There is plenty in the electronics world to get a gadget fan’s geek-o-meter hitting the red, but usually a headset isn’t one of them. Looking at the Parrot Zik, though, that all changes. In the high-end headphone market it is difficult to make yourself heard (apologies). The Zik takes on a lot of competition, among them the B&W P3 and the Philips Fidelio L1.

Where the Parrot Zik tries to differentiate itself is through sheer technical brilliance. It has wireless Bluetooth connectivity, touch operation, noise-cancelling technology and sensors that pause music when you take the headphones off. Sounds pretty good, but is it? Check out our video review below.

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Slowly but surely, Sony has been turning its fortunes around in the smartphone market. It went through some dark days while in a partnership with Ericsson, but has now stepped out of that dark shadow of its history and seems ready to take on the world.

The last couple of flagship smartphones that Sony have brought to market have been their first real step in the right direction and they are trying to make the most of the little momentum they do have with their newest flagship, the Sony Xperia Z. A lot is riding on this device for the Japanese company and they need it to be a big seller. We have learned that they sold 4.6 million devices in the first 40 days after release, but now that the HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4 have hit the market, can it still compete? (more…)

This futuristic space ship looking device is the MB&F MusicMachine that plays music from its two cylinders.

Built in collaboration with music box maker Reuge, MB&F (known for its luxury watches) constructed the MusicMachine to play three tunes from each of its cylinders. The Star Wars theme, Imperial March, and Star Trek theme can be heard on one side while  ”Another Brick in the Wall”, “Smoke on the Water”, and “Imagine” on the other.

MB& F’s Maxmillan Busser, the main designer of this project explains the inspiration behind the MusicMachine -

“Like many kids, saving the world was my full time job when I was a boy. For MusicMachine, I delved into my childhood dreams and fantasies inspired by heroes such as Luke Skywalker and Captain James T. Kirk.”

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There is plenty in the electronics world to get a gadget fan’s geek-o-meter hitting the red, but usually a headset isn’t one of them. Looking at the Parrot Zik, though, that all changes. In the high-end headphone market it is difficult to make yourself heard (apologies). The Zik takes on a lot of competition, among them the B&W P3 and the Philips Fidelio L1.

Where the Parrot Zik tries to differentiate itself is through sheer technical brilliance. It has wireless Bluetooth connectivity, touch operation, noise-cancelling technology and sensors that pause music when you take the headphones off. Sounds pretty good, but is it?
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Even though the Nexus 7 has almost been around for a year, a revamped version was released more recently and we put it through its paces. At such a low price point, the Nexus 7 is a premium device for very little money. We think it’s the best 7-inch Android tablet by a country mile, but how does it compare to something like the iPad Mini? Check out our video review below. (more…)

With the distribution beginning, those lucky individuals who manage to get their hands on a pair of the limited edition $1, 500 Google Glass Explorer device shouldn’t even think about loaning them to a friend or trying to make some money out of it.

Google has made sure of it with the Google Glass terms of service for each of the 8000 winners who will be receiving a pair.

The terms of service state that “you may not resell, loan, transfer, or give your device to any other person. If you resell, loan, transfer, or give your device to any other person without Google’s authorization, Google reserves the right to deactivate the device, and neither you nor the unauthorized person using the device will be entitled to any refund, product support, or product warranty.”

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A couple of days ago we reported on rumours about massive smartphones that are launching soon, and it didn’t take long for Samsung to send us the exact specifications of these devices. Most of the leaked details did turn out to be true, with the most interesting one being that these can both be seen as mid-range devices. The only question that remains is how much you would have to pay for these mammoths.

The design is akin to the previous smartphone iterations from Samsung; the Korean firm is really throwing everything they can at the aesthetic and milking it as much as they can. Not that we blame them, it certainly is working for them.

The specs for the 6.3 inch and 5.8 inch Galaxy Mega devices are, respectively, as follows: (more…)

Google Glass: futuristic and applicable or fun toy? The debate is still raging and until the normal citizen can get their hands on it, we won’t know for sure. Before it does, though, people were starting to ask how it actually works, and many questions arose. From simple questions like: “Where is the processor?” and “Where is the ON switch?” to more difficult ones to answer like: “How does the augmented reality work?”

Luckily for us, a techie artist called Martin Missfeldt created an infographic that explains the wonders of technology behind Google’s technologically-enhanced Glass. The prism inside Glass projects a layer over the light generated by the environment around you. Meanwhile, the prism focuses the image directly on your retina.
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