Month: February 2005
JVC's headphone selection
JVC has been taking the trouble to show us some of its new gadgets for the coming year. These Gumy earphones weren't the most top spec things on offer, but they certainly look nice and bright and that's good enough…
Bluetooth stereo headset on sale
Shoppers at the the Carphone Warehouse will be able to grab themselves a pair of Bluetooth headphones as of tomorrow (1 March) in the form of BlueShark Systems' Sonorix headset. The headphones, which cost £175, aren't just able to direct…
Tatung's Elio iPod Photo alternative
We’re trying to wean ourselves off referring to everything as an iPod "killer" since we – and everyone else – have been saying that with alarming regularity for many months, and it’s now abundantly clear that the iPod family is…
World's "smartest" iron
That's smartest as in clever, not as in neat and tidy – although that's what your clothes should be after Laurastar's Magic i-S5 iron has had a go at them. This is apparently the world's most intelligent iron and, coupled…
Onkyo introduces iPod control
And the award for most fascinating press shot of the week goes to Onkyo. Or then again maybe not. Though it might look a little bit like part of a tube station map this is actually a picture of the…
DAB radio that talks to you
Now available from PURE Digital is the world's first speaking DAB radio (why the vast majority of people would want one we're not quite sure though blind people will be very grateful no doubt). Featuring iVOX voice feedback technology,…
Orange SPV C550
Engadget has totally unconfirmed reports of a successor to Tech Digest's most indispensable phone of the year, the Orange SPV C500. The new SPV C550 has a 1.3 megapixel digital camera, 240 x 320 QVGA resolution screen, a mini SD…
Two new Siemens handsets: A75, AX75
Siemens' two latest entry level handsets are a bit of a change from some of the company's more male-friendly handsets of yore. Not that they're especially feminine either, but they look more like phones that would appeal equally to either…
Hitachi's 6GB mîcrodrive goes on sale
Hitachi's 6GB tiny Compact Flash-sized mîcrodrive is now on sale. The hard disk drive can carry 1500-3000 songs, 6,000 pics or 8 hours of MPEG-4 video. $299 is far below what it was originally expected to retail for, making it…
Denon DVD-A1XV: nice but pricey
There's no doubt that Denon produces some mighty fine looking home cinema kit. This latest DVD player will set you back a bit – a lot, in fact – at £2499.99, but the picture quality is supposed to be comparable…