Month: January 2009
Science Monday: Size 8 Brits have the most sex
Hurrah, an announcement from the department of the bleeding obvious. If it isn't an obesity crisis it's an anorexia scare story and now we have great people shouting that skinny women have more sex than their larger counterparts. Didn't they say the opposite last month? Ah, well it's in the paper so it MUST be…
Thinner and lighter laptops are on the cards for Lenovo's consumer laptops
Before CES officially kicks off, Lenovo thought it'd get ahead of the game (to beat the inevitable influx of other announcements) by unveiling a new line of consumer laptops - the Y Series. The 16-inch Y650, 15-inch Y550 and 14-inch Y450 all share the same design, with a rather perty black and copper outer shell…
Palm to release Nova OS on a QWERTY phone
Not that long ago we mentioned there were murmurings in the Palm office, going by the name of Nova. This would be their top secret OS that will be launched at CES, but we've just been given heads up on the new phone it will be launched on. According to this crime scene like sketch…
LG and Netflix bring movie streaming broadband HDTVs to the market
Netflix, the subscribe-by-mail, internet streaming service and LG have partnered up to bring you, the viewer, Netflix-enabled broadband HDTVs in plasma and LCD offerings. So, with this new breed of TV, forget additional cabling and set top boxes, with Netflix software integrated into the TVs you won't be able to get enough of instantly streaming…
Geek Neighbours: iPhones are still silver and a £50,000 toy Porsche for baby Beckham
Happy New Year my lovelies. We're back from boozing ad piling on the pounds to share with you the exciting tech news of 2009. With CES just around the corner, what can we tell you to whet your appetite for the gadget filled week ahead? -Geek Sugar wants to help you shed that Christmas poundage…
A 17-inch Macbook Pro 'unibody' could be in the making
Remember when Apple came up with the term 'unibody' (think leotard) to describe the piece of aluminium covering the outer shell of its latest MacBooks? Not only does this piece of aluminium make you computer lighter than previous casing, but it's kinder to the environment too, with 30 percent less power draining from the screen.…
Lego Rock Band – could it be?
Exciting news, lovers of Lego and the rock star wannabe game (no, not Guitar Hero) otherwise known as Rock Band. A fusion of Lego and Rock Band could be on the horizon. Now, Lego and Rock Band aren't two things you'd necessarily wed together, but word on the web is Travellers Tales is working on…
Android apps for a price in Q1… so basically around now
So, you managed to nab yourself a G1. But you may have felt the first batch of downloadable applications for it might not have been right for you. But there is a light at the end of this dark tunnel. It's a New Year - change is in the air, and the second batch of…
The future is here: LG launches a phone for your wrist
Watch phones fall into the 'Hey, haven't they already invented them? No? Oh, I could have sworn... No? Really? Huh' category of gadgets. Ubiquitous in any film with the word future, space or 'Part >3' in the title, it seems LG has stepped up to the plate with the news of the GD910. It's a…
Shootsac hides your camera toting ways
Up until now, DSLR bags have generally been bulky affairs, heavy on the zips, light on the desire to actually be seen carrying one. Shootsac reckon they've hit on the solution though, with their bags with interchangable covers. Whilst the innards has all the padding and compartments you'd want from a camera bag, the outer…