Month: January 2006
Wi-Fi struggling to catch on in UK
Have you got a laptop with wireless capability? Do you use it out and about? If so, you're in a very small minority. A survey has discovered that, despite the installation of wireless technology in over 10,000 locations across…
eBay joins O2's i-mode service
We reported recently how you can now search for your dream home on your mobile phone via O2's i-mode service. Well now you can buy and sell the contents of your home, with eBay added to the ever-expanding service….
Noreve's stylish Sony accessories
Portable music isn't just Apple. Pioneers in the area, Sony, are still bringing out some very tasty players with high specs like the NW-A 1000 and NW-A 3000 and control around 15 per cent of the market. So it's…
Sony Live 2006: Hard disk camcorder comes to UK first
Sony has also confirmed an April UK launch for its debut hard disk based camcorder the DCR-SR90 (which appears to be identical to the recently announced US model the DCR-SR100, a modle not on sale until the summer!). Set…
Sony Live 2006: New GPS systems
It might have been a little late to the UK market but nevertheless it is clear that Sony will be taking GPS satellite navigation systems very seriously in 2006. In Lisbon it unveiled a pair of new models which…
Sony Live 2006: Walkman accessories
After coming out fighting at CES with a huge stand and several rather neat products Sony is now focussing on Europe. In Lisbon this week it unveiled its range for this year to both dealers and journalists. There's shed…
Buffalo's external drives keep growing
And these drives just keep getting bigger. Buffalo has expanded its DriveStation line of external hard drives by adding increased capacity units of 300GB and 400GB – and these are aimed at the home user! According to Buffalo, we're…
Mio A201 sat nav PDA
At one point towards the end of last year, it seemed like a new sat nav launch was a daily occurence as we all went mapping mad in the car. That's slowed down so far this year – but…
Swiss army knife with MP3 player
You've got to take your hat off to the Switzerland – while the world spends millions on updating their armouries, they've never needed anything more than the trusty multi-purpose knife. Not anymore – the knife has been updated -…
Mustek PL8C70 in-car DVD player
I've never really bought into in-car DVD players. When I was a child, spotting strange buildings, reading comics and pulling faces at passers-by was perfectly adequate entertainment. But times change and in-car DVDs are the thing today to keep…
