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Fevzi Turkalp - The Gadget Detective joins Mike Mendoza
On Saturday mornings from 2.00 to 3.00am to answer your tech questions
and take a look at the latest from the world of Gadgets and Technology.
On Saturday mornings from 2.00 to 3.00am to answer your tech questions
and take a look at the latest from the world of Gadgets and Technology.
Gadget of the Week
Motorola P790 Portable Charger
This portable charger contains a rechargeable battery. First you charge the P790 using a spare USB socket on your computer or from a suitable mains charger, then you can recharge your pocket device when away from a mains socket, wherever you are and without your mains charger.
Pros
Versatile - Recharges virtually any mobile device with a mini-USB socket
Works with mobile phones, Bluetooth headsets, PDAs etc.
You can charge the charger and the device from the same USB socket
Provides around two recharges or a mobile phone or up to 10 recharges of a Bluetooth headset
Much smaller and lighter than a mains charger
Affordable
Cons
No indication of how much charge the portable charger has left
It isnt a second battery for your device but rather a charger for your battery
List Price: £29.99 inc. VAT
Star Rating 7.5 Stars Versatile, useful and at a fair price
Pentax Optio W20 digital camera
Pros
Waterproof and Dustproof (can be used up to depths of 1.5 metres)
Produces high resolution images thanks to the 7 megapixel sensor
3x Optical zoom
Large 2.5" screen
Accepts both SD the new SDHC memory cards. SDHC cards capacity can exceed the 2GB limit of SD cards
Good build quality
Reasonable styling and ergonomics
Cons
Still images can only be stored in jpeg format, so no provision for lossless formats such as TIFF or RAW.
Has only 22MB of built-in memory, so budget for a memory card
Takes a proprietary Li-ion battery, so cant accept standard AA batteries
Best Internet Price found: £177 inc. VAT
Star Rating: 7.5 Stars An evolutionary improvement over Pentaxs earlier waterproof offerings. A good choice if you need or want the novelty of an underwater camera.
This portable charger contains a rechargeable battery. First you charge the P790 using a spare USB socket on your computer or from a suitable mains charger, then you can recharge your pocket device when away from a mains socket, wherever you are and without your mains charger.
Pros
Versatile - Recharges virtually any mobile device with a mini-USB socket
Works with mobile phones, Bluetooth headsets, PDAs etc.
You can charge the charger and the device from the same USB socket
Provides around two recharges or a mobile phone or up to 10 recharges of a Bluetooth headset
Much smaller and lighter than a mains charger
Affordable
Cons
No indication of how much charge the portable charger has left
It isnt a second battery for your device but rather a charger for your battery
List Price: £29.99 inc. VAT
Star Rating 7.5 Stars Versatile, useful and at a fair price
Pentax Optio W20 digital camera
Pros
Waterproof and Dustproof (can be used up to depths of 1.5 metres)
Produces high resolution images thanks to the 7 megapixel sensor
3x Optical zoom
Large 2.5" screen
Accepts both SD the new SDHC memory cards. SDHC cards capacity can exceed the 2GB limit of SD cards
Good build quality
Reasonable styling and ergonomics
Cons
Still images can only be stored in jpeg format, so no provision for lossless formats such as TIFF or RAW.
Has only 22MB of built-in memory, so budget for a memory card
Takes a proprietary Li-ion battery, so cant accept standard AA batteries
Best Internet Price found: £177 inc. VAT
Star Rating: 7.5 Stars An evolutionary improvement over Pentaxs earlier waterproof offerings. A good choice if you need or want the novelty of an underwater camera.
