Gadgets Archives - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/tag/gadgets/ Tales from a down-shifted family - Making the most of modest means in West Wales Sat, 05 Nov 2022 14:56:21 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cropped-favicon-160x160.jpg Gadgets Archives - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/tag/gadgets/ 32 32 2696646 Form Swim Goggles https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2022/11/form-swim-goggles/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2022/11/form-swim-goggles/#respond Fri, 11 Nov 2022 13:43:38 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=38421 Swimming Goggles with a heads-up display, Bluetooth connectivity, live metrics and automatic interval detection – whatever next! Yep, smart swim goggles are here and they’re better than I was expecting. The Form Swim Goggles have all of this and more. They work well and are actually useful rather than just a gimmick. I wasn’t sure...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2022/11/form-swim-goggles/feed/ 0 38421 Frontier X ECG Monitor Review https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2021/10/frontier-x-ecg-monitor-review/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2021/10/frontier-x-ecg-monitor-review/#comments Sun, 03 Oct 2021 13:12:48 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=36724 The wonders of Facebook marketing managed to start advertising the Frontier X ECG device to me within hours of me returning home from hospital following my heart attack. Being something of a gadget hound and tech-lover my interest was of course piqued. Frontier X The Frontier X is a small, easy to use ECG device...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2021/10/frontier-x-ecg-monitor-review/feed/ 4 36724 Ultimate Turbo Trainer Set Up, Gadgets, Software and Workflow https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2015/12/the-ultimate-turbo-trainer-set-up-gadgets-software-and-workflow/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2015/12/the-ultimate-turbo-trainer-set-up-gadgets-software-and-workflow/#respond Fri, 04 Dec 2015 12:55:02 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=20569 I’m quite pleased with my turbo trainer set up, the software I use with it, the ‘workflow’ I have to record everything and the gadgets that I use to make this happen. I’ve mentioned many of them here in passing, but thought I’d write a post about the whole kit and caboodle. What I use, how it...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2015/12/the-ultimate-turbo-trainer-set-up-gadgets-software-and-workflow/feed/ 0 20569 Order in the Cutlery Drawers! https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2014/02/order-cutlery-drawers/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2014/02/order-cutlery-drawers/#comments Fri, 07 Feb 2014 11:20:56 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=15567 This may go down in history as the least interesting blog post ever, but I’ve just spent the morning clearing out the kitchen cutlery drawers and sorting things out so that they make more sense! I’m sure we aren’t the only ones to keep things that you just don’t need and for some reason much of...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2014/02/order-cutlery-drawers/feed/ 3 15567 Kitchen Gadgets Review https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2013/12/kitchen-gadgets-review/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2013/12/kitchen-gadgets-review/#comments Thu, 19 Dec 2013 09:33:05 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=15229 Well, I’ve now tried out all of the free kitchen gadgets we received the other day, included those that I’m giving away in my free kitchen gadget giveaway. So, here’s what I thought of them. 28cm Raymond Blanc Skillet This is actually really nice, unfortunately I don’t have a spare one to give away. The non-stick...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2013/12/kitchen-gadgets-review/feed/ 2 15229 Free Kitchen Gadget Giveaway https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2013/12/free-kitchen-gadget-giveaway/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2013/12/free-kitchen-gadget-giveaway/#comments Wed, 18 Dec 2013 06:25:05 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=15222 Right, time for a pre-Christmas kitchen gadget giveaway! I was given some John Lewis kitchen gadgets to review by a marketing company working on their behalf the other day (see my recent free kitchen gadget blog post). Included in the gadgets were duplicates of most of the items so I’m giving some of them away....

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2013/12/free-kitchen-gadget-giveaway/feed/ 4 15222 Free Kitchen Gadgets https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2013/12/free-kitchen-gadgets/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2013/12/free-kitchen-gadgets/#comments Tue, 17 Dec 2013 12:23:50 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=15213 All my blog posts about cooking and cake recipes seem to have been getting some attention. I was emailed the other day by a marketing company working on behalf of John Lewis asking if I would like to receive some free cookware from their range to test and review. It all seemed quite interesting to...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2013/12/free-kitchen-gadgets/feed/ 2 15213 Have Gadgets – Will Travel https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2012/10/have-gadgets-will-travel/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2012/10/have-gadgets-will-travel/#comments Sat, 20 Oct 2012 07:19:23 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=11271 I can’t quite believe the number of gadgets we have packed ready for our trip to New Zealand: Garmin Forerunner 910XT GPS watch and Heart Rate monitor for training with. Camera – Canon EOS 450D complete with extra battery pack, 3 lenses and various bits and pieces Camera – Pentax Optio W60 – Little waterproof compact...

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