Stephen Fry loves his Eee PC – and hates Microsoft

stephen-fry-eee-pc-review.jpgWe already knew he was well up on the mobile phone scene, but now it turns out Stephen Fry is also loving his Eee PC at the moment too.

Writing with his customary enthusiasm, Fry’s latest Guardian column has him analysing the pocket-sized wonder-laptop in immense detail – and slagging off Microsoft’s Windows as “expensive, clumsy, costly, ugly, pricey” while he raves about Eee PC’s awesome little Linux build…

VIDEO: HI POWER HEAVY DUTY battery power test

Hey everyone. This week’s video is about batteries again. Sorry about that. but if you’re not interested in batteries you don’t HAVE to watch it. I’m not forcing you. I can’t force you, and even if I could I wouldn’t, as I’m actually like a kindly and gentle old grandma in real life.

So. Battery test. In a new and exciting universally standardised format. How long will the HI POWER HEAVY DUTY last?

Shiny Video Review: The Wi-fi t-shirt

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We wrote about this t-shirt eons ago, but Zara felt it was time to get ahold of one and model it for, err, review purposes. Her exact words over on Shiny Shiny are “try not to stare at my chest”, so I’ll trust you’re all not too pervy.

If you fancy one too…

VIDEO REVIEW: PIFCO AA battery power performance tested under a variety of conditions

How do the PIFCO batteries perform? Is buying 16 PIFCO zinc carbon batteries for £1 financial suicide, or can they run a torch? And what about the holy grail of battery power tests – can they power up a digital camera?

There’s only one way to find out. Get some PIFCO batteries from the pound shop, get some things that take the same size of batteries, then record a video of the results for the internet. Here is that video.

Shiny Video: Cheap pound shop batteries EXPOSED

Hi everyone, I’m here today with a very important piece of investigative journalism about the SHODDY and downright shameful state of the discount battery market.

Watch with HORROR as I insert a brand new set of cheap batteries into a torch – only to be rewarded by a pathetic five seconds of usable power. You may well get 12 batteries for £1 – but what use are they if they fizzle out after five pathetic seconds?