Month: March 2010
LG to launch 47-inch 3D TV in May
LG have today announced they will release a 47-inch 3D TV, the tantalizingly titled LD950, during May. The LCD screen uses LG's passive 3D technology and will work with Sky's upcoming 3DHD and 3D Blu-ray players. You will also be able to watch standard and HD content as you would normally. Passive technology means that…
Take the ShinyShiny survey – maybe win an iPod touch
Fancy a new 32 Gig iPod Touch? Well you could be in with a chance of winning one if you take our survey. We just want to find out a little bit more about you. As well as giving you the chance to tell us what you think of us. There are only a few…
The top eight tablet computers of 2010
T3 today released their hottest 100 gadgets of 2010. One of the real standout points about the list is quite how many tablet computers there are. No less than eight have made the list. From the five inch Dell Mini 5 to the sumptuous Windows 7 running, British, X2 iTablet. Whether these are impostors just…
Pennsylvania State Uni is first to promise all students an iPad
Didn't think anything would make me want to be a student again, but I'm considering applying to the Seton Hill University in Greensburg, Pennsylvania where they are giving all students a free iPad starting Autumn term 2010. Sweet deal or what? They're for educational purposes of course - "Students will be able to download their…
iPad Video Tour shows the iPad really is a sofa gadget
Apple released a series of 11 videos today offering a virtual tour around the iPad. Taking us through web browsing on Safari, reading emails and downloading stuff from iTunes, the videos didn't really tell us anything we didn't know. But critics branding the iPad as a sofa toy or granny gadget got some extra fodder…
Five things (not) to say about the iPad while we're all waiting for it
So, we all got over the "doesn't that sound like a feminine hygiene product" thing back at launch in February. Though it was funny it's not worth saying either that or "but I thought it had a camera" again. We've moved on. The iPad is landing on shelves in American shops on Saturday 3rd April…
Facebook penetration: a whopping 40% in Canada – with UK a close second
Research from website-monitoring.com showed up some pretty stunning figures for Facebook visitors. Facebook has 400million active members half of whom sign in every day and spend an average time of 55 minutes browsing the site. They also ranked countries by number of Facebook users. And though the USA was predictably first - the UK was…
Fake CERN ReTweets: hilarious but do they break the trust on Twitter?
I was a bit alarmed to see on Twitter that the scientists at the CERN Large Hadron Collider project in Geneva were cowering in nuclear bunkers: RT @CERN: ...Preparing for collisions now!!
A Facebook app for iPhone apps? yes that now exists
There's now a Facebook app for what iPhone apps you have. Yes hold your head tight. That sounds confusing but it is quite simple and makes a lot of sense. Made by Vitrue (blog post here), the app links your Facebook profile up to your iTunes account showing your friends what iPhone apps you have…
Mirrorme, Facebook app that reminds you of aging and death, wins Guardian award
Interesting but gruesome Facebook application MirrorMe won the Guardian's media innovation award for apps and gadgets last night at their media awards. MirrorMe splices a photo of a user with a mock-up of how they will look in the future. It's supposed to "promote healthy lifestyles in the young adult population" by factoring in an…
