X-oom Media Grabber: software that finds, saves and converts net downloads
Want to find (legal) downloads more easily? You can buy software for that - X-OOM Media Grabber is a web download engine which aims to make finding free downloads much easier. Enter the name of your favourite band or artist and the program scours the net and downloads anything free, even the latest number one…
Five interesting books about Twitter
Good god, people like to write books about technology. Do you know there are 246 books on amazon.co.uk about Twitter? (based on results in a books search). There are 399 results on amazon for books about Facebook, 405 books about iPhones and a frankly stunning 848 book results for blackberry. I suspect some of those…
Dell Laptops get multitouch: Inspiron One 19 and the Studio 17
Dell has introduced multi-touch computer screens to its consumer ranges, bringing the touchscreen experience to Inspirons and Studios. Desktop computer the Inspiron One 19 and laptop the Studio 17 both feature the new technology and will run Windows 7 which natively operates with multi-touch. It means you'll be stroking and tapping your computer on its…
Satski: GPS hits the pistes, with app for skiing and snowboarding
You can get GPS systems for driving and cycling, so it stands to reason that someone would invent a GPS system for skiing, hiking and err.. golfing. (Well, not golfing so much, but the other two). Satsports do GPS applications and hardware for sports, and they have just released 3 new mobile apps for Windows…
Philco's retro PC references 1950s TV sets..
Computer-design tends to get sleeker and more minimalist as time passes - with laptops increasingly resembling ice cubes or pebbles. But one desktop is bucking the trend and drawing its influences from 1950s TV sets and antique technology, referencing a time when computers were machines and there was more steel involved than silicon. This retro…
The Guardian iPhone app reviewed
The Guardian newspaper has just released an iPhone app. Currently, ad-free, it contains all their content and costs £2.39. The Telegraph and the Independent already have iPhone apps (for free) and, best-known of all, so does the New York Times (a freebie, again). As an overall comment I'd say the Guardian app takes the New…
Sony Ericsson turns phones green with new Elm and Hazel handsets
Driving the eco-bandwagon into the mobile phone market, Sony Ericsson has just gone and launched a pair of green phones today, the Sony Ericsson Elm and the Hazel. Elm and Hazel like the trees - the nice green trees. "The Sony Ericsson Elm and the Sony Ericsson Hazel phones offer consumers a green choice without…
Tiny camera fits on a keychain
What's the smallest camera in the world? This one maybe? The keychain camera by Exemode is colourful and teeny-weeny at only 53×23×19mm. It redefines pocket camera and with a microSD card can store up to 2G of photos. This keychain camera recharges via USB and can take 250 photos per battery charge. The Exemode SQ28m…
App based on US healthcare is surprise hit: 5 iPhone games that could take on social policy
You might not think that an iPhone app exploring social policy would really take off. I mean, there are Wallace and Gromit comics to compete with on the app store. But actually a gaming app based on the current debate over the US health care system has been a surprise success. But it's exactly because…
SodaStream relaunches: sleeker and greener
Classic kitchen gadget, the SodaStream, which has fizzed up drinks in homes since the 70s, is back in a sleek new version. The SodaStream of 2009 comes in different colours (chrome, red and white) with a new emphasis on being eco-friendly and health-conscious. Very late noughties. The strapline is still an original 70s gem though…
