Author: Stuart Dredge
Dilettante gives classical music a Web 2.0 spin
Much of the hype around Music 2.0 focuses on rock, hip-hop and dance music over other genres. However, UK startup Dilettante aims to change that, providing a spangly Web 2.0 experience that (it hopes) will turn younger web surfers into fans of classical music.
Pownce emerges from beta to take on Twitter
Pownce has been the talk of the geekarati for a while now, on account of being the new venture of Digg’s Kevin Rose, with the obligatory invite-only beta to make initial users feel exclusive. With 150,000 of them now using the service, Pownce left private beta last night, so it’s now open to all.
Hubless Harley Davidson will cost you $150,000
Don’t motorbikes need hubcaps? I always thought it was an important part of the equation. Seemingly not though: someone’s put together a hubless Harley, although it took two years of research and development to do it.
LAPCAT will fly you from Sydney to Brussels in four hours
I’m a bit nervous about travelling in 777 jumbos after events at Heathrow last week, but even so, I’d be even more nervous about getting in a plane called LAPCAT. Even if it does stand for Long-Term Advanced Propulsion Concepts and Technologie. Maybe it’ll have a companion jet called HANDBAGDOG too.
Readius rollable e-book display is almost on sale
It’s almost a year since we caught sight of Readius, which maker Polymer Vision described at the time as an “information companion with rollable display”. It was a connected device with an e-paper screen that rolled up around the main body when not in use. Well, it’s apparently in production now, but there’ve been a few changes.
Fujitsu's F705i is the thinnest waterproof mobile in the world
I’m always a sucker for a good waterproof phone story, having endured the traumatic embarrassment a few years ago of getting a cameraphone in the UK when they first went on sale, boasting about it to friends at a music festival, and promptly dropping it into a full glass of wine.
The best Lego spaceship you'll ever see…
…is above. That is all.
Ujogo launches Facebook poker game… with real prizes
Most Facebook games are for fun. Well, that and bragging rights against your mates, obviously. It’s still a bit unclear how (or indeed if) proper gambling will be a factor. Playing poker against your Facebook friends for real money is a tempting thought, but a worrying one too – especially for Facebook itself, given the US’ stringent anti online gambling policies.
10 ways to become the ultimate fanboy / fangirl
We love technology. You love technology. But do you really love it? Being a proper fanboy or fangirl is about more than trolling the internetweb finding people with an opposing view to flame. You’ve got to really go the extra mile, to prove you’re a genuine fanatic. How? Here’s some ideas…
Opinion: 'Fess up, who bought Radiohead's 'In Rainbows' twice?
This ‘shunning physical CDs in order to distribute your album online for whatever price people want to pay’ idea doesn’t half do wonders for, er, your physical CD sales. Check Radiohead out: despite the innovative digital release of In Rainbows last year, when it was released on CD right at the end of 2007, it stormed to the top of the UK charts.
