Author: Chris Cornwell
Bags more sound for your iPod
Japanese company BrightonNet has joined in the iPod cash-in frenzy with the release of two new iPod bags: these vinyl bags have special slots for your iPod and feature integrated speakers. Although these bags do broadcast the presence of your…
Water out of thin air
Hippyshopper has found an interesting little toy: a water cooler that dehumidifies the air, purifies it and the gives it to you in the form of drinkable water. This product from Pure Water Technology claims, amazingly, to be able to…
Wristwatch MP3 player/recorder
Looks like that James Bond fantasy is a little closer with help from Thanko Corporation's new Analog MP3 watch with voice recorder. Released in Japan, the watch features a mîcrophone that can record monoaurally in 64kpbs, 16kHz audio. The recordings…
Carphone Warehouse offering Spinvox's Talk2Text
Good news for mobile phone users as major mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse has announced a deal with Spinvox to bring 'Talk2Text' to high street customers. The service, which we have reported on before, converts your voicemail messages into text,…
Trust releases budget WiFi network locator
If you want to find a WiFi network on the cheap (I'm still not convinced that that Pringle tin things works, dammit!) then you could do worse than the Trust WiFi hotspot finder (you may remember Trust as those enterprising…
Sweex release digital camera
Newbie manufacturers. Sometimes they're good, sometimes they're oh so bad. However, this latest digital camera offering from newcomer Sweex holds promise, however. Going for £170 on crazyaboutgadgets, the camera offers an impressive array of features, for its price. It shoots…
The RAZZ Star Wars headset
Wow! Another piece of Star Wars merchandise? Surely not! The Star Wars Razz headset comes with ten preloaded Star Wars dialogue clips, all from different characters, that you can seamlessly splice into any mobile phone conversation. No word yet on…
Superjumbo takes off on maiden flight
Here's a little snippet for all you plane spotters out there: the A380 has just taken off on its maiden flight. For those of out of the loop in aeronautical matters, the A380 is a double-decker super jumbo plane. According…
USB flash drive chic?
USB flash drives: incredibly useful and functional, but they've yet to hit the dizzying status of fashion accessory in the same way that mobiles and MP3 players have. Which is why it's rather nice that PNY is having a crack…
M1NT member's bar to offer free WiFi
Okay, in our WiFi watch we've come up with some pretty exotic places that offer the internet. The north pole for one. Little Chef for another. And the m1nt bar in London looks like its set to join the ranks…