inches (yes that 6.6 meters baby) onto any surface, wall or ceiling, it also acts as an iPod dock and you can even hook it up to your PS3, xBox 360 or Wii to it and have the R2D2 Digital DVD Projector enable you to play games in HD. We’re not going to list all the 101 functions, instead just watch this video and you’ll get why we’re drooling over this hot little gadget.

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You can pick up the R2D2 Digital DVD Projector for between £1850 and £2100 from the suppliers below – did we mention that it is fully motorized and can zoom around your pad like the real R2D2 and comes with a Millennium Falcon remote control? Enough said.
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The R2D2 Digital DVD Projector looks to be available in limited stock so it’s a first come first serve basis. If it’s out of stock try one of the other suppliers on the list.

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Just a quick post to let everybody know that I’ve made a few changes to the GadgetHeat blog feed and have also added a translation plug-in for all my bilingual readers.

The GadgetHeat feed now has full text so you can get you gadget dosage straight from the feed without having to leave you’re feed-reader unless you want to. We will be monitoring the feed situation over this month to see what else we can do to make it more accessible for you guys.

If you haven’t already subscribed, you can do so now: Subscribe to Free GadgetHeat feed

The global translation plug-in simply allows you to read this blog in the language of your choice. We have more or less randomly selected 9 languages but I will add more upon request so if your native tongue is not listed amongst the flags in the sidebar, drop as an email or comment and we will see if we can find an appropriate translation plug-in (also if you notice that the translations just aren’t making any sense and coming up with some weird interpretations of our post let us know too).

That’s it for now but we will be writing another gadget post very soon, keep a look out…

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Ok we all know that boys like toys but girls like toys too (and we’re not talking about just the ones you find in the boudoir…). Gadgets are for everyone not just for Christmas and we have a list of the top 5 that will make your woman, be it girlfriend, wife, mother or sister go ahh and be fooled into thinking your actually one of the few good men (yeah right…)

Amazon Kindle

Yeah we know, what’s so girlie about this? Think about it, when she’s reading a magazine or some chick lit, you’ve got the remote to yourself….Amazon’s Kindle has been a big hit worldwide and with it able to store 200 titles that’s a lot of feel-good chick lit she can get through…get ready for the ball season….

Apple iPod nano

It’s small and cutesie. The fact that it can hold 4GB of data and is a revolutionary technological music and media device is probably irrelevant to her. The fact that it’s an iconic fashion statement and comes in a range of colors probably means a lot more…

Flip Video Ultra Series Camcorder

If she’s into taking picture’s she’ll love this. Point and Click snap happy cam-cording at her fingertips and it’s also pretty tough so she won’t scratch it with her nails and it’s also pretty to look at (comes in white) too.

Philips Digital Photo Frame

Once she’s finished messing about with the camera / cam-corder the pictures can be transmitted to a digital photo frame via USB. It’s brilliant for displaying your digital pics without having to print them off onto crappy jpeg…
Zune 80 GB Digital Media Player

For some reason Amazon US are not yet offering SONY’s nwza20 series so until they do we have to settle for the next best thing (which truly saying something! The Zune Digital Media player is probably one of the best looking you’ll ever see and with its feature packed interface, it’s a worthy challenger to the iPod too. If she’s more gadget savvy than the norm and knows here MP3 players, this is a definite win.

If you’re wondering about the images of the SONY Bravia KLV-20S400A in the post, unfortuantel this is only available in Japan from June so if you fancy a trip to the Far East, the pretty looking picture box may win her affection….

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SONY have realised that the rest of the world do count for something so have decided to release this special edition Meta Gear Solid 4 – Guns of the Patriots PS3 to the Americans as well as the Japanese (they had only planned on giving it to the Japanese initially).

The 80gb PS3 is will be gun-metal grey in colour and have ‘Metal Gear Solid Limited Edition’ etched into the top of the console. No mention of a UK or Europe release yet but keep watching GadgetHeat for the latest news and we’ll let you know as soon as we hear anything.

The box art looks amazing and this is no doubt a collectors edition but in truth, there is already a 40gb gun-metal grey PS3 on sale in Japan already so it’s not really that special. There are also no special features added to the MGS4 PS3 so apart from colour, it’s no different to a standard 80GB PS3 which means that the 60GB PS3 with backwards compatibility still kicks the most arse.

You can pre-order Metal Gear Solid 4 – Guns of the Patriots from Amazon now and from the way GTA IV went i would get in there early if I were you….

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GadgetHeat Rates the Powerball Pro 7/10

This is the new phenom sweeping the exersice world. If you believe the hype (and we hate hype) one of these is bought worldwide every 36 seconds (which means in about 10 minutes we’re all going to be under a whole heap of balls…).

We love all gadgets so we decided to give this one a chance. In essence, whilst the advertising promises it will do everything from improving your cardiovascular system to make you tea in the morning, the Powerball Pro works primarily on building wrist and arm strength.

