Ever since terrestrial TV has vacated the airwaves, TV in the UK has been reliant on Freeview. While some choose to get a subscription for their television, not all want to or get it in their area. Also, similarly, some televisions pack in Freeview players, while others don’t. Humax have been delivering Freeview players with … Read more
Those of us who love gadgets and travel a lot, either for work or pleasure, will know the struggle of trying to pack all the gadgets we’ve become so accustomed to using on a daily basis. We find ourselves trying to double up and find devices that carry out more than one function. That’s why … Read more
In our time, we have tried a few action cameras. While the industry standard remains the GoPro range, you will have to spend a minimum of around £200 to get one of those. Many competitors exist, though they often lack in quality or features. Hamswan have introduced their range of action cameras to disrupt the … Read more
It feels like every day there’s another task that I can do using my laptop instead of venturing out into the real world and doing it there. This is great, for lots of reasons, but it means my laptop is in serious need of some TLC and sometimes, it gets a little slow. I’m not … Read more
Thanks to the likes of the new MacBooks, ports are disappearing quickly from laptops. It allows laptop manufacturers to squeeze in a lot more into their devices. All you see now are USB-C ports. While laptops come with them, accessory makers are still shy of using USB-C on their devices. This has given birth to … Read more
Have you ever wondered why most high adrenaline videos (surfing, skiing, come with heavy metal or rock music instead of actual sound? The reason is that action cameras are not very good at recording sound. Even the GoPro series, which is the industry standard, suffers. The main reason is the fact that all these cameras … Read more
One of the most used items in my house is my power bank. It’s so handy to have because I can charge multiple devices from one battery and I’ve often thought that it would be great if there was some kind of multi-plug that would get plugged into the mains or my laptop and I … Read more
For those who work outside, perhaps on building sites or in environmentally challenging conditions, the standard smartphones that most of us own can be easily damaged. It just takes one drop onto concrete or water to cause irreparable damage and cost us a small fortune to be replaced. So, it makes sense that somebody would … Read more
One of the really cool things about writing for OxGadgets is getting to try out pieces of equipment that I otherwise probably wouldn’t know much about and recently I was treated to the chance to sample a spy cam. Just the mention of the words, “spy cam” had me thinking about James Bond style gizmos … Read more
The cloud is a wonderful thing. It has allowed us to keep our files away from our computers. This means that no matter what device we have, we can always rely on those files being available. However, the cloud has its limitations. There are issues with space available, internet speed or sometimes, you don’t even have … Read more