Author: Stuart Dredge
Top 10 new words we learnt from spam poetry this week
Spam poems are the new Shakespeare. Not in the sense of providing a timeless illumination of the human condition (at least, not yet). But more in the sense of inventing marvellous new words that are sure to be in the…
Column: Will Paris Hilton's mobile game start a celebrity bandwagon?
There was a time when being a celebrity was about having the fast cars, the yachts, the luxury handbags… Then it was all about having the right small-yappy-dog to put in said handbags. And now? It's about having your…
Wednesday interview: Graham Whitehead part 2: why Aibo's descendants will run our world (in a benign way)
Having quizzed BT Exact futurologist Graham Whitehead earlier this week about BT's new IP-based network and intelligent agents, the logical next discussion topic was robots. At least, it seemed that way at the time. Rather than spinning a yarn…
Buy Nelson Mandela's leg-irons
Well, not his leg-irons – I’m guessing they were thrown away in 1990 when Mandela was released from prison. But this website is selling heavy-duty leg-irons that "are the same type used on the famous Mr Mandela". Now, while…
Top 10 gadgets that will get you sacked
It's hot, your boss is evil, you never got that promised pay-rise, it's hot, your colleagues hate you, and you're fed up with sardine-like commuting. Oh, and did I mention it's really hot? What better time, then, to jack…
MOTORAZR maxx phone kick-starts Motorola's HSDPA charge
Besides announcing its sleek new MOTOKRZR mobile handset today, Motorola has also unveiled its first HSDPA-capable phones, to take advantage of the 3G broadband networks being rolled out by the operators. Pick of the bunch is the MOTORAZR maxx,…
Five of the best robots up for grabs on eBay
It's Robot Tuesday over on Bayraider, and they've picked out five corking robots that are available to buy on eBay right now. For example, there's this wind-up Japanese space elephant toy (pictured). It's made of tin, and will set…
Monday interview: BT futurologist Graham Whitehead on why intelligent agents will roam in your connected home
The connected home used to be a pipe-dream for the consumer tech industry. If it wasn't internet-connected fridges / microwaves / nostril-trimmers, it was big firms like Panasonic, Microsoft or Orange showcasing their visions of future homes where every…
Nudge nudge, The Who's retro fruit machine is on eBay
Forget pinball wizards: we're more impressed with this fruit machine that our Bayraider blog found this morning. It's a 70s retro model formerly owned by the late John Entwistle, who was the bassist in The Who. £750 sounds like…
The truth about Zidane's headbutt: in 3D
It's the question on everybody's lips (unless you've already moved on to discussing the heat / Love Island / the Tiger -Faldo grudge match). When Zinedine Zidane headbutted Marco Materazzi in the World Cup final, did the Italian defender take…