Month: November 2003
AIBO Killer
AIBO wouldn't last five minutes with this monster. Brought to our attention by the Red Ferret Journal, his name is Zaku II Tech Droid, he's manufactured by Bandai and features a video camera in his head and an LCD…
Speaker in a mouse pad
Back when NXT flat speaker technology was launched, which isn't too far off a decade ago now, its inventors predicted the speakers would be integrated into various parts of PCs. Well at the Comdex show in Las Vegas this…
Christmas tree for your PC
US website Gizmodo has a thing about gadgets you can power via your PC's USB socket. It has found the best one yet in a Christmas Tree for your PC. Available for $10 from Tomatochip.com the Christmas Tree Light…
20inch iMacs
If you haven't been too impressed by the latest range of iMacs, its latest incarnation, which hits the stores this week, might just be the model to change your mind. It sports a fabulous 20inch screen, as opposed to…
Blu Cantrell launches O2 download service
02 kicked off the launch of its new music download service last night at London's latest music venue, The Hospital, with a performance from Blu Cantrell. And instead of waving lighters in the air, all the journalists were there…
Smartphone review
The Guardian has a round-up of the latest smartphones to reach the UK/Europe. The handsets tested include; Motorola MPx200 Handspring Treo 600 O2 XDA II Nokia 6600 Sony Ericsson P900 Orange SPV E200…
Sony's portable desktop PC
We really like the way Sony is developing its VAIO PCs with cool wide screens and small-ish main units. The VAIO PCV-P101 could prove to be its sexiest yet with a design that is ideal for carrying round form…
Scanners get sexy – kind of
Admittedly we very rarely get excited about scanners – but we like the look of this one. It is the HP Scanjet 4670, which has just gone on sale in the UK. Its USP, apart from a design that's…
Nokia 3200 review
Nokia has come up with some, how shall we put this, interesting handsets this year. Some have been complete bulls eyes – like the 7250i, others have stiffed like the 3650 and there's a few, like the 6600 smartphone,…
Elac goes lifestyle (again)
We've always been suckers for the elegance of the German made Elac speakers. They combine ultra stylish contemporary aluminium finishes with a sound quality that has had makers of conventional wooden speakers looking their shoulders. Latest off Elac's production…