Month: October 2006
Website of the Day: Kittenwar
Someone had to do it. Not content with rating humans and computers, it's time to go cute and rate kittens. Awww, you know you want to. When I visited, I read the title "Kittenwar" and thought I was supposed to…
UK net users more fearful of online crime than burglary, survey shows
A new Government survey suggests that more Britons are concerned about online crime than they are about burglary and other 'real world' crime. 21% felt most at risk from cybercrime, compared to 16% who worried about being burgled. Some were…
Classical music lovers embrace downloads too
Last month the Royal Scottish National Orchestra launched an online music service and new research from Gramophone magazine suggests it could be quite popular. Their new research suggests that one in three classical music lovers have digital music players, download…
YouTube Video of the Day – PC Animation
Ah. Animations about PCs. Dull right? Wrong! Here's a sweet little stop frame animation which is high on ideas and inventiveness and low on CGI rubbish. Mof Gimmers…
The Blimp Bomber – missile dropping fun around the house
The first of what will undoubtedly be many daft gadget-related ideas for Christmas – the Blimp Bomber, which will float round the house, depositing its cargo at the click of a button. The Blimp Bomber is a new triple…
UK to be Internet gambling world leader?
The Sunday Times is reporting that some internal Whitehall documents suggest that some ministers are intent on making the UK a 'world leader' in Internet gambling. Seems like we're already paying for this new initiative – in July, Richard Caborn…
Dyson's revolutionary Airblade dyer – is it really all that original?
You may recall the Dyson Airblade hand-drying system we featured recently, with the word "innovation" featuring heavily. Well, it’s perhaps not as much of an innovation as we first thought. If you missed it, click here for our one-minute…
One Minute Video Review: Philips Living Colours Life
More from the Philips Simplicity event now, and this time they're giving you a reason to completely give up on the whole decorating your house experience. With these lights you can throw practically any hue onto your walls, without even…
Create your own Oasis promo video on Homegrown
The Homegrown video sharing network is offering users the opportunity to create their own promotional video for the Acquiesce track from Oasis, by downloading a 90-second audio clip and then producing their own video for it. The best entry (judged…
Celebrity websites harbour the most malware, says McAfee
Last month I reported that people searching for US Ryder Cup stars were likely to be lured into web sites containing malware. According to the security software firm McAfee celeb sites in general are the number one place for fans…