Month: April 2006
SPELLCHECKING THE WORD DICTIONARY
If you use Microsoft Word the built-in spellchecker is your best friend, automatically highlighting miss-spelt words and helpfully suggesting alternatives. One of its most useful facilities is to add words it doesn't know to the Custom Dictionary, but here's…
Apple introduces 17-inch MacBook Pro
Three months down the line from the launch of the 15-inch MacBook Pro comes the 17-inch MacBook Pro – effectively the Intel-powered MacBook slightly enlarged in both screen size and features. The new 17-inch MacBook Pro includes a 2.16…
Kiss 3D wall plaques
I love Bayraider. While I spend my time looking for things I genuinely want to buy, they're out trawling the darker side of eBay – the weird, wonderful and just plain odd auctions that go to show what a…
Intempo's DAB for the fashion conscious
The budget DAB market already seems over subscribed, but that doesn't stop new models appearing on an almost weekly basis. Intempo is the latest comapny to bring new sets to market with an expansion of their KT series of…
Evesham unveils the e-box3
Another PC/home entertainment unit for the living room has been launched, this time by Evesham, with the e-box3. It combines PC, TV, DVD and Hi-fi capabilities in one box, powered by Windows Media Center Edition. Running from an Athlon…
The ultimate World Cup notebook
As a football fan, I just can't wait to spend every waking hour glued to the TV watching this year's World Cup (check here for the coolest World Cup blog) not to mention all the news, analysis and general…
Coffee machine for the car
These days we treat our cars like mobile homes. We've had the music player, the hands-free phone, the TV – now there's the first coffee machine. The WMF espresso machine features in Audi's latest concept car (the Roadjet) and…
Will 3 deliver the World Cup to your mobile?
With the Premiership season coming to its usual predictable end, all eyes are focused on the excitement of the World Cup – and we're still trying to work out if anyone's going to give us this feast of football…
Gear4 PocketParty V2 review
Gear4, formerly known as PodGear, has been making iPod accessories for as long as I care to remember and we've had the chance to play around with its diminutive speaker set – the PocketParty. The amount of sound produced…
Eco-friendly iPod case
The words eco-friendly and iPod aren't usually found in the same sentence, but over at Hippyshopper, they've managed it with the discovery of the Jimi case for your iPod nano. It's made from 100% recycled plastic and is available…
