mobile phones

Eye-Fi Mobi Wireless Memory Card (Review)

May 29, 2014 by TheBoyAndMe 4 Comments

Anyone who knows me, knows that I love taking photographs. I always have. I was that friend down the pub with the camera, I am that mum at children's parties who captures the candle-blowing moment allowing parents to concentrate and enjoy the look on their child's face. I truly believe in capturing a moment to help people remember. Over the past three and a half years I have taken at least one photograph every day as a part of Project 365, and while very occasionally it is irritating to do so, I look back fondly at every photograph and can instantly remember the feelings, laughter, and happiness.

My two favourite photography 'tools' are my dSLR and Instagram. I love Instagram and follow a diverse selection of people from all over the world. My own personal feed is as eclectic in content as those that I follow, and thanks to cloud technology I've been able to upload my dSLR photographs to the laptop and then share them via Dropbox on my phone. It is however, a real faff!

Not anymore though, because I've been sent something which is going to make life a lot easier: a wireless SD card!

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LifeProof iPhone 5 Cover (Review)

May 13, 2013 by TheBoyAndMe 6 Comments

I was recently sent a LifeProof iPhone 5 cover for Mr. TBaM to test, which he was very excited about it. He's been testing it rigorously for a month and here are his thoughts.

I've been using the LifeProof cover on my iPhone 5 almost exclusively for the past month, and have had virtually no problems; the touchscreen doesn't appear to lose sensitivity even when playing Fifa 13, although for understandable reasons the sound is slightly muffled at higher volumes when watching shows on iPlayer. All other buttons work as they should, even the mute slider, and the recess for the home button is positioned with pin-point accuracy. It has gained a small scratch, but it's only noticeable when the screen is at its brightest, and it's better being on the case than on the phone itself.

But this cover isn't just an everyday cover; its value is in protecting a £500 phone from water, snow, dirt and shocks.

With the Boy's birthday fast approaching, I'd been given the task of rearranging parts of the garden. It's a messy job that included moving a compost bin, so with the current lack of snow and my unwillingness to drop my phone from height it seemed like the easiest way to test the remaining protections.

With several hours of podcasts queued up, phone and case followed me around all afternoon. A bit of drizzle ensured it soon gained a light covering of mud – the photo below captured it about half-way through the afternoon, and it only got more and more caked!

So how well did it work? Well, faultlessly. LifeProof includes a protection programme that, for a small fee to cover service charges, will repair or replace any device that is water-damaged whilst in one of their covers, but there was no sign afterwards that I was at risk of needing to take advantage of this.

After all that I put it through, it seemed only fitting that I clean it off properly and return it back to its normal state.