Month: November 2009
The Beatles: on an Apple-shaped USB stick – but still not Spotify
You can't get the Beatles on Spotify but you can - just in time for Christmas - get the Beatles back catalogue on an apple-shaped USB stick. Apple Records, the label the Beatles set up, have packed 14 stereo albums, 13 mini-documentary films about the albums, album art and copies of rare photos on this…
Everything you need to know about Twitter lists
Twitter lists - has the word "lists" ever been said so often in so few hours? It seems hardly likely. A quick Shiny guide to everything you need to know about Twittter Lists. Twitter lists eh? Setting those up is going to take hours isn't it? Should I be that bothered? Yes you should be…
Twitter targets teens with budget handset TwitterPeek
Twitter has teamed up with the makers of budget messaging handsets Peek to launch a handheld Twitter device, in a move designed to get more people on Twitter. To most Twitterers their handheld Twitter device is their phone: their iPhone, Blackberry, N97 or any smartphone that has a Twitter app. So... in launching the $99…
Sleep Better and Conquer Insomnia: the iPhone app that helps you go to sleep
Generally phones disturb your sleep more than they help it... they ring or buzz or beep and wake you up. But a company have just invented a way your phone could actually help you get to sleep. With an app of course. (more…)
Save power with USB Eco-button
Want to be more eco-conscious about how you use your computer? Well there's a USB gadget to help you with that. The USB Eco Button doesn't allow you to do anything your computer doesn't already do - I mean - I bet there already is a power off and an energy-saver option on your computer...…
Left 4 Dead 2: how to kill zombies in real life
We snuck a preview of Zombie thwacking game Left 4 Dead 2 last week: Gerald from TechDigest went along, tried out the game and learnt how to kill a zombie with a frying pan. Left 4 Dead 2 will be in shops from the 20th November, so get ready for another frantic blast of four-player,…
Sony Ericsson's first Android phone: meet the Xperia X10, out in 2010
Details about Sony Ericsson's first Google Android phone have just been released and it looks like the Xperia X10 will hit the market in early 2010. The high spec X10 will be the flagship handset for Sony Ericsson's new phone family which is built on strengths in social media and entertainment. High resolution graphics (480…
Dreams help you game better
The dreams of gamers are providing useful insight into the purpose of dreams. Apparently gamers who dream about playing video games perform better than those who don't. A study by Harvard Medical School doesn't definitely prove the correlation, but the studies strongly suggest that dreaming and learning are intertwined. (more…)
Interactive typefaces – the text of the future?
Some students in Switzerland have created an interactive typeface. That's a font that changes its weight, serifs and size according to how you interact with it. Their font is called Laika (perhaps after the dog the Russians sent to the moon) and it looks really beautiful, a treat for any typeface lovers. In one installation…
An 80s-izer viral vid from Russell Athletic
A kooky new ad campaign for Russell Athletic lets you stick your head in an 80s movie. Sort of. It's an 80-izer video-maker that lets you choose between four different but deeply 80s scenarios: a breakdance, football trials, a muscle beach and a jazzercise class and upload a photo of your face. Russell Athletic is…
