Month: September 2004
Bluetooth keyboard
Looking for a proper wireless keyboard for your Symbian or Pocket PC based smartphone? Now available from Widget UK is the Stowaway Universal Bluetooth Keyboard . Manufactured by Think Outside , it's a full size unit with 18mm spacing…
Sharp's portable home cinema
Not that much to get excited about at Sharp's product launch last week. But there were a couple of things: its first portable digital music player (yes another iPod killer, the HRGB201) and a range of unusual looking home…
Blackberry goes Bluetooth
O2 customers in the UK, Germany and Ireland can now hook up the Blackberry to Bluetooth headsets and car kits for the first time. As well as integrated Bluetooth for wireless connectivity, the new Blackberry 7290 features a quad-band…
Interactive recording on Sky+
Sky has introduced a new interactive recording feature for Sky+ users. Those wanting to watch tonight's Champions League games can go to the Sky Sports Extra programme guide to choose from eight live games – including Chelsea v Porto and…
IRiver's 1GB Flash player
One gigabyte of Flash memory? That's more like it. Being able to store a sensible amount of music suddenly makes iRiver's latest flash-based player, the iFP-900, look a whole lot more appealing. The player, which is also available in 256MB…
Toshiba's 60GB music player
Toshiba's latest 60GB Gigabeat is part of a new range of Gigabeat F Series music players. All three players (the other two are 10GB and 20GB) use Toshiba's new 1.8-inch hard drives, with the 60GB version the first of its…
Ogo Messaging device
The Ogo messaging device is a strange little machine that uses mobile phone technology without actually being a mobile phone. Instead, it's designed to work as a text only device that lets you send Instant Messages, emails and text messages…
Griffin iBeam – Flashlight and Laser
Two new plug-ins from Griffin. This time there's a torch and a laser pointer that can be plugged into the top of your iPod or iPod Mini. Although you can only fit one in at a time, they're being…
Sharp Mebius Muramasa CV50
$1750 The lowdown Forget the Sony X505, forget the JVC Mininote, this is the smallest laptop out there. So much so, that it's probably more accurate to call it a sub-notebook. Those that remember the old Psion Series 7 will…
Nice speakers from Eclipse
The Eclipse TD 712z speakers are rather interesting-looking, don't you think? To quote the press release: "With the superior impulse response of the ECLIPSE TD series, and its uncanny ability to connect coherent sound images and precisely reproduced spatial…