Gaming on The Streets

Website Review: Dubit Insider

2008-11-05T17:58:00.005Z

Hi peeps, today im reviewing this website called dubit.

Basicly what dubit is in essence is a PR company with a twist, and its one most of you can get invloved in.

Dubit offers teenagers an opportunity to represent their favourite brands and get money and/or free stuff in return. I personally have already been part of a team and earnt over £30 just by browsing a website and giving my opinion as well as signing up to a few things.

I would only reccomend Dubit though if your willing to put some work in, not loads but dedicate at least 30 mins a week to it if not more.It can be hard to get on a team at first, but perseverance is the key and once your on one it will all seem worth it.

You can check out their site at http://www.dubitinsider.com/ for more info.

Rating:7/10
Verdict: Not for the incredibly lazy or impatient but overall a really good way to earn a few bob.

And finally "Replug"

2008-09-12T17:39:00.011+01:00

I apologise for the wait only school came and well, I lost track of things. However I'm back with a review of a handy little gadget known as replug.

Straight out of the box you may be wondering whats so great about this little thing, I mean after all it is just a little piece of flexible plastic. But If you were to plug one end into your earphones and the other into any portable mp3/mp4 player it could save you a small fortune in damage costs. You see the magic behind this handy little gadget is that when in use with your mp3 player if you were to accidentally yank or snag the cord on something the clever little replug would detach itself leaving the metal jack inside your mp3 player.Do not fear however because it is easily removed and with some considerable fiddling (the first few times) it slots back into the replug device.

As well as being stylish enough to be used with even the coolest technology out there it is also a cheap and practical way to avoid repair costs for broken jacks. Personally I wouldn't buy one myself since I am very careful with my technology and rarely let my IPod venture outdoors but if you have ever had to pay to repair a broken earphone jack then I highly recommend it.

Rating 7/10
Summary : Cheap , stylish and possibly a life saver if your the accident prone type.

Thanks to: Potion PR for the free sample

Upcoming reviews....

2008-07-25T20:49:00.002+01:00

Well I'm going to be off on holiday next week so don't expect much content wise however coming in the not too distant future I will hopefully be reviewing...

Replug - A handy little MP3 saving gadget

Nintendo Wii - Nintendo's latest game console (As soon as I can get it working with my bedroom TV)

Support People With Alzheimers Disease

2008-07-24T22:52:00.005+01:00

In an off topic post today I would like to draw your attention to something.

You may or may not be aware a disease known as Alzheimer's which affects many people in the UK and abroad.Today I and another member of my family applied to go on a fundraising trek along the Great Wall Of China. But if you want to help raise funds for charity there are many other great and much easier ways to do so. Just check out the Alzheimer's Society Website for more information on the many forms of dementia and how it affects people.

It's really easy to get involved from simply donating to mass fundraising, so why not do something today? Also I will post if me or my other family member gets accepted for the trek so keep checking back to find out.

Quick Review: freedigitalgifts.com Free Promotional Wanted USB Stick

2008-07-22T18:58:00.002+01:00

OK first off I would like to clarify that this isn't entirely free. I paid £2.99 for the postage and packaging of the gift. when I recieved it I was satisfied if not a Little disappointed. I was promised in an email from expansive media (the company behind the site) that the USB stick was fully reusable and that I could remove the promotional files and replace them with my own. This however was only partially true. Whilst I could place some of my own files on it the promotional files were fully write protected and loaded up every time I inserted the USB stick. On top of this the storage space was only about 12MB and 7MB taken up by the promotional files leaving only about 5MB for personal use.

This is a useful product if you are looking for a cheap USB stick to carry sing MP3 or Word documents to school for example providing you don't mind the promotional pop up every time you insert it. On the whole I wouldn't recommend it and only recommend buying it if you are interested in the movie it is promoting.

Rating:
4/10 - You only just get what you payed for, its hardly free....

IPod Classic Review

2008-06-23T19:51:00.005+01:00

The IPod Classic is the last of a generation of IPods for Apple with it being not only in a sense of design and look but in technology too. One of the reasons this ipod can store up to 80GB or 160GB worth of songs , videos , podcast's and even games is that it runs on a small hardrive which is fast being replaced by the more popular and a lot faster flash memory.

