During the Christmas holidays, we spent some time down on the coast…which meant lots of walks with the furkids, and generally enjoying being out and about in the fresh air. On an impulse, I decided to re-enter the world of wearable tech…I had a Jawbone Up last year, but it died after about six months […]
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Gadget Review – Fujifilm Instax Share
By Sarah in Gadgets, Photography 1 Comment Tags: Fujifilm, instant film, Instax Share, photo printer, SP-1
Even though I love the idea of instant photos, I still can’t seem fully embrace the concept. I have the Instax Mini 90….a fab, fun, retro camera…but I still baulk at how much it costs per print, and you do have wastage because with no previewing, you can’t avoid printing dud shots. Then last year, […]
Gadget Review – LCD Keychain Weather Station
By Sarah in Gadgets, Weather 1 Comment Tags: Digitech, gadget, LCD Keychain Weather Station, Weather, weather station
I am totally weather-mad…the BOM weather radar is probably my most visited website! So I am always interested in any gadgets to do with weather…and this nifty little gadget caught my eye when we were out doing our Christmas shopping last month! And of course, I had to get one… It is the smallest weather […]
My Friday Five – Apps for Surviving an Aussie Summer
By Sarah in Gadgets, Weather Tags: apps, Australia, Beachsafe, EmergencyAus, Fireready, My Friday Five, Pocketweather, summer, Sunsmart
Australia can be a wild environment…both on the coast and in the bush…and now Summer is here, our surroundings can quickly turn deadly. Improved technology has meant that we can now have important information, such as warnings, updated in real time at our fingertips! So for this week’s My Friday Five, I have select some […]
Gadget Review- 4 Device Charging Station
By Sarah in Gadgets Tags: Blue Flame, Four Device Charging Station, gadget review, ipad, iphone
We are a house full of what I call “iGadgets”….2 iPad Airs, two iPhone 5s and a lone ipad mini…I may love vintage, but I am well and truly up to date when it comes to gadgets! So charging can get a bit difficult with convenient power points at a premium. We like to have […]
Gadget Review – Bigshot Camera
By Sarah in Gadgets, Photography Tags: Bigshot, build a digital camera, camera, digital camera, DIY Camera, Do-It-Yourself Digital Camera, Kimera
I love gadgets, and I love photography….and I have found something that joins these two loves together… Let me introduce you to the Bigshot camera! If you just look at the specs of this fairly basic camera, you would be missing the point, as this a camera with a big difference…you actually build it yourself! […]
My Friday Five – IOS 8 features you may not know about!
By Sarah in Gadgets 1 Comment Tags: Apple, gadgets, IOS 8, ipad, iphone, My Friday Five
There was a major IOS update a couple of months ago…technically, it is now now up to version 8.1.1…..and I have discovered there are a few neat features which I didn’t know about! I am a total Apple fan….I have an iPhone 5s, an iPad mini and an iPad Air…so get a little excited when […]
Gadget Review – Fuji Instax Mini 90
By Sarah in Gadgets, Photography Tags: camera, Fuji, Fuji Instax Mini 90, instant film, Instax
I am a Fuji fanatic…currently I own 5 Fuji cameras, and one member of the “family” is the Instax Mini 90! I actually bought this camera much earlier in the year, but have never really got round to using it, let alone write a review. But at the wedding we went to recently, there was […]