Ian Lim

46 years young. Interests: bushwalking, photography, motorcycles, gadgets, android, music ( listening and playing ), man-bags and anything else that tickles my fancy.

Credit Card Wallet Razor

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Ever been caught short needing a quick shave before that hot date or job interview? Perhaps this is the answer, the Carzor-Card credit card sized razor and mirror. The lubricating strip even comes in 5 scents: mint, sandalwood, lemon, ocean and orange.  Certainly more convenient than trying to carry around a cartridge razor in your […]

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Android Touchscreen Control for your Canon EOS DSLR

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Need a bigger view screen or want touch control of your Canon EOS DSLR ??? Currently still in Beta/Prerelease, Chainfire from XDA has released DSLR Controller ( Beta ). Full control of your Canon EOS SDSLR from your phone or tablet through USB. Check it out on the Android Market. Currently $8.55  This will go

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HP Touchpad Australian Touchdown – Bonus 3G Wifi Router

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The HP Touchpad that’s been available in the US since July  finally has a release date of August 15th in Australia. Following it’s permanent price drop in the US, the Australian release price  will also  be $100 cheaper than first indicated.  Harvey Norman will be the initial exclusive retail partner. Will webOs have the  features

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Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet – The Cure for Business?

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Is the corporate world ready for Android ? Is Android ready for the corporate world? Lenovo seems to want us to think so. Due for release on August 23, the new Thinkpad Tablet is being pitched firmly at the corporate market. This 10.1″ WXGA , IPS, Gorilla Glass unit comes with Android 3.1, 64GB storage,

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Gargoyle Router – A Not So Ugly Solution to Bandwidth Monitoring and Quotas – Mini Review

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GARGOYLE- [gahr-goil] NOUN – a grotesquely carved figure of a human or animal Gargoyle Router  is an alternative firmware for a number of different routers that allows you to monitor bandwidth usage by user  and set and enforce bandwidth quotas on particular users. Let me preface this review with a warning. I’m an alternate firmware junkie. Any

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Apple iPad and iTouch Users can join the Google+ Circle

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Google has released an update  to their Google+ app for iOS.  Finally  iPad and iPod Touch users can join  Google’s “Facebook Killer”  beta social networking site. That being said it appears that the client isn’t actually optimized for iPad, it’s just a big blown up iPhone version ( but then again the Android app’s not optimized

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Timbuk2 Snoop is Back (Pack)

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Those who follow The Gadgeteer will know that Timbuk2 is one of those products that always get favourable reviews.  Hot on the tail of their Snoop Messenger, Timbuk2 has released their Snoop Backpack. With adjustable inserts, pockets galore for all your camera accessories, tripod straps and even a padded notebook compartment for up to a

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Saddleback Leather Belts. Keep your Pants Up or Tow a Train…

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“They’ll Fight Over It When You’re Dead” Well hopefully they’ll be the same waist size or smaller than me in that case. Saddleback Leather has just released their range of Full Grain Leather  belts. Available in 32″ to 40″ and in their standard colours , these 1.5″ belts have removable buckles, adjustable length and are

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Amazon Kindle locally available in Australia – woohoo!

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Aussie ( potential )  e-readers rejoice. No longer will you have to muck around with exchange rates and overseas freight ( albeit very fast 3-4 day turnaround from the US ) to obtain your Amazon Kindle. Both Dick Smith Electronics and Big W are showing the Kindle and accessories available on their websites. Both sites show  it

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