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Review of the Gadget Show Live 2015

April 8, 2015 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Attending the Gadget Show Live has become a bit of a traditional trip down south for Geek Native. We’ve been going since 2011. This year the expo managed to recapture some of the energy that had been missing from the more recent incarnations.…

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: Gadget Show Live, smartphones

Review of the Gadget Show Live 2014

April 9, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This year it is the Gadget Show’s 10th birthday and the Gadget Show Live reflected that. Having discussed the event with friends who went I’ll admit it’s divided opinions but I liked it this year and I’ll tell you why.…

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: Gadget Show, Gadget Show Live, reviews, surface

Review of the Gadget Show Live 2013

April 3, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This is my third trip down to see The Gadget Show Live and that allows me to see how the event has evolved over the years. The event is a large expo; six great halls in the Birmingham NEC filled with stands and stalls that showcase some of the latest tech (and the occasional future tech), accessories and games.…

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: ee, Gadget Show Live, Jason Bradbury, Jon Bentley, microsoft, overclockers, Pollyanna Woodward, reviews, samsung, smartphones, sony, tablets, Virgin Media, windows phone

Festo’s flying and morphing shape – new robots ahoy

April 27, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I was impressed by the Festo team at The Gadget Show Live this year. I even managed to capture (some) video footage of their robot bird as it flew gracefully around the stage.…

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: festo, Gadget Show Live, robots

Festo’s flying robot bird at The Gadget Show Live 2012

April 12, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Without a doubt, for me, one of the highlights of The Gadget Show Live this year was the appearance of Festo’s bird robot in the Super Theatre. The Super Theatre houses the live stage show where The Gadget Show presenters entertain the audience for an hour.…

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: Gadget Show Live, Jason Bradbury, Jon Bentley, Ortis Deley, Pollyanna Woodward, robots, Suzi Perry

The Gadget Show Live 2012 review

April 11, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

Once again The Gadget Show Live rocks on up to the NEC in Birmingham leaving us with questions like “is it any good?”, “should I go?” and “what are the gadgets like?” This blogger did not attend during the press day; instead four of us, including one wheelchair, went on the first day and got there after breakfast.…

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: 3D TV, android, connected tv, dell, Gadget Show Live, htc, ios, ipad, Jason Bradbury, Jon Bentley, o2, orange, Ortis Deley, overclockers, Pollyanna Woodward, reviews, robots, Suzi Perry

Canterbury crowned gadget capital of the UK

March 28, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In a survey designed to build up some publicity for The Gadget Show Live this year Canterbury beats out Bath, Exeter and Edinburgh to win the title of “biggest spender” in the gadget world.…

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: Gadget Show Live

The Gadget Show Live site opens for 2012 tickets

October 12, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The tickets for The Gadget Show Live sold out in just six weeks. That’s nearly 105,000 attendees and this blogger was one of them. There will be additional tickets made available for the 2012 and the virtual ticket booth opened this week.…

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: events, Gadget Show Live

The Gadget Show Live 2011 review

April 13, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

I say this is a review of The Gadget Show Live in 2011 but be informed that this is the same Gadget Show Live that Jason Bradbury appears, on stage, in a mankini.…

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: Brasso, Gadget Show, Gadget Show Live, Jason Bradbury, Jon Bentley, Ortis Deley, Pollyanna Woodward, Suzi Perry

 

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