Category: Top tens
Top 10 HDTV stories of 2006
High definition TV began to make an impression in the UK this year, and though we lag significantly behind the US and Japan, 2007 is shaping up to be a great year for HD. Here's 10 highlights from the past…
Nokia World: Next-gen N-Gage to work on 5-7 phones from Day One
Interviewed at Nokia World, the company's games chief Jaakko Kaidesoja said that when Nokia's N-Gage 2.0 platform launches next year – and no, they're not calling it that, I'm just trying desperately to coin a phrase – it will work…
Top 10 gadgets that HAVEN'T converged with mobile phones yet
Your phone's a camera. It's an iPod. It's a GPS satnav system. It's a games console. It plays porn. It can do everything. Well, not quite everything. There are still a select few gadgets that haven't been rolled into a…
Tuesday Top 10: fan spots on Fanpop.com
Fanpop is one of Tech Digest's favourite Web 2.0 sites. It lets like-minded 'fans' – of bands, TV shows, hobbies or anything else – band together into communities, sharing interesting links and information on their interest. I interviewed co-founder Dave…
Thursday Top 10: Key things to know about PlayStation 3
Its thunder may have been stolen by Nintendo's Wii, and it's going on sale a full 16 months after Microsoft's Xbox 360, but only an eejit would see these as reasons to write off Sony's PlayStation 3 console. Despite its…
Friday Top 10: spam recipes we learnt from Gmail
You've probably noticed the Google ads that sit on the page when you're using Gmail. It's one of the ways Google makes money out of your free email service. But have you noticed they also appear at the top of…
Thursday Top 10: movie prop auctions on eBay
What happens to movie props after the film's finished shooting? Some get thrown away or filched by the actors, while others get re-used for other films (you may have noticed the Alien from Alien's non-speaking role as a police officer…
Tuesday Top Ten: Most common reactions to Google buying YouTube
1. “YouTube would be NOTHING without the videos I made of me lip-synching to Shakira while wearing a nightie and miner's helmet. Where's my cut of the cash?" 2. "Darling, we better order that speedboat…" [only applies to three blokes…
Thursday Top 10: Rubber ducks
You're never too old to make bathtime fun, as I told myself while sharing a hot tub with Jimmy Carr, Dawn French, a DVD of old Last Of The Summer Wine episodes, and a whoopee cushion. But an easier…
Tuesday Top Ten: YouTube videos that'll make you want a Nintendo Wii
The headline says it all, really. Nintendo's Wii console launches here in the UK on December 8th, with a price of £179. And I for one cannot wait, having slapped my pre-order in as soon as the games retailers started…
