Into Tech

pspan class=”mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image” style=”display: inline;”img alt=”FitPCSlim.jpg” src=”http://uk.gizmodo.com/FitPCSlim.jpg” width=”394″ height=”291″ class=”mt-image-none” style=”" //span/p pMiniaturised computers, while offering clear convenience from a portability point of view, have never really taken off. /p pThe Mac Mini looked pretty neat but didn’t exactly set the world alight, and on the PC side we’ve seen compact small form factor machines that are often used as media servers that again have limited appeal./pimg width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’http://feeds.uk.gizmodo.com/c/552/f/9581/s/1eab1dc/mf.gif’ border=’0′/div class=’mf-viral’table border=’0′trtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=http://uk.gizmodo.com/2008/09/18/fitpc_unveils_worlds_smallest.htmllink=Fit-PC Unveils World’s Smallest PC: What’s It For?” target=”_blank”img src=”http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif” border=”0″ //a/tdtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=http://uk.gizmodo.com/2008/09/18/fitpc_unveils_worlds_smallest.htmllink=Fit-PC Unveils World’s Smallest PC: What’s It For?” target=”_blank”img src=”http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif” border=”0″ //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/19345361574/f/9581/c/552/s/32158172/a2.htm”img src=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/19345361574/f/9581/c/552/s/32158172/a2.img” border=”0″//a

pspan class=”mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image” style=”display: inline;”img alt=”FishNFlush.jpg” src=”http://uk.gizmodo.com/FishNFlush.jpg” width=”360″ height=”378″ class=”mt-image-none” style=”" //span/p pIf you’re bored with your rather bland white ceramic toilet cistern then this rather bizarre invention should liven things up a bit./p pThe Fish ‘N Flush is a specially designed fish-tank and fill-tank combo, the former of which you can fill with your favourite aquatic friends and the latter handles the important job of getting rid of your poop.br / /pimg width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’http://feeds.uk.gizmodo.com/c/552/f/9581/s/1ea9762/mf.gif’ border=’0′/div class=’mf-viral’table border=’0′trtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=http://uk.gizmodo.com/2008/09/18/fish_n_flush_makes_toilet_time.htmllink=Fish ‘N Flush Makes Toilet Time Fun” target=”_blank”img src=”http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif” border=”0″ //a/tdtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=http://uk.gizmodo.com/2008/09/18/fish_n_flush_makes_toilet_time.htmllink=Fish ‘N Flush Makes Toilet Time Fun” target=”_blank”img src=”http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif” border=”0″ //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/19345356386/f/9581/c/552/s/32151394/a2.htm”img src=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/19345356386/f/9581/c/552/s/32151394/a2.img” border=”0″//a

pspan class=”mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image” style=”display: inline;”img alt=”gates and seinfeld_cr.jpg” src=”http://uk.gizmodo.com/gates%20and%20seinfeld_cr.jpg” width=”492″ height=”303″ class=”mt-image-none” style=”" //spanbr clear=”all”br / The odd couple of adland, Bill Gates Jerry Seinfeld, have been given their marching orders. /p pThe two were the spearhead of the $300 million ad attack that Microsoft hopes [needs] to make Vista interesting and PC users cool. On the evidence of the first two ads, it’s unlikely that they succeeded. /p pThe a href=”http://uk.gizmodo.com/2008/09/05/jerry_seinfeld_bill_gates_not.html”first ad/a was just plain odd and largely, well, sucked, while the second was actually amusing. Did I learn anything about Vista and how PC users can be cooler? No. But I did learn that Bill Gates can do the robot and you should never let either of these men stay in your home because they will steal things. /pimg width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’http://feeds.uk.gizmodo.com/c/552/f/9581/s/1ea7db9/mf.gif’ border=’0′/div class=’mf-viral’table border=’0′trtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=http://uk.gizmodo.com/2008/09/18/microsoft_fires_bill_jerry.htmllink=Microsoft Fires Bill Jerry” target=”_blank”img src=”http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif” border=”0″ //a/tdtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=http://uk.gizmodo.com/2008/09/18/microsoft_fires_bill_jerry.htmllink=Microsoft Fires Bill Jerry” target=”_blank”img src=”http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif” border=”0″ //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/19345352933/f/9581/c/552/s/32144825/a2.htm”img src=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/19345352933/f/9581/c/552/s/32144825/a2.img” border=”0″//a

