Technology

Hands on ... ASUS ProArt Monitor

4 February 2012

In the mid 1990s a course in computer science forced me from the cosseted, predictable world of the Commodore Amiga to the lawless frontiers of the IBM-compatible PC.
Hands on ... business smartphones

28 January 2012

BlackBerry was once the king of smartphones.
Updated: Hands on ... Doxie Go portable scanner

21 January 2012

The idea that one day we'd have paperless offices was first mooted in the 1970s, but 40 years on we're still firmly wedded to sheets of pulped wood.

Hands on ... uDraw Game Tablet

14 January 2012

After decades of playing video games I've amassed a huge stack of novelty peripherals.

Hands on ... Blue Yeti USB microphone

10 January 2012

Anyone who has tried to record music or make a Skype call on their PC will have experienced the minefield that is the computer microphone.
Hands on ... Revo AXiS Global Radio

24 December 2011

A decade ago choosing a new radio was fairly straightforward.
Hands on ... Kingston SSD Upgrade Kit

17 December 2011

Solid-state drives (SSDs) have recently emerged as a viable alternative to traditional computer hard drives.

Hands on ... Buddhify meditation app

21 November 2011

Available as an app for Apple and Android phones, Buddhify promises bitesized meditation for modern, urban lifestyles – but does it deliver?
Hands on ... NuForce Icon iDo

14 November 2011

Most products I review could be described as evolutionary – smaller, lighter, faster and cheaper than previous generations, but essentially designed to do the same job.
Hands on ... Samsung Galaxy S2

9 November 2011

Much has been written about Apple’s latest smartphone, the iPhone 4S, in recent weeks, not least by me.

Elsewhere on Herald Scotland

Hands on... Native Union Pop

9 November 2011

The Native Union Pop is a wacky, retro-inspired wired handset for mobile phones.
Hands on ... Scosche boomCAN

9 November 2011

Portable music players such as the iPod have revolutionised the way most people listen to music, it now being possible to carry the equivalent of hundreds of albums with you everywhere you go.
Hands on ... PCTV Broadway 2T

13 October 2011

Thanks to the BBC iPlayer, most households are familiar with the idea of watching TV programmes on a computer or a mobile phone.