Billed as a ‘hand gyroscope’ the Powerball Pro glows brighter the faster you spin it and the Pro version also has an LED that lets you store and compare your times. Do it right and your hand will look like you’re holding a fireball (streetfighter anyone?).

The Powerball Pro inbuilt rotor generates extremly high torque increasing resistance as you spin your wrist. In terms of exercise, the Powerball Pro is probably more of a workout than Wii-Sports will ever be and in all fairness, the Powerball Pro can provide tangible benefits in terms of wrist strength and hand movement.

This is a definate fun way of getting extra bits of exercise without having to go to the gym or even leave your couch (as long as no-one is sitting right next to you). The Powerball 250 Hz Pro can be quite addictive and threaputic even if you do not have exercise as your key aim.

It starts of weight a little more than a tennis ball but at high speeds can weigh more than 40lbs and the Powerball 350 Hz Metal Pro for serious gadget and exercise fans weighs up to twice as much and is definately not for kids.

There are loads of Powerball Pro models to choose from so if youre into holding fireball (and getting your exercise in front of the TV) then this could be your bag

GadgetHeat Rates the Powerball Pro 7/10

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SONY nwza829 Walkman

A long long time ago we wrote an article on the SONY NWZA818 video Mp3 player and hailed it as the most likely to succeed out of those rivals to Apples Nano.

In truth, no other video Mp3 player has made great strides against Apple but the NWZA810 series is still amongst the more popular of the alternatives out there and now it’s got some heavyweight backup in the form of the SONY NWZA829 Walkman.

Withiut saying too much, the NWZA829 is probably the best Mp3 player you will see this year along with its siblings the NWZA828 and the NWZA826 SONY video MP3 Players.

The new SONY NWZA820 series is the bigger brother of the NWZA810 series and it certainly looks like a nice upgrade from it’s predessecor. As usual with the NWZA Walkman it comes in 3 flavours (click the links below for pictures)

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Sony NWZA826 – 4GB
Sony NWZA828 – 8GB
Sony NWZA829 – 16GB

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(We will use the versions interchangeably in this review as all aspects are generic of the NWZA820 series) Personally, I think that the NWZA810 series was prettier to look at but then again, the Sony NWZA828 is no ugly duckling. If you watched the featured video on the home page (and why didn’t you??) you would have seen SONY’s latest advert for the Sony NWZA826 and we have to admit it looks pretty slick.

Sony NWZA826, Sony NWZA828 and Sony NWZA829

The interface of the player has not changed much and the 2.4inch screen should be large enough to veiw movies and videos without discomfort (once you manage to get them on there – more on that later..). The screen is also multi-oriented and can dispaly your images, videos or slideshows no matter which what you turn it.

The Killer feature of the NWZA20 series is it’s ability to stream audio via bluetooth. That’s right, this opens up a whole new realm of Mp3 sharing. You can exchange files easily with others simply by having your bluetooth switched on and sending to or recieving from their player.

The other aspect of this is that you can use wireless headphones when you’re out and about which, if you’re anything like me, is an absolute godsend. I hate having to fiddle with the headphone wires to get it ‘just-so’ and then remain in position to ensure the lead does not come out of the player when I make a swift move. The cherry on top of this feature is that both 4GB and 8GB (Sony NWZA826 and Sony NWZA828 respectivley) come with SONY DR-BT21G bluetooth headphones which is a nice addition.

The Bluetooth love doesn’t stop there, you can stream audio to virtually any device that is bluetooth enabled. this includes, speakers, hifi’s and car stereos. This is one of the best features we’ve seen in a long time.

In the past, SONY has had issues with its proprietary transfer software on its video Mp3 players but carrying on from the leap forward made by the NWZA810 series you can now just drag and drop your files from and to the Mp3 player without hassle. (you can also use the supplied Media Manager software and add the cover art and additional information to each file). The SONY NWZA820 series is also in cahoots with Microsoft in the it carries the ‘PlaysFor Sure’ logo meaning that it can interact seamlessley with many third party online content providers.

However, this leads us nicely into one of the major gripes. Whilst the audio features and support are abundent, the same cannot be said for the video features. The video interface is not intuitive and can take a while to get comfortable with all the necessary requirements and parameters need for video to work properly. Video playback itself is crisp and smooth once it’s on there but you’ll probably be hunting around online for a guide to tell youhow to do it more easily.

The SONY NWZA829 is the kind of video mp3 player for those who want something cutting edge without having to follow the iPhone crowd. Audio wise It’s packed with all the right features, video wise it could do better but at least it does not make you feel like a sheep for falling for Apple’s marketing genius (who would of thought we would be saying that about a SONY?).

GadgetHeat gives the Sony NWZA826, Sony NWZA828 and Sony NWZA829 – 8/10

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