Month: November 2006
IBM's Second Life event: IBM's orientation trail and business applications for SL
After a few IBM staff members were put off SL thanks to too many normal punters approaching them with offers of virtual intimacy, IBM now has its own personal orientation trail away from the prying eyes of the public. Which…
Media Tech Live blog – Is there any other option for start ups than being bought by Google?
The day’s highlight so far was undoubtedly a panel discussion featuring reps from Google (Anil Hansjee, head of European Corporate Development), Yahoo (Jonathan Wolf, Director of Corporate Development) and VCs from Acacia Capital (Ajay Chowdhury) and Index Ventures (Ben Holmes)….
Jessops launches Tecno – a new consumer electronics website
Jessops is making the jump from photography to the wider field of consumer electronics with the launch of Tecno, which promises a range of top brands and quick turnaround of orders. The new site will sell products including TVs, portable…
Tech Digest @ Media Tech
I am sitting in the wonderful IMAX in London's Waterloo – the biggest 3D cinema in Europe. There's no lions leaping out of the screen at me today though. Rather the it is the big beasts of the media world…
Where's the big UK Nintendo Wii launch? Wii know!
The team at Shiny's new Nintendo Wii blog, Wii Wii, are currently brushing down down their sleeping bags and shopping around for large woollen sweaters in time for the big UK Nintendo Wii launch at midnight on 7th December. Where…
IBM Second Life Day: Why is SL suddenly so popular?
Just why is SL so popular right now? With around 1.6million users it's not actually all that popular. I suspect a lot of it is down to some very good PR recently that has provided a few easy stories for…
Nokia World: Are you a life juggler or a technology stylist?
One of the interesting running themes of the Nokia World conference has been the way Nokia is splitting consumers (i.e. us lot) into 12 distinct segments, which are being used to help the firm design its new mobile phones. The…
Goodmans GCR 1870i stereo clock radio with iPod dock
This might look like an old radio cassette player with an iPod plonked on top, but it is in fact the Goodmans GCR 1870i, a clock radio with stereo sound and connectivity for your Apple player. It has support for…
Live blogging IBM's Second Life event
I'm over in delightful Feltham, near Heathrow, at IBM's Second Life "Virtual Worlds European Media & Influencer Event". I'm not entirely sure what that means, but it certainly sounds impressive. There's a room full of UK and European journalists, some…
C.A.T.S.eye – Bond-style gadget set to reduce gadget theft
Probably the kind of gadget you'd expect to see in a spy flick rather than the high street, the C.A.T.S.eye is a matchbox-sized tracking device that can be fitted into most items of value, making sure you know where it…
