Month: May 2005
Toshiba: Unified format, but not anytime soon
The war between Sony and Toshiba over the next gen disc format took an interesting turn recently. After a seeming failure to reach a compromise between Sony's vaunted Blu-ray and Toshiba's HD-DVD, president of Toshiba Tadashi Okamura has stated that…
Yahoo launch new photo service
Yahoo launched a new photo service, imaginatively dubbed PhotoMail, for Yahoo mail today, albeit in beta. Yahoo's service will allow users to upload 300 photographs by dragging and dropping from the web, your hard drive or the Yahoo photos service….
Intel unveils new dual core processor line
Intel has announced the release today of its new dual core processors, aimed at home users. Called the Pentium D, the dual core processor is priced significantly cheaper than Intel's extreme edition chips, its original line of dual core processors….
Remote control plane with on board camera
We always thought that remote controlled planes were the preserve of saddo anorak clad obsessives who never really got over excess exposure to Top Gun in their youth. But we can kind of see the point of the X-Plane…
Netscape breaks IE. Guess microsoft's suggestion.
Rumours circulating on the web accusing the new Netscape Navigator (version 8.0) of messing up microsoft's Internet Explorer seemed to be confirmed when microsoft software engineer Dave Massey said on his blog that Netscape caused a problem with the XML…
Sony PS3 demo con?
Marv Burkett, nVidia's Chief Financial Officer, has revealed to Games Digest that the RSX chip, due to power the PS3 is currently unfinished. The chip is not due to be available to anyone until September. Which means the stunning…
Tritton's true 5.1 headphone set
Drooool…this looks pretty sweet. Tritton has released a new USB headphone set. What makes this one a little special compared to it's brethren is that it offers real 5.1 surround sound (none of that sneaky surround emulation stuff). Each pod…
Sony NW-HD5 now on sale in UK
Well the wait is over, one of the most eagerly anticipated gadgets of 2005, Sony's NW-HD5 20 Gigabyte hard disk, has finally landed in the UK. On sale via Amazon for £183.96, which makes it just over £6 cheaper…
Arcam backing two channel stereo
If you think that good old two channels stereo is as relevant to 2005 as cassette players, top Brit hi-fi company Arcam is hoping to prove you wrong. It has just taken the wraps off its new top-end £1200…
Sony PSP on sale in the UK – well, via Firebox
If like us you can't bothered to wait until September to get your mitts on a Sony PlayStation Portable and don't fancy bidding on eBay there is an alternative. UK gadget retailer Firebox seems to have scored a load…