Category Archives: Reviews

Kip Hakes has been reviewing all sorts of things since the birth of the blog in 2008, from days out, to technology, our Reviews section is packed!

Review – Fitbug Orb

The nice folks at GiffGaff sent me a Fitbug Orb after Christmas with a view [...]

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Review – Cornerstone – The King of Shaves? Plus Exclusive Reader Offer!

For those who read the blog regularly, or know me will be aware that I [...]

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Review – Jamie’s Italian – Trattoria Chelmsford

I had the pleasure of being invited to a soft opening of Jamie Oliver’s newest [...]

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Review – Nest Protect Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detector

Pretty much every home has a smoke alarm / detector (or should do) – they [...]

Review – Out and About with the Trunki PaddlePak

The cool cats at Trunki sent J a Chuckles the Clown Fish PaddlePak to review [...]

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Review – Chessington Azteca Hotel – A walk on the wild side? #AztecaHotel

On Friday, G, J and Me were invited to have a ‘sneak preview’ stay at [...]

Review – Creative Hitz WP380 Bluetooth Headphones

The awesome folks at Creative sent me a set of Creative Hitz WP380 Bluetooth Headphones [...]

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Review – Google Chromecast

The Google Chromecast is the latest gadget to come from the minds of the Californian [...]

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Review – I Can’t Sing! The X Factor Musical

The wonderful people at Talk Talk sent some of us bloggers down to the London [...]

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Review – Prisoners (Spoiler Free!)

I decided to watch ‘Prisoners‘ to pass the time on a journey – I’d missed [...]

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Kip’s Top 10 of Awesome in 2013 – No. 3 – ELMO BOXi T-350 Short Throw Projector – Review

N.B. Yes – I know we’re in 2014 now – but I never finished off [...]

Kip’s Top 10 of Awesome in 2013 – No. 5 – Dyson DC59 Animal Review

Product – Dyson DC59 Animal Price – £350 When I visited Dyson the other week, [...]

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Kip’s Top 10 of Awesome in 2013 – No. 6 – Nuna IVVI Travel System – Review

Product – Nuna IVVI Travel System in Caviar Price – £600 The kind folks at [...]

Kip’s Top 10 of Awesome in 2013 – No. 9 – JBL Syncros S700 Headphones Review

Product – JBL Syncros S700 Headphones Price £299 RRP – £299 (Amazon) The nice people [...]