Month: July 2006
etribes: UK-based pay-to-blog service launches for 'busy adults'
This month sees the launch of the British blogging service etribes. It's designed for busy adults without the time to maintain a traditional blog but want to share their thoughts and photos online. It's a pay service, which may…
After a few beers, just what you need: talking urinals
Those lucky New Yorkers get all the cool personal gadgets first, like the socially-responsible "Wizmark Urinal Communicator" from Dr Richard Deutsch, which is a ‘waterproof, disposable drain cover embedded with electronics that senses a visitor and then relays an audio…
Microsoft the UK's favourite brand?
Recent research for the branding consultancy Superbrands shows that Microsoft is the UK's favourite brand – and that's apparently across all sectors, not just tech. They beat the BBC (second place), but interestingly they completely trounced Apple, down in…
Is eBay losing its appeal?
eBay chief Meg Whitman has said that the site has lost some of its 'magic' recently, as the original ethos and aims of the site have increasingly made way to professional sellers. In its early days, eBay was like…
Wi-Fi Travel Tips
You're probably gearing up for the summer holidays and if, like Propellerhead you are taking your laptop with you, to try out those exotic foreign hotspots — and I mean the wireless kind — then here's a few things…
Telepathic Tests in Virtual Worlds
Researchers at the University of Manchester's schools of Computer Science and Psychological Sciences have created a virtual computer world in an experiment to test the telepathic abilities of 100 volunteers. Participants — usually friends or colleagues — will be…
iNTempo iFi for your iPod
I'm a sucker for anything stylish – if it doesn't look good, chances are I don't want it in my house. Which brings me to this iFi from iNTempo, which is featured over at Shiny Shiny. It looks like…
New iPod nano set for August
According to a report on Think Secret, Apple will roll out the second generation of its iPod nano music player at its Worldwide Developers Conference – but don’t expect too many new features. The new nano is said to…
iPod creating a "deaf generation"
Our love affair with the iPod (or indeed other brands of MP3 player) could see today's children go deaf up to 30-years earlier than their parents, according to new research. Deafness Research UK believes that children face premature deafness…
my.sportal – the sports video sharing community that pays you for clips
Coull and Teamtalk Media have launched my.sportal.com – the first UK site to pay sports fans for uploading video and sharing clips with friends. The technology was developed by Coull and implemented on the Teamtalk sites. Visitors can easily…
