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
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
Electrolux’s futuristic ‘Heart of the Home’ kitchen table
The kitchen can be a veritable hotbed of technology. From the first labour-saving appliances, such as the washing machine, to more recent interactive devices, such as fridges that contact you when you’re running out of milk, we are always looking for ways to make day-to-day life more efficient. With this in mind, Electrolux has developed its new design concept, the ‘Heart of... Read more
Samsung reveal “Long Term Evolution” (LTE) Netbook
Earlier this month at the Mobile World Congress 2010, Samsung wowed the tech world by unveiling its Long Term Evolution (LTE) netbook PC. What places the N150 netbook at the forefront of technology is that it features a new Kalmia chip which has been designed in-house and has been described as the future of mobile technology. Samsung demonstrated the technology to its full potential... Read more
Sony Cyber-shot TX5: water, dust, shock and frost proof!
Sony have just announced their latest and greatest, the Cyber-shot TX5 and are heavily touting it as being “everything proof”. The TX5 can take on water, dust, shock, cold and just about everything else bar T1000s. According to Sony the TX5 can withstand drops of 1.5 m, although I have no desire to test this. It’s also pretty svelte, at just 17.7 mm slim. I’ve lost a few cameras... Read more
MSI launch GX640 & GX740 gaming notebooks
The MSI GX700 and GX640 have been designed by MSI for that most hard-to-please class of techhead; the gamer. The tagline- obscene performance for serious gamers- says tells you all you need to know about the products intended audience- social Pro Ev’ers need not bother. Stick to your PS3 because these two brand new models, only launched in Europe on the 18th February, are for the... Read more
Three of the best: Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) lights
SAD – Seasonal Affective Disorder – is a condition where the ‘winter blues’, can cause stress, depression and and considerable disruption to a sufferer’s life. However, the condition is treatable and can be combated in a number of ways. One of the most common is to use a SAD lighting product such as a special lamp or lighting device. SAD lights work by emulating... Read more
Air2Air’s ‘DraganFlyer X4′ takes HD skyward
Unmanned airbourne vehicles (UAVs) have really taken off in recent years. Innovation is seeing these clever critters call the shots by taking pictures at angles hand-operated cameras can only dream of. Traditionally the territory of the military, surveyors and the police, Canadian UAV big-shot Air2Air has launched DraganFlyer X4 for the more mainstream aerial photographer and videographer.... Read more