pspan class=”mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image” style=”display: inline;”img alt=”life with playstation3.jpg” src=”http://uk.gizmodo.com/life%20with%20playstation3.jpg” width=”500″ height=”281″ class=”mt-image-none” style=”" //spanbr clear=”all”br / After a couple of a href=”http://uk.gizmodo.com/2008/09/02/life_with_playstation_on_hold.html”false starts/a, Sony’s interesting news service Life With PlayStation service has gone live for PS3 owners connected to the Net. /p pThis is a worldwide launch so everyone should be able access the ‘lifestyle service’ offering news and information from around the globe from the XMB. Fronting the application is a satellite based shot of our lovely planet where the LIVE CHANNEL service offers news on a ‘place’ and ‘time’ basis, meaning you can choose a major city and see the latest news there. /p pThis is what you can expect:/pimg width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’http://feeds.uk.gizmodo.com/c/552/f/9581/s/1ea5af4/mf.gif’ border=’0′/div class=’mf-viral’table border=’0′trtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=http://uk.gizmodo.com/2008/09/18/ps3_life_with_playstation_goes.htmllink=PS3 ‘Life With PlayStation’ Goes Live” target=”_blank”img src=”http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif” border=”0″ //a/tdtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=http://uk.gizmodo.com/2008/09/18/ps3_life_with_playstation_goes.htmllink=PS3 ‘Life With PlayStation’ Goes Live” target=”_blank”img src=”http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif” border=”0″ //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/19345349048/f/9581/c/552/s/32135924/a2.htm”img src=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/19345349048/f/9581/c/552/s/32135924/a2.img” border=”0″//a

titleMobile Phones - The Future is Here - Part 2/titlecategory98/categorypContinuing on from the easy to use music shop that is Swifts Jukebox, Japanese technology developers have been working on a new mobile phone with a very unique difference!/ppThe idea being developed in Japan has been affectionately dubbed the green phone. Although not released yet, the [...]

pspan class=”mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image” style=”display: inline;”img alt=”blu-ray discs up close.jpg” src=”http://uk.gizmodo.com/blu-ray%20discs%20up%20close.jpg” width=”380″ height=”285″ class=”mt-image-left” style=”float: left; margin: 0 20px 20px 0;” //spanBlu-ray movies might be beautiful to look at but they are still too expensive and, sadly, it looks like that’s how it’s going to stay for some time. /p pAccording to the head of the Blu-ray Association (BDA) there’s no way that prices [of players and movies] will drop anytime soon because - and here’s the rub - we’re not buying enough of them. /p pChief party-pooper and BDA Chairman, Andy Parsons, commented at a recent NPD event: /pimg width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’http://feeds.uk.gizmodo.com/c/552/f/9581/s/1ea3faf/mf.gif’ border=’0′/div class=’mf-viral’table border=’0′trtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=http://uk.gizmodo.com/2008/09/18/bluray_prices_destined_to_cont.htmllink=Blu-ray Prices Destined To Continue Crushing Wallets” target=”_blank”img src=”http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif” border=”0″ //a/tdtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=http://uk.gizmodo.com/2008/09/18/bluray_prices_destined_to_cont.htmllink=Blu-ray Prices Destined To Continue Crushing Wallets” target=”_blank”img src=”http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif” border=”0″ //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/19345345396/f/9581/c/552/s/32128943/a2.htm”img src=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/19345345396/f/9581/c/552/s/32128943/a2.img” border=”0″//a

pspan class=”mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image” style=”display: inline;”img alt=”razor.jpg” src=”http://uk.gizmodo.com/razor.jpg” width=”550″ height=”445″ class=”mt-image-none” style=”" //spanbr clear=”all”/p pIt’s not just the latest tech gadgets that cost a fortune as this latest in shaving tools will demonstrate. You might think your 3-head, rotating electric shaver with inbuilt gel does a top job of stubble murder but it has nothing on the Damascene Razor, a limited edition grooming tool from nobby French grooming specialists, a href=”http://www.hommage.com/”Hommage/a. /p pThis platinum-sheathed straight razor is hand-forged in Germany using 128 layers of ‘legendary’ Damascene steel. /p pAccording to the makers: /pimg width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’http://feeds.uk.gizmodo.com/c/552/f/9581/s/1e9cde2/mf.gif’ border=’0′/div class=’mf-viral’table border=’0′trtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=http://uk.gizmodo.com/2008/09/18/the_worlds_most_expensive_shav.htmllink=The World’s Most Expensive Shave” target=”_blank”img src=”http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif” border=”0″ //a/tdtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=http://uk.gizmodo.com/2008/09/18/the_worlds_most_expensive_shav.htmllink=The World’s Most Expensive Shave” target=”_blank”img src=”http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif” border=”0″ //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/19258779207/f/9581/c/552/s/32099810/a2.htm”img src=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/19258779207/f/9581/c/552/s/32099810/a2.img” border=”0″//a

