Just Another Gadget Blog

Research from the Energy Saving Trust indicates Plasma TVs, high-end PCs and mobile phones currently account for 25% of a UK household’s electricity consumption rising to 45% by 2020, as we continue to purchase more power-hungry gadgets. Per household, this means an increase in energy use from 1,000kWh per year at present, to 1,700kWh in 2020.

At today’s prices that’s an increase of £97 per household per year on electricity bills. The rise in electricity use by entertainment and information technology is the reverse of trends in the rest of the house. In the kitchen, for example, manufacturers have been very successful at improving the efficiency of fridges, dishwashers and washing machines.

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This isn’t a gadget but its an easy way to make some money without having to do much.

I went shopping over the bank holiday weekend where I saw a Motorola E1120 on Pay and Go for only £9.99 at an Orange store. I thought that was too good to be true and so using my iPhone checked the price on a Mobile Phone recycling site.

To my astonishment they were offering £15 for the handset. That’s £5 or a whopping 50% profit without doing much at all. Just followed their simple steps and within a few days you get the cheque.

Give it a go, next time you go shopping lookout for these deals and check what you could get by using a mobile phone recycling site.

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The HTC Magic, powered by Android™, is designed to turn heads with its sleek and stylish looks, and command attention with its advanced list of capabilities. It provides everything you love about the internet, Gmail, Google Search, YouTube and Google Maps geared up exactly how you want it. Further enhanced with Outlook synchronization, Smart Dialler, and an onscreen keyboard with predictive text, the HTC Magic will keep you entertained and up to date wherever you are.

This is a handset where everything goes, you can personalise your handset as much as you with a multitude of enhancements from the Android market and the best thing is you can get to it all very easily.

We’d say if the Apple iPhone is not for you, or too common then this is an excellent alternative.

Magic, HTC Specification

Processor Qualcomm MSM7200A™, 528 MHz
Operating System: Android
RAM: 288 MB
Dimensions 113 x 55.56 x 13.65 mm
Weight 116 grams ( 4.09 ounces) with battery
Display 3.2-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen with 320×480 HVGA resolution
GPS Internal GPS antenna
Connectivity Bluetooth 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11 b/g
HTC ExtUSB™ (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one)
Camera 3.2 megapixel color camera with auto focus
Audio supported formats AAC, AAC+, AMR-NB, MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC-LC, MIDI, OGG
Video supported formats MP4, 3GP
Talk time: Up to 450 minutes for GSM
Standby time: Up to 420 hours for GSM
Expansion Slot microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
Special Features G-sensor, Digital Compass