Month: July 2005
Virtual keyboard for smartphones goes wireless
We kind of liked the Virtual Keyboard (VKB) that i.Tech Dynamic launched last year. In case you've forgotten it featured a mini device that attached to a phone and then projected a full-size laser QWERTY keyboard on to any…
Sony enters the sat nav market
In something of a surprise move Sony has unveiled its first ever satellite navigation system. Designed to compete with the likes of Navman and Tom Tom, the Nav-U is a car-friendly system which sports a two Gigabyte hard drive…
Virgin to launch Apple/Motorola iTunes phone?
After writing off the Moto iTunes phone's chances of a UK launch last week, it looks like we might soon be forced to chomp on our words. The Register reports that the phone will make its debut at the…
What's New From Shiny?
What's new from some of our other top blogs. Games Digest: Games Out Friday 8th July, Weirdest Ever Gaming Mouse, Xbox 360 and Xbox To Play HD-DVD discs? Bayraider (eBay blog): Bono's Birth Certificate, Today's Paper On eBay, Gold Plated…
Today's top tech stories from the US
Check out the tech news that has caught the hawk-like gazes of our American brethren today. Rare seeking programmer for DS project (Joystiq): The pic clearly indicates my response to the greater connotations of this news. Paul Frank iPod…
Sky to offer movies over broadband
Sky is to extend its online service to include movies over broadband. It has been offering content via the web for some while now including football coverage, but the move into films over the web marks a key break with…
Moto's high-end Bluetooth car kit
Forget furry dice, go faster stripes and personalised plates. If you want to seriously chav up your motor what better than a full-on top-end hands-free Bluetooth car kit. Urban chemical distributors, err that should be mobile professionals, don't know…
Intel set to launch movie download site
I guess the expression is: "if you can't beat them, join them" although I'm not sure if this would apply to the ongoing war against movie piracy or Apple's phenomenal success with iTunes. Either way we are soon to see…
Smart swimming goggles
Given that most of the TD team are obsessive swimmers I can't believe we missed this story of an intelligent pair of goggles from a few weeks back. Katie Williams, an industrial design student at Brunel University, the same…
More details of the iRiver U10 emerge
As promised here's a recap and some extra info on what is probably the coolest flash media player to emerge in recent times. The iRiver U10 sports a 2.2" 320 x 240 pixel screen capable of showing JPG and MPEG4…
