Month: May 2006
Make money from your old mobile phone
It's always the same – as soon as you buy a new mobile, it's superceded by another model. So if you want to keep up, you could end up with a drawer full of old mobiles that are unlikely…
JVC introduces new alneo digital music players
JVC has introduced two new portable music players – the alneo XA-F107 and XA-F57 – with up to 1GB of storage and in an eye-catching set of colours. The F107 has 1GB of storage, while the F57 has 512MB….
TV via the internet with Slingbox – now available in the UK
We’ve covered the Slingbox many times here at Tech Digest, usually with the line "heading for the UK". Well, the wait is over, Sling Media’s location-free TV system is now available in the UK, just in time for the…
Windows 98 – The End Of An Era
If you are still using Windows 98 SE and ME then Propellerhead suggests that you make a note in your diaries for July 11th. That's when you will be finally cast adrift as it's the date paid for support…
Review: Be Unlimited Broadband
Veteran TechDigest readers may recall this news item about Be's Unlimited 24mbps broadband – then as now the fastest available in the UK – back in August of last year. Like a good little guinea pig I signed up…
Roomba: Crazier than ever
Regular visitors will surely be familiar with that sloven's friend, the Roomba autonomous vacuum cleaner. Of course it wouldn't be exciting enough if it just pottered around sucking up dust while you were out which is why Tod E.Kurt over…
Review: MagicBox Imp Radio
Not to be confused with the BBC's iMP initiative, or any of the iRiver media players, or tiny black sweets, the IMP is a standalone internet radio that can browse RealPlayer (well, RealOne if you're being pedantic) streams from all…
Google software to be pre-loaded onto new Dell machines
With Microsoft building MSN search into its forthcoming IE7 web browser, Google has hit back by signing a deal with Dell, which will result in millions of Dell computers leaving the factory with Google software already installed on them,…
Pace offers another way to watch BBC HD for free
We featured the Humax free-to-air HD satelite receiver recently for those who wanted the BBC's coverage of the World Cup in HD without the monthly fees. It's not the only option, you can do the sae with this Pace…
Koyono's new range of iPod jackets available in the UK
I've not seen any new iPod-based clothing of late (apart from Nike's iPod trainers that is), so here's a new range of jackets for men from Koyono that incorporate iPod controls. According to Koyono, each garment is designed to…