Month: February 2006
Scientists create the bionic ear
I might be wrong, but the Bionic Man didn't have a bionic ear, that was saved for tennis pro turned Bionic Woman Jaime Sommers, who had amplified hearing from a real-looking ear. Well, 30 years on, the bionic ear…
T-Mobile first with flexible tariffs
The battle for the mobile pound in your pocket shows no sign of receding, with T-Mobile launching what it sees as the latest leap forward with "Flext", Britain’s first flexible mobile tariff, which it claims will offer a high…
Shiny Media launches Scrumbag
We are mainly footy fans here at Tech Digest but we do enjoy the odd bit of international Rugby Union. So forgive us for getting a tad excited about the launch of Shiny Media's latest blog – that's 17…
IE7 beta has security bug
We told you yesterday that a beta version of Microsoft's IE7 browser was available to download for testing purposes. Well, it seems those tests have unearthed a security vulnerability already. The security hole creates a means for a hacker…
Sky's HD channels at your fingertips
It's the big TV revolution, but no-one is quite sure when HD channels will start to appear on your shiny new HD-compatible TV. Over at HDTV UK, they have a fair idea of when the Sky channels will start…
Sat nav for pedestrians
Once, if you got lost, you'd ask a policeman. These days, you would probably need a map to find one. Which is probably why m-spatial has thought it a good idea to add its MapWay Local Search to O2's…
Samsung's flash players go large
To make your mark in the music player market, you really need to do something special. If it's not Apple, there are the likes of Creative, iRiver and well, just about every electronics manufacturer in the world to contend…
Zanussi's built-in coffee maker
Kitchens were once such simple places; a cooker, a sink and a fridge. What else did you need? Well, following on from the flip down TV, you can now fit an integrated coffee maker into your ever-shrinking space. Zanussi's…
Alienware Area-51 M5700 review
The guys over at Gadget Centre just got their hands on Alienware's top spec gaming laptop and found that the M5700 is a real gaming powerhouse packed into a surprisingly portable and iconic notebook. Whilst a direct comparison with…
Comment: yet another mobile phone format Orange's EDGE
One of the big problems that O2 faces with its i-mode service is that it is yet again marketing another mobile phone format to customers who so far have had enough trouble getting their head round Wap and 3G….
