13th June 2006 Archive

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• Sony engineers in shock Post-it® notes discovery

  Misses April Fool's Day by 10 weeks

  Sony has launched two new TFT displays with a unique new feature - the bottom bezel is extended to form a surface where you can keep Post-it® notes. You also get a groove which can accommodate pens. It is a mystery why they didn't go the whole hog and include a hand filing cabinet and somewhere to keep your sandwiches. Sony …

  PCs 13 Jun 2006, 06:02

• Artist's impressions from BenQ-Siemens

  We see through the latest BenQ-Siemens phones

  Mobile phones are wonderful things but blimey you can get sick and tired of looking at reams of photos all showing little screens and keyboards. So we say God Bless BenQ-Siemens and all who sale in her for making life more interesting by releasing a series of design sketches of three of its latest phones. We kick off with the …

  Phones 13 Jun 2006, 10:55

• Small but perfectly formed Meizu Mini Player

  Less tasty than an Apple

  Smaller than a business card, but rather thicker, the Meizu Mini Player measures 79 x 48.2 x 10mm and weighs 55g. Desperate to maintain the metaphor we’ve confirmed this is the equivalent of 45 business cards. The dominant feature of the Mini Player is the 2.4inch/61mm screen which has a QVGA resolution of 320x240 pixels. …

  Media players 13 Jun 2006, 14:43

• Elonex UK goes titsup

  Breaking news Deloitte and Touche step in...

  Elonex Plc (UK) has gone into administration after weeks of speculation that the PC builder was having serious credit problems. The company is thought to owe almost £20m to creditors in the UK, Europe and US. The rumour-mill has been working overtime with stories of Northwest London-based Elonex's imminent demise blamed …

  PCs 13 Jun 2006, 14:58