Tag: Technology
Designer of BBC Micro and ARM processors gets CBE
Last year, Jonathan Ive received one for the iPod and iMac.
This year, Steve Furber, from the University of Manchester, was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for his services to computer science, which included his work at the Acorn computer company.
30 last-minute tech gadget Christmas stocking fillers
While I don’t condone the fact that you’ve left Christmas shopping to the last minute and you’ve spent nearly all your cash at the work’s Christmas do, I’ve written this guide because I feel sorry for your techie relatives who might not get anything this Yuletide.
So, here we go with the Tech Digest under-a-tenner stocking filler guide.
You’ve left it far too late to order any of this stuff online, but you have a few days to run around the overcrowded stores in your home town, and hopefully you’ll find at least a couple of these items.
Just don’t expect to find them in the 24-hour petrol station.
1. DS Lite 6-in-1 Travel Pack
Charge your games console while on the road with this convenient DS Lite 6-in1 Travel Pack. The kit comprises a soft pouch, USB car adaptor, USB power cable and three game cases to protect and store your cartridges.[£4 Woolworths]
2. PC USB Controller
Ideal for racing games and other gaming control, offering four front mounted action buttons and eight-way directional thumb pad. [£4.99 Woolworths]
3. PSP Crystal Case
Offers protection from scratches without breaking the bank. [£4.99 Woolworths]
4. Chad Valley Buzz Off
All the fun of the fair with this portable buzzer wire game. [£5.99 Woolworths]
5. Spin the Bottle
Don’t waste time looking for an empty wine bottle and making up your own questions. This electronic version will do it for you. [£7.49 Woolworths]
Opinion: Mobile phone deals aren't call for cash
They’ve always said you don’t get anything for free in this life, but flick towards the back of any of the tabloid newspapers in this country and you’d have to question that view.
FREE Xbox 360, FREE iPod, FREE laptop, FREE Wii, FREE PSP, FREE HDTV, FREE money – and all you have to do is sign up for a FREE mobile phone. In fact, some of the deals even give you a FREE handset with your FREE handset. Please, tell me, where do I sign…
Flickr finally adding photo editing tools, with thanks to Picnik
Flickr is without a doubt the best online photo sharing site, but there’s one thing they’ve been missing sorely, and that’s photo editing tools.
Enter Picnik, who Flickr has recruited to help them out with the photo editing technology. It’ll take several months…
Mobile phone search engine Taptu now officially official, officer.
Music-lovers and know-it-alls, rejoice! Taptu has finally launched, meaning you’ll never be stuck whilst on the go anymore.
It’s basically a search-engine for your mobile, perfectly formatted for your screen which uses new technology called social-assisted search. This is all good news for people who simply must prove their friends wrong whilst in the pub, and feel the need to use their mobiles to get the…
Opinion: Why Gordon Brown, Dr Tanya Byron and the Nanny State should stay out of technology
When does a Government go too far in a bid to protect its citizens? When it locks people up without a charge? When it bans people from taking to the streets and puts them under curfew? Or when it employs a TV presenter to look at how the Internet and computer games are harming the nation’s youngsters?
This week it’s been announced Dr Tanya Byron – star of such TV greats as House of Tiny Tearaways – is to preside over a review of what effect the web and console adventures are having on kids across Britain. And I for one find it not only laughable, but downright disgusting that Gordon Brown and his cohorts think they have the right to interfere in our lives which such a pointless exercise…
Top five health-related gadgets for Lindsay Lohan now she's out of rehab. Sadly Madonna doesn't fit in a Chanel handbag…
Dear Lindsay,
If the word on the street is correct, you left rehab on the weekend after two months of detoxing and avoiding your court order of one day in jail taking care of your mind, body and soul. Now, we’ve seen how easy it is to fall off the wagon once you leave rehab (Britney Spears, Pete Doherty and Amy Winehouse can surely attest to that), so it’s more important than ever to ensure you look after yourself, Lilo. That means no hard partying with Paris and Nicole, no more dangerous older men (unless you can snag Johnny Depp and pimp him to me occasionally), and please god, no more firecrotch flashes. I don’t think my stomach can cope with that anymore!
Surely you know how to use a mouse, so just click on the button below, saying ‘Continue reading’, otherwise get your assistant to do it for you, and read my top five gadgets for keeping healthy now you’re out of rehab. It’s for your own good Lindsay, and ours too – we’ve been rather enjoying reading about Britney’s downfall in the Metro newspaper every morning, and sadly there’s just not enough space for you anymore. Stop sobbing, and take a look below….
CE industry approves download-to-burn technology for ripping own DVDs
A group of consumer electronics companies, operating as the DVD Copy Control Association, has approved the technology making "download-to-burn" services a reality. The technology will allow consumers to create a DVD of a film they've bought from an online service,…
Digg gets the social network treatment
The creators of Digg have decided to give the geek-centric site more of a social networking feel, in order to boost community and let people share a bit more of their bio with others, as well as introducing friendship groups…
New technology by Coca Cola allows ice-cubes to form in bottles of Sprite
Like consumers need another reason to drink Coca Cola products! Nonetheless, the world’s largest soft drink manufacturer has created a new form of keeping their bottles of fizz ice-cold by packing new technology into each bottle, so when the cap is twisted off, a mechanism inside will create ice made from the drink itself…
