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Pure Highway 300Di review
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All we hear is, Radio ga-ga....
2 January 2012 19:54 GMT
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Pure recently unveiled its latest attempt to get on the road with you - the Pure Highway 300Di; a professionally installed car radio system that will help you with the jump from analogue to digital broadcasting in your car. If the Highway moniker rings...
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Sony NC13 noise cancelling headphones review
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We like our noise with no noise
27 December 2011 13:00 GMT
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We all like noise when it comes to headphones. But only the noise coming out of our earbuds, we've no time for ghastly outside noise such as traffic, noisy commuters and helpful people shouting at us when we're about to walk into a lamp-post.
So,...
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Pure Music review
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Spotify rival
26 December 2011 13:00 GMT
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Back in October, Pure, the radio specialist, officially announced Pure Music; a streaming service that sees it going head-to-head with Spotify. Although you won't hear a Pure employee mention the S word, the similarities are obvious and it is impossible...
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Livescribe Echo 8GB with Livescribe Connect review
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Magical pen gets even more spells
30 November 2011 15:26 GMT
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If you're not familiar with the Livescribe smartpen setup, allow us to fill you in. The Echo is the follow-up to the Pulse and, like its predecessor, contains a camera that is capable of shooting over 70 frames per second.
Working in tandem...
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Vodafone 555 Blue review
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Facebook fun, on a budget
6 September 2011 17:17 GMT
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The Vodafone 555 Blue is the latest Facebook phone to hit the market. But when we say market, we don't just mean the markets here in the UK. Oh no, Vodafone has big plans with regards to opening up Facebook to millions of mobile users worldwide - at...
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Hitachi LifeStudio Desk Plus review
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Backing up doesn't need to be dull
17 August 2011 10:49 GMT
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Backing up your data is boring. We know. But it's a necessary part of our digital lives. So is there anyway of making it any more exciting? Hitachi hopes so and, as such, has released the LifeStudio Desk Plus - a portable hard disk drive with extras.
Coming...
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Soundfreaq Sound Step Recharge review
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Freaq out!
20 July 2011 12:09 GMT
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Pocket-lint took a look at the Soundfreaq Sound Platform last year and we liked what we saw, awarding the Bluetooth speaker the coveted Pocket-lint hot product tag. So we were keen to try out the Sound Platform's baby brother - the Soundfreaq Sound...
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Monster Diddybeats review
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Hip hops beats, in-ear stylee
17 June 2011 10:28 GMT
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You may have noticed that the kool kids on the street are all rocking a similar look when it comes to headphones. You'd have to have been hiding in a hole to not notice the silver or black oversized cups with a red b adorning them for all the world...
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Apple iPad 2 review
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Still the best tablet you can buy?
29 March 2011 12:46 GMT
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The Apple iPad 2 is finally here. It's a device that has been a year in the making. We've pretty much been picturing what the iPad 2 would and would not include ever since Steve Jobs donned his famous turtleneck to announce the prequel back on 27 January...
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Libratone Beat review
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Nobody puts the Libratone Beat in the corner
4 February 2011 13:04 GMT
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Scandinavian elegance in tech design isn't a new phenomenon, a quick peek into a Bang & Olufsen store will demonstrate that - and Danish audio startup Libratone will be hoping to tap into the trusted formula with its début speaker - the Libratone...
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Medion Erazer X6811 review
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The gaming laptop for people with more sense than money
22 December 2010 21:02 GMT
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Let's start with the obvious – this is a spec-heavy gaming laptop that packs the sort of hardware that you just wouldn't expect from a sub-£1,000, 15.6-inch laptop.
It's powered by an Intel Core i5-460M processor and boasts the super...
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Altec Lansing Octiv 450 review
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The tilting, swivelling iPad docking station
21 December 2010 11:18 GMT
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We've seen some brilliant custom iPad mod-jobs here at Pocket-lint that made the iPad into a nifty kitchen or bedroom based multimedia machine. But it's taken the manufacturers a while to clue on to the fact that we may want to do more than a Steve...
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V-Moda Crossfade LP review
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Can these cans deliver?
24 November 2010 11:38 GMT
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The V-Moda Crossfade LP headphones are listed on its site under the heading “Audio Art”. But does that mean that the cans are more style than substance? We at Pocket-lint gave them a comprehensive going over to find out.
The first...
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Soundfreaq Sound Platform review
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To dock or not to dock?
23 November 2010 10:41 GMT
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The Sound Platform from Soundfreaq is an iPod dock with a twist - in that it doesn't have to be a dock at all, not if you don't want it to be. You see the Sound Platform has Bluetooth functionality on board, with support for all Apple devices packing...
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Palm Pre 2 review
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A Prevolution?
18 November 2010 16:31 GMT
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The Palm Pre 2 is the first Palm branded handset to come to market since HP's high-profile takeover of the company earlier this year. But, unlike the big fanfare that was created when the original Pre launched in June 2009, the Pre 2 sneaked in through...
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Griffin Travel Speaker review
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Forget those battery hassles with this iPod-powered travel dock
13 November 2010 14:28 GMT
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The Griffin Travel speaker takes away the hassle of having to remember additional batteries with an iPod travel dock. That's because the speaker is powered directly from your iPod using the 30-pin connector dock.
