Using a Google Wi-Fi Home System we now have a mesh that covers the whole house and garden and we now have fast Wi-Fi everywhere.
Gadgets
My new Everyday bags from Peak Design
My new Everyday Bags from Peak Design arrived a few days before Christmas. This was my 14th Kickstarter project. I had ordered the (so called) trifecta which was one of each bag along with pouches for lenses as well as extra anchor links. Deliveries had been held up by the late delivery of the field […]
My Pulse has arrived
Pulse from Alpine Labs has arrived. This is a Kickstarter project to remotely control a DSLR from a smartphone and to deliver thumbnails of the images taken back to the phone.
My WOOLLIP travel pillow has arrived!
In no time at all my WOOLLIP travel pillow has arrived. This was my twelth Kickstarter project only backed earlier in May. I was tempted to back this project after the experiences of our last long haul flights with little or no sleep and worse of all a stiff neck. I have tried the simple […]
Gadget – A Bluetooth FM transmitter radio adapter
This useful gadget from Amazon allows me to play my iPhone music through the car’s radio (and it works !)
My pinhole lens for Canon EOS DSLRs has arrived
My pinhole lens for Canon EOS DSLRs arrived this morning. This was my eleventh project backed through Kickstarter and here are the first images that i created using this back-to-basics ‘lens’.
The USB charger that travels with you
This gadget allows me to charge my iPhone or iPad using whichever wall socket is available as it has exchangeable plugs
Update on our EMMA unit
Our EMMA unit has not been working correctly ever since it was first installed in December 2015 due to it being connected to its sensors correctly. Hopefully all is now OK.
My Pico has arrived
The Pico is a time lapse controller for a DSLR. I backed this Kickstarter project in January 2015 and it arrived in February 2016.
Everyday Messenger Bag Delivered
The Everyday Messenger Bag was my eighth Kickstarter project and it arrived today. The Everyday Messenger Bag is designed to easily carry camera(s) , lenses and associated equipment as well as a notebook or tablet.
Our EMMA unit
As part of the Thames Valley Vision Project we agreed to have an EMMA unit fitted to use surplus solar energy to heat our hot water supply
Charging iPads and iPhones on the go
In order to keep my iPhone and iPad topped up when I am out and about I now use a Poweradd Pilot C Mini . . .