Month: March 2006
Beeb's Blue Peter badge ban
I never really like Blue Peter. Maybe it's because I was rubbish at making things out of egg trays and washing-up liquid bottles, perhaps it was because all the presenters reminded me of school teachers – or it could…
Belkin gives your iPod a boost
You may recall we covered the iLuv i604 iPod battery recently. Well, here's another option if you need a battery boost when you're out and about – the TunePower rechargeable battery pack from Belkin. The TunePower is effectively an…
Plextor's portable drive with silicon skin
Plextor has introduced its latest weapon in the fight against hard drive accidents – a silicon skin. The newly-launched PX-SP portable drives are covered by the silicon, which should add some protection from the inevitable bumps and knocks. The…
Revolution specs unearthed
Although Nintendo has yet to officially announce precise details of its next-gen console, still codenamed the Revolution, games website IGN has compiled a likely set of figures from "a variety of trusted development sources". These don't hold many surprises…
One million to go HD in UK over next year
With the launch of Sky HD in May and the BBC promising a high definition World Cup over summer, it seems we're starting to take the idea of HDTV more seriously. And that means sales of up to one…
Apple limits iPod volume levels
Apple has introduced volume controls on iPods following concerns about the link between music players and damage to hearing, releasing a free download update allowing users to set a personal maximum volume limit. Apple is already facing a US…
Become a pop star down the phone
Want to be a pop star? Don’t want to wait in a queue for 12 hours before being humiliated by Simon Cowell, Ozzy’s wife and the bloke who inflicted Westlife on us? You could soon test out your tonsils…
Advice for gamers on the go
With over a million Nintendo DS consoles and Sony PSPs shifted in the UK in the last six months and with 280 million games expected to be downloaded to mobiles in Europe this year, lots of us are now…
Dell introduces the Latitude D620 and D820 laptops
Dell has unveiled the Latitude D620 and Latitude D820 – lightweight, slimmed-down notebooks with wireless broadband connectivity, biometrics security and Intel Core Duo processors. The basic version of the Latitude D620 features an Intel Core Duo processor with a…
Navman launches image navigation
Last week we went to a very nice old fashioned members' club, Mortons in Mayfair. As well as eating several nice danish pastries we also checked out Navman's latest range of GPS systems (it's not that we've been lazy in…