Month: September 2006
iTunes Store offlined for 'showtime'
We're building towards Apple's 'Showtime' announcement in just under 4 hours time, in which Steve Jobs is rumoured to be announcing a new iTunes version, movies, new iPod Nano, Mac streaming to your TV, and the like. Take your pick…
Adidas-Polar RS800 – the serious athlete's personal computer
While the Nike + iPod Sport Kit is fine for your casual jogger, the more serious athlete demands more information than distance and calories burned – the kind of information provided by the Adidas-Polar RS800 running computer. It's a…
iBreath – the iPod breathalyser
I tend to know how much I've had to drink – a slight slurring of words, a feeling of wellbeing and the occasional loss of balance are the usual warning signs of a bit too much. But if you…
Solwise HomePlug Ethernet Adaptor – home networking through your home wiring
Solwise has introduced the HomePlug Ethernet Adaptor, which streams a home network over your home wiring, with speeds up to 200Mbps. The HomePlug Adaptor can support full multimedia home networking throughout the whole house including simultaneous High Definition (HD)…
i-deck compact speaker system for the iPod
Now available to buy is the i-deck compact – a slimmed down version of the i-deck iPod speaker system. Unlike the old i-deck, this is an all-in-one design, with the amplifier, dock and speakers are all integrated to save…
Navman officially launches new N-Series range – N20, N40i and N60i
Rumours of new GPS devices from Navman have been floating around of late, but we now have official confirmation of them. Navman's new slimline N-Series range – the N20, N40i and N60i – all use NavPix technology and feature…
Sky does Champions League over TV, internet and mobile phones
There's no escaping the Champions League – or if you want to look at it more postively, there's no reason to miss a goal, with Sky expanding their covering of this year's Champions League to the internet and to…
Sony's 10 megapixel Cyber-shot N2 with touch-screen
Alongside the Cyber-shot T50, Sony has also announced the Cyber-shot N2, a 10 megapixel compact camera in "champagne gold" casing which also features a a large 3-inch touch-screen display. The N2 features a Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 3x optical zoom…
Sony announces Cyber-shot T50 digital camera with large touch-screen display
Sony has unveiled the Cyber-shot T50 digital camera, a 7.2 megapixel camera with 3x optical zoom, double anti-blur technology and a large 3-inch touch-screen display. Despite the large screen, Sony's new model is small (95.0mm x 56.5 mm x…
Latvian’s Cry Fowl for Vista
At first this sounded like another urban myth but according to the most excellent Ectaco on-line English – Latvian translator the word Vista does indeed mean hen or fowl in Latvian. Worse still, the report on Yahoo News claims…