Shiny Review: Asus Bamboo U6V

Duncan has checked out the bizarre bamboo-covered notebook from Asus, the U6V. It's not under spec'd, carrying an HDMI input, a Core Two Duo processor, 4GB of RAM and a dedicated graphics card. It also delivers on the green specs, as well. But such goodness doesn't come cheap - the cheapest we found was £968…

Could Vagina Hero mean women start encouraging men to play computer games?

I hate Guitar Hero. Maybe it's the fact that I'm seriously rubbish at it, or that my boyfriend rocks out like Metallica pre 1990, leaving me sulking and bored on the sofa. Though this game is just a concept at the moment I can imagine it could do really well commercially. Forget all those self…

Apple is the latest victim of The Simpson ridicule

There aren't many celebrities who haven't fallen victim to the comical and satirical genius of Matt Groening at some point, which in a way is a great compliment (you're not anyone until you've had the piss taken out of you on The Simpsons right?). Tony Blair's been a victim, as well as Michael Jackson, Aerosmith,…

Would you read a book on your DS? Get 100 classic books.. if you must

You guys all know that I'm a serious fan of eBooks. I think this is one technology that's going to take off big time in 2009, though I'm not convinced that the DS is the platform to help it win worldwide domination. The thing that makes e-readers like Sony Reader and the BeBook so desirable…

The MTV generation get their own phone – the MTV 3.4

It's understandable and logical for a phone that bears the name 'MTV 3.4' to have "non-stop MTV" access for its users. ModeLabs, the manufacturers behind such luxurious mobile communicating equipment as the Christian Dior, has announced the arrival and availability of the MTV 3.4, designed for the younger "MTV" generations to take advantage of. So,…

Asus preps jaw droppingly cheap netbook for next year

Contrary to what the president of Asus said last month, regarding Eee PC's being no more and the discontinuation of any Asus netbook with a screen smaller than 10-inches, it's just been announced Eee PCs are about to get a whole lot cheaper... and smaller. Q1 of next year will officially mark the year of…