Review: Russell Hobbs Mix & Go

The whole world appears to be going smoothie-mad at the moment, and it seems that it's infectious. Working in London, it's impossible to walk 3 metres down the street without passing a sleek and slender individual who happens to be carrying a brightly coloured and almost impossibly fresh concoction of fruit and vegetables that would cause Del Monte to go green with envy. The Backstory [You could...

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TechTalk: Minix Neo X7 Part 1: Unboxing/Intro

For a few years, I've been highly critical of the programming that's available on TV. It appears that every channel appears to be completely full of poorly-written and shoddily-acted crap that people would only want to watch if they had scraped the bottom of the barrel in terms of boredom or procrastination. Given that I'm now in a new job with unpredictable hours, I'm hardly home to watch shows...

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TechTalk: Barnes and Noble Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight - FullReview

A bit of background... [If you've read my unboxing post, you can probably skip this bit] Because I've got a new [actually, it's not so new anymore] job in the city*, I've got to take the tube to work. I've decided that I want to get back into reading, and because most of my commutes look a lot like this - with people violating your human rights on several counts, whilst also kneeing and elbowing...

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