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…

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…

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 -…