Is it a camera lens? Or could it be something else…

Mundane objects disguised as gadgets always go down well in Shiny Towers. And today it's a camera lens... no wait, that's a calendar dressed up as a camera lens. If you turn your attention to the focus, shutter speed and aperture rings, you'll notice the day/month/year combo that's usually more apt on a calendar, diary…

RIM finally outs its app store

We knew the RIM app store was coming to its slew of delectable handsets, we just didn't know when. That all changes today. Blackberry App World took its first steps into the real world to give Apple's infamous App store, Nokia's OVI and Android a run for the money in the app department. You'll be…

Mario 1-up mushroom scarf gives you extra lives

Ok, if this were a game that would be true, but seeing as we live in the land of the non-fictional, sadly this is just a scarf. But what a geektastically brilliant scarf it is. This certainly is geek chic at its finest. It's no surprise then, that the scarf resides on the home of…

Asus' dual screen laptop forgoes a keyboard for another display

When someone said the future of laptops would come with two screens, it turns out there might have been more to that statement that mere far fetchery. The idea of kicking a keyboard to the curb in favour of a dual screen laptop won't be beneficial to everyone - but serious multi-taskers will have a…

Kindle comes to the iPhone

The dust hasn't even settled on the recently revealed Kindle 2 announcement and Amazon is already giving us something else Kindle based to gossip about like a load of old bints at bingo. The news is that the iPhone is getting a Kindle injection, as Amazon has just announced its plans for the Kindle for…

Get the best of both worlds with Samsung's NX digital camera

In the words of Hannah Montana, you can "get the best of both worlds" with Samsung's hybrid NX Series digital camera. 'The best of what worlds?' I hear you say - 'what do you mean?'. Well, it can be viewed in one of two ways - Samsung's latest picture taking offering can be interpreted as…

Locky takes care of top secret file requirements

There's something very James Bond about a USB flash drive with a 4-digit password and concealment capabilities. And that's exactly what you'll get with the Locky USB drive. Its design is rather basic, but still, it makes a change from the novelty based USB drives that appear to be swarming the peripheral market. But I'm…

MSI's new X-Slim series laptops are supermodel thin

MSI haven't installed the word 'slim' into their range of laptops for nothing, you know. The X340 and X600 are both sporting Intel Ultra Low voltage processors to boost power and of course nab you some green points with the environment. And according to their creators, both lappys are "another new mark in history of…

Asus and the netbook disguised as a keyboard

If extremely cool gadgets are your thang, the Eee Keyboard (from whom else but those purveyors of the Eee) might just take your fancy. Upon first glance, it's a basic keyboard with a small display akin to the Optimus Tactus keyboard. But upon closer inspection (and a quick read-through of what it does), it' turns…

Thief abusing software to chastise those laptop bandits

Every now and again, the rules of life dictate that some poor unsuspecting unfortunate must have his/her life turned upside down by having their laptop stolen. And sadly, we don't have any control over these rather unpleasant rules - such is life, as the old adage goes. But wouldn't it be great to hurl as…