Month: October 2005
Now Canon cameras go wireless
Well these Wi-Fi enabled cameras are certainly catching on. After Kodak and Nikon now Canon has announced a Wi-Fi model. Due in the UK early next year the Digital IXUS Wireless, great name fellas, is a 5.3 mega pixel…
Pentax's OptioWPi and S6
Pentax has a pair of new snappers which go on sale today. You probably know all about the Optio WPi as it is a makeover of the WP, the first ever completely waterproof camera. The models are fairly similar…
Alba reveals cheapest ever DAB
Opinions on DAB have often been varied and impassioned, especially around the Tech Digest office, but part of the generally slow uptake of the technology could be put down to the fact that it costs an arm and a leg…
Roberts gets sporty (sort of)
Great British radio manufacturer Roberts is best known for producing solid looking, sensible models not too far removed in style from what your Granddad used to listen to Winston Churchill on when he were a lad. Occasionally though it…
Is it a video Gnome next from Sky?
Yesterday I took delivery of a Gnome. Not the common or garden variety, but a little audio streaming device that works with Sky's satellite system. As we have mentioned before you use it to tune in wirelessly anywhere in…
London (almost) tops Euro poll for free Wi-Fi
The guys at free-hotspot.com have taken it upon themselves to track down free wireless internet hotspot across Europe and document it all on the site. London is placed second only to Paris and for the moment the number of these…
Gadget writer wanted
We need some help. We are looking for a gadget-obsessed writer to join the Shiny Media team. You'll need plenty of time – we are looking for someone who can do at least 20 hours a week – a decent…
Fotothing's free photoblog service gets tuneful
Fotothing now allows you to add an MP3 soundtrack to your photo slideshow which is a first as far as we know. Sharing pics with complete strangers in far flung reaches of the globe has become a surprisingly popular…
British Boffins special – The Lifelock
And finally from the British Invention Show comes a gadget for wary travellers that might also find a hardcore following among stroppy teenagers. The LifeLock is basically a portable door lock that you attach to the inside of your…
British Boffins special – The Egg
Katie has already written about the Fanbrella – a revolution in umbrellas apparently – and The Egg, but in case you missed the Shiny post here’s the skinny on the latter. Basically it is a kind of a Tardis…