Britain’s blogging A list
Earlier this week PR company Edelman, in conjunction with the blog search engine Technorati, published a list of the top British blogs. It’s a cracking list especially as Tech Digest made number four, but we did notice a few key…
Top five most useless inventions ever
I'm a sucker for a new gadget – and I have the debris of half-used, long-discarded items all around me to prove it. Probably class most as disappointing rather than useless – especially in comparison to the list of…
American Power Conversion launches UPB10 Mobile Power Pack – charge on the go
American Power Conversion (APC) has introduced the UPB10 Mobile Power Pack – a mobile power pack that's smaller than a pack of cards, but can keep your gadgets charged for hours when you're out and about. The device uses…
Belkin's TuneStage II – stream your iPod's music to your Hi-Fi with Bluetooth
Belkin has another iPod accessory on the market – the Tunestage II – which promises to transmit tunes from your portable player to your Hi-Fi, courtesy of Bluetooth 2.0. The TuneStage II captures sound signals through the player's dock…
Rubik's Illuminate Cube – retro toy becomes light and speaker
Another piece of Japanese madness inspiration, this time taking the Rubik's Cube and adding light and sound to create the Illuminate Cube. There's one big downside here – it's not a functioning Rubik's Cube, so you can't have a…
Sony introduces NW-S700 Walkman series with noise-cancelling technology
Probably aimed at commuters who can't stand someone shouting down their mobile phone in the next seat is the Sony Walkman NW-S700 series, available in a variety of storage sizes and colours, but all featuring noise-cancelling technology. Sony reckons…
Sony Ericsson launches limited edition James Bond Casino Royale silver K800i Cyber-shot camera phone
Somehow the plain old Sony Ericsson K800i will never be enough with the James Bond Casino Royale silver K800i Cyber-shot camera phone about to hit the stores. But hurry – they're only available for a limited time. Both the…
Parrot Minikit hands-free mobile speakerphone
Parrot has a new device on the market for hands-free calling wherever you are (not just in the car) – the Minikit hands-free mobile speakerphone. The Minikit is small – the size of a wallet – and will work…
iRhythms A-211 3-Piece subwoofer and satellite iPod speaker system
Another sound system for the most popular portable in the world, this time it's the iRhythms A-211 3-Piece subwoofer and satellite iPod speaker system, which has apparently been developed to match the quality of the Apple iPod HiFi -…
Legless Robot has a Ball
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh have come up with a tall skinny robot that gets around on a single large ball. Ballbot, as it has inevitably been called, shown here with its creator, Robotics Research Professor Ralph…