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Nov 17, 2008

Flip Mino: the next craze in tiny camcorders?

Posted by Daniel in Gadgets, Portable Gadgets No comments
flip mino

Looks can be deceiving, this stylish little number may have the appearance of a remote control but the simple design hides a camcorder with 2GB of memory (enough to record an hour of standard VGA video).

Once upon a time people wanted their camcorder to have all the bells and whistles that money could buy but [...]




Nov 1, 2008

Sub aquatic listening with Speedo AquaBeat

Posted by Daniel in MP3 Players, Technology No comments

Any exercise can get a little dull without your favourite bit of music to keep you going, so a small MP3 player has become a common site in gyms. It is all well and good to strap a MP3 player to your arm and go for a job but there are a few problems if [...]




Nov 1, 2008

“Power Glass” music for the environment

Posted by Daniel in Miscellaneous No comments
power glass fountain

Do you love music, light, water and dolphins? Well if you do the designers of this enviromentally friendly fountain must have had you in mind when they put it together. This music fountain “power glass” was displayed at Seoul Design Olympiad 2008.
The light dances around the sculpture in time with the music, I believe there [...]




Oct 30, 2008

How to watch free internet television

Posted by Daniel in How To, Lists 2 comments

So you want to watch something but you haven’t got the DVD and it is not on TV right now? Fancy watching what you want for free and right now? Thankfully the internet is a wondrous place and comes to your rescue.
There are a plethora of sites out there on the World Wide Web that [...]




Oct 2, 2008

Mind reading music player

Posted by Daniel in Gadgets, Mental Media, News No comments

I have always wondered what it would be like to have a sound track to my life, like they do in movies. When I am happy and it is sunny I can stroll down the street to something cheerful where as when I am in a mood I would hear something equally glum. Musinaunt, a [...]




Oct 1, 2008

Phillips Flavours LCD TVs change with your mood

Posted by Daniel in HDTV, Philips No comments
phillips flavours LCD

A new range of LCD televisions from Phillips are intended to have a fresh and vibrant look. Phillips isn’t concentrating on creating thinner HDTVs or advancing the technology; instead the Dutch electronics manufacturer believes we are fickle, changeable bunch so have launched a range of LCD TVs with interchangeable frames. The frames are held on [...]




Sep 28, 2008

AirCurve: Music without speakers or wires

Posted by Daniel in Audio 1 comment
AirCurve iPhone Dock

I know the couple of entries have been relating to the iPod and iPhone but I promise we are not turning into fan boys, there are just some interesting accessories appearing on the market recently. This iPod docking station from Griffin is no exception.
The AirCurve for the iPhone and iPhone 3G is described as “breakthrough [...]




Sep 28, 2008

iPhone powered by the sun

Posted by Daniel in Miscellaneous No comments
solar powered iPhone case

Solar power, coud it be the answer to our power crisis? Well no, it is not efficient enough yet but it will charge your iPhone in less than 3 hours. A solar powered iPhone leather case has gone on sale and hopes to be the answer to the iPhones shocking bad battery life.
The case has [...]




Sep 26, 2008

Mental chargers: iPod and iPhone chargers with a difference

Posted by Daniel in Mental Media, Portable Gadgets, Technology No comments
iYo YOYO iPod charger

iYo YOYO
We saw the iYo YOYO (pictured above) and memories of our childhood came rushing back, yoyos are versatile toys; you can walk the dog, go around the world and now you can even charge you iPod or iPhone with one. The Swedish designer Peter Thuvander has taken your average yoyo added a little Apple [...]




Sep 25, 2008

Lyra Slider: The first PMP to use sliding technology

Posted by Daniel in Portable Gadgets No comments
Lyra Slider PMP

Mobile phones have been using the concept of sliding for a long time but it has never caught on in the portable media player arena before. Well this is about to change with the new Lyra Slider, a basic PMP which has used the concept of a sliding front to shrink in size without having [...]