Month: January 2009
USB stress ball creates stress with a high price point
Stressed? The answers not if, it's when. Evil emails, caffeine crashes, and call centre operatives who like to leave you on hold whilst they paint their nails all contribute. So a stress ball can often be a good way to relieve tension. But do you seriously need a USB one? This either implies that you're…
HP's Mini 2140 netbook gets UK confirmation
Amongst all the chaos surrounding CES this year, Zara got wind of HP's plans to expand its UMPC range with the Mini 2140. Details of a UK release date were obscure, so we weren't entirely sure it'd be heading to our shores, until now. The blogosphere tells us the HP Mini 2140 now has UK…
Toshiba launches the Satellite A350 laptop for movie lovers
In a world seemingly full of pocket-sized netbooks, it's refreshing to see a laptop with a decent screen size, and enough power to be able to handle more than a couple of Firefox tabs. The Toshiba Satellite A350 is designed for movie fans, featuring a 16-inch HD screen, which is designed for optimum playback of…
GotYourPriceCheck has got your back when you're feeling frugal
When I think of price comparison services, rather annoyingly, I get the theme tune of car insurance comparison site Compare the Market.com wedged in my head (I bet I'll still be humming it tonight). But infuriatingly annoying jingles aside, price comparison services are a handy and helpful way to ensure you're getting the best deal…
Geek-less chic of the Week: The Q-Link Pendant
I'm not the most cynical of people. I believed in the tooth fairy till I realized that my money correlated to the change in my Dad's pocket and have a daily struggle with the fact that people who ask how I am don't actually want a response. However the Q-Link pendant was enough to raise…
The Fujitsu Siemens zero-watt PC keeps energy consumption to a minimum
There's probably more than a few of you with money saving new years resolutions that you plan on executing throughout the year (good luck with that) or until you can't bear the thought of bringing your own lunch to work again for the 50 thousandth time. It helps when there are energy saving gadgets to…
Shiny Review: Asus N50
Hooray! An air ionising computer! There's some witchcraft that claims to keep you more alert whilst using the computer, due to some ion negatiser. Duncan's not convinced, but he is convinced by the decent graphics card, the decent sized keyboard and ability to boot up some key functions without booting up the whole system. £700…
The i2i streamer streams. Music. Wirelessly. Between anything. Cool, huh?
It's not a unique product, but it might just be the easiest to use. You get two units in a pack, and you just plug one into the thing you want to receive the audio file, and the other into where the media is coming from. So, iPod to speaker. Or computer to TV. Or…
Obamamania sweeps the internet
The internet knows no bounds, respects no international date lines and surrenders to no political party. So, it's no surprise to learn that Barack Obama is more popular than a LOLcat today, even here in the UK. So, where can you find him? The BBC will be streaming live here, so you can watch the…
GO Scam launches lovely baby monitors at CES 2009
CES may be a mere footnote to January now, but as I dig through the pile of press releases I was excited to spot this lovely looking product. It's a portable baby monitor, disguised as a daisy! So apart from the serious cuteness factor, is it a workable piece of kit? I've looked at the…
