Month: September 2006
Canon launches M30 and M80 media storage devices
Canon has launches two media storage devices – the M30 and M80 – a one-stop device to store all your photos, as well as a way of getting a better view of your snaps before you get home. The…
Orange launches the Unique phone – one handset for home and mobile calls
Orange has today launched the Unique phone – the company’s first converged service, offering the benefits of fixed-line and mobile in one handset to customers in the UK, France, the Netherlands, Spain and Poland. The first handsets compatible with…
Review: O2 Ice phone
The Propaganda The Ice phone is the O2 branded phone, which comes with all their 3G bells and whistles. With it's smooth white casing, they're after the fashion buyers, who would otherwise be after a slim Motorola or chic…
Fujifilm launches FinePix F31fd – a six megapixel camera with Face Detection technology
Fujifilm has launched what it hopes will be the hit of this year’s Christmas parties – the FinePix F31fd – a "handbag-sized" six megapixel camera with Face Detection technology. The Face Detection technology locks on to up to ten…
Fujifilm announces FinePix S5 Pro SLR – the successor to the FinePix S3
Although not expected onto the market before February 2007, Fujifilm has already announced details of the successor to its FinePix S3 SLR – the FinePix S5 Pro. Fujifilm claims the new model is a refinement of what it calls…
Kodak launches Easyshare Z710 7.1 megapixel digital camera
Kodak has launched the Z710 digital camera – a 7.1 megapixel model with 10x optical zoom and a host of beginner-friendly features. The Z710 with 2-inch colour display features a professional quality Schneider Kreuznach Variogon 10X optical zoom lens,…
Get your hands on an Austin Powers fembot on eBay
Get your sixties suit, go dancing down Carnaby Street, and then return home to your busty fembot. Well, that was my weekend anyway. But it could be yours too, thanks to this eBay auction for a silicon fembot prop…
XtremeMac MicroPack portable multimedia dock and battery – extend your playback
Another add-on to boost the power of your iPod, this time it's the XtremeMac MicroPack – an iPod dock with added power to keep you listening and viewing for longer. The Micropack offers up to 80 hours of audio…
Envirovision waterproof televisions with integrated Freeview
We've got TVs in virtually every room in the house – so why not the bathroom? You can pick up waterproof TVs these days (if you're worried about that water/electricity combination). but Presentation Systems has gone one better -…
Stress Out Your PC
Here’s a weird little freeware program unearthered by Propellerhead. It’s called HeavyLoad and the idea is it deliberately puts a big strain on your PC’s resources (operating system, CPU, RAM, hard drives, network etc.) in an effort to expose…