Month: July 2006
Review: Logic3 i-Station8
We heard about the i-Station8 a week or so ago, and now have one of these super-shiny bits of kit in our decidedly grubby mits. As they promised, it's got the eight specially calibrated, Vertical-Line-Array speakers combined with active…
FilmFour goes free
Good news for serious cinema fans on a budget – according to TV Scoop, Channel's 4's specialist filmsite, FilmFour, will go become a free service courtesy of Freeview from Sunday 23rd July. To coincide with the launch, the channel…
NTL completes Virgin Mobile deal
NTL has finally completed the takeover of Virgin Mobile after getting High Court approval. Virgin Mobile's shares have been delisted from the stock exchange, but the company will still exist as Virgin Mobile until 2007, according to NTL. After…
Novogo V Series voice-activated GPS system
Novogo has launched the first voice-activated V Series GPS system in the UK – a compact device, just 25mm thick and weighing 260g. The V Series features the newest SiRF Star 111 GPS antenna which improves reception in areas…
Medion adds four new GPS units to its GoPal range
Budget electronics manufacturer Medion has added four new models to its GoPal GPS range, with the entry-level model staying true to form, priced under £150. All the models are powered by a Samsung 300MHz processor and incorporate on-screen and…
Turn your iPod into Superman
With the world going mad for the new Superman movie, the merchandising machine is going into overdrive – so it was only going to be a matter of time before the Superman iPod case flew into view. It's an…
BenQ to launch BW1000 internal Blu-ray writer
BenQ has announced the details of its forthcoming BW1000 3-in-1 Blu-ray writer, also known as the Trio, along with a release date – which is set for late August. BenQ's internal drive writes to BD-R discs at 2x speed,…
H-racer – the hydrogen car is here!
After featuring the hydrogen recharger yesterday, we bemoaned the fact that it wasn't a little smaller and cheaper. Well, here's something that puts hydrogen recharging to use and ticking both those boxes – the H-racer. The H-racer is a…
Samsung launch NV7 OPS, NV10 and NV3 digital cameras
Samsung has unveiled a new range of digital cameras, under the name New Vision (NV). Three cameras have been introduced – the NV7 OPS, NV10 and NV3, with the NV7 OPS and the NV10 featuring Samsung’s "Smart Touch" interface,…
Review: Pakuma Choroka K2
As laptops get smaller and smaller, the means of carrying them around have steadily become much more stylish. Pakuma has produced a range of fashionable laptop bags and the Choroka K2 is a satchel built for any notebook device…