Month: August 2006
London cabbies prefer The Knowledge to sat-nav
The Register reports that London cabbies have been very slow to take up satellite navigation systems in their cabs, despite now being allowed to use the devices. Instead they prefer to rely on their good old fashioned Knowledge. Only…
UK news, travel and government website popularity soars amidst terror threat
Some UK web sites that don't usually grab the attention or imagination of the British public found themselves distinctly popular during the recent terror threat, including news, travel, airport and government sites, according to the Hitwise web monitoring firm….
Review: Sennheiser PMX70 Sport headphones
The Propaganda Sennheiser is the poster child of decent quality headphones, whether you're hopping on your private jet, running across the Appalachian Mountains or just taking a nice walk through your neighbourhood. Their sports range encompasses everything from round…
USRobotics unveils two new Skype certified USB phones
More new Skype-friendly phones, this time from USRobotics, which has unveiled the catchily-named USR809601 USB Internet Phone and the USR809602 USB Internet Mini Phone. The phones are a halfway house between old-style VoIP handsets and your home phone. Both…
JumpDrive Firefly – the USB drive gets smaller (again)
In the race for USB flash drive supremacy, small is best. And there's not too many smaller than the JumpDrive Firefly from Lexar, now available in Europe in sizes from 256MB to 4GB. Each size has its own colour…
SpeckTone – the retro iPod docking system
Not everyone wants an iPod speaker system in the same shiny plastic as their player – you might want something that adds a bit of style to your room – like this retro-styled Specktone iPod docking system, which has…
Sports Car DVD Player with TFT display
Is this the strangest portable DVD player you've seen? The Sports Car DVD Player with TFT display, which has just appeared on the Play Engine website, has everything you'd expect from a portable player, whilst neatly doubling up as…
i-Deck adds two new iPod speaker systems to its range
We've featured Monitor Audio's i-Deck previously, a popular add-on for those looking to convert their portable player into a home audio unit. And if you're in ther market for one, you've just got some more choice, with two new…
Godot M9500 4GB MP3 player
New to the UK market is the Godot M9500 MP3 player, a 4GB machine with a stylish brushed metal casing. The 4GB capacity should store up to 1000 songs in MP3 format or double that in WMA format. It…
Flipping Vista in 3D
In the coming months you will be hearing a lot about Windows Vista’s fancy graphical interface, originally called ‘Aeroglass’ now just plain Aero, and the rumours are mostly true. It looks great and is a lot of fun to…