Magneat wrangles your cables back to tidiness
We like gadgets, here at Latest Gadgets. They’re sort of our raison d’être. I have our slogan – Life needs gadgets – tattooed on an unusual part of my body. Try to guess which bit; I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised. This obsession means we also like to look out for things that make gadgets better. A useful peripheral for our computer, maybe. A fancy tripod for our camera,... Read more
Freecom’s World first USB 3.0 external HDD
Once upon you would have had to knock up a few extra shelves to house your growing collection of movies, music and important documents; but thankfully with the increasing digitisation of our day to day lives, you can now fit an entire library’s worth of information onto the smallest hard drives and storage devices. The problem is however that with ever-increasing file sizes the... Read more
Panasonic’s DMP-BDT300 enters 3D Blu-ray market
We’ve already reported on how Samsung were first out of the blocks with their 3D Blu-ray player, but as you might expect their competitors have not been far behind and so it comes as no surprise to see Panasonic enter the fray with the launch of their very own player. The DMP-BDT300 will be the company’s first Full HD 3D Blu-ray player as the home entertainment giants jostle... Read more
Sanyo Xacti VPC-CS1: ‘World’s smallest’ HD camcorder
Tomorrow (5th March) sees the UK launch of the world’s tiniest full HD camcorder. Just 27mm thick at its widest point, the Sanyo Xacti VPC-CS1 has been designed with a slim sensor module and superslim lens so it’s small enough to slide easily into your pocket and take wherever you go. The new model promises to be thinner and lighter than any other HD camcorder on the market, but... Read more
Online TV: You saw, we saw, SeeSaw?
SeeSaw is a new online streaming service designed for UK audiences. Released in February, it brings together content from the BBC, Channel 4 and Channel 5 so viewers have a wider selection of programmes all on the same website. It’s a simple idea and this simplicity extends beyond the concept to its function. Although the service is competing with many others on the web – some legal,... Read more
Codeorgan.com, site and sound
This is a very weird and slightly wonderful online gadget-type-thing that you’re either going to love or hate with all of the passion in your hardened techie heart. To put it simply, Codeorgan is nothing more, and nothing less than an intriguing Flash application that turns any web page into music. The site analyses the text in the body of any supplied URL address (your favourite... Read more
HTC & LG to be first to ship WM7 phones
Many of us had written off Microsoft in the mobile phone market, but last week Microsoft unveiled at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, a new operating system and a fresh approach to the mobile platform that could — for the first time in a very long time — give Apple and Google something to worry about. Gone is the infuriating menu system, the uninspiring design, the... Read more
HTC Smart – a wallet friendly smartphone
A few years ago the “boom” sector of the mobile phone industry was touted as the low-end market. Companies such as Nokia poured development and marketing resources into cheap, simple handsets for markets such as India and Africa. “Less” was going to be the next big growth opportunity. The launch of iPhone changed all that. Not the first smartphone, or even necessarily the... Read more
HD-FOX T2 – Humax’s first Freeview HD PVR
If you want to experience the thrill of high definition television but don’t want to spend wads of cash on a cable or satellite subscription, try the new Freeview HD box from Humax. It’s the first HD set-top box in the UK, and likely to be a trendsetter as demand grows for the pin-sharp detail and vibrant colours of high definition programmes. For a one-off payment of around £179,... Read more
Lumigon’s T1 & S1 Android-powered phones
What is the tech-head’s paradox? I hear you cry. Well, it’s a gadget that does everything. For, like Alexander weeping that there are no more lands to conquer, if one has something that does everything, one does not need any more gadgets. Lumigon may not have quite smashed this paradigm, but they have made a brave effort. Made with some fine craftsmanship from materials such as steel,... Read more
