Category: Top tens
Top 10 Tuesday: Christmas Stocking fillers – gifts for under £10
Buying the big Christmas presents is easy but, buying big is buying yourself into a hole. It's a rookie move. Quantity my friends, not quality. "Look at all the presents I got for Christmas," is a familiar cry but who's pleased with just the one? Stocking fillers, my friends, that's what it's all about – buy cheap and buy in bulk. Pad out your poverty.
So, here for your enjoyment, no, for your necessity in Christmas survival is the Top Ten Christmas stocking fillers…
Top 10 Tuesday: James Bond Gadgets
If ever there were person who loved their gadgets, it would be James Bond. And, with the cinema release of the Quantum of Solace a few weeks back, it seemed appropriate, no, it seemed a thoroughly enjoyable way to spend a couple of hours to compile a top ten Bond gadgets of all time…
Top 10 Tuesday – Halloween Websites
I was going to save this one till next week but seeing as you'll need a few days preparation, shopping and shipping time, it seems only right to unleash the Tech Digest Top 10 Halloween websites today…
Top 10 Tuesday: Blurry Spy Shots of Gadgets
The art of the tech spy shot is a sophisticated one. There are a few rules that must be followed. Firstly, the product must be unreleased. Secondly, the product must be eagerly anticipated by at least a few people. Thirdly, and most importantly, when you take the shot, you have to shake your arm around as much as you possibly can, so that no-one can remotely see what's going on…
Top 10 Tuesday: Expensive Kitchen Gadgets
With the bottom falling out of just about every market the papers can think of, it might be time to start cutting down on those expensive dinners out. So, instead have some expensive dinners in by kitting yourself out with any or all of this high price, hi-tech kitchen gadgetry in Tech Digest's Top 10 Expensive Kitchen Gadgets…
Top 10 Tuesday: Credit Crunch Bargains – gadgets for under £50
So Bradford & Bingley get nationalised but the US Congress reject their multi-billion dollar scheme to bail out the fat cats and help steady the economy. Let’s face it, times are not looking economically awesome – not in the short to medium term at least – and it might be wise to rethink that jewel-encrusted gold MacBook Air.
But we wouldn’t want you to go gadget hungry here at TD. Certainly not. So rather than have to decide between your next meal and a DVD player I bring you the Top 10 Credit Crunch Bargains for under £50. Come, get your gadgets here, they’re lovely. Fifty pound a pound!…
Top 10 Tuesday: Operating Systems that changed the world
With the release the Google Android mobile operating system widely expected later on today – around 3.30pm I should think – I thought to myself, "What better way to kick of our Top 10 Tuesdays than by looking at operating systems that changed the world." So here indeed are the Top 10 operating systems that changed the world…
The Scan Toaster: concept USB gizmo burns pictures onto toast
There seems to be a fascination with burning recognisable images into toast, and we’ve covered quite a few already, but this concept (which I really hope Electrolux decide to make) is for a USB-powered Scan Toaster.
One of the nine finalists of this year’s DesignLab competition, the Scan Toaster can “print” news, weather, and pictures on to bread, and was developed by Sung Bae Chang of Sejong University in South Korea.
The concept is fairly simple. Plug in the toaster to a free USB port, place the bread, and the software will then start burning whatever it is you want.
I’m sure overzealous health and safety officers would instantly ban this should it ever make it to production. I suppose in an age of saving paper, this method of creating a hard copy of a document needn’t go to waste after being read. Just don’t try to fax it.
And now, for your stomach’s pleasure, here are the Top Ten Tech Toasties. If you can recreate these in an ordinary toaster, we’ll be really impressed. Click on the image below to see the whole gallery.
(Via OhGizmo)
Top 10 alternative Twitter clients
Yesterday Twitter annoyed thousands of its UK users by dropping the SMS text message notification feature for UK users, citing money woe as the reason behind it. But don’t despair, Twitterati! There are many other ways to feed your Twitter addiction, rather than just via the web or SMS, so here’s our Top 10 alternative Twitter clients…
Top ten tech advancements in Olympic coverage
One of the three themes of the Beijing Olympics is to make it a “High-tech Olympics.” But how will this benefit the viewing public? Here are the top ten innovations that will improve coverage.
1. HD coverage
For the first time, the Olympics will be available in HD. In fact, the entire event is being produced in HD, although obviously you will only get the full effect of this if you have an HD-ready TV. Visit this page if you’re still unsure about HDTV, or if you’re looking to enter the HD world in time for the Olympics, check out this rather neat HANNSpree 19-inch HDTV, which is perfect as a smart TV for the bedroom – after all, the time difference means that some events will be on whilst you would usually be tucked up in bed…
