Month: October 2006
Goodman's budget 80GB HDD recorder for under £100
It's not only video recorders and DVD recorders on the budget rack – now the HDD recorder has dipped below £100, courtesy of Goodmans with the GHD8015F2. It's got a decent-sized drive too – 80GB, which should allow you…
Logitech acquires Slim Devices – home of the Squeezebox and Transporter
Logitech has today announced that it has acquired Slim Devices, known for their home network systems, including the Squeezebox and the recently announced high-end network device, the Transporter (pictured). The cost? $20 million in cash, which must have needed…
Be-ez launches the LE13 laptop bag range for the MacBook
Looking for something with a bit of style and a lot of protection for your newly-purcdhased MacBook? Might be worth taking a look at the new LE13 laptop range from Be-ez. Pitched as a 'minimalist' bag, the LE13 is…
Bluetrek Skin Bluetooth earpiece – fashion for heads
Bluetrek has a new Bluetooth earpiece on the market – knowns as Skin – the first in its 'Fashion for Heads' range, apparently aimed at those who want to make a fashion statement with their technology. The idea, it…
Archos 604 portable media player with Wi-Fi
Archos is steadily building a name for itself, adding some interesting features to an ever-growing range of portable media players, including the newly launched Archos 604 WiFi, which, as the name suggests, has wireless capabilities. What the Wi-Fi adds…
Panasonic's 103-inch plasma TV – the world's biggest?
Got £15,000 to spare? If you have, nip over to Brandish, which has found a TV to suit your budget – though whether it would suit your living room is a different matter. This is a 103-inch plasma from…
CoPilot Live comes to Sony Ericsson's Symbian UIQ-based smartphones
Good news if you want to add sat nav on your Sony Ericsson smartphone – you now can, with the announcement that CoPilot Live navigation is now compatible with Sony Ericsson UIQ-based handsets, initially the M600i and P990 handsets….
ThinkGeek's budget retro handset with Bluetooth
With Hulger's vintage-styled Bluetooth handset retailing for around £100, there's an obvious gap in the market for a cheaper version – after all, these things are never going to be more than a novelty. ThinkGeek has taken up the…
Orange and Microsoft to launch mobile Live Messenger
Microsoft and France Telecom (who operate mobile phone services under the Orange brand) have announced a deal whereby Microsoft will supply a mobile version of their Windows Live Messenger (previously MSN Messenger) for use by Orange customers. They say it's…
SoundID Personal Sound Systems
'Just step over there if you want some privacy,' you say, fingering your SoundID in your pocket. Although this is technically a hearing aid – a powerful hearing aid at that – it seems inevitable that it'll be used…