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Gear4 Adds SFX Micro Speaker To Range

Gear4 added yet another speaker to its range recently with the announcement of the BlackBox Micro, which is USB powered and designed to be compact enough to use on the go. It’s a …

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

ViewSonic’s ‘Budget’ 26in Full HD display

Big monitor buffs can start saving now as ViewSonic has just added a 26in Full HD display to its line-up. The monitor specialist has just announced the VA2626wm LCD monitor - …

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

Pico Flash Drive Makes Fingernails Look Big

Either that’s Hogwart’s Hagrid holding an average-sized USB Flash drive or it’s one very, very, small Flash drive indeed. Meet the Pico USB Flash Drive which is not just possibly …

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

Virgin Guilty Of Misleading Broadband Ads

Broadband in the UK is a touchy subject: either you’re one of the very lucky ones with a great 24/7 connection or one of those with massive contention rates or your …

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

iPhone 3G: A Guided Tour Video

The patient phone shoppers that waited it out and fought down the urge to buy the original iPhone can now watch a new Apple video, taking them on a guided tour of …

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

What’s In PS3 Firmware v2.40?

Sony is set to launch the long-awaited 2.40 firmware patch for the PS3 today and it will sport one of the most sought after features: in-game access to the XrossMediaBar (XMB) interface. Hopping in and out of a game to the …

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

Tvonics Offers Compact Freeview Box For Old TVs

This is an interesting little device from TVonics. Called the MFR-300 it’s basically a compact digital set top box designed to offer Freeview channels to those without a built-in tuner. The …

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

Sinclair Dreams Of Flying Car

We’re not sure if Sir Clive Sinclair has finally lost his marbles in his old age, but speaking on BBC Radio 4’s PM programme he recently claimed he could see ‘flying cars on the …

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

Sony Patents Strange New Touchscreen Gadget

Control systems for portable devices like MP3 players and mobile phones can start to get a bit silly sometimes, and though the trend was arguably started by Apple’s scroll wheel, this is also …

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

First Solar Powered DAB Radio Launches

UK radio and DAB radio specialist, Roberts, has announced what it claims is the world’s first solar-powered DAB radio. The solarDAB comes with a solar panel integrated into the top …

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

Nikon’s New D700 Takes Great Photos, Kills Wallets Stone Dead

Nikon has just unveiled its latest digital SLR camera for ‘prosumers’ and professionals but, if you think that the £2,000 price tag for a digital snapper is too much to stomach, …

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

Yamaha YSP-3050 One Speaker Surround Adds Better Video Skills

Yamaha is on a roll with its one-speaker surround systems, today launching a new model to its already impressive line-up. Just a few months after the arrival of the YSP-600, we have the …

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

REVIEW: Sansa Fuze Is Worthy nano Challenger

Apple might rule the world of music players but it’s not alone. In fact, SanDisk, better known as a memory supplier, holds second spot in the US thanks to its ability …

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

Official: Diablo III Announced

We speculated last week that Blizzard would finally answer gamers’ prayers and launch a new Diablo game and, I’m happy to report, that the company has done just that. At its Worldwide Invitational in Paris this weekend, Blizzard unveiled Diablo III, complete …

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

Dualshock 3 Controller Arrival Is Imminent

Following a US and Japan release, the UK has finally received confirmation of the arrival of the PS3 Dualshock 3 controller, which as we noted in April seems like the sort of thing …

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Rhapsody To Ditch DRM, Apple Laughs In Face

Following recent news from Amazon and Napster, music service Rhapsody will be the latest to start offering DRM-free downloads. These moves are undoubtedly an attempt to try and ruffle …

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Rock Band 2 Gets Ready To Rumble

The news you’ve all been waiting for has finally arrived. The much anticipated sequel to the excellent Rock Band has finally been confirmed for release later this year, with more details given out to …

Monday, June 30th, 2008

GTA Inspires Rampage In Big Apple

Oh dear, it had to happen sooner or later and thanks to a bunch of ASBOs we’re inevitably going to have to put up with Germaine Greer and pals lauding the effect of violent …

Monday, June 30th, 2008

iRiver Takes To The Ocean With Aquabeat

There seems to have been a bit of a mini-boom in waterproof gadgets this summer, and while we can understand why you wouldn’t want to risk getting a set of …

Monday, June 30th, 2008

New Creative PMP Leaked; Sounds Good

Despite offering a range of solid players across the board in the MP3 player market, Zen Stone aside we’ve been a little uninspired by some of Creative’s devices in the field of late. At …

Monday, June 30th, 2008