Category: Gadgets

  • First impressions: Sony Vaio SZ4XWN-C

    In my search for a new portable computer, it wasn’t too hard to succumb to the allure of a Sony Vaio SZ series notebook. I’ve bought the SZ4XWN/C model. Ordered it online from PC World Business late last Tuesday night;…

  • The iPhone’s global credentials

    As drooling (and criticisms) over the iPhone continues apace in the US, here’s something you probably won’t know unless you disassemble your $600 gadget – the iPhone is stuffed full of European intellectual property, according to the Daily Telegraph: Wolfson…

  • The only tech PR news is iPhone

    One of the questions we had in Monday’s FIR #252 came from Doug Haslam via Twitter: Should any PR people with consumer tech products even bother pitching this week? Or will it be all iPhone all the time? I recall…

  • The M&S iSuit (don’t let Apple know you call it that)

    Marks and Spencer has a long-standing reputation for making good clothes at affordable prices. Men’s suits, for instance. I have one of their sharp Italian-design suits that I bought in 1999. I don’t wear suits that often, perhaps one reason…

  • Update: Dolphin Music does care about its customers

    [Update May 29, 2007: The title of this post has been changed to reflect some developments since I wrote the post in December 2006. The original title was: “Recommendation: Don’t buy from Dolphin Music.” Read on to see why I’ve…