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Old 15-09-2009, 12:51 PM   #1
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What's your top gadget

Looking at all your tech bought in the last few years, which is your favorite peice of kit ?

Mine is either my QNap 109 Pro or the Iphone very tough decision
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Old 15-09-2009, 7:37 PM   #2
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Re: What's your top gadget

Hello!

Probably either X series Walkman or PS3 for me. Oh and our toaster which can boil eggs.
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Old 15-09-2009, 7:53 PM   #3
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Re: What's your top gadget

One of my favourites has got to be the Squeezebox 3.

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Old 15-09-2009, 8:23 PM   #4
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Re: What's your top gadget

Has to have been my TiVo, was said to finally get rid of it when the suggestions stopped working, definitely best ever gadget for me.

Would love an up to date version.
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Re: What's your top gadget

Probably my harmony one remote just ties everything in together nicely
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Old 16-09-2009, 11:00 AM   #6
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Probably my harmony one remote just ties everything in together nicely
always wondered about these remotes and never taken the plunge some love um some dont tough...

After reading some posts i would say id find it hard to live without Sky+ functionality
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Re: What's your top gadget

its a tie between my sky+ hd box and my ipod touch
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Old 16-09-2009, 8:45 PM   #8
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Re: What's your top gadget

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Probably my harmony one remote just ties everything in together nicely
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always wondered about these remotes and never taken the plunge some love um some dont tough...

After reading some posts i would say id find it hard to live without Sky+ functionality
You don't have to it can do it and more besides.
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Re: What's your top gadget

Popcorn hour, been a god send
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Old 17-09-2009, 5:27 AM   #10
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Re: What's your top gadget

Has to be my iphone, i don't know how i have managed before without one , and my lovely PS3
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Old 17-09-2009, 10:35 AM   #11
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Re: What's your top gadget

TIVO by a country mile
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Re: What's your top gadget

Impossible to choose between my iPhone/PS3/XBOX 360/Harmony One.
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Old 17-09-2009, 1:06 PM   #13
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Popcorn hour, been a god send
Mine was my popcorn hour A100..... now it's my popcorn hour C200 :D
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Old 17-09-2009, 3:59 PM   #14
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Has to be my iphone, i don't know how i have managed before without one , and my lovely PS3
I wonder how i survived without the iphone some days too, but what did our parents do
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Re: What's your top gadget

Going w/ the trend of technology "newer is better", I'd say my recent purchase of a Aaxatech P1 pico projector is the best, that is until my P2 arrives to replace it :D lol :P
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Old 17-09-2009, 11:36 PM   #16
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Re: What's your top gadget

My Pioneer EFX 500, i love it :D
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Old 21-09-2009, 6:01 AM   #17
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Ooooh-I forgot about my projector (Optoma HD70).

It was my first PJ (I still have it) and I'm am still blown away watching the right film/program on a 95" screen!
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Old 23-09-2009, 2:40 PM   #18
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Re: What's your top gadget

Would have to be my pure Avanti Flow.

Mind you, since I bought it I've upgraded my ipod (£175) got wireless networking (£70.00 + £25 month) downloaded loads more music from itunes (approx. £90.00).

Oh my God!! It really is never ending isn't it?
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Old 24-09-2009, 6:08 PM   #19
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Re: What's your top gadget

I am just enjoying new itouch which is top for games. I also like my HTC touch HD for being a PDA and a phone, great for memory map OS maps which you just can't do on an iphone. Also loving Humax HDR, sky+ for tight arses
Also my cree LED torches, handy for these winter nights.
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Old 26-09-2009, 8:53 PM   #20
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It's got to be my iPhone. I've owned loads of mobiles in my time and usually get bored with them after a month or so. But 12 months down the line i still love it and use it more than i've ever use any other gadget.
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Old 27-09-2009, 9:06 AM   #21
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Has to be another vote for the iPhone
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Old 27-09-2009, 5:14 PM   #22
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Yup the iPhone rocks
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Old 28-09-2009, 3:37 PM   #23
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Blackberry Storm and my PS3. I'm just ordering a telescope to view planets/stars/galaxies etc that I'm looking forward to so that may turn out to be my best gadget....who knows.
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Old 29-09-2009, 12:06 PM   #24
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so many gadgets to look into , this thread is becomming quite useful and expensive
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Old 29-09-2009, 4:05 PM   #25
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Re: What's your top gadget

I love my Blackberry curve, probably my most used gadget. After that it has to be my Macbook Pro and iMac
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Blackberry Storm and my PS3. I'm just ordering a telescope to view planets/stars/galaxies etc that I'm looking forward to so that may turn out to be my best gadget....who knows.
another one for the storm

6 email accounts and 3 IMs all on all the time, instant communication

16gb of movies and tv shows at tv quality, really handy use it all the time

brilliant built in speaker for music, never head a phone so loud

excel spreadsheets for work

what more could i want
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another one for the storm

6 email accounts and 3 IMs all on all the time, instant communication

16gb of movies and tv shows at tv quality, really handy use it all the time

brilliant built in speaker for music, never head a phone so loud

excel spreadsheets for work

what more could i want
I agree.....I used to have an iphone but got rid pretry quick. The Storm is an absolute dream to use.
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I am just enjoying new itouch which is top for games. I also like my HTC touch HD for being a PDA and a phone, great for memory map OS maps which you just can't do on an iphone. Also loving Humax HDR, sky+ for tight arses
Also my cree LED torches, handy for these winter nights.
I forgot my trusted steed, Rockhopper stumpy pro, great for whizzing around the lakes, especially at night.
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Old 02-10-2009, 11:16 AM   #29
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I love the pico z indoor helicopters. Just bought the new twin rotor /3 channel version fro £12 from play, much more control and great fun. I'll never forget the first time I saw one amazed with something that you could control that small indoors.
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Old 03-10-2009, 8:44 PM   #30
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Another vote for the iPhone 3Gs. Set my Harmony 1100 up today and can see it becoming one of my favorite gadgets, but the iPhone has truely changed my life. I'm even typing this on it now!
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