Month: February 2006
Charge your phone with a windmill
Wind power – it's the future, or so a number of environmentalists argue. So why not harness the power of the wind to keep your mobile on the move? The Micro Windmill mobile charger has been developed by NV…
Fancy Freddie Mercury's car?
Pop stars and their cars – as soon as they get any money, they're off down the showroom to buy the biggest blingmobile money can buy before driving it off the nearest road or into the nearest swimming pool….
The Videospa bathroom TV
You can't beat a long soak in the bath, with the only downsides perhaps being the water going cold and the slight boredom of sitting in the same place with nothing much to do. Well, if you're feeling flush…
Play your portable tunes on an iFi
There seems to be a never ending stream of iPod docking stations hitting the stores right now, so why is the iFi any different? Well, it looks different (in a good way) for a start and comes with an…
Sony HDR-HC3E HD camcorder
Sony hopes to bring high-definition video to the mainstream with the launch of its compact HDR-HC3E HD camcorder. The HDR-HC3E features a 2.7-inch LCD screen with an anti-reflection coat to improve viewing in strong sunlight plus a Carl Zeiss…
Averatec 4155 widescreen notebook
The notebook market is certainly a competitive place these days – meaning falling prices and ever-greater specifications. Averatec has taken note of both of these things, introducing their slimline 4155 notebook for less than £800. Despite its 31.6 x…
AOL introduces secure business messaging
I don't think it's an overstatement to say that the majority of business run much of their daily affairs via instant messaging services. Your contacts are at your fingertips, available (you hope) to give you the information you need…
Sony's VoIP mouse hits the UK
Remember Sony's hybrid VoIP mouse that we featured back in January? At the time it seemed like one of those strange gadgets that would never make out of the Japanese market place. Well, amazingly, it has and it's coming…
Pentax beings touchscreen to the Optio range
Pentax has announced 3 new additions to its Optio range in the form of the T10, M10 and W10 digital cameras. The 6MP T10 with 3x optical zoom features a very generous 3-inch high-definition LCD monitor for easy viewing…
i-deck is back in black
In fashion, colours come and colours go – but black always seems to stay the right side of cool. If you've already been seduced by a black iPod, you might like to know that the previously-featured i-deck is now…