Month: April 2009
The SKY's the limit for 3DTV: First UK live broadcast last night!
3DTV was big news at CES 2009, but since the initial furore and the many,many promises we heard, their hasn't been anything new in that area recently. Well that could be about to change big time, as last night the UK experienced their first 3D broadcast on live TV- and one that didn't necessitate the…
Avoid narcoleptic incidents with the padded Workaholic Suit
Falling asleep at your computer and subsequently banging your head on the keyboard is not a pleasant experience (and I'm talking from experience) as is waking up with keyboard keys etched into your forehead. If you're having one of those workaholic nights when it's imperative you're fixed to your computer at all times, this Pillow…
Online war games – the army attempts to entice potential soldiers
Almost a year ago, it was revealed the US army's attempt to recruit would-be soldiers into the army involved a disillusioning 14,500-square-foot recruiting centre/video arcade/retail store, which war, or no war is bloody exciting - they also made use of everyone's favourite social networking site, Facebook. Taking a leaf out of their book, the UK…
The new Archos 2 MP3 players fail to impress: But MicroSD cards supported!
Everyone in the office knows I'm a big fan of Archos products. I ooh over their latest touchscreen PMPs and desperately covet their latest Android tablet, but the images of their new MP3 players leave me feeling cold and empty. They've kept the players simple, modelled on the 105, and have kept the look of…
Next gen iPhone to come with a 3.2 megapixel camera?
With a potential iPhone announcement in the air the rumour mill has been activated once again and those rumours are a' churning. The latest bit of hot iPhone gossip tells us the next iteration of super phone will come with a (still measly) 3.2 megapixel camera. Word on the interweb is Omnivision managed to bag…
The watch with many faces
What do you get when you take a man with a watch-based plan and concept watch? You get the UNI timepiece. And unlike the Tokyo Flash watches, you won't need to take a course in watch de-coding either, it's fairly simple. What sets this watch apart from your fairly bog-standard wristwatch, is its fully customisable…
Curb your Nintendo DS game playing with the Health Control Timer
With news of the seemingly fit and healthy 25 year old who died subsequent to a serious Wii workout session, gamers across the globe have been playing their beloved consoles and handhelds with an underlying fear they could be the next victim. But fear not, death may not be on the cards after all -…
Shiny Review: Olympus Mju 9000
It's no Canon (Zara loves those) but Zara quite likes what the Olympus Mju 9000 has to offer. The compact point and shooter has a pretty impressive zoom for such a small outer shell - "pretty bloody impressive", I believe are the words used to describe some of its features. Go on, check it out.…
Shiny Poll: Video games or sex? What do you prefer?
The internet has been rife with social statistics this morning, claiming a third of British men prefer to cosy up to their beloved computer games, as opposed to doing the dirty their significant other. So video games obsessed are these guys they will even go as far as consciously avoiding it, just so their games…
Chandler's Farewell My Lovely coming to the DS!
Detective fiction seems like the logical companion to computer games, seeing as the stories are very plot driven with regular action, puzzles to unlock and come to a fulfilling end if you follow the twists correctly. Hence, it seems strange that up till now there seems to have been very little collaboration in the gaming…