The obvious concern with this...
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Disgo Tablet 6000 review
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The poor man's Galaxy Tab?
9 November 2010 14:06 GMT
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The Disgo Tablet 6000 is one of the first wave of Android-based tablets set to hit the market, designed with the budget conscious in mind - it comes with a price tag of just £180. But, the key question is: does this bargain price mean that you're...
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HP Photosmart Wireless e-All-in-One review
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Take to the cloud to take the hassle out of printing
28 October 2010 14:52 GMT
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Back in June, Pocket-lint hop-skipped over the Atlantic to take a butchers at HP's latest web-based print solutions, the ePrint range, that were unveiled at Internet Week in New York. At the time we were mighty impressed with what we saw - especially...
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First Look: Virgin Media Player (beta) review
FIRST LOOK What makes Virgin Media's offering stand out? 19 October 2010 14:00 GMT TweetPocket-lint has been giving the Virgin Media Player Beta the once over to see if and what sets it apart from the other IPTV players. First up, we think it's only right that we point out the Virgin Media Player is only available to its XL TV customers...
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Pure FlowSongs review
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Streaming, tagging, downloading all from your radio
14 October 2010 10:23 GMT
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FlowSongs is a service that allows users of Pure's internet enabled radios to tag and buy tracks while listening to any digital, FM or internet radio station. So in order to get make use of this service you're going to need one of the following radios:...
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Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 review
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Will it beat FIFA 11 to the top of the table?
6 October 2010 15:10 GMT
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Pro Evolution Soccer has enjoyed an illustrious history. If you had to compare the series to a real-life football team then it would undoubtedly be Liverpool. Like Liverpool, the Konami title was the early benchmark setter in terms of the console football...
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Navigon 40 Plus review
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Never cut an angry truck driver up again with this device's lane assistance
1 October 2010 9:59 GMT
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The Navigon 40 Plus is a 4.3-inch, mid-range satnav (the 70 series is the top-end of this range with a slightly larger 5-inch screen) that comes with full European maps. So what makes this device different from the satnav you've currently got stored...
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Pure Sensia review
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Can Pure's flagship device really live up to the hype?
18 August 2010 14:34 GMT
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Pure is all set to go live with its FlowSongs service so we thought it was about time we gave its flagship Flow model, the Pure Sensia, the Pocket-lint once over to see if it really is the game-changing radio device that it is talked up to be.
If...
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Scosche IDR655m headphones review
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Why spoil your iPhone with shoddy headphones?
29 July 2010 22:58 GMT
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The headphones that come in the box when you get your iPhone are all well and good, in that they work at least. They're not really much kop though. What you need is a decent pair of buds, that still have the remote and microphone functions you'll need...
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MSI Wind Top AE2400 review
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Want a multimedia AIO?
12 July 2010 12:07 GMT
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The MSI Wind Top AE2400 is a touchscreen, Windows 7-based, all-in-one PC, which is promoted as "the ultimate multimedia package".
The specs are quite impressive for a machine that retails at a penny less than £950. You've got Windows 7 Home...
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Sony Vaio E Series pictures and hands-on Everyday laptops
APP OF THE DAY: The Weather Channel review (iPhone / iPod touch) Tonight for the first time, just about half-past ten...
Canon EOS 650D coming in June - specs leaked About time and all
Diablo III collector's edition pictures and hands-on
Want to transfer Android apps to a Windows Phone? Microsoft would like to help Showing App-titude
Samsung Galaxy S III receives 9 million pre-orders Are you one of the crowd?
ICANN and the dot anything: do we care about domain names? The web is changing
WIN: Tickets to Ibiza Rocks to see Maverick Sabre and Labrinth live Epic prize courtesy of Sony
Olympic diving hope Tom Daley gets own iOS game Tom Daley Dive 2012
Cisco Linksys X3000 One for basic users
APP OF THE DAY: WhatsApp review (Android) Instant message, cross platform
Pentax K-30: 16-megapixel weather-proofed mid-level DSLR 81 seals makes this one tough cam
Steve Jobs dreamt of creating an iCar What might have been
Twitter suggests who to follow according to your web history Separate the 'tweet' from the chaff
Olympus OM-D E-M5 review
The compact system camera to beat all others?
Nokia Lumia 900 review
Is big beautiful?
HTC One V review
V for victory?
Huawei Ascend G300 review
Big bang for your hundred quid
FIFA 12: UEFA Euro 2012 review
Lacks polish, if not the Polish
Asus Transformer Pad TF300T review
Transforms your money in to a great tablet
BlackBerry Mini Keyboard for PlayBook review
Will this make working on the go easier?
Fujifilm X-Pro1 review
Like a Leica
Nikon Coolpix P510 review
Does the P510 zoom beyond expectations?
Volkswagen Beetle Design 1.2TSi DSG review
The bug is back. Again.
The Walking Dead: The Game review
Fleshed out zombie bonanza
HP Envy 14 Spectre review
The Ultrabook that isn't an Ultrabook
Fujifilm FinePix HS30EXR review
Can Fujifilm’s latest put the ‘super’ in superzoom?
Nikon Coolpix S6300 review
Point, shoot and scoot