http://www.heraldscotland.com/technologyDigital Watch | Herald ScotlandenCopyright 2012 Herald & Times Group all rights reservedSun, 27 May 2012 05:50:03 PDTCopyright 2012 Herald & Times Group all rights reservednoDigital Watch | Herald Scotlandhttp://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/hands-on-plantronics-voyager-pro-uc.1337997871http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/hands-on-plantronics-voyager-pro-uc.1337997871In a world awash with mobile phone headsets, the Plantronics Voyager Pro sets itself apart with some clever innovations.http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/hands-on-mobile-battery-boosters.1337393068http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/hands-on-mobile-battery-boosters.1337393068Batteries remain the weak point of even the most sophisticated smartphones.http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/whats-the-story.1337393068http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/whats-the-story.1337393068IF, according to Tim Robbins's character in The Shawshank Redemption, "hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things", then the story that a stroke victim was able to move a robotic arm with the power of thought must give unparalleled optimism to paralysed people the world over.http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/round-up-ipad-apps-and-accessories.1336788252http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/round-up-ipad-apps-and-accessories.1336788252Apple now sells more iPad tablets than any other company sells computers.http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/hands-on-prodec-bonded-3g.1336183504http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/hands-on-prodec-bonded-3g.1336183504It is surprising, at least to a wired-up suburbanite like me, that broadband still reaches only 61% of Scottish homes.http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/hands-on-bayan-7-speaker-dock.1334973867http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/hands-on-bayan-7-speaker-dock.1334973867Bayan 7 Speaker Dock, £299http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/round-up-the-gadget-show-live.1334369070http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/round-up-the-gadget-show-live.1334369070This week I made my annual pilgrimage to Gadget Show Live in Birmingham.http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/hands-on-mitsubishi-i-miev.1333764267http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/hands-on-mitsubishi-i-miev.1333764267From tanker driver strikes to gas platform leaks, the Middle East to the Falkland Islands, the news agenda is increasingly driven by our thirst for fossil fuels.http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/hands-on-ipad.1333159462http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/hands-on-ipad.1333159462Apple unveiled the latest evolution of its popular iPad earlier this month at a packed launch event in London.http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/hands-on-pen-type-a.1332558263http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/hands-on-pen-type-a.1332558263This week's review is something of a departure for this column.http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/hands-on-media-jukebox.1331953472http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/hands-on-media-jukebox.1331953472Unless you have a top-of-the-range "smart" TV, a set-top box that streams media is worth considering.http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/hands-on-lomography-lomokino.1331348665http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/hands-on-lomography-lomokino.1331348665If you look in your pocket or your handbag there's a good chance you'll find a video camera.http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/round-up-mobile-world-congress.1330743853http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/round-up-mobile-world-congress.1330743853Every February mobile phone manufacturers, networks, suppliers and retailers descend on Barcelona for the Mobile World Congress, and with the industry developing at an astonishing rate I kept a close eye on this year's event.http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/hands-on-editors-keys-keyboard.1330139167http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/hands-on-editors-keys-keyboard.1330139167The humble Windows PC has taken over from bespoke, professional equipment in many industries.http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/hands-on-web-cube.1329560248http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/hands-on-web-cube.1329560248Home broadband has come a long way in the past few years.http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/hands-on-sparkfun-inventors-kit.1328929455http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/hands-on-sparkfun-inventors-kit.1328929455In bedrooms, sheds and garages across the land there's a revolution under way.http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/hands-on-asus-proart-monitor.1328324753http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/hands-on-asus-proart-monitor.1328324753In 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.http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/hands-on-business-smartphones.1327719998http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/hands-on-business-smartphones.1327719998BlackBerry was once the king of smartphones.http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/hands-on-doxie-go-portable-scanner.1327115291http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/hands-on-doxie-go-portable-scanner.1327115291The 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.http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/hands-on-udraw-game-tablet.1326510259http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/hands-on-udraw-game-tablet.1326510259After decades of playing video games I've amassed a huge stack of novelty peripherals.http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/hands-on-blue-yeti-usb-microphone.1326164657http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/hands-on-blue-yeti-usb-microphone.1326164657Anyone who has tried to record music or make a Skype call on their PC will have experienced the minefield that is the computer microphone.http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/hands-on-revo-axis-global-radio-hands-on-revo-axis-global-radio.1324695968http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/hands-on-revo-axis-global-radio-hands-on-revo-axis-global-radio.1324695968A decade ago choosing a new radio was fairly straightforward.http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/hands-on-kingston-ssd-upgrade-kit.1324091040http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/hands-on-kingston-ssd-upgrade-kit.1324091040Solid-state drives (SSDs) have recently emerged as a viable alternative to traditional computer hard drives.http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/hands-on-reid-and-heath-acoustics-new-range.1323489774http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/technology/hands-on-reid-and-heath-acoustics-new-range.1323489774Audio Chi's W-Series headphones were a surprise hit in 2010.http://www.heraldscotland.com/technology/hands-on-buddhify-meditation-app-x.1136034http://www.heraldscotland.com/technology/hands-on-buddhify-meditation-app-x.1136034Available as an app for Apple and Android phones, Buddhify promises bitesized meditation for modern, urban lifestyles – but does it deliver?http://www.heraldscotland.com/technology/hands-on-nuforce-icon-ido-x.1134807http://www.heraldscotland.com/technology/hands-on-nuforce-icon-ido-x.1134807Most products I review could be described as evolutionary – smaller, lighter, faster and cheaper than previous generations, but essentially designed to do the same job.http://www.heraldscotland.com/technology/hands-on-samsung-galaxy-s2-x.1133973http://www.heraldscotland.com/technology/hands-on-samsung-galaxy-s2-x.1133973Much has been written about Apple’s latest smartphone, the iPhone 4S, in recent weeks, not least by me.http://www.heraldscotland.com/technology/hands-on-native-union-pop-x.1133983http://www.heraldscotland.com/technology/hands-on-native-union-pop-x.1133983The Native Union Pop is a wacky, retro-inspired wired handset for mobile phones.http://www.heraldscotland.com/technology/hands-on-scosche-boomcan-x.1133987http://www.heraldscotland.com/technology/hands-on-scosche-boomcan-x.1133987Portable 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.http://www.heraldscotland.com/technology/hands-on-pctv-broadway-2t-x.1129315http://www.heraldscotland.com/technology/hands-on-pctv-broadway-2t-x.1129315Thanks to the BBC iPlayer, most households are familiar with the idea of watching TV programmes on a computer or a mobile phone.nonadult