Toasting bread will never be the same again with the Toaster trebuchet

Remember the days when you and your siblings would attempt to concoct your very own catapult by snapping a branch off a tree? The day when you discovered when coupled with elastic bands and sellotape, it turned out to be a half decent catapult? Or perhaps I'm not the only one who's attempted to send…

Netbooks to get their very own 'Lite' version of Windows 7?

Windows 7, which some have called the OS that Vista should have been, has already proved a hit with Beta downloaders, who've risked possible computer viruses just to be all over Microsoft's latest supped up Operating System. With its frustration reducing capabilities and responsive and easy to use goodness, Windows 7 hasn't done too badly…

Sagem and Porsche's trendy/mobile phone mashup lands next month

Remember that designer/mobile mash-up from Sagem and Porsche we told you about a few months ago? It was initially tipped for a November release, but a spanner in the works made sure it didn't see the light of day - until now. Now, Porsche's second modish handset will be making its official appearance next month…

The Fast Fingered Keyboard respects typists all levels

Here's a keyboard that not only respects the alphabet, it respects our need to implement abbreviations into out messages and IM's. For the beginners (or the one finger at a time typists) the keyboard is laid out alphabetically and is activated with a press of the 'ABC' button. Those who posses more adroit typing abilities…

Optical drive? Netbook? Introducing the Mouse LB-F1500W netbook

Netbooks with optical drives are somewhat of a rarity, but there are justified reasons for this omission. For a start a built-in DVD drive isn't going to be kind to your netbook's battery life. Secondly, it drags prices from a pocket friendly (ish) price to a not so pocket friendly value. Thirdly, netbooks are designed…

Wikipedia to drop its 'anyone can write' ethos?

Wikipedia, the web-based encyclopaedia where anyone can write about everything could undergo a radical change in the near future, if founder Jimmy Wales has anything to do with it. The radical change in question (one that has been called for many times by disgruntled Wiki users) is to implement a 'flagged revisions' system. This would…

Can I get a Wii cheer for the Wii pom poms

It wouldn't be a proper cheerleading gaming experience without some rah-rah pom pom action. It would be better however, if the pom poms didn't look like Christmas decorations fashioned into pom poms for your Wii remote, and quite frankly, a company called Hip Street should know better than to bring out something that doesn't quite…

Brain training doesn't do what it says on the tin

So, Nintendo's Brain Training isn't as good for your brain cells as it claims - which is great news, as now I don't feel so bad for being told I have the brain age of a 39 year old (Dr. Kawashima was right, I was tired). For something that was waxed lyrical about and was…

The Spykee robot family welcomes a new member to the team

Due to recent fumblings between Mummy Spykee and Daddy Spykee and a bit of robot love making, the Spykee robot family have a new addition, joining its family of webcam, WiFi and Skype-compatible robotry. The latest automaton (Mini Vox) has been designed based on the all-talking, all-communicating and listening Spykee Vox. You can bellow one…

Give your Xbox 360 a haute couture makeover

If Louis Vuitton isn't careful and selective about whom and what sports the Louis Vuitton name, it's going to wind up as the next Burberry. As if adorning the insides of a cars interior (or exterior) isn't enough, there are baby carriers, laptop cases, scarfs, wallpaper, shoes, tampon carriers - and that's just the counterfeit…