Month: November 2004
iPod mini Skins
If you've now realised your foolish mistake in buying the boring old silver iPod mini just like everyone else, you can stick these skins on to regain a little bit of individuality. Adhesive vinyl covers allow you to have…
Slider MP3 Player
Ah, that's more like it. Rather than just doing the usual bit of iPod imitating, UnisonTech has come up with this strange-looking MP3 player. Love it or hate it, at least the Soriya MF100 shows signs that a bit of…
Gamble on your mobile
It seems that the subject of gambling is never out of the news at the moment. And now we're adding to that by reporting on a story about gambling on mobiles. Never let it be said that we don't jump…
Telewest Shiny Awards Part II
You may be wondering why our fantastic awards are called the Telewest Broadband Shinys rather than the Telewest Broadband Tech Digest awards. Well, wonder no more. First, Telewest Broadband Shinys sounds better; second, our sister site Shiny Shiny got its…
Holographic projector
Not, as we’d first thought (hoped), the kind of 3D holographic projector that R2D2 uses but impressive nonetheless. Developed by Light Blue Optics (a company "grown from the Department of engineering at the University of Cambridge"), the Mobile Video Light…
Band Aid – good news and bad news
Ooh, bad move for iTunes in the UK. You may have already read about how iTunes is currently refusing to sell the new Band Aid single because it won't charge the £1.49 that the charity wants. The company seems to…
Telewest Broadband Shiny Awards
Apologies for the lack of stories up so far, normal service will resume shortly. We've been working in the background though, honest. You see, we've jumped on the bandwagon and started our very own awards. Yes, the Telewest Broadband Shiny…
Samsung's Digital Scart DVD player
High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI), also known as Digital Scart is the next big thing when it comes to home cinemal kit. The digital connection means you can get digital image as well as digital sound quality through one…
Goodmans Personal Entertainment System
Following on from Goodmans' GPDR1 budget video player, the GPDR40 is the company's higher-end addition to the PVP market. The GPDR40 Personal Entertainment System has 40GB of storage on its hard drive, which is enough room for up to 200…
Buy Napster vouchers with your milk, fags and scratch cards
Napster's planning on extending its customer base by flogging vouchers in newsagents across the country. More than a thousand stores, including Forbuoys, Dillons and Martin's, will stock the vouchers in a bid to make life easier for those unfamiliar with…