Month: May 2005
Skype wi-fi phone release 'later this year'
Although competitor Vonage has already stated that it's working on a wi-fi phone, as reported earlier, Skype CEO Niklas Zennstrom has reconfirmed that we can expect to see a wi-fi Skype mobile and see it later this year. The phone…
Is that GPS technology in your pants, or…oh. It is.
Technology takes another big brother-esque turn with the release of these new forget-me-not panties. Using technology only previously available to the military (a little morsel of information that somehow fails to provide comfort), these pants will allow the tracking of…
The shocking fitness mouse
Does anyone remember that rash of fitness gadgetry that came out a while ago? You know, the ones that would help tone up your muscles by giving you small electric shocks? Questions of whether this approach actually works aside, if…
Samsung start producing more sophisticated NAND flash memory
Samsung has announced that it’s beginning to churn out more sophisticated NAND flash memory. This flash memory uses a new 70 nanometre process technology, smaller than the previous 90 nanometre industry standard. What does this mean in the real world?…
AMD launches its own dual core chips
Hot on the heels of Intel's announcement of dual core chips, as reported earlier on Tech Digest, is the revelation by AMD that it's going to be releasing its own set of dual core chips, set to be showcased at…
Casio's super tough mobiles
The G'zOne TYPE-R not only has one of the most god-awful names we've ever seen, it's also one of the most rugged mobiles around. The clamshell is waterproof up to one metre, shock resistant (thanks to the protective foam rim…
Lions roar onto NTL World
And the campest looking photo of the week award (not that I'd say it to the players' faces) goes to NTL for this shot of Lions' players Johnny Wilkinson, Will Greenwood and Ronan O'Gara – I bet the New Zealanders,…
What's New From Shiny?
Since we're heading off to the seaside like the slackers we are, why not take a look at what's happening at some of our other blogs this bank holiday weekend? Games Digest: PS3 Graphics Chip Unfinished, Nintendo DS rumours are…
TD on Holiday
In case you hadn't noticed, there's a Bank Holiday on Monday (huzzah), so postage may be a bit slack – if we manage to tear ourselves away from the seaside for long enough to do any at all that is….
Top Tech from the States
Here are the stories that are getting the techies excited today across the pond Samsung 50-inch HDTV with 10000:1 contrast ratio – EngadgetCafes Shutting off the free WiFi (on weekends, that is) – EngadgetVioTac S.C.O.U.T. Cam – top quality camera…