Tag: Technology
New study suggests digital gadgets are going to waste
A new survey of 1,000 adults by Virgin Media suggests that more is being spent on digital gadgetry than on home improvements.
Three-quarters of those surveyed said that they had spent over ten grand on electronic equipment in the past year — seven times more than on their homes.
However, one in twenty people are letting these devices go to waste, because they don’t know how to set them up. That apparently includes the likes of plasma TVs (how hard can it be?).
New survey suggests UK users are technology-shy
A new survey from PayPal (quite what the significance is I'm not sure) suggests that Brits wish they could turn their back on modern technology because it's become too complicated. One in three people can't set their defunct VCR, and…
JVC 2007: Liveblogging the keynote speech direct from Athens
We're here in a hot conference room at the Intercontinental hotel in Athens, waiting for the highly-anticipated keynote speech to begin. All around us sit fellow journalists, from both the UK as well as Europe. There are many Japanese dealers…
Personal security is compromised by gadget use, claims Washington Post
There's nothing like a good scaremongering article to frighten technophobes and technology lovers alike, and the Washington Post has had a pretty good go at one. The lengthy article entitled "Enjoying Technology's Conveniences But Not Escaping Its Watchful Eyes" maps…
CES 2007: The Star Wars R2D2 Mobile Entertainment System
Star Wars fanboys, prepare to wet your pants. This is one serious piece of kit. A complete mobile entertainment system in the form of an R2D2 robot, this baby will play radio, CD, MP3, WMA and most other music formats,…
School computers are environmentally unfriendly and too powerful
In the increasingly environmentally conscious world of technology, or those who use it, a new report suggests that computers in schools are incredibly wasteful and that the systems are too powerful for what they're required to do anyway. Sirius Corporation…
Shadow Robot Company robot hand
Originally touted as a solution for the disabled, it's a little wearying to see the Shadow Robot Hand – a robot hand so dextrous it can pick up small coins or, as shown here, hold a tomato – being…
Make your own drawing board from an old joystick
Most geek shacks of any size will have a box containing one to infinity's worth of old joysticks lying around. Like most obsolete tech, they cost a lot at the time and the brain doesn't want to concede their…
