Richard has been spending time with a Sony Ericsson X10 Mini and sent in the following which offer a short, but comprehensive review of what the phone is really like.

It’s small, very small (but then I knew that because I’d tested one in an O2 shop). And light. Which is great for me as I like to have as little in my pocket as possible. Admission: having said that, I was seriously considering a Dell Streak at the same time. Ahem.

It’s also very attractive. I knew that, too, but further exposure has heightened my appreciation of the job Sony have done on it. I also love the look of the larger X10 – they’ve put together a great-looking series of phones.

This is my first Android device so I’m a novice and not so sure what I expected to get from it. But I like the way Sony have used the 4 corners of the screen for app shortcuts continue reading »»»

Back in 1988, Russian engineer Vladimir Demin combined a bunch of solenoids (loops of copper wire) and a Bayan (a Russian accordian), to create a self-playable instrument controlled by his awesome, self-built computer. Yes, we're impressed, and you will be too, if you take a look at the video below.

Continue reading Computer controlled Bayan from 1988 makes us want to go back to the past

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holdersandmounts now has stock of a wide range of Herbert Richter iPhone 4 windscreen holders which start at under £20. Expect a review of the Compact Mount from yours truly very soon. The full range is here.

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Tech Throw has put together a demonstration of the new HDR feature coming in iOS 4.1. Looks like it could be somewhat hit and miss. Here’s the full video-

Steve Litchfield has posted his detailed review of the Nokia E5. Once again we have a competent effort from Nokia, but sadly one that looks like a Palm Centro…

I used the term ‘design language’ intentionally above. It seems that every couple of years a new ‘look’ emerges from Nokia’s design departments. We’ve had ‘industrial and square’, we’ve had ‘plastic with silly keys’, and everything in between. And now it’s time for ‘human curvature’, to nick Sony Ericsson’s term – rounded corners, rounded back and a generally ‘comfy’ feel. This in turn does have some implications for specification, in that the Eseries stalwart BP-4L battery would have been too tight a fit, so instead we’ve got a 1200mAh BL-4D battery – although an obvious compromise, in practice it makes little difference, since typical E5 users will still see an easy two or three days use per charge.

No, the big compromises made for the E5 are in the screen and the camera. continue reading »»»