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VANS ‘Off the Wall’ iPhone 4/4s case

Published by in Technology on May 15th, 2012

My iPhone 4 is almost 2 years old and has been wrapped in a £3 silicone case since the day I got my hands on it. Before that, my iPhone 3G-S was housed in a similarly priced case that I found on Amazon. It should therefore come as no surprise that my iPhone 3G spent it’s life inside a cheap bit of rubber.

Sadly, my current protection is looking a little worse for wear and I don’t think it’ll last until Autumn when the iPhone 5 is supposed to hit the shelves. A bit of Googling later and I came across a silicone case from shoe manufacturer, VANS:

VANS Off the Wall / Waffle iPhone 4/4S case

VANS Off the Wall / Waffle iPhone 4/4S case

I can’t work out if it’s called the VANS ‘Off The Wall’ or the VANS ‘Waffle’ case. Either way, it looks like I can’t get my hands on it in the UK, which is a shame because it looks pretty cool. If you found this thread looking for a review, I suggest you check out this video by YouTube reviewer, Larry Greenberg:

Video review of the VANS iPhone 4/4s silicone case:

If you’re US based or have more patience than me, you can order the case on Amazon.com. I thought about ordering one but in the end, I’ve been my typical self and gone for another £3 case. That said, I think this one looks quite quirky and is in the style of an old cassette tape:

Retro iPhone 4/4S cassette tape case

Retro iPhone 4/4S cassette tape case

For anyone who is interested, you can get the retro cassette tape iPhone 4/4S case on Amazon.

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Project Glass: Google’s Augmented Reality Glasses

Published by in Technology on April 27th, 2012

Project Glass is the future. And it’s happening today!

This kind of thing is already possible in a variety of smart phone applications but Google have taken it one step further and bundled everything into a pair of augmented reality glasses.

If you’re unfamiliar with Project Glass, this video should give you a better idea of what to expect:

Project Glass: a preview 

Ok, I jest. Here’s the real Google Glass preview…..

Project Glass: One Day

Google’s founders have been spotted wearing prototypes and it seems as though the finished product may be available to buy before too long. If you want to keep up to date with official announcements on Project Glass, be sure to check out their Google Plus page.

In the latest update you can see a photo taken by Sebastian Thrun during an interview with Charlie Rose. To view the entire interview, click here, however for now I’ll leave you with this photograph taken with Project Glass’ integrated camera:

A photograph taken with Project Glass's integrated camera

A photograph taken with Project Glass's integrated camera

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (?) killstreaks

Published by in Call of Duty on April 23rd, 2012

On 1st May, Activision are due to announce details of the next Call of Duty title, due for release towards the latter end of this year. Due to the way in which the series rotates, it’s likely to be a follow up to Treyarch’s COD: Black Ops and in all honesty, it doesn’t excite me that much. After filming my COD: MW3 – Road to Commander series, I’m pretty burned out on the game for the time being.

That said, I will inevitably buy the game and when I do, I’ll be keen to try out the AR.Drone’s bigger brother:

This isn’t the first time that the Parrot AR.Drone has featured in a video game – it has previously made appearances in Homefront and Battlefield 3 – but it is the first time it has been treated to a dose of steroids!

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