Month: July 2006
eBay turns up a 'Karma Sutra' bedsheet
Forget buying one of those illustrated manuals full of men with beards showing you how to do the nasty. Bayraider has found a Karma Sutra bedsheet (their mis-spelling, but we quite like it), which shows happy couples exactly where…
Casio's Pro Treck and Sea Pathfinder outdoor watches
We seem to be seeing a lot of outdoor/sports watches right now (must be the hot weather), the latest of which is from Casio, which has introduced the Pro Treck and Sea Pathfinder outdoor watches. The Pro Treck watch…
Pensioners embrace text messaging
A new survey from the charity Help the Aged shows that 1.5 million over the age of 75 own a mobile phone, with 300,000 using it to text their friends and family. The study shows that many older people think…
Pure Chronos DAB/CD alarm clock
If the Roberts Gemini 19 DAB digital clock radio from earlier this week was a little too basic for your bedroom, how about about the Pure Chronos DAB/CD alarm clock – which should give you a bigger blast -…
Watch out kids, here comes Phonesitter a service that uses your mobi to tell your parents where you are
Now this may seem a bit Orwellian for some, but Mobile Marketing Magazine reports that from 13 August, parents who want to know where their kids are will be able to find out, so long as they have a mobile…
WOTD: Hip Tech Blog
Today's Website of the Day is the Hip Tech Blog, an interesting gadget and tech blog written by Leon Huang. Latest stories include: Soon, We Can All Climb Walls Like Spidey; Intelligent Carpet that Knows Your Sex; Recharge Cell Phones…
LG claims UK's first phone with 5 megapixel camera
The KG920 stakes its claim as the UK's first mobile phone with a 5 megapixel camera. Yes, five. That's better than many dedicated compact digital cameras and is a big step forward in combining imaging with communication. Its twist…
YouTube Video of the day – Have you ever seen a chav fly?
Sometimes I curse technology. Mobile phones that do grainy video. Internet sites that peddle pap. Then, I realise that technology lies comedy gold. I mean real gold. If you haven't seen this video, prepare yourself. This is the best punchline…
Apple own up to whining and discolouring MacBooks
It seems Apple is facing up to its responsibilities and admitting that there are teething problems with the early MacBook and MacBook Pro notebook computers – the first to use Intel's dual-core processors. Early-adopter users have known for some…
Morphy Richards' wall mounted CD micro system
Despite bringing out some interesting gadgets, including this Flipdown TV and the DAB boom box, I imagine Morphy Richards will always struggle to get away from the association with kettles and toasters. New from the company this week is…
