Month: August 2006
Vodafone users in Australia will get BBC mobile downloads; UK Macbooks to get USB 3G broadband
For the first time, the BBC will allow clips downloads of some of its hit programmes to users outside the UK. Vodafone 3G customers in Australia will soon be able to enjoy the catchphrases of Little Britain, as well…
Part II: The future for the LG Black Label range
More from the Man at LG, who lets us in the future of the LG Black Label range (the one that brought us the Chocolate phone). Unfortunately, the Man in the Know bears a striking resemblance to the Man…
LG Interview Part I: the new Chocolate phones
A quick look at the new LG Chocolate phones to be launched this year – the White Chocolate version (launched in the next 10 days) and the Pink Chocolate (pre-Christmas), courtesy of the Man in the Know at LG….
Faster Freeware Image Viewer
Although Google’s Picasa has pretty much sewn up the free image viewer market, it is fairly obvious that this once lithe and nimble utility is fast putting on the middle-age spread as more features and facilities are added. Propellerhead…
World’s Biggest HD Screen covers one-fifth of an Acre!
If you’ve just shelled out on a big-bucks HD Ready (or capable…) monster flat screen then here’s something to make you feel a tad inadequate. Mitsubishi has just unveiled the world’s largest HDTV screen at Tokyo’s Fuchu Racecourse, reports…
T-Mobile's PAYG customers get capped mobile Internet browsing
T-Mobile has announced that from today, its Pay-As-You-Go customers can surf the Internet on their mobile phones and never pay more than £1 a day. It's part of their web'n'walk service which has been advertised quite extensively recently. It…
You Tube Video of the Day – Rodney Mullen – The World's Finest Skater
I know, I know. Before you say anything, I know that skateboarding videos can be a bit anally retentive, and it's based on something us mere mortals don't really understand. Normally, when I see skater vids, I like watching them…
Verballs: Making your Skype conversations more interesting
I've just seen these cool little Verballs which are designed to make your Skype experience a little more fun. They've been designed by Aardvark Innovation and are effectively a USB speaker and mic combo that interact with your Skype…
Top 10 technoculture books for the beach
Okay, maybe not the beach – if you're spending a couple of weeks sunning yourself abroad you might want a break from technology, even in paper form. But if you're on the lookout for some more weighty reading matter on…
Your own virtual girlfriend – V Girl
Did you know it's the 10th anniversary of Tamagochi? Well it is, and things have grown up just a little… Or not, depending on how you look at it. This is definitely one for the grownups. If you're having…