As an mp4 player it is reliable if a little slow at times compared to the new IPod Touch. Storage space is extremely good I got mine a good 6 months ago now and I still have only used 10GB or so. I'm sure some of you out there will have up to 20GB if not more worth of songs but that still is only a fraction of the space available.It can also store full length movies with ease and I could easily squeeze a good majority of my DVD library onto it.

On the topic of movies the screen resolution is incredibly good and I enjoyed watching some favourite TV shows of mine that I'm used to watching on a full size TV screen with no problems at all.The colours are decent maybe not the brightest but still very viewable thanks to the back-lit screen that is also very handy when using the IPod when everyone in the house is fast asleep and there's no light.

Music is clear and comes with the usual shuffle and other options as usual which is probably what you would expect from a top quality mp4 player like the IPod Classic. Apple have also included the new cover flow feature that has made the IPod touch so famous for which enable you to fly through your music via a sort of virtual CD rack. Be warned however I have experienced lag and other weird problems such as some cover art appearing as solid black images so I would recommend you don't buy it just for this feature.

The controls are the same as all other IPod's before this which uses the touch sensitive click wheel to simply and quickly navigate the menus of the IPod Classic. I found no problems even being new to IPod's and found it an easy and almost natural way to find and play my songs or videos.

As a portable device it is fairly useful and although not as small as the IPod Nano it fitted easily into both my school trousers and jean pockets. I was also impressed by the length of the earphone cables which with even me being fairly tall reached my ears with some slack cable left from my pocket.Battery life is OK but I did find it to be a pain whilst watching movies on it since the battery drains very quickly when displaying video.

In conclusion the IPod Classic manages to include all the good features from the old IPod's and some of the new ones features too. On top of this it also has the most storage space ever seen on an IPod and is also one of the cheapest video IPods on the market at only £159.00 for the 80GB and £229.00 for the 160GB version.

Summary:
IPod Classic 80GB
2.5-inch color display
140 grams
103.5 x 61.8 x 10.5 mm
£159.00
(stores 20,000 songs)

IPod Classic 160GB
2.5-inch color display
162 grams
103.5 x 61.8 x 13.5 mm
£229.00
(stores 40,000 songs)

Rating: 8/10
Why not buy one now at our store new or used at great prices.

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Back and Better!

2008-06-22T13:59:00.002+01:00

OK well as anyone might realise by looking at the sites last post I haven't posted in a while due to the fact my computer broke down. I'm back up and running and even better now because we have a store too , why not visit it now and check out our recommended purchases from amazon. There really are some good deals on there.

Finally you can expect a definite review on the ipod classic today or tomorrow.

Coming soon !

2008-03-19T17:14:00.002Z

After getting some responses via email and comments I have decided to do a few reviews to get going so expect these reviews coming any time soon (probably friday).

~Nintendo Wii~

~Ipod Classic~

Show Your Support.... Please?

2008-03-16T21:05:00.006Z

Hi again , Today Ive been working on getting visitors to my site so if your reading this I guess its working. The problem is even if I do have visitors but they don't like it how do I get better? Well the answer is tell me! If you don't like this blog or think it has potential but doesn't quite cut it then please tell me how I can make it better you will be doing yourself and me a favour.Now I believe to comment you have to have a profile on this site so if you don't then please take the time to send me an email at either snipeor@googlemail.co.uk or eowsnipeor@hotmail.co.uk however I highly recommend signing up to this site as it is home to many a good blog and you could even start your own.I promise to listen and in most cases make changes to the blog from your feedback so help me help you out!

In other news tomorrow is Monday which means hopefully I might get some replies from my many emails I sent over the weekend when I get back from school.Fingers crossed I get some responses.

Trying my best...

2008-03-15T21:15:00.004Z

Today I sent out a good few emails to different companies that sell USB sticks as I all ways find myself needing a USB stick for school I thought it would be a good product to review first.I am however slightly pessimistic about how many responses I will get and if I will actually get any products to review but... hey! Only time will tell.

Welcome and this is my mission!

2008-03-13T17:04:00.006Z

I have set myself the task of setting up a blog to review all the latest video games and gaming merchandise as well as some other things like mp4 players etc. I can and I plan to do this by going to many video games developers and publishers and ask for games and merchandise in exchange for a review.I am 15 years old and believe my opinion will help others just like you who are of a similar age and are a regular consumer of the gaming market.If you feel you could help me out or know of a good place to start on this task or simply just want to comment then email snipeor@googlemail.com