Category: Gadgets
Which celebrities do we want on our sat nav systems?
Personally I'm not bothered which voice on my sat nav system tells me the way to my destination as long as I get there. But it seems like I'm in a minority, with the great British public enjoying a…
In-car sat nav summer holiday sales boom
A recent report shows that last month's sales of in-car satellite navigation systems were up almost 20% on last year, as the UK gears up for summer holidays. Some 70,000 units were sold, bringing the total over the past…
Review: Imation Micro Hard Drive
What can make a portable 4GB storage device special? Well quite a lot it seems – the guys at GadgetCentre has been trying out an Imation Micro Hard Drive and are fairly impressed depite the relatively high price tag….
After a few beers, just what you need: talking urinals
Those lucky New Yorkers get all the cool personal gadgets first, like the socially-responsible "Wizmark Urinal Communicator" from Dr Richard Deutsch, which is a ‘waterproof, disposable drain cover embedded with electronics that senses a visitor and then relays an audio…
Zaptag: the USB memory stick on a wristband that could save your life
Here's a great use of technology: the humble wristband meets USB memory stick to create the Zaptag. It can be used to store vital medical information and other important documents such as passport scans and financial details. The owner…
Yay or nay: Firewire
This is a bit of a geeky one to start a new weekly series: Yay or Nay in which we pick a tech product or issue and ask you to vote and comment on whether it's hot or not….
Slingbox shortage hits the UK
Whether it's an attempt to drum up trade from the company or the actual truth, I can't be sure – but in view of demand surely generated from the recent World Cup, I'm inclined to believe Sling Media when…
Cyberman Voice Changer Helmet – become a Doctor Who villain
If you want to cash in with TV-related merchandising, timing is everything. Unfortunately this Cyberman Voice Changer Helmet is about two weeks too late to coincide with the last Doctor Who episode (which featured these long-time Who villains). Still…
BMW demonstrates remote-parking gadget
Having trouble parking your BMW? Yes it's a pain isn't it? I spent so much on the car that I forgot to extend the garage… So, BMW have come to your rescue with a self-parking system that they recently demonstrated…
Pocket LOOX N100: Lightweight GPS and MP3 gadget
What do you need most when you're on the move and not entirely sure where you're supposed to be going? Music and a map. That's where the Fujitsu-Siemens Pocket LOOX N100 Series personal navigation assistant (PNA). It's a very light…