Month: April 2006
Novotable – the ultimate boy's toy
You're unlikely to really impress your mates with an Xbox 360 or PS2 – loads of people have them, or if they haven't, they can go down the shops and pick one up easy enough. That's not going to…
Lara's GameCube outing confirmed
Nintendo fans haven't ever had much chance to get in on the 3D platforming fun that Tomb Raider titles offer before, but GameSpot is reporting that the latest edition, Tomb Raider: Legend, has been confirmed for the GameCube. This…
Medion launches £400 notebook
Medion's reputation is definitely growing. Once known only for the desktop PCs it sold through Aldi, it's now forging a name for solid products at budget prices. We recently featured their sat nav system for under £300 and now…
DS Web Browser due in June
Opera has often differentiated itself by making browsers for more alternitive platforms and the new Nintendo DS browser looks to be no exception. It is due out in Japan in June – no word on a European release yet…
NTL completes Virgin Mobile takeover
NTL has finally completed its protracted takeover of Virgin Mobile, a move that could have a huge impact on the UK's media industry. The new group will be branded under the Virgin name and is likely to be the…
Sony unveils new Walkman
As predicted previously on this site, Sony has announced a new, back to basics portable player with a back to basics name – it will simply be called Walkman. The big selling points are compact design and long battery…
Sony Ericsson's W700i Walkman phone
My one slight criticism of the Walkman phones so far is that they have been a little on the dowdy side. Sony Ericsson is however trying to put that right with the debut of the latest addition to the…
More movie download sites go online
US video rental companies Movielink and CinemaNow have begin offering pay-to-own movie downloads from the Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and MGM catalogues. Tomorrow, they will offer the first Sony title to be made simultaneously available in both DVD and…
The Wurlitzer iPod jukebox
Fancy a vintage jukebox for your home but concerned that you’re favourite records were made long after the vinyl records became extinct? Well, here’s a particularly OTT solution to your dilemma – the Wurlitzer One More Time CD/iPod jukebox….
Watermarking Word Documents
Propellerhead has discovered a little known and very well hidden feature in Microsoft Word that lets you create eye-catching watermarks that can be used to identify or distinguish your documents by lightly printing a background image or words behind…
