Month: September 2010
What were Nintendo selling in 1889? Clue: it wasn't a Wii….
Since web giants like Google are only 12 years old, it may be a surprise to learn that top game makers Nintendo are a venerable 121 years old, dating right back to the 19th century in a way that few tech companies do. Of course, they were not selling the Wii back then, they were…
Sky launch 3D TV channel: How it Will Change How We Watch TV
Sky claimed today that their new 3D channel would not just bring an extra dimension to television, it will change how people watch TV. 3D TV will be about big events - about sports matches, about concerts and big movies. While TV today is something on in the background, an experience people dip in and…
Poll: Blackberry PlayBook – do you think the name is a bit racy?
Well what do you think? Is "PlayBook" a bit of a racy name for Blackberry's new Tablet? Would something a little more serious be in keeping with its corporate image? Does a playbook really sound like the kind of device you'd edit a powerpoint presentation on, or more like the one you'd flick through pictures…
It has baby videos too! Why the Blackberry PlayBook is chasing the iPad's gooey AW factor
Blackberry's new tablet computer, out in 2011, brings the technology behind the corporate darling phone to a 7inch screen. Soon execs on the communter trains will be whipping these out to quickly edit that document, draft up emails and flick through reports. But why did makers RIM call it the PlayBook? it doesn't sound exactly…
An iPad for the Suits: Pictures of the new Blackberry Tablet
Racing in where Apple has led, Blackberry Makers RIM have just realeased a Blackberry tablet, the PlayBook in shops from 2011. Offering much of the functionality that the iPad lacks - dual cameras, flash support and a range of different connector ports it is packaged towards the businesspeople that make up Blackberry's core audience. Still…
Please Make This: designer invents Catapault Alarm clock, the Aphelion
It doesn't just flash and beep, this alarm clock actually thows stuff around the room in its efforts to get you out of bed. The Aphelion launches a ball out of a holder when the alarm goes off then starts flashing and blasting out MP3 songs you've loaded on it. It sounds like its guaranteed…
Revenge of the file-sharers: 4chan takes on anti file-sharing lawyers ACS:Law and data flies
British legal firm ACS:Law - known as the scourge of file-sharers for sending out aggressive fine letters to people they thought had been sharing files - was hacked by what is believed to be members from 4chan. A Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) strike.attack took down the ACS site (it's still down) leaving lists of…
Meet the vibrator that costs as much as a car – a £6000 gold-plated Drakes Platnium vibrator
We're all for quality in the delicate area of naughty toys, but is anyone ever justified in spending 7,500 euros (£6380) on a vibrator? Are you really getting your money's worth? The world's most expensive vibrator costs as much as a small car, is plated in 18 carat gold and has a 'running' time of…
The Windows 7 adverts for HTC Mondrian: sorta weird, sorta interesting
With the Windows 7 phone launching sometime in October or November, it's time to.. start looking at Microsoft's funny advertising for it. While many phone companies just give you a run-down of features, full marks to Microsoft for going a bit out there with these ads. This is the smartphone that will stop you using…
Poll: Ladies – is this iPhone proposal romantic or too geeky?
How about proposing to your better half on a movie screen with a short film that shows makes full use of the iPhone's apps to express your feelings? Well one young man did that, we just came across the video again. He filmed himself using various functions on the iPhone to express his feelings -…