Month: March 2005
Glastonbury's Silent Disco
So, Michael Eavis, founder of the internationally renowned Glastonbury festival, famed for having one of the world's largest privately owned fences, just how do you satisfy both a bunch of disgruntled villagers who would like to have the serenity…
PodGear's PodShave for iPod and iPod mini
PodGear has steadily acquired a reputation for intelligent solutions to everyday problems encountered whilst enjoying your iPod. Take shaving for example, no one wants to put down their beloved Personal Audio Player merely to rid themselves of unsightly stubble; we…
Sony ICF CD73 Clock Radio
Shake up the drudgery of the early morning bathroom ritual with Sony's splashproof CD73 Clock Radio. With approximately 15 hours of battery life and stereo speakers, the FM/AM receiver has 15 presets and is complemented by a CD player. Included…
Shiny Media launches HippyShopper
Shiny Media launches HippyShopper (www.hippyshopper.com) – the UK's first Green Consumer blog Heard about Motorola's biodegradable mobile phone? Or the toothpaste-free solar toothbrush? Or even Nike's green ethically-sourced shoes?! You'll find them all at HippyShopper (www.hippyshopper.com) – the UK's…
Eidos rejects the bid from Elevation corporation
The Guardian newspaper today reported that Eidos executives have decided to reject the bid for the company made by Elevation corporation, as reported in Games Digest last week. SCi, which is making a competing bid for Eidos in stock rather…
Fibre optic links to be built into processors
Small, San Francisco based company Luxtera has announced that it has beaten Intel to the punch in the development of a 10Gbps fibre optic link to be built directly into processors. Although information is scarce, and although this technology wouldn't…
Everything you've ever wanted to know about Tetris…
Wow, probably the most important game in the world celebrates its twentieth anniversary, with all of the commercial oppurtunitues what normally come when games celebrate anniversaries (re-releasing old NES games for the GBA, without changing them? Come on, Nintendo. And…
Port Camera Case
If you feel that all your digital camera wielding friends are making fun of your manufacturer's standard case, then look at this new offering from Port Designs. These compact little camera pouches come with additional pockets, adjustable shoulder and belt…
Orange gets ready for Episode 3
Uh-oh, the marketing behemoth that is Lucasfilm is really getting into full lightsabre-like swing with the release of Orange's Star Wars Episode 3 box set. Apparently if Luke had decided to make a phone call during the trilogy, he…
Toshiba to lead mobile battery (re)charge?
Good news on the horizon for mobile phone users: The Register reports that Toshiba has just developed a lithium-ion battery that will charge to 80% capacity within one minute. A full charge will apparently only take a few minutes more….