Month: April 2006
Bulldog offers 16M meg broadband
Just as 8 meg broadband is set to become the norm for many UK homes, Bulldog has nudged it on a step further with a service offering speeds of up to 16 meg. Bulldog, which is owned by Cable…
F IN WORD… UNLOCKING THE KEYS
Here's another neat tip from Propellerhead for Word 2000/2/3 users, to display what the 'F' or Function keys along the top of the keyboard do. Right click into an empty area next to the Toolbar at the top of…
Become a horror movie producer
It's easier than ever to be a movie maker these days – buy a camcorder, film your movie, upload to YouTube and you've got an international audience for your short. But how about going a step further and being…
SelfcastTV – Britain's YouTube?
If you've not yet heard of YouTube, where have you been? It's a video sharing site and arguably the net's biggest phenomenon right now. So it's no surprise to see other companies following the same path. One such site…
Sony's latest HDD recorders reach the UK
Sony is adding two more models to it's range of HDD DVD recorders. The RDR-HX525 and RDR-HX725 feature 80GB and 160GB of drive space respectively, which for the HX725 means up to 249 hours of recording time. The models…
Google offers free 3D design tool
Well, if the rain comes down over the Bank Holiday weekend, you can always spend your days 3D modelling, after Google released a free version of SketchUp – a tool for creating, viewing and modifying 3D images. And if…
Speaker system through your artwork
The casing might change shape occasionally, but nothing massively different has happened to speakers in a long, long time. Which is why SoundArt's Canvas Art Speakers stand out so much from the rest of the crowd. SoundArt is a…
Asus shows off luxury leather laptop
It doesn't have to be all metal and plastic – you can now get a luxurious leather laptop courtesy of the S6F from Asus, which should hit the stores next month. The S6F's wrist-rest and lid are both covered…
Seagate finally unveils 750GB external drive
Around a week after details were accidentally leaked, Seagate has officially announced their 750GB external hard drive – a capacity posssible thanks to Seagate's use of perpendicular technology. The 750GB Pushbutton Back-up Hard Drive, which runs at 7,200rpm and…
Revolution christened Wii
Just as we were starting to doubt Nintendo's assurance that Revolution was merely a code name, it has been given its official name. So without further ado we welcome the Nintendo Wii to the fast paced world of next-gen…