Upon removing the headset from the box, it soon becomes apparent that the Tritton AX 720 means business.  As well as a detachable microphone and an in-line audio controller, the AX 720 comes with a separate decoder box for the various connections that are supported; including PS3, Xbox 360, PC and Mac.

You receive a range of different accessories with the Tritton AX 720, seen as though it’s compatible with quite a few platforms.

Included in the box:

• 7.1 Surround Headset
• Digital Decoder Box with Stand
• In-Line Audio Controller
• Removable Microphone
• Headset Connector Cable
• Optical Cable
• USB Cable
• Digital Audio Adapter
• PC Adapter

The headset itself is coloured white and made from plastic, but has that sturdy and well-made feel to it.

Each ear piece sports the Tritton logo and has the typical adjust-ability.  The earpieces fit around the ears, rather than over them and have just the right amount of padding so that they sit comfortably.

The microphone is detachable rather than being typically fixed to the headset, which I found to be a great feature because the microphone doesn’t get in the way when not in use.

The in-line audio controller has separate volume controls for the microphone and headset.  Also featured on the audio controller is the connection for the Xbox 360 Controller and microphone mute switch.

The ear pieces are well padded, but it does seem to weigh a lot for a set of headphones, but we shall see how that affects the experience.

The decoder box is for use with the optical cables, presuming you have a port on your audio card to use an optical cable.

The decoder box features an on / off button, which also doubles up as the volume knob. To the right, you’ve got the various LEDs, which indicate the setting that the headset is on. There’s also the port to connect the headphones to as well.

Moving around the sides, you’ve also got the optical port and USB port, for hooking the decoder up to your PC. The underside of the decoder features four rubber feet as well, if you didn’t want to use the included stand.

With an RRP of £39.99, the Case Logic bag is around average price for a protective camera bag. If you’re looking to pick up the Case Logic Compact Systems Camera Bag or any other DSLR camera bag, you can find some great deals at LoveCases.co.uk.

The Case Logic Compact Systems camera bag works great with the following cameras:

• Sony NEX 3 / C3 / 5 / 5N / 7
• Nikon 1 J1 / V1
• Samsung NX11 / NX100 / NX200
• Panasonic G1 / G2 / G3 / G10 / GF1 / GF2 / GF3 / GH1 / GH2
• Pentax Q
• Olympus PEN

The bag features a black and orange colour scheme and is a relatively compact size.

With two pockets featured on the Case Logic bag, one for the camera / lens and one for accessories, you’ve got pretty much everything you need.

The main pocket, where you’ll be storing your camera and your lens, is a relatively large pocket, which is kitted out with a padded interior to protect your camera from bumps and knocks.

Within the rear accessories pocket, which also features a hard waterproof plastic casing, you have a zipped pocket and also a decent amount of space to store accessories such as cables, memory sticks and SD cards.

As well as featuring a padded interior, the divider in the middle of the main pocket can also be adjusted to fit the size of your camera or lens.

An adjustable strap is also included to allow you to carry the camera bag over your shoulder.

Inside the box you get a quick start guide, product information booklet, USB cable, UK wall adapter and a Nokia headset.

Obviously you get the phone as well, but we’ll be taking a closer look at that during the review.

Check out the unboxing and first look video below.

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The Smart Tripod comes in two sections, the base and the head. However, because of the design of the Smart Tripod you can just leave the adjustable holder to the side and attach your compact digital camera to the tripod as well.

The base is made up of three flexible legs, with hard plastic feet, which can be bent around various objects such as door handles and fences, or you can just place the tripod down on a table.

The iPhone dock / head features a hole where the screw will fit in, as well as a very sturdy adjustable holder, complete with soft foam padding and a release button on the rear.

With the ability to easily rotate the Smart Tripod 360 degrees, you’ll be taking great photos left, right and centre.

Design

Both the look and feel haven’t really changed in the new iPad, from what they were like on the iPad 2, however a slight weight increase and 1mm thickness increase has occurred because of the new battery and Retina Display.

Moving around the sides of the device, you’ll see the usual buttons and ports, including the 30-pin charger port for charging and hooking up to your computer, the volume rockers on the right side, and then along the top we have the power / lock button, microphone and 3.5mm headphone jack.

The front of the iPad features the front-facing camera, which hasn’t been upgraded unfortunately so you’ve still got the VGA quality photos and video at 30 frames per second.

You’ve also got the home button along the bottom, as usual.

The 9.7-inch Retina Display is, again, in exactly the same place as it always is, and even though we haven’t turned it on yet it somehow seems better already!

Turn the iPad around and you can see that we’ve got all of the standard copyright information, Apple logo and of course the, now dubbed “iSight”, 5-megapixel camera.

About Concrete Cases

“Concrete Cases is a company that is run in a creative and transparent manner. We collaborate with a small, handpicked group of international designers to create products that stand out from the crowd.”

The Hook Case by Concrete Cases is a multifunctional case that has been crafted using soft Italian leather and aluminium frame corners.

If we take a look around the case, you’ll notice how beautifully crafted the case actually is; from the stitching around the edges to the padded-suede interior.

