Month: June 2005
LG's rival to Voda's Simply phone
We had an inkling this might happen. Following on from Vodafone's unveiling of its Sagem-made Simply fuss-free mobile last week it appears that almost every handset maker/network is going to hop on the easy phone bandwagon and try to…
Waterproof housing for mobiles
When we heard about a waterproof casing for a mobiles we got all excited and imagined making voice calls while poring over sunken wrecks or checking (or maybe that should be surfing) the web while taking a break from…
Virgin's targets the young with new mobile range
Back in the old days – err last year – manufacturers made mobile phones they hoped would appeal to a large cross section of buyers. That's history now and if you want more proof that segmentation is now the…
Massage bed
We love the idea of gadget-packed beds. Slip an LCD TV into its base along with internet access, a music system and drinks cabinet and we'd probably never leave it ever again. So good to see that Vi-Spring is…
Firebox withdraws PSP – at Sony's 'request'
Gadget website Firebox has pulled the Sony PSP from its online store. Only last week we ran a story that Firebox was selling an imported version of the PlayStation Portable ahead of its official UK launch in September, albeit for…
Philips Ensation wireless home audio
One of the only drawbacks of having a decent surround sound system is the sheer volume of cable you need. If like me you aren't content with using thin, subtle wires and relish the sound quality boost gained from…
ATI reveals CrossFire
In response to nVidia's success with its SLI technology, ATI has just announced its own tandem graphics card system – the CrossFire. Sister-blog Games Digest writes that using a system called the 'Composition Engine' a certified CrossFire motherboard allows…
Hulger's P* PHONE
Remember Pokia, that team of retro-obsessed neo-fogies who took a conventional home phone complete with curly wurly lead and resurrected it as an attachment for mobile phones? Well the team are back and they have ditched the Pokia name,…
Bulldog rolls out 8 meg broadband across UK
For the digital home to work properly with users streaming HDTV and high quality audio files over the internet home owners are going to need mega fast broadband connections much speedier than current pathetic UK standard of 512Kbps/one Mbps. So…
Tetris on your iPod?
Interesting pics have emerged today of what appears to be an iPod Photo running a colour version of the retro game Tetris. This is apparently due to be included in the iPod Photo's new Software 1.2 due for release later…
