Into Tech

Skype revolutionised free Internet calling and is doing well on the video call front too. After all, being snapped up for almost £1.5bn by Ebay in 2005, means it had to be doing something right, right?

The fledgling, yet competitive, Internet TV space is the target for the latest venture for the Skype founders, who have just unveiled Joost – pronounced Juiced. It will work similar to Skype in that you download an piece of free software but instead of calling anyone, it will hunt the Web for Net TV content you might want to watch.

Not all that revolutionary in itself but they say Joost will be the first broadcast-quality TV service online. That’s full-screen, broadcast-quality video with instant channel flipping. Sounds peachy.

The service, being trialled now, is due to go live in the coming months.-Martin Lynch

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LONDON (Reuters) - Skint? Unwanted Christmas gifts? In the
wrong job? From making a little extra cash to joining
millionaires’ row, auctioning goods online can spell success.

LONDON (Reuters) - Auction sites are increasingly being
recognised as a breeding ground for serious business men and
women, as the growing band of entrepreneurs making a healthy
living out of selling their wares online can testify.

Though it looks like it could blow a hole through a steel door, what you’re looking at is a 400mm picture camera from Leica. Dubbed the Leica Gun, it’s part of a rare camera auction taking place on January 28th through Tamarkin Photographica and eBay Live Auctions. While it looks like it can scare the pants off of the meanest DSLR out there, I can’t imagine you’d have much luck getting your subjects to sit still when shooting with it. – Louis Ramirez

The Gun Camera [High T3ch Magazine]

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The holiday for two is on sale on Internet site eBay for
just a fraction of its 2,400 pound value.

The vacation for two is on sale on Internet site eBay for
just a fraction of its 2,400 pound ($4,700) value.

Online auction website Ebay wraps up its Chinese operation in a new joint venture.

LONDON (Reuters) - Singer Leona Lewis, the bookies’
favourite to win popular talent spotting show “The X Factor”,
has fallen victim to “celebrity cybersquatting”, with an
Internet domain bearing her name up for auction on eBay.

LONDON (Reuters) - Singer Leona Lewis, the bookies’
favourite to win popular talent spotting show “The X Factor”,
has fallen victim to “celebrity cybersquatting”, with an
Internet domain bearing her name up for auction on eBay.

LONDON (Reuters) - Singer Leona Lewis, the bookies’
favourite to win popular talent spotting show “The X Factor”,
has fallen victim to “celebrity cybersquatting”, with an
Internet domain bearing her name up for auction on eBay.