Month: October 2006
Lenovo's Bond-style USB webcam
Most webcams are quite large (and indeed round) affairs. Not so the Lenovo USB webcam, which is both slim and stylish – and with a spring attachment for fitting on even the slimmest screen. For me, the standout feature…
Vodafone offers BlackBerry Pearl on its website
As well as O2, it seems that Vodafone is also offering the BlackBerry Pearl, with pre-orders being taken on the company's website. Check out our video for a hands-on look at the BlackBerry Pearl. Or if you just want…
Ministry of Sound launches MOSCA104 Series in-car CD Radio with internal memory
Ministry of Sound has launched what it claims is the "next generation in digital entertainment for your car". It’s actually the MOSCA104 Series, which can store around 240 tracks on its 1GB built-in flash memory. You can record onto…
Games console workouts for kids
Apparently, sitting in front of the TV playing games doesn't have to mean piling on the pounds – a fitness and martial arts expert has developed a work out that will keep kids fit while they are glued to…
Sharp TU-R160H recorder with twin Freeview tuners
Sharp has a new DVD/HDD recorder on the market – TU-R160H – featuring a 160GB drive and twin Freeview tuners, so you can simultaneous record one digital channel whilst viewing another. It's a slimline player with an 8-day EPG…
Get your band featured on FreeBe TV
We featured FreeBe TV from ROK recently – the free mobile TV service over GPRS. It's had a successful start – and they're looking to build on that by offering new bands the chance to appear on FreeBe TV….
Search for the Code with Google
Nothing to do with Da Vinci but yet another new search facility from the good folk at Google Labs and this time it’s for seeking out program code. Okay, so maybe it’s not much use if you’re into celebrity…
Activate Outlook Express Troubleshooter
Deep inside Outlook Express there’s a handy little utility that can be invaluable for tracking down faults, especially when it comes to OE not sending mail. With this Propellerhead Top Tip you activate it by going to Tools >…
Actriod DER2 Fembot
Kokoro just brought out a brand-new robot, the Actroid DER2, who loves Hello Kitty and has improved movement patterns over the original Actroid DER. She's presently the guide-bot at the Sanrio headquarters in Tokyo. She has more accurate-looking limbs…
Danes teleport light into matter
As usual, the most cool technologies are still in the prototype stage, but one can't help mentioning that physicists in Denmark have teleported light into a cloud of atoms. In this case, the light is basically the data and…