Month: August 2006
UK Government on YouTube – hit or miss?
We’ve had pensioners and chavs stake their claim to fame on YouTube, and now the UK Government seems to want a piece of the action. No, it’s not Tony Blair rapping, or "John Prescott’s Boxing Tips" (I’d pay to…
Spam gets a new image: combating graphical junk mail
Spam – we all get it, we all hate it (right?). And it's continually evolving to keep a step ahead of whatever filters our mail software and ISPs put in place. One of the current favourites is image spam….
Yahoo to provide web search to Orange mobile users
Internet search engines seem keen to get hold of mobile users and encourage them to use their services on the move. In the latest move, Yahoo have done a deal with Orange to get its mobile Web portal onto…
Impressive UK WiMax trials continue
We reported on Friday that Milton Keynes is set to be the UK's first WiMax-covered city thanks to Pipex Wireless. Well, PW have been busy on the latest phase of their WiMax trials in Stratford-upon-Avon, and have achieved some…
Sandisk to launch 8Gb Flash music player: kill Nano
Sandisk are set to launch an 8 gigabyte flash MP3 player and lower prices on existing devices, according to reports today. The new player will arrive before the anticipated 8Gb iPod Nano, so it's direct competition. The Sansa e280…
Sagem's my501C clamshell handset
Another new clamshell on the block, this time from Sagem, which has launched the my501C, a lightweight GPRS handset with music player. Looks matter as much as functionality for many buyers – and in that, the my501c doesn't disappoint…
Tokyo Flash Morse Code watch
Ideal fo sailors everywhere is this typically odd timepiece from Tokyo Flash – the Morse Code watch. The Morse Code watch (the only such watch in the world apparently) looks stylish with its mirrored stainless steel finish, but if…
Grab yourself a pink Sony PlayStation 2
Pink seems to be the new black. There's a glut of pink gadgets hitting the market right now, from the pink DS Lite to the pink notebook (not to mention a number of mobile handsets). So it's no surprise…
Free Energy Claim Challenge to Scientists
No doubt it will happen one day but we’ve been down the free energy route several times before, remember cold fusion and electricity generated by nuclear power that would be too cheap to meter? Anyway, this might be the one,…
AMP3 Mini battery-sized 2GB MP3 player
Another miniature MP3 player with a hefty capacity, this time it's the AMP3 Mini 2GB MP3 player, which is barely bigger than the size of an AAA battery. Which is handy, as that's how it's powered. Its actual size…