Mighty Gadget

• Is Grok Jeff Hawkins Third Act? May 6, 2012
  Computer systems today are often called on to make predictions based on data provided to them. Sales forecasts, power usage, the weather, and even the little lights that come on in posher cars that tell you something is starting to go wonky are all based on software that is in turn based on predictive algorithms. This is how [...]Post from: Mighty Gadget - G […]
• What you need to know about Ivy Bridge-Is it worth waiting for? April 30, 2012
  Intel recently released its Ivy Bridge family of processors and anyone who likes gadgets should be asking the question -is it a good idea to upgrade? True, its always a good idea to upgrade but sometimes neither the purse, nor the bank manager (my wife hates me calling her that) will yield the necessary quid. [...]Post from: Mighty Gadget - Gadget and Techno […]
• Can a smartphone be too big? April 29, 2012
  Ok, our society is always bigger, stronger, faster. Mates compare the size of their respective flat screen televisions like their significant others compare the size of …other things.  The more we demand out of our smart phones, the more features the handset makers cram into the devices. In fact, most leading edge smart phones are more powerful [...]Post fro […]
• Kindle Touch arrives early to UK April 22, 2012
  The Kindle Fire may be absent from the UK but Amazon rewarded those who ordered the UK version of the Kindle Touch by besting its promised release date by a week from 27 April to the 20th. There are reports that those who electronically queued up to order on the first day got their Kindle Touch either on the 20th [...]Post from: Mighty Gadget - Gadget and Te […]
• Will the Lumia 900 light the way for Nokia and Windows Phone? April 16, 2012
  Nokia’s new hero phone, the Lumia 900 is up for pre-order in the UK and will be released April 27th . The new Windows Phone has been available for a little over a week in the United States and has hit a bump or two in the road over data problems with its LTE data system.  Of [...]Post from: Mighty Gadget - Gadget and Technology BlogWill the Lumia 900 light t […]
• It’s Spring: where is my Ice Cream Sandwich? April 8, 2012
  Google released Android 4.0 , also known as Ice Cream Sandwich or ICS  in mid November to the world at large. Assuming that was the earliest date that carriers, mobile makers and developers got their respective hands on it (which is not likely as at least handset OEMs were probably getting release candidate  builds at least) then why [...]Post from: Mighty G […]
• Is Amazon going to tout Handwriting Recognition on the Kindle Fire? March 26, 2012
  The biggest obstacle to purchasing a Kindle Fire for use as an everyday tablet, OTHER THAN YOU CAN”T GET IT FROM AMAZON.CO.UK (apologies, but I feel much better now)  is the fact that the current Fire lacks any way to connect an external keyboard. Amazon had to keep the cost down somehow, and not adding Bluetooth or [...]Post from: Mighty Gadget - Gadget and […]
• Duchess of Cambridge to stage photography exhibition? March 15, 2012
  She is used to being one of the most-photographed people in the world, but the Duchess of Cambridge (formerly known as Kate Middleton) has expressed an interest in putting on an exhibition of her own photography in the next few years. Photography is said to have been a great passion of hers for some time. [...]Post from: Mighty Gadget - Gadget and Technology […]
• Polar WearLink Bluetooth Heart Rate Monitor Belt for Android Phones Review March 15, 2012
  While Mighty Gadget doesn’t really blog about fitness products much we recently were given a Polar WearLink Bluetooth Heart Rate Monitor to try out. Unlike most HRMs the Polar Wearlink appealed to us as it connects to Android phones and is compatible with multiple apps including Endomondo, RunKeeper, Sports Track, Runtastic and many more. The [...]Post from: […]
• What does the new iPad really bring to the UK? Not LTE March 11, 2012
  Apple has announced its third generation iPad, the world went wild,  and now its back ordered.While the retina display has been widely hailed as the best tablet screen ever and the voice dictation, faster processor, plus new camera and iPhoto are real lures for an upgrade, if the prospect of LTE speed is what gets you [...]Post from: Mighty Gadget - Gadget a […]