Sony Ericsson's W995 gives you a Walkman phone with 8 megapixels

For quite a while now when you choose a phone you have to make the decision between music functionality and camera quality. Just take a look at the iPhone for example- all the music compatibility and interface you'll ever want with a camera that lacks megapixels, flash and any kind of comprehensive imaging software. Well…

The Wall-E toy that actually cleans

Were you a fan of Wall-E? Whether you found the film more riveting that the latest XBox announcement or more boring than the fact that Twitter is in the news again, you can't fail to recognize his quirky face. You've seen him and his cohort Eve on T-shirts, stationery and plush toys, well now you…

Nokia announce the 5530, the successor to the much loved 5800

In my job I get to play with a large number of phones, so when I'm reluctant to send one back it generally means I'm particularly impressed with it. Sometimes it's the interface, sometimes it's the design or ease of use, and just occasionally a phone has all three. My love affair with the HTC…

Geek Neighbours: Hands on with the Archos 9 and Rat robots

Last week saw Apple dominate the news, so we thought we'd have a fresh new week of weird and wonderful technology goodness. Here's the best bits from the blogosphere. -CrunchGear get their hands on a vid of the latest Archos to hit the block, and we're drooling already... Coolest Gadgets share with us a funky…

Archos announce the Archos 9 : A miniPC with multimedia goodness

OK, I admit it, I'm slightly infatuated with the Archos brand, as I've never found another PMP designer that has managed to combine everything a user might want into such a sleek shell. The latest Archos news to whet my appetite (and cause my bank manager sleepless nights ) is that of the Archos 9.…

Short term HDTV test: The LG LCD 42LH5000

Despite having written about HDTVs for a long time, and even compiling an in depth guide to buying one, I've never had my hands on one for longer than a week. This all changed when LG delivered the delightful looking LG 42LH5000 to my house to my (and my flatmates) unequivocal delight. But once I'd…

CrazyTalk 6 lets you create a 3D version of yourself

The folk behind Crazy Talk 4, the animation software we reviewed in 2007 have just released an updated version of their programme called CrazyTalk 6. They've improved some of the issues we had, and have added some extra features as well, so it will be useful for both the casual animator and the hardcore artiste.…

Review: The Yelpie portable screaming safe

Everytime I go to the beach I suffer huge waves of anxiety about my stuff. Cos stuff is, y'know precious right? And when I go for a dip in that delicious blue ocean, I'd kind of like my wallet/mobile.keys to still be there when I get back. Other than swimming in rotas there wasn't a…

Comments are back on Shiny Shiny!

Yay!! Our server issues are now sorted (hopefully forever) and you can now comment on my reviews/ turn of phrase, or even hairstyle, if that's what makes you happy. Let the commenting frenzy begin...