Month: June 2006
World Cup searches could infect your PC
If you're looking for information on the World Cup, it's perhaps best to stick to sites you know and trust, after research by security firm McAfee found many were infested with spyware and adware. To gather their statistics McAfee…
TFIS unveils range of stylish personal security devices
The future in store (TFIS) has unveiled a new range of personal security alarms – the Doberman Security series – that can protect you and your belongings, whilst actually looking quite stylish. The Power Button, is available in a…
Virgin Mobile extends free kebab offer to World Cup
Not content with filling our festival goers with high fat junk food, now the people at Virgin Mobile have extended the offer of a free kebab to anyone with a mobile phone who happens to be in Germany at…
Christina Aguilera available first to Orange customers
Remember Christina Aguilera signing a sponsorship deal with Orange and Sony Ericsson a while back? Well, now the companies are getting a bit of their investment back – you can only download the new Christina Aguilera single and video…
Sharp introduces new range of Aquos HD-ready LCD TVs
Sharp has announced the addition of eight HD-ready models to its Aquos range of LCD TVs, four with integrated digital Freeview (GD models), while two have been awarded the EU Eco-label for low energy consumption and ecologically-friendly design (GA9…
SunBriteTV – HD-ready TV outdoors
All this great weather mixed with the start of the World Cup has created a great deal of indecision for your average technology lover – should you sit in the garden and enjoy the all-too-short summer or should you…
Snappy Face Recogniser – access a PC with your face
For anyone who has trouble remembering a password (or uses the same obvious password for everything), here's a solution to guarantee only you can access your PC without having to remember a thing – the Snappy Face Recogniser. The…
LifeCam – Microsoft's new webcam range
Obviously know for the software side of things, Microsoft's move into the hardware market have previously been limited to just keyboards and mice. But now they've added webcams, with the launch of a new line of LifeCams starting with…
Sony launches new Micro Vault storage range
I'd probably refer to this as a USB or flash drive – but if you're Sony, it's the new Micro Vault, an upmarket version of the pocket storage device. The standard Sony Micro Vault is available in black and…
K8000 acoustic speaker system
Another speaker unit for your portable player, but one with a difference – the K8000 from Minispeakers promises "room filling sound", similar to the more expensive compact music systems. Set in a brushed aluminium casing and measuring just 187mm…
