Month: July 2005
Robot football game coming to UK
Japanese boffins reckon that their robots will be able to win the football World Cup by 2050. So instead of Arsenal, Chelsea and Moan United ploughing huge sums of money into youth academies maybe they ought to be making…
Today's top tech stories from the US
Serving up a platter of crispy golden news nuggets from our blogging buddies in the US of A. 7-inch screen PMP'n… Wistar PMP-710 (DAPReview): Possibly pushing the boundaries of 'portable' with one of the largest screens ever seen on a…
Now the iPod camera… (yawn)
Blimey those Shiny girls have been working hard this morning (for once anyway). They have the scoop on the Polaroid iZone300, a three mega pixel snapper whose main feature appears to be its uncanny resemblance to a certain music…
Nike's sporty contact lenses
Our sisters at Shiny Shiny have the lowdown on a rather cool innovation from Nike. The MaxSight contact lenses, which it developed with Bausch & Lomb, are apparently two different coloured lenses that are supposed to improve your sporting…
Hot Coffee case boils over
If you have missed out on the ratings fiasco regarding the top selling Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas then I can only assume that you have been off visiting some far away universe which is blessedly devoid of any kind…
Rip-off Britain
To think it used to just incorporate the cost of cars, groceries, fast food and house prices. Now apparently we can't even by a decent selection of gadgetry without incurring some form of inflated price, just because we're British and…
Mirror TVs on their way
The possibility of having your average bathroom mirror capable of displaying high resolution images as an alternative to your sleep-dulled mug has got to be a winner. Apparently hopes were raised for the future of just such a technology over…
Smallest MP3 player lands in UK
If you thought that the iPod shuffle was small wait until you see the MobiBlu DAH-1500. The digital music player, which has just debuted in the UK courtesy of Advanced MP3 Players ,is about a third of the size…
Sony beats down grey imports
As we reported several weeks ago, Sony was none too pleased to find that some UK retailers were importing the highly desirable PSP and selling it to us before Sony had decided we were ready for it. It's hard to…
NHJ VHD 5500 review
The Guardian has an exclusive review of the NHJ VHD 5500 – the first hard disk digital music player to be accompanied by Bluetooth wireless headphones. The verdict? Well it not only works but works well, providing you don't…
