Month: August 2006
Casual Game: Two Of A Kind
If you're still stuck at work and need a little fun to kick-start the weekend, here's a gem of a free web game that'll have you clicking until long after your colleagues have disappeared to the pub. It's called…
Friday interview: John Newman of Roxio explains DVD-on-Demand
To me, 'DVD on Demand' means that if I ask nicely, the man in my local Blockbuster will take my £3.50 and give me a copy of King Kong for a couple of days. But to Sonic Solutions, it means…
CinePlayer PDP100: the thin DVD player you can wallmount
Can't decide on the sort of art to hang in your living room? Ever considered putting your DVD player on your wall? Most DVD players are bulky, unattractive boxes that you try your best to disguise underneath your TV…
AOL Pictures takes on Flickr
More social website jostling, as AOL upgrades and launches a beta version of AOL Pictures as a direct competitor to Flickr. Flickr, if you've been hiding in a cave for the past few years, is the photo-sharing website that…
Website of the Day: Goggles
Today's Website of the Day is Goggles, a Flash-based flight simulator based on Google Maps. It's a pretty simple piece of software to use – basically just fly around using the four arrow keys over the terrain provided by…
Review: Philips VoIP321 dual phone
The Propaganda Philips has brought out a phone that they believe might truly have a chance to integrate itself into the home phone set-up. It's a DECT handset (available singularly or in a pack of two) which can sit…
Bev Wizard: can it make dodgy wine taste better?
It's hardly surprising that most cheap wine also has a pretty cheap taste, so if you're on a tight budget but are actually bothered about the taste of your three-quid bottle of wine (rather than just quaffing it on…
BBC plans add-on DAB for MP3 players
The BBC is rumoured to be planning a DAB plug-in gadget to give MP3 players DAB functionality. And I'm guessing there's some substance to this rumour, as the story originated on the BBC website! Plans are said to be…
Bebo taking on YouTube with relaunch of Bebo TV
Social networking site Bebo is revamping its Bebo TV video service to compete with king of the vids, YouTube. Bebo came into a bit of cash (well, OK, £8 million) and has set about updating its offerings to compete…
Real Swing Golf – indoor fairway fun
If you've got any sense and you enjoy your golf, chances are you'll be pounding the fairways while the sun's shining and the evenings are long. But if the walking is a bit much for you, it might be…