Month: January 2006
Mobile image sharing on the cheap
It's all very well being able to take great photos with your ever more powerful camera on your mobile, but it can certainly sting financially if you send a snap to all your friends. Enter ShoZu, software that lets…
Hulger's retro Skype phone
Just because a Skype or VoIP phone plugs into a PC doesn't mean it has to look like a pocket calculator. Take the Hulger P*Phone – it still plugs in like a typical net phone, but takes its styling…
Clothes with central heating
Need to go out but don’t want to leave the comfort of the central heating? Don’t despair – Maplin Electronics have the ideal solution – a new range of clothing that has its own in-built central heating system. First…
Robot comic for $19,000?
Robots didn't just appear from the Sony labs in the last few years in the form of Asimo and Aibo. Oh no, they've been around for years – well in people's imaginations that is. Over at Bayraider, an early…
Big virus to hit in February?
According to a report on the BBC, machines infected by a destructive virus known as Nyxem will see Office files such as Word, Powerpoint and Excel plus Acrobat files deleted on February 3rd. The virus will also try to…
Apple launching a new iBook?
After recent work on the Powerbook range, it looks like change ahead for Apple's iBook, according to AppleInsider. The new iBooks are expected to be built around a 13-inch widescreen display and come bundled with both Front Row and…
Microsoft's TV recommendation gadget
I know what I like when it comes to the telly – and I only need a copy of TV Quick (other listings magazines are available) to sort out a night's viewing. Microsoft obviously don't agree with this simplistic…
Leave no trace with Firefox
Windows logs every website you've ever visited via Internet Explorer in a hidden file stored deep in your PC. Firefox is much less intrusive, but it still does store some data on your web movements. Over at Propellerhead, there's…
Wireless headset for the iPod nano
Now this is true wireless! Turn your iPod nano into a wire-free music player by simply slipping it into this Macally mTUNE-N cordless stereo headset and pressing play! You still have full access to the click wheel and display…
NEC launches new HD-Ready plasmas
Everyone's getting ready for HD and NEC are no exception with their new range of rather sleek and stylish HD-ready plasmas in the shops this week. Available as 42", 50" and 61" plasmas, they feature Widescreen (16:9) display with…
