Month: May 2010
LaCie Rugged Safe hard drive offers 1TB of storage and military-grade protection
LaCie, veterans in the portable storage field, have today unveiled their Rugged Safe external hard drive range. Not content with shock-proofing your precious digital files with military grade exterior rubber shielding, it also offers 128-bit AES hardware encryption. That,…
FA bans England squad from using Twitter and Facebook during World Cup
If you were hoping to get a behind the scenes look at the England squad's World Cup tactics and team talks (or even just a Twitpic of their ludicrously expensive hotel rooms) by following the players on social networks, you're…
Virgin Media World Cup microsite teams up with Sir Bobby Robson cancer fund
Virgin Media's World Cup microsite isn't just a great way to hype yourself up for the world's greatest football tournament, it's also doing its part in the fight against cancer. Every time a user watches a video on the…
Review – Wired iPad app
Name: Wired Type: iPad magazine app Price: £2.99 (iTunes) Wired, a magazine founded to cover all aspects of the digital age we live in, was always destined to hit the iPad. It was probably written in the stars somewhere…
Video: Top 5 Red Dead Redemption hilarious glitches
Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar's epic wild west adventure, is a massive game that's massively good. Just check out our full review if you don't believe us. For whatever reason however, it also features some pretty huge glitches too. And boy…
LG launch HB965TZ BLU-RAY HOME CINEMA package
LG have just announced the launch of a brand new Blu-ray home cinema package, the HB965TZ. Slim enough to be discretely wall mounted, this 5.1 set still has enough punch to output 1110 watts of audio oomph. With two HDMI…
Video: Sony showcase futuristic "rollable" OLED tech
Now THIS is cool. Sony have released a video showcasing brand new OLED tech. We're used to seeing super-slim OLED screens by now, but how about a screen you can roll-up and store away when not in use? Sony…
BBC iPlayer gets social networking and customisation features in new update
The BBC's Anthony Rose and Erik Huggers have today been showing off the fruits of a brand new revamp for the BBC's video on demand service, iPlayer. Customisation options and the introduction of social networking features sit at the top…
Firebox World Cup gadgets
It's that time again. The St George Flags have been proudly attached to the cars and we start praying that Wayne Rooney doesn't get crocked before the first game. Has it really been four years since the hope and anticipation…
dot a laptop from Packard Bell features one-button access to Facebook
Packard Bell have announced the launch of their new dot a laptop. The 11.6 inch computer will be available from summer 2010 for around £399. Promising excellent multimedia functionality, Packard Bell hope it will be a hit with fans of…