13th June 2007 Archive

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Nvidia clocks up GeForce 8600M for 8700M GT

New top-of-the-line mobile GPU

Nvidia is about to announce its new top-of-the-line GeForce 8-class mobile GPU, the 8700M GT, after briefing the Japanese media today. Nvidia's GeForce 8700M GT: the 8600M GT overclocked? The new chip is essentially a higher-clocked 8600M GT: both GPUs contain 32 unified shader engines - Nvidia calls them Stream processors …

Bits 'n' Chips 13 Jun 2007, 08:56
Koreans offered first 70in LCD TVs consumers can buy

Want to own the world's first 70in LCD TV that's actually available for consumers to buy? Then hurry over to South Korea and visit the Lotte Department store. You'd better be quick: it only has 100 of them to sell. The first ever 70in LCD TV you can actually buy? You'll also need a very capacious wallet. According to local …

HD 13 Jun 2007, 09:25
Sony claims more than a million PAL PS3s purchased

Fastest Sony console