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Huawei FreeBuds 3
Huawei FreeBuds 3
Wireless ear buds without a price premium and noise cancellation cred. The right choice? That depends on the devices you pair.
Richard McPartland
Dec 23, 2019
The HP Smart Tank 555 — three years’ printing, straight out of the box
The HP Smart Tank 555 — three years’ printing, straight out of the box
HP, like most printer and ink manufacturers, are rethinking the economics of their business as customers migrate away from traditional…
Richard McPartland
Nov 7, 2019
Friends
Friends
As a man now viewing life through the lens of middle age, I must place faith in my brain to keep my childhood alive. And, as far as I can…
Richard McPartland
Apr 25, 2019
There’s no doubting Thomas’ prescription for the NHS
There’s no doubting Thomas’ prescription for the NHS
One Friday afternoon back in 1997 or 1998 a university pal suggested a road trip. To London. From Teesside. That’s a good 250-ish miles to…
Richard McPartland
Mar 6, 2019
A printer for the kind of folk who don’t currently have a printer
A printer for the kind of folk who don’t currently have a printer
Let’s go back to the nineties. Computers were getting more powerful. The internet was becoming a mainstream thing. Folk were happy to…
Richard McPartland
Dec 7, 2018
Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S3 — a productivity powerhouse that introduces handwriting to your workflow
Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S3 — a productivity powerhouse that introduces handwriting to your workflow
For the last month, thanks to the Insiders UK, I’ve been taking a top-of-the-range Android tablet for a spin. Needless to say the thoughts…
Richard McPartland
Sep 27, 2017
HP OfficeJet Pro 8725
HP OfficeJet Pro 8725
Thanks to the Insiders UK I’m currently putting HP’s Office Jet Pro 8725 through its paces — this is an All-In-One device offering print…
Richard McPartland
Apr 24, 2017
Samsung SmartThings make a play to be at the heart of your connected home
Samsung SmartThings make a play to be at the heart of your connected home
Flying cars and self-propelling space suits may still be some way off but, on balance, The Jetsons ‘ view of the smart home has proved to…
Richard McPartland
Nov 30, 2015
The road to tympanoplasty
It all started last summer but I didn’t really pay much attention at first. My hearing on my right side seemed just that little bit “off”…
Richard McPartland
May 14, 2015
Kix FM @ 20 — Teesside’s radio revolution
Kix FM @ 20 — Teesside’s radio revolution
It’s two o’clock in the morning on Tuesday, 15 August 1994.
Richard McPartland
Jul 25, 2014
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