Samsung release new ‘clever’ N-Series netbooks

We’d all like to think laptops and netbooks give us the freedom to productively work away cable free on lengthy flights or in trendy cafes but in reality it’s not long before you find yourself scrabbling around for a socket before that last 10% of battery powers out. Enter Samsung’s N-Series – bringing a new dimension to the netbook market new meaning to the word portable.Due... Read more

Freescale announce recession beating tablet

At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week some impressive technology has been unveiled, among them, the new Freescale Smartbook Tablet which is due to be launched this summer. At the risk of sounding like a complete luddite, I’m not sure I fully comprehend the excitement and hype around the tablet.  Essentially it is what would happen if a smartphone mated with... Read more

Move over World leaders: The Copenhagen Wheel

Whilst little may have been resolved at the climate change summit in Copenhagen last month, the unveiling of a bicycle, which moves by using the kinetic energy from its own wheels, could be described as the summit’s savior, marking a radical achievement in the global quest to slow down man’s self-inflicted destruction on the planet. Humbly named The Copenhagen Wheel, this bicycle... Read more

Hands on with the TomTom GO 950 Live

LatestGadget.co.uk contributor Andrew Rafter braves the freezing weather to test the TomTom GO 950 Live. TomTom’s Live was a massive step forward when it arrived last year via the Go x40 series. It was such a step forward that TomTom’s new 950 offers less radical improvements but is now the ultimate Satellite Navigation System for professional drivers and heavy commuters. Costing... Read more

HD video calling comes to Skype

Skype is my Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) client of choice. Relatively stable with cross platform support, solid audio calling options and a less garish take on Instant Messaging (IM) than MSN Messenger, I have used Skype almost daily for 3 years. However one area that I have been looking for improvement in is Video calling. Whilst the Windows version offers “High Quality”... Read more

Google announces first phone: Nexus One

After a lot of behind-the-scenes work, including the development of a mobile operating system and pulling the strings behind the Motorola Droid, Google has finally come to market with a product that it spear-headed itself – the Nexus One. Despite being released for sale only a few hours ago it’s already on prime time news across the World. However, promoting the phone would... Read more

Missing pet? Pawtrax to the rescue!

We’ve seen plenty of pet tracker gadgets in the past. Some use tags, others radio signals. However, PATmicro is part of a new breed that use a combination of GPS and mobile technology. Its makers, Pawtrax, first appeared four years ago as web resource for missing pets. They had no problem attracting users. Almost four million pets went missing in the last five years, according to research... Read more

PS3 pad sliced in two by SplitFish, evolution?

For most, the well established Sony control pad is perfect just the way it is. The latest incarnation, the DualShock 3 for PS3, not only features analogue controls but also motion sensing, USB charging and vibration technology. So then, how do you improve on perfection? Third party control pad developers Splitfish think they’ve found the answer – by literally breaking the DualShock... Read more

Yoomi self-warming baby feeding bottle

It’s 4.30am and you’ve been woken for the fourth time tonight. You can’t remember the last time you slept for a full eight hours and at this exact point in time you’d consider selling your first born in exchange for a decent night’s kip. The result of all your sleep deprivation has turned your brain to mush, and even the simplest tasks feel more akin to trying to fix the Large... Read more

Popcorn Hour C-200, a media tank?

I, like many others, have a lot of media stored on my computer – photos, films, music etc. However the small cramped bedroom where my computer resides is a less than perfect space to show off high resolution still images, to appreciated complex cinematography or even to dance to my Party Mixes. That is what my (modest) home cinema setup was for.  But how to connect one to the... Read more