Each corner features a chromed, lightweight aluminium loop to attach the strap to so that you can have different ways to carry the Concrete Cases Hook Case.

Thanks to the lightweight design, adding a 13 or 14-inch laptop to the mix means that the overall weight isn’t very high at all, so it’s the perfect way to carry around your laptop when you’re not using it.

There are three different sizes available for the Hook Case, which are small, medium and large. The small is ideal for 11 and 12-inch laptops; the medium for 13 and 14-inch laptops, and the large for 15, 16 and 17-inch laptops.

There are also a few different colour options that you can choose from.

The Hook Case is available in Antelope Brown / Cobalt blue interior, Green Grey / Purple blue interior, Red Brown / Black interior and Charcoal Black / Orange interior.

We’ve got the Antelope brown version and it looks absolutely stunning, the soft nature of the leather really makes it stand out as well.

Our Hook Case also features a Cobalt Blue padded suede interior, which feels great and isn’t going to cause any damage to your laptop at all.

There is only one pocket, the main one, however with such as beautifully designed case you don’t really want to go and add loads of pockets that you don’t really need.

We tested how much you could fit inside the main pocket, and amazingly we managed to fit the MacBook Air, its charger, an iPhone and also a few documents, which was very impressive indeed for such as slim-line case.

Within the pocket, you’ve got two smaller pockets for possibly holding some pens and perhaps a notepad.

With a retail price of £600, the Samsung Galaxy Note definitely isn’t cheap. However, it more than makes up for the price with its extremely slim line design, impressive hardware and the stunning visuals.

The Galaxy Note comes pre-installed with Android 2.3.5, but recent announcements state that the Galaxy Note will be receiving an upgrade to Android Ice Cream Sandwich.

Display

The display on the Samsung Galaxy Note is quite honestly the best display I’ve ever seen on a smartphone. The HD Super AMOLED display is the first of its kind, with previous Samsung devices featuring just a Super AMOLED display.

The colours are extremely vibrant, blacks are very dark and deep, and despite it looking very large, the display is great for gaming, watching films and browsing the web.

The 5.3-inch display features a resolution of 800 x 1280, which is slightly larger than the resolution of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus we reviewed recently.

Buttons / Ports

Moving around the Galaxy Note we’ve got the volume rocker on the left-hand side, and the power / lock button on the right.

The top of the device is where the 3.5mm headphone jack is situated and also a microphone a few centimetres away.

The microUSB port is situated along the bottom of the Note, with another microphone on its right, as well as the included S Pen (stylus).

You’ve also got the physical home button at the bottom of the Galaxy Note, with one capacitive touch button located on either side.

Stylus

The stylus, despite being kind of old fashioned in the technology world, is actually very impressive and works very well. It features a button on the side, which when pressed and touched to the screen at the same time will take a screenshot on the Galaxy Note.

Its note writing ability is also very impressive, with it feeling very natural. We’ll get more into the stylus territory on the next page though.

Camera

First off, if you do end up buying the Samsung Galaxy Note, you’ll definitely be impressed with its photo and video taking ability. The camera quality is second to none and is also very quick and easy to use.

If we turn the Note over, the rear camera is located centrally at the top of the device. It is an advanced 8MP camera, which features a whole range of different settings and options. Some of which include Anti-shake, Scene mode, Exposure, Outdoor visibility, White balance and Auto contrast.

There’s also an LED flash located to the right.

Turning the Galaxy Note back over, you’ll notice the front-facing camera at the top. It’s a 2MP camera and is designed primarily for video calling.

Image Quality

Panoramic Image Quality

Full HD 1080p Video Recording Quality

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As you can see, the quality of the still photos and the panoramic photo is absolutely stunning. The vibrancy of the colours and level of detail if brilliant and is on par, perhaps even better, than the Apple iPhone 4S camera.

The same goes for the 1080p video recording quality; the level of detail is incredibly impressive and the overall look of the video is better than most devices I’ve tested.

The Dell M110 projector is classed as an “ultra-mobile” projector by Dell and with a price tag of just £400 we have high hopes for this one.

Upon opening the box, it’s relativity empty. Apart from getting various booklets in multiple languages there’s not a great deal here.

You receive the projector itself, a carry case, 1x VGA cable, the necessary power leads and a CD containing the manual.

I found this somewhat disappointing, seen as though the Dell M110 projector is HD ready. I was at least expecting there to be a HDMI cable and a remote control included, especially as the quick set up guide refers to the remote in order to access functions, but I’m not one to write off a piece of technology, after all it’s not uncommon to have to purchase these kinds of items as extras nowadays.

I’m not going to lie, this wasn’t what I was expecting at all; in fact it was a lot better.  This is the first projector I have used and it has erased all preconceptions I had about projectors in general.  I was expecting a heavy, bulky piece of equipment that I’d struggle to find a home for, but it was at the other end of the scale.

The Dell M110 projector is incredibly small; it’ll sit in your hand with ease.  It’s very lightweight which is due to the fact its pretty much completely made out of plastic.

Obviously the front of the projector is where you’ll find the projection lamp, as well as one of the grills for the internal fans.

The top of the projector features the main controls, which includes the power button, direction buttons (which also double up as different options including source and display position) and the menu button, as well as the focus wheel at the front of the projector.

The bottom of the projector features two rubber feet at the rear, as well as a tripod mounting hole and a front leg, which can be twisted to make the projector go higher or lower.

Both left and right sides of the projector also feature grills to allow heat to exit the projector.

If we move round to the rear of the Dell M110 projector, you’ll find all of the necessary ports to hook up your various devices.

From left to right, we’ve got a Universal I/O, HDMI port, microSD card slot, USB port, A/V in and DC in for powering the projector.

You’ll have noticed the received in the top right, this is for the remote control, which is not included unfortunately.

Retailing at around £900 in various online stores, the Samsung Series 7 Chronos is fairly expensive. However, when you compare the specs to the entry-level MacBook Pro, which are identical, if not better, in some places, you can see that for £900 the Series 7 Chronos is well worth it.

Design

Samsung have gone for a very sturdy look and feel to the Series 7 Chronos, and whilst it won’t be winning any design awards anytime soon the Series 7 Chronos still looks great with its sleek metallic silver lid and metallic body.

We did also think that the overall design was very similar to the MacBook Pro, but slightly curvier, even the DVD drive and some of the ports were in similar places.

Display

The 15.6-inch display stretches to the edges of the lid, almost, which we really like. It gives it a much more modern look when compared with some cheaper plastic-cased laptops.

The 1600 x 900 pixel resolution is something that will definitely catch your eye as well with its ability to display extremely crisp and clear images, video and games. The display doesn’t feature a glossy coating, which we really like as well, however you might like glossy screens so we’ll let you decide whether that’s a plus or a negative.

With the matte display however, you’ll be able to use the laptop in all situations, whether it’s sunny or cloudy.

Above the display you’ve also got a 1.3 megapixel HD webcam that you could use with applications such as Skype. The overall performance of the webcam was quite impressive. The video quality appeared to be much on par with other laptops that feature a 1.3 megapixel HD webcam.

Keyboard / Trackpad

The keyboard, not unlike the MacBook Air and Pro keyboards, features isolated keys set into the aluminium casing. They’re also rounded and are backlit. Overall, they look very impressive and aren’t too loud when typing.

The large trackpad supports multi-touch gestures as well and is of a very similar design to the Mac trackpad, which therefore makes this a great feature. You’ve also got the button-less design here, with the whole trackpad being one clickable surface.

Ports

Around both the left and right sides, we’ve got a collection of different ports including two USB 3.0 ports, a USB 2.0 port, an Ethernet port and HDMI-out. There’s also a DVD drive on the right side, which with it being set inside the aluminium casing looks very Mac-like.

The front of the Series 7 Chronos features a multi-SD card reader.

Storage

If you’re one for storing music, films and other content that requires a lot of space, then there’s definitely no need to worry here. The Samsung Series 7 Chronos features a 750GB hard drive, which should cater for all of your storage needs.

Battery

The underside of the Series 7 Chronos looks very clean with there being no battery compartment or unnecessary lines to spoil the overall design. And with there being no battery compartment, it appears that Samsung have been reading the “Apple Rules of Design” book and have consequently included a non-removable battery.

When you first open the box, you’re presented with a carrying case with the projector and all of its cables inside. If we open up the front pocket, you’ll find a range of different cables and accessories including:

• Quick Start Guide
• Manual CD
• VGA Cable
• Power Cord
• Remote Control with backlight
• Battery

You can purchase other accessories for the BenQ W1060, including a ceiling mount, spare lamp kit, RS232 cable and a soft carry case.

If we move on to the BenQ W1060 itself, you’ll see that it’s a relatively normal looking projector in terms of the overall design, however it’s very lightweight and it’s curved body allows for the projector to be stored away very easily.

The W1060 sports a sleek white and silver casing, with the BenQ logo featured on the top of the projector.

The front of the projector is obviously where the actual lamp, used for the projection, is situated. On the left of this there is an air vent, to allow hot air to escape, and also the BenQ logo.

The small circle on the right is the receiver for the remote control.

Around both sides, you’ve got some air vents because, as with most projectors, they’ll become very hot after prolonged usage.

If we take a look at the buttons and various features on the top, you’ll find the zoom and focus wheels at the front, near the lamp.

Towards the rear, this is where the menu buttons, such as Menu, Source, OK and directional buttons are located.

Now, the rear of the projector is where we’ve got the most going on. You’re able to hook up a wide range of devices to the BenQ W1060 including TVs, PCs, Laptops and Smartphones (via HDMI).

The rear ports include VGA, 2x HDMI, component, composite, S-video, analogue RCA and 3.5mm audio inputs. There’s also a 3.5mm jack for audio output and a USB service port for upgrading the firmware when an update is available.

The bottom of the BenQ W1060 features four rubber feet to keep the unit from slipping. On the underside, at the front, there’s also a small leg that can be extended to allow the projector to be lifted slightly, just in case you don’t have anything tall enough to seat the W1060 on.