pspan class=”mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image” style=”display: inline;”img alt=”htc dream.jpg” src=”http://uk.gizmodo.com/htc%20dream.jpg” width=”510″ height=”350″ class=”mt-image-none” style=”" //spanbr clear=”all”br / There’s been much excitement about Google’s entrance into the mobile phone arena with its a href=”http://uk.gizmodo.com/2007/11/06/googles_mobile_phone_assault_b.html”Android OS/a and next week, US consumers will see what all the fuss is about when then G1 [a.k.a. Dream] phone from HTC gets officially announced. /p pT-Mobile has confirmed that September 23 is D-Day for announcing the massively hyped phone which is expected [hoped] to inject some vigour into the smartphone market and give Apple’s iPhone platform and applications a run for its money. The phone itself will be available to buy there from October.br / /pimg width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’http://feeds.uk.gizmodo.com/c/552/f/9581/s/1e9a6b6/mf.gif’ border=’0′/div class=’mf-viral’table border=’0′trtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=http://uk.gizmodo.com/2008/09/18/google_android_phone_coming_ne.htmllink=Google Android Phone Coming Next Week” target=”_blank”img src=”http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif” border=”0″ //a/tdtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=http://uk.gizmodo.com/2008/09/18/google_android_phone_coming_ne.htmllink=Google Android Phone Coming Next Week” target=”_blank”img src=”http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif” border=”0″ //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/19258773617/f/9581/c/552/s/32089782/a2.htm”img src=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/19258773617/f/9581/c/552/s/32089782/a2.img” border=”0″//a

pspan class=”mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image” style=”display: inline;”img alt=”citroenrobot.jpg” src=”http://uk.gizmodo.com/citroenrobot.jpg” width=”400″ height=”309″ class=”mt-image-none” style=”" //span/p pWe’ve seen some pretty cool car adverts over the years and new and used car website motors.co.uk has celebrated an upgrade to include new video content with a poll to find the nation’s favourite./p pWe’ll go through the top three in reverse order all professional like. In third place is the admittedly hilarious ‘Bhangra Nights’ advert that shows a Peugeot 206 being knocked into shape by an elephant’s butt. /pimg width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’http://feeds.uk.gizmodo.com/c/552/f/9581/s/1e8800f/mf.gif’ border=’0′/div class=’mf-viral’table border=’0′trtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=http://uk.gizmodo.com/2008/09/17/motorscouk_nations_favourite_c.htmllink=Nation’s Favourite Car Adverts Revealed” target=”_blank”img src=”http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif” border=”0″ //a/tdtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=http://uk.gizmodo.com/2008/09/17/motorscouk_nations_favourite_c.htmllink=Nation’s Favourite Car Adverts Revealed” target=”_blank”img src=”http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif” border=”0″ //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/19258733277/f/9581/c/552/s/32014351/a2.htm”img src=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/19258733277/f/9581/c/552/s/32014351/a2.img” border=”0″//a

pspan class=”mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image” style=”display: inline;”img alt=”Parott MKi.jpg” src=”http://uk.gizmodo.com/Parott%20MKi.jpg” width=”586″ height=”308″ class=”mt-image-right” style=”float: right; margin: 0 0 20px 20px;” //span/p pParrot is undoubtedly the king of Bluetooth and along with its range of accessories and consumer-based devices like digital photo frames and speakers, does a good trade in the in-car hands-free market. /p pThe latest model is the MKi and is a ‘fitted’ design, which means it’s intended to be wired permanently into the dash and is connected to your car’s stereo so that it can mute sound when a call comes in. You’ll hear the caller on the other end through your car’s speaker system and you can make and receive calls using the controls on the unit itself./pimg width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’http://feeds.uk.gizmodo.com/c/552/f/9581/s/1e86d55/mf.gif’ border=’0′/div class=’mf-viral’table border=’0′trtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=http://uk.gizmodo.com/2008/09/17/parrot_announces_new_ipod_comp.htmllink=Parrot’s New iPod Compatible MKi In-Car Kit” target=”_blank”img src=”http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif” border=”0″ //a/tdtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=http://uk.gizmodo.com/2008/09/17/parrot_announces_new_ipod_comp.htmllink=Parrot’s New iPod Compatible MKi In-Car Kit” target=”_blank”img src=”http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif” border=”0″ //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/19258730712/f/9581/c/552/s/32009557/a2.htm”img src=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/19258730712/f/9581/c/552/s/32009557/a2.img” border=”0″//a