Shiny at IFA 2008: The Sharp Aquos XS1 is a concept no more

Last year, this seriously skinny LCD TV was just another highly anticipated concept TV. Fast forward 365 days and it's now in full blown production. So that means we get to put our coveting into purchasing action very soon. We're being told October. At .9 inches (23mm), it's just under an inch thick and comes…

Shiny at IFA 2008: Logitech's squeezebox boom sounds painful

As Logitech has delivered some pretty decent speakers in the past, I'm going to overlook the strange name of their latest product - the Squeezebox Boom. I'm also going to turn a blind-eye to its unattractive design as the specs are pretty top notch. For a start they're wireless, so you can stream your tunes…

Pamper yourself and indulge in a bit of home sauna-ing

Public saunas. There's something very grimy and unbearably dank about sharing a sauna with the general public - especially if it's a unisex one! And especially when men with humongous food babies (beer bellies) decide to sport those only-to-be-worn-if-you're-hot Speedos (argh the nightmares!). If you can sympathise with me and agree that sharing a sweatbox…

Shiny at IFA 2008: iRobot automated vacuum cleaners

Dan is loving it over at IFA, he can hardly contain himself. 'The show has barely begun and already I'm getting excited about the pending UK release of robotic hoovers. This is actually a little footage I grabbed last night of the Roomba and Scoomba from the slightly "er...didn't they call a film that?" company,…