Month: June 2006
Fatman iTube – a valve amp for your iPod
Forget today's synthetic sound systems – if you want to give your digital tracks the audiophile treatment, you need to take a look at the Fatman iTube. Yes, it's an old-fashioned valve amp for your portable player, which promises…
Pure PocketDAB 1500 – portable DAB gets lighter
Pure has updated its first PocketDAB player, introducing the Pure PocketDAB 1500, which now features FM with RDS, a new colour scheme and a rechargeable battery pack – but still manages to be Pure's lightest portable to date. Packed…
Review: Gear4 CruiseControl
Gear 4 have a plethora of iPod accessories, turning your humble MP3 player into a pimped up, all-singing, all dancing music system that will play practically anywhere. With their CruiseControl, you can control your iPod from up to 50…
ROK extends mobile TV coverage to Microsoft handsets
Remember ROK? They've been providing TV to GPRS/EDGE mobiles for months now. Probably the main thing that's held them back is the number of compatible phones with the service. Recently, this was improved when the service became available to…
Review: Vonage Wi-Fi Phone
Vonage is trying to revolutionise phones and VoIP with its unique service which will take over the role of you landline in your house. Even though you don't need to have a PC switched on to use it, it…
Hitachi's new Memory Master DVD/HDD recorder
Two new DVD/HDD recorders from Hitachi hit the shelves in the coming weeks – the Memory Master DV-DS163E (with 160GB hard drive) and the DV-DS253E (with 250GB hard drive). Housed in a smart black and brushed platimum casing, Hitachi…
Pick up a pair of Star Trek binoculars
Why would you need a pair of binoculars in space? Unless someone in the props department took the word "ship" too literally or the crew beamed down for a spot of alien spotting, I can’t think of a valid…
Fatman FatFones – a perfect fit for your ears
We covered the Skull Candy Proletariat NC 635 noise cancelling headphones yesterday, which are certainly worth considering if you want to keep outside noise to a minimum. But if you're on a budget and don't want the added functionality…
Acer TravelMate 3020 – the all-white notebook
If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em – that seems to be the idea behind Acer’s first all-white notebook, the rather MacBook-like TravelMate 3020. According to the company, it’s a colour scheme that conveys "images of pureness, cleanliness and…
Chesney tops our most embarassing music downloads
It’s not just the "cool" stuff we downlaod from the net – a new survey has found that we also take advantage of music downloads to purchase the song we’re too ashamed of buying in the shops. Yes, while…
