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LLG Gadgets: The post where I lose my camera & discuss clever camera cases

Thumbnail image for LLG Gadgets: The post where I lose my camera & discuss clever camera cases April 28, 2012 Gadgets

I am trying very hard not to think about the fact that I have just lost the most expensive thing I own (in aggregate). More than my car (hmm not that difficult), more than any item of clothing, more than my laptop. My longed for (over the entire life of the blog & only bought […]

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LLG Tech: Speedo Aquabeat Underwater 1GB MP3 Player

April 8, 2012 Cornwall

(The indoor swimming pool at The Scarlet, Cornwall) One of the best thing about staying in hotels — which I do a lot — is being able to swim. Problem is, that although I love swimming almost more than any other type of exercise, I also find it staggeringly boring. I’ve always had pretty good […]

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LLG Gadgets: Nespresso & Aerocinno coffee machines

Thumbnail image for LLG Gadgets: Nespresso & Aerocinno coffee machines December 31, 2011 Gadgets

Granted, this may not be the best froth-topped cappuccino you’ve ever seen, but considering it’s the first one I’ve ever made, I’m pretty damn chipper about the whole damn thing. I spent a long time deciding which coffee machine to buy my mother for Christmas. We’ve been through quite a few chez Wilkins over the […]

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LLG Travels: US Tech

November 21, 2011 Gadgets

I’ve had a couple of emails recently asking me what I recommend packing for the US. Given that I travel with a Mac Air, a Samsung Galaxy tablet — my new love, a BlackBerry Torch, iPhone & Samsung Galaxy II smartphone, my must-packs are my Belkin plug/outlet strip and a generic extension cord. (Unlike in […]

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Gadgets: The BlackBerry PlayBook launches in the UK

June 14, 2011 Gadgets

When Blackberry asked me to come to Milan with them during Salone di Mobile, the annual furniture & design fair in Milan, to get an early sneak peek at their new tablet offering, the PlayBook, I was intrigued. I do love a gadget, am a ridiculously early adopter of most new tech and, if it […]

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Gadgets: XMI X-Mini Max 2 Portable Speakers

October 15, 2010 Gadgets

I wrote about the little XMI X-mini II Mini Speaker a few months ago, with which I was enormously impressed. For around thirty pounds they produce an amazingly clear, loud sound, which has made the hotel rooms in which I frequently hole up a much more friendly spaces. The company who make the speakers saw my review, and […]

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Travel tech: The amazing XMI X-mini II Mini Speaker

August 7, 2010 Gadgets

I’ve received several emails asking me with what pieces of technology I travel. I’m going to start a series on my travel tech, but will kick off with a re-run of a post I ran earlier in the year because the XMI X-mini II Mini Speaker which I raved about back in May really has […]

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XMI X-mini II Mini Speaker: It rocks. Literally

May 9, 2010 Gadgets

I  travel incessantly and, even in these days of hotels tricked out with gadgets and modern comforts, I still find that very few hotel rooms have iPod docks or any music available beyond cable radio. It’s essential that I have some form of  good music to drown out background noise (I don’t always stay at […]

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