Category Archives: Gadgets & Hardware

Posted by: Jane Douglas Wii games consoles in millions of households around the world may have paved the way for the device in the below video. It’s the motion-sensitive remote control for the Kodak Home Theatre HD Player, a device … Continue reading →

Posted by: Jane Douglas http://images.video.msn.com/flash/soapbox1_1.swf No offense, Monday through Thursday, but TGI Friday indeed! It’s been a hectic week, with a particular highlight being a trip to the frankly awesome Microsoft Research labs in Cambridge. The folks there are hard … Continue reading →

Posted by: Jane Douglas Video: test driving the Oregon Scientific Action Cam ATC5K We recently took Oregon Scientific’s Action Cam ATC5K out for a  high-speed spin on the Thames in a rigid-hulled inflatable boat. The camera is a rugged digital camcorder … Continue reading →

Posted by: Jane Douglas As we watch the end of September whiz by, it’s time for another virtual rummage in the Tech & Gadgets (e-)mailbag. First up, there’s been rumbles of discontent over the lack of HTC handsets in our … Continue reading →

Posted by: Jane Douglas Having just watched Sony Ericsson’s live webcast preview of the Xperia X1 (left), I’m going to go out on a limb and predict a three-way battle royale between that phone, the Samsung i8510 and the Nokia … Continue reading →

Posted by: Jane Douglas This week we were taken by surprise by Google Chrome just ahead of the big G’s 10th birthday, met giant living piñatas in aid of the Viva Piñata 2 launch and talked to legendary designer Will … Continue reading →

Posted by: Jane Douglas We recently popped into the British Library to catch the opening of a new exhibition of Weird and Wonderful Inventions. The owner of the collection, Maurice Collins, spoke to us about his favourite curious antique gadgets, … Continue reading →

Posted by: Jane Douglas This week we’ve been hunting for gadgety cash in the attic, checking out "weird and wonderful" inventions at the British library, contemplating piggybacking on other people’s wireless networks and the future of games machines. Oh, and … Continue reading →

Posted by: Jane Douglas In the months following the launch of Apple’s smartphone (this thing called the iPhone 3G – you may have heard of it), making a comparably sized splash with your new mobile must be a daunting prospect … Continue reading →

Posted by: Jane Douglas Because I like to keep my finger on the pulse on all the top-flight gadgetry I won’t be able to afford this side of an obscene pay rise, yesterday I headed along to a Sony showcase … Continue reading →