On the Road Again!

So after a short marriage it could be time to say au revoir to the Hudl and take it back for a refund. The purchase was after careful study of the web and reviews, plus their own website that stated that the Hudl would connect to a camera to allow downloads for saving and/or viewing. What Tesco didn't say was that it would work with a few undisclosed cameras, none of them in the DSLR ranges of Canon, Nikon and Sony. What percentage of cameras sold every day in the world does that number? After seemingly getting dropped by the technical helpdesk I logged a call with Tesco Direct Customer Support. After all that's where I bought it. They chivvied up the tech helpdesk who said despite their own website the Hudl wouldn't connect to the cameras. They offered a refund. All very well. But I am already out of pocket to the tune of two OTG cables and the leather protective cover! The Hudl is a fat little devil and the case will be too fat for another tablet. The...

The android tablet world seems to spawn a new model every few weeks across a wide price range. So when the UK's biggest supermarket chain announced a budget priced android powered tablet for £119, it was soon sold out. We have a notebook computer that we have taken on holidays with us, mostly to keep in touch with email, surf the web on wifi, and to copy/backup photos from the digital cameras. The Acer Aspire One is only small but compared to a tablet quite bulky, needs a power lead with a chunky great AC adapter but has an SD slot and can be connected with a USB cable direct to the camera. So why a tablet? A 7" tablet is has a much smaller footprint than the One, can fit in a pocket and can do most things the One can do.  I did quite a bit of research and settled on the Hudl.   The Hudl comes in at a very budget price, has a micro-B USB port as well as a micro-HDMI port.  It has 16gb of onboard memory and what many others don't, iPads including...