Month: October 2006
Yay or Nay: Yahoo Time Capsule
Earlier today we reported on the Yahoo Time Capsule being 'buried' on November 8th and reopened in 2020. It'll contain all manner of user-submitted digital content. The good side is that it will be a record of people's thoughts in…
Russia's QWERTY keyboard monument
Now this keyboard is neither practical nor usable, but it's still pretty cool. Someone with some stonemason's skills has created a Russian keyboard monument in the Russian city of Ekaterinburg. That right arrow key looks a bit bashed in, though….
YouTube Video of the Day – Real Life Transformer
Can I have one of these please? Any generous TechDigest readers up for buying me one? No? Damn you.Mof Gimmers…
Almost half of employers allow unrestricted access to web mail
A new survey has found that nearly half of all UK employers allow unrestricted or unmonitored employee access to web-based email services such as GMail, Yahoo! Mail and Hotmail. This is potentially leaving them vulnerable to viruses, information leaks and…
Sony launches VAIO SZ3 series with HSDPA
Sony have announced that their new SZ3 VAIO notebook computer will feature high-speed mobile broadband technology in partnership with T-Mobile. Whilst the HSDPA service is only just beginning to take hold, the 3.6Mbps from T-Mobile is expected to be in…
Algol TV – classic design meets modern technology
Over at Brandish, Shiny's brand new men's blog is a TV that oozes style, despite being around 40 years old – the Algol TV. Created by designers Marco Zanuso and Richard Sapper, it's got a space-age design that can…
Logitech introduce X-540 matrix surround sound speaker system
Logitech have announced their X-540 speaker system, a very affordable system aimed primarily at gamers that is supposed to provide a decent surround sound experience even with stereo audio sources (which most are). They say that most 5:1 speaker systems…
One Minute Review: LG KG810, the Chocolate Clamshell
Too lazy to read? In this instance you're ok, since you can sit back and watch a brief synopsis of the LG KG810 in this video (you might have problems with the rest of this site though). If you want…
Sony Walkman DCC-FMT50U FM transmitter and car charger
With FM transmitters about to go legal, I'm sure we'll see a glut of them hit the UK in the coming months (to add to the large number already in use illegally). In fact, we might see this Sony…
Here's one we uploaded earlier: Yahoo create digital time capsule
In true Blue Peter style, Yahoo are creating a digital time capsule capturing stories, photos, videos, artwork and poetry, to be sealed and stored at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC and then reopened in 2020 – marking Yahoo's 25th…