Rory Reid
Rory's earliest memory is of taking the back off his radio to see what was inside. His mum wasn't happy. Nowadays he breaks other people's stuff for a living: the latest laptops and even high-tech automobiles crumble and die at his hands.
Wednesday 9 September 2009, 3:38pm
Spotify for iPhone: A sound investment?
I jumped on the Spotify mobile bandwagon yesterday. I paid my tenner for the month, downloaded the 'free' application for the Jesus phone, and sat back in open-mouthed astonishment as a mobile gateway to a bazillion songs opened before me. I felt like those people in the Burger King adverts who think they're getting so good a deal they must be inadvertently robbing the joint. Click here for more
Thursday 13 August 2009, 1:04pm
Oh, so Now, I'm famous?
Last week I ended up on Now magazine's gossip Web site next to Kelly Osbourne -- with half my face cropped off. The picture elevated my right eyeball to previously unseen levels of stardom, but with the rest of my body feeling a little unwanted, I retaliated by posting my own version of the picture with half of Kelly's face missing. Nobody disrespects the left side of Rory Reid's face. Today, it appears Now has seen the error of its ways. Click here for more
Friday 7 August 2009, 1:05pm
How I ended up in Now magazine's gossip columns
Now, I'm not saying I'm famous, but I've mingled with F1 drivers, hugged the Pussycat Dolls, and signed the odd autograph for geeks who appreciate my work. So I wasn't surprised when Now magazine published a snap of me cuddling up to Kelly Osbourne -- but did it really have to edit me out of the damn picture? Click here for more
Thursday 7 May 2009, 5:05pm
To catch a thief -- with a webcam
Two would-be thieves visited me recently. The first was burglar-turned-security-consultant Mike Frazer -- whom you might recognise from BBC's Beat the Burglar programme -- while the second was a swindling little rascal I trapped with the help of some clever new tech and my ever-loyal baseball bat. Click here for more
Monday 16 February 2009, 5:19pm
Twitter sucks and so do you. Probably
Last week was Twitter week on CNET UK -- a seven-day period where we bathed ourselves and our readers in the phenomenon that is microblogging. The aim, I'm told, was to tell users everything they need to know about the service so they can become 'experts'. But experts in what, exactly? Wasting your life away? Idiotic blathering? Click here for more
Monday 26 January 2009, 3:17pm
Why I attacked a fellow journalist
I'm an upstanding and well-rounded member of society. I help old biddies cross the street, hold doors open for fit ladies and selflessly point drunken colleagues in the vague direction of a bus stop when it becomes apparent I've bought them one too many sambucas. Click here for more
Monday 29 September 2008, 11:31am
Head of Norton AntiVirus uses a Mac?!
I'm making a habit of seeing things I'm not supposed to. I once went to South Korea and Samsung's marketing guys accidentally told me they were considering quitting the laptop market. Another time, an Asus rep told me the company had built a prototype tablet PC for Apple. Click here for more
Wednesday 3 September 2008, 12:43pm
Isango.com: Holidays down to a manatee
I recently took a break from the helter-skelter world of tech journalism and went on holiday. I flew to America, packed my mum, little sister and our dog into a car, and went on a 1,300-mile road trip to Orlando, Florida. Our mission: to have fun, even if it killed us. Click here for more
Articles by Rory Reid
Pre-release 'Motorola Droid' turns up on eBay
Crave Desperate for a brand new Motorola Droid? Fret not, because someone's listing a pre-release model, or something purporting as such, on the auction site eBay
Food Watcher: Lose weight using mild electrocution
Crave Up yours, sensible eating and regular exercise! We've just discovered the Food Watcher – a gadget that miraculously suppresses your appetite, helping you lose weight without you ever having to go near a gym
Gmote: Control your PC with your phone
Crave It's been a long time coming, but we think the future might finally be now, and it's all down to little apps like Gmote, which let you control the mouse, keyboard and files on your PC using your Android mobile phone.
Behold: The Facebook 'magic circles' trick
Crave Fed up with Facebook? No, we didn't think so, but why not take a break from stalking your exes to try out this bizarre and pointless trick?
Lenovo X100e is a bundle of netbook joy
Crave Rejoice, for word of a new Lenovo netbook, known as the X100e, has just oozed from the gaping fissure in the electronic cosmos that is the Internet
AutoExec WM-01 Wheelmate: Computing has never been more exciting
Crave If you can't bear to be apart from Facebook on those long road trips, cast an eye on this steering-wheel desk tray, which lets you use your laptop in the car
Bosch Night Vision Plus: Pedestrians should be seen and not hurt
Crave Bosch has been busy beavering away on an upgrade to its Night Vision system. Now it identifies errant pedestrians to prevent you ruining your expensive paintwork
Toshiba Satellite A500
Review The 16-inch Satellite A500 caters well to those who have a limited budget but still want a machine that will let them watch movies, listen to music and play the odd game. Its screen could do with a higher resolution, but it feels bomb-proof, it's pretty speedy and it looks fairly attractive
