Month: August 2006
Nokia launches the luxury 8800 Sirocco
Nokia is to release an enhanced version of its 8800 slider phone next month, keeping the looks, adding a much-needed higher-spec camera and changind the name to the 8800 Sirocco. I thought the Sirocco was an old Volkswagen motor,…
Toshiba launches TransMemory USB drives with U3 technology
Toshiba has launched a range of USB drives under the TransMemory label, all featuring U3 technology and with capacities up to 16GB. In addition to the usual benefits of a USB drive (ease of use, size and portability), the…
Spout Web 2.0 gibberish like the pros
Confused by all this talk of aggregating undefined feeds, enabling citizen-media platforms, and harnessing AJAX-enabled synergies? Join the club. If only you too could gabble Web 2.0 bullshit. But now you can, thanks to – what else – The…
Wednesday interview: Dave Lu tells all about Fanpop
Heaven knows, the Web is full of marvellous ways to kill an hour or two when you should be working, but Fanpop may be one of the most addictive. It launched in early August, and describes itself as a…
Ricoh Caplio 500SE Model W digital camera with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Looking for a digital camera that can withstand a bit of wear and tear, but still packs in the features? It's perhaps worth sneaking a peek at Ricoh Caplio 500SE, and in particular, the Model W. It's not the…
Bang & Olufsen's BeoCenter 6-23 LCD TV with DAB radio
Bang & Olufsen has introduced a typically stylish new TV – the BeoCenter 6-23 LCD TV. And it’s a first – the first time a TV has come with an integrated DAB radio as standard (unless you know better)….
Is ROK set to introduce free mobile VoIP?
Here at Tech Digest, we’ve heard rumours that ROK is about to launch a mobile VoIP appication that will enable you to make free mobile-to-mobile calls, via the internet rather than via your mobile network. And what’s more -…
Navman Mobile Travel Assist S60 Edition review
Sister blog Tech Reviews, has the skinny on the Navman Mobile Travel Assist S60 Edition. It is a sat nav system for Series 60 (that'll be Nokia N Series then) mobile phones. It has lots of interesting new features…
Get your hands on Charlie Sheen's home gym
So, you spent hundreds of pounds on that home gym gear to get yourself fit, and now it's rusting away in the garage. Don't worry: even Hollywood superstars do the same thing. At least, that's the conclusion to draw…
Denon D-F102DAB micro component system with DAB
A number of the big hi-fi names seemed to have cottoned on to the fact that we want a good home audio system, but often haven't got the space for the full stacking experience. The latest company to miniaturise…