Month: October 2006
Britain's Internet divide widening, research suggests
New research from Point Topic suggests that the divide between those with access to the Internet, and those without, could be widening. Whilst those with Net access are accessing it at increasing speeds and putting more of their lives online,…
Jansport's iPod-friendly backpack with added Bluetooth
I've always associated hiking with getting back to nature – away from the distractions of the modern world. Then again, I expect it gets a bit boring without your phone and your music – so enter the Jansport's iPod-friendly backpack,…
Line of a song sells for £11,000 on eBay
In another Internet and eBay first, an unsigned singer-songwriter from Wimbledon has sold a line of lyrics from one of his songs on eBay for over £11,000. Jonathan Haselden, desperate to get his music noticed, decided to go for…
YouTube Video of the Day – Flinstones Smoking Advert
Why don't children's TV programmes advertise cigarettes anymore? Is it because it's a really really bad idea? It probably is isn't it! Oh well! Let's laugh at how naive we all used to be!…
Mogo Mouse – the Bluetooth laptop mouse that hides away
Not everyone likes the touchpad controls of a laptop (especially if you tend to use a desktop most of the time). Which is where the Mogo Mouse comes in – offering you the functionality of a mouse, but without any…
Buy a Nokia N93 – get Mission Impossible 3 on miniSD
The Nokia N93 has been in the shops for a few months now, but Vodafone are giving it an extra push, offering a copy of the Mission Impossible 3 movie free on the miniSD card bundled with the handset. The…
Use Yahoo! Maps – get Badly Drawn Boy at your local chip shop
In what seems like the most ridiculous tie-in ever, Badly Drawn Boy has teamed up with Yahoo! for a competition to get the the beared hat-wearer to play live in your local chip shop. Yes, go to the Badly Drawn…
Belkin's Wi-Fi phone for Skype set for UK launch
Back in July, we reported that a number of Skype-friendly VoIP phones were set to hit the market. Well, one of them – the Belkin WiFi phone – is now about to launch in the UK. Like all Wi-Fi phones,…
Rimax Alum TVIX multimedia jukebox
There seems to be a number of these portable media jukeboxes on the market right now, but the Rimax Alum TVIX manages to pack in all the essential functionality (and a bit more) at a fairly reasonable price point. There's…
D-Link launches DPR-1260 wireless multifunction print server
Designed very much with one eye on the small office, the DPR-1260 from D-Link allows you to share up to four printers and scanners wirelessly. The DPR-1260 has four USB ports for four printer connections, allowing you to add up…
