Month: April 2006
Toshiba's Palm-sized projector launches
Toshiba's tiny, palm-sized FF1 projector is certainly a dinky little device. As to whether we'll all be beaming our favourite films onto our bedroom walls of an evening remains to be seen, but the battery powered projector makes a change…
Tosh confirms HD DVD UK launch
At a press event in Hertfordshire Tosh confirmed it will launch its HD DVD player this autumn. Already available in Japan and launching in the US this month (April 18th), the HD-XA1 will be the first high def DVD player…
Tosh's personal DVD player with digital TV tuner
A personal DVD player with an integrated digital TV tuner sounds like a winner to us – in theory at least. After all you can take it with you on holiday and when you have exhausted your DVD supply…
Stripy Speakers
All too often, portable speaker systems have that look (and sadly sound) of something cheap and fragile. Not so the Stripy Speakers, made from polished aluminium and with a sound far above what you'd expect from something so small….
Nintendo DS Lite, May 15 US, June 30 Europe?
Nintendo has already confirmed a May 15 release in the US for its slimmer, redesigned handheld DS console. But now speculation is rife that Europe will see the DS Lite launch alongside New Super Mario Bros., Mario's return to…
Mapping Your Contacts
Buried inside the Outlook Express Address book there's been a facility that for many years that only worked if you lived in the US. Propellerhead rediscovered it the othe other day. It's on the Home page, where you enter your…
The Book Clock
I do wonder why anyone would want to disguise something as a book. Does it make you look more intelligent? I think not. It was bad enough with those old video covers, but more recently we have had Western…
HP warns of printer security vulnerability
With the constant stream of security concerns around Windows, it's easy to forget that other software can also have security holes. But hackers do target other programs, highlighted today by Hewlett-Packard announcing a vulnerability in software used in conjunction…
Buck Rogers pistol
You can keep your new portable players, mobiles, cameras, TV and indeed, anything else – because we've got something here that's years ahead. From the 25th century to be exact! Yes, the team at Bayraider have pulled out the…
Sky HD on sale from April 12th
Not long to go before you can purchase your Sky HD kit. The company has announced that the high definition service will go on sale to the general public from Wednesday 12th April, with installations due to begin in…
