I’ve put another video review together, this time of the AEE MD80 Mini DV Spy Cam.

The video explains all the details – so if you think you want a tiny video camera make sure you have a look at this  first.

I’ve got to try and  make these clips smaller in future – I know that people have an attention span of a few secs – yet I still go on about nothing for minutes. The ebay seller I used for mine was inesun – a reliable Chinese exporter. You can also pick this up in Maplin in the UK.

Just a quick update. I bought a sat nav case holder for my bike and put a short video together showing how it works. Sat Nav for bikes is ridiculously expensive, they start from £300+ whereas a similar car model is between £60-£100.

The main difference between the two is that the bike one is waterproof and usually come with bluetooth to speak the directions through a  wireless headset worn inside the helmet. I only want to use my Sat Nav on the bike on rare occasions – so I’m happy attaching it to the bike by using a waterproof case and either using a wired headset, or more likely forgetting the headset and just using it for visual cues.

Here’s my video.

There are only two (AFAIK) bike sat nav holders in the market – the best selling Givi S850 and the newcomer the So Easy Rider V3. I chose the latter because it looked smaller, was slightly cheaper, available now (S850 is often on back-order) and claimed it would fit any bike or scooter. I can’t compare the two personally – but I can confirm that the model I bought does work as promised and is therefore recommended.

Slightly off topic  but I’ll be interested to see how TomTom implement their GPS maps on the iPhone. Bear in mind that the iPhone does bluetooth out of the box. If Tomtom could get it to understand spoken instructions (it’s impossible to operate that screen with gloves on) coupled with a waterproof case it would kill the existing Bike sat nav market over night – or maybe force it to charge more realistic prices.

I recently bought a new BBQ – the Kingsford O-Grill 3000. It cost me £130 online.

Its a portable (or transportable) Gas Barbeque that runs off normal Patio Gas. Rival portable Gas BBQs often run on  expensive and difficult to find specialised canisters. Since I’ll only be transporting this BBQ between my garden and the shed – I don’t mind the need to use bigger gas cylinders. If you did want to carry this BBQ in a car then a 5KG gas cylinder is pretty easy to lug about too.

A 5kg Gas cylinder

The Grill is available in a range of colours and comes with everything you need to get up and running in minutes (excluding the gas).

When looking into what portable Gas BBQ to buy I found very little in the way of reviews or videos to enable me to visualise the size of the cooking area. I’ve therefore made a quick video of the O-Grill which should help those people who like to see a product in use before they decide to drop £130 on it. Here it is…