Month: May 2004
Free telephone calls over IP
It's good to talk, especially when it's for free. Gossiptel has announced a new Voice Over IP telephony service that uses the Internet to call other broadband users for nowt. Anyone who's got an ADSL or cable broadband connection can…
The Bug DAB radio reviewed
With the recent onslaught of somewhat tired, retro radios it is about time someone injected a bit of imagination into the digital market, and designer, Wayne Hemmingway would seem to be the perfect choice. The resulting £150 Bug, however, is…
Napster UK gets thumbs up
The first few reviews of Napster's new music download are starting to arrive, and surprise, surprise, they have on the whole been rather positive. The Guardian's Neil McIntosh in particular reckons 'If you have a PC and broadband, this could…
Kiss of life for old iPods
Good news for anyone who's has had an Apple iPod collapse on them from battery failure. Plugstore.net has introduced a new iPod First Aid service which promises to replace knackered old iPod batteries for £75. The price includes a 24…
100 Million PlayStations
Sony have announced a total shipment of PlayStations and PSOnes of 100 million. Amazingly, PS2 isn't far behind, with over 70 million shipped. Territory breakdown is as follows: Europe/PAL regions: 39.6 million (launched September 29 1995); US: 39.7 (launched September…
X Box for £99?
The rumour is it'll be under £100 before Christmas. Why? Retails sources say that if microsoft intends to launch Xbox 2 before Christmas 2005, it's got one holiday season left in which to really flog the Xbox as hard as…
Sony's personal video player take two
Here's one for the conspiracy theorists. It appears that the Sony answer to the iPod, the Vaio VGF-AP1 launched in May and coming to the UK in late summer, may just be a bit of a patsy. For Sony Japan…
Inflatable surfboard
Here at TD barely a day goes by without us spinning a Beach Boys record, donning a wet suit and dreaming of hitting those wild waves. However the trouble with surfing is that you need to carry round a huge…
Wi-Fi cards for Palm PDAs?
Some interesting goss for PalmOne top-end PDA owners. According to Brighthand and Engadget a Wi-Fi card that sits in the PDA's SD/IO slot could be on its way. Simialar cards for mîcrosft based PDAs went on sale in the UK…
Siemens SL55 successor unveiled soon
One of our favourite phones of recent years has been the original slider- the dinky Siemens SL55. Ok so it might have been short of a few features, but it looked great and has become a firm favourite with discerning…