Month: October 2004
Apple opens first European store in London
We once met a bloke who loved Apple so much he had the company's logo tattooed on his shoulder and a big X (that's for the operating system not, as we less than tactfully suggested, the microsoft X-box) scrawled…
Cheap broadband from Telewest
Telewest is planning on convincing what it calls "dial-up die hards" to switch to broadband by making it so cheap that they're powerless to resist. The 256K blueyonder service will be the same price or less than its main competitors'…
Amethyst's Cube computer
Remember the Amari Media Center PC we wrote about a few days ago? Well it's now available badged as the Amethyst IDO. Price is £899 + VAT for the model with keyboard and mouse and £1199 + VAT with…
Kerry backing broadband
So America's probably got a pretty good idea that the rest of the world is crossing its fingers for Kerry to win the election. And what better reason for the US voters to put Kerry in the Whitehouse than the…
Panasonic 3G handset
Panasonic's Z800 3G handset has just been announced over in Asia. The phone has a 1.3-megapixel outer camera (no mention of the internal camera's resolution) with auto-focusing and Panasonic's proprietary AV technology. The 2-inch internal screen is only 65K colour…
New Sky+ box's mystery USB sockets
Today we took delivery of the new Sky+, which regular readers will know has a 160 Gigabyte hard disk rather than the 40 Gig of its predecessor. In theory then we should be able to store at least forty football…
Digital Retro: classic computers to ogle
Just what do you buy the computer geek in your life for Christmas? How about this coffee table book on retro computers from our mate Gordon 'propeller head' Laing. Basically it's porno for tecchies, but it's packed full of…
MP3 Goggles
US-based Finis just unveiled its answer to an MP3 player for swimmers. Whereas the Orgegon Scientific MP120, which is already available in the UK, relies on a traditional earphone design, the SwiMP3 uses bone conduction technology to transfer sound to…
Sony 1GB flash player with MP3 support
Sony is releasing its first digital music players that are compatible with MP3 files in the UK next month. From November, you'll be able to buy Network Walkmans NW-E99 for around £160, and NW-E95 for £120. The flash-based players have…
Review: Logic 3 i-Station
£49.99 The lowdownIf you want to listen to your iPod out loud and proud, the i-Station will turn your player into a mini hi-fi system. Plug it into the wall and it will also charge your iPod up as it…