Month: August 2006
Office star Gervais angry over Microsoft training video 'leak'
Have you seen the recently leaked Microsoft training video written and starring Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant? If not it's well worth a look whilst you can still find it. Gervais is apparently unhappy that the Office-esque video made…
Review: Nokia N73 multimedia phone
The Propaganda The N73 is billed by Nokia as the complete multimedia phone. It comes with a 3.2 megapixel camera, including a Carl Zeiss lens, an MP3 player and radio which play out of integrated stereo speakers with 3D…
Dell drops portable music ideas
Dell has reportedly decided to drop all plans to introduce a new iPod-rivalling MP3 player. To be honest I'm out of touch with anything Dell makes apart from computers so I hadn't realised that the 'DJ Ditty' was even…
YouTube Video of the Day – Skater Bail Video
Now, I've posted a few things up here that have been people doing things really really well. It's about time we had a laugh at some people doing things badly. The last minute of this video is hilarious, and the…
Have we had enough novelty iPod speakers yet?
Another day, and I find myself reading about two more novelty iPod speakers. The first is the miFlower MP3 Companion, which is apparently aimed at kids, and when plugged into an MP3 player will play music and react to it…
Stuart's Wednesday Rant: beached mobile game brands
The coolest new mobile phone game this week? It features a bunch of strangers washed up on a desert island, who have to survive long enough to escape. There's mysterious doings afoot though, some dangerous wildlife, and at least…
Social networking site of the day: Jamendo
WHERE'S IT AT?www.jamendo.com WHO'S ON IT?Lots of bands, all offering their music for free. Jamendo is effectively the Web 2.0 version of MP3.com (remember that?), which allows unsigned artists to distribute their music online, for free, while protecting their…
Chuck away your digital camera for something truly old-school
Digital compacts are so last year, haven't you heard? The in-thing now is 71-inch wooden cameras from the early 20th century. Where would you find such a thing? On eBay of course. Bayraider's found this marvellous mahogany model, which…
Onkyo CR-715DAB CD/DAB micro system
Onkyo is celebrating its 60th anniversary with a glut of new products, including this rather neat CR-715DAB CD/DAB micro system, which packs in the technology you'd expect to find in the bigger separates systems. Available in black or silver,…
Asus MyPal A639 – combined GPS and PDA with 1GB memory
Heading to Europe is the Asus MyPal A639, a device that offers both GPS and PDA functionality, with on-board storage of 1GB. The MyPal A639 features a 3.5-inch transflective touchscreen TFT LCD, which can be used in both portrait…
