Author: Chris Cornwell
Viewsonic releases 27-inch LCD TV
Those wanting to make the much vaunted jump to high-definition TV (HDTV) might find Viewsonic's latest offering particularly drool-inducing. The 27-inch widescreen LCD TV, dubbed the N2750w comes with a native resolution of 1,280 by 720. The brightness of…
Eton release windup radios
Windup radios are a phenomenally fantastic idea, a smart and economical appliance of science. Although it's nothing new, Eton are releasing a bunch of FR200 windup radios. These little toys will provide an hour of listening for a piddling hour…
Apple opens Music Stores across Europe
Apple is extending its reach over Europe with the announcement that four new iTunes music stores are going live today, in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Switzerland. Swiss citizens are even more lucky, as they get a free song download…
The iPod vendor
Vending machines: they're great aren't they? But if you thought that these machines could only dole out sickly candy then you're about to be proven horribly wrong: looks like some sharp eyed tech geek at Atlanta airport found a…
Maxtor releases economical backup solution
Small businesses who want to have a server backup solution, but are unwilling to shell out the megabucks normally associated with server backup might be interested in this latest offering from Maxtor: the OneTouch II drive. This clever little…
Apple shuffles towards dominating flash player market
Looks like Apple has successfully managed to capture both the hard drive player market with the iPod and the flash drive player market with the iPod shuffle. According to latest figures, the shuffle has an estimated 58% of the…
Palmone announces new media player
Looks like another potential iPod challenger (although we're getting at least a few of these every month now), but this time from everybody's favourite PDA bods Palmone. The company has plans to announce a new hard drive based gadget,…
Panasonic releases new LUMIX model
Panasonic has announced the release of a new 5-megapixel digital camera, the DMC-FX8, successor to the popular DMC-FX7. Among the more bragworthy features on this pocket camera are a new MEGA O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabiliser) that Panasonic claim will help…
iPod tax proposed in Holland
Could be bad news for iPod owners in The Netherlands. Apparently the Dutch Government is being lobbied by rights holders group Stichting de ThuisKopie to put a tax on MP3 players which will then be paid to artists and producers….
Thanko releases wireless USB lock timer
Another, slightly more practical, gadget contribution from Thanko: a wireless USB lock timer and remote which makes locking your Laptop as simple as locking your car. You simply lock and plug in the receiver and then you can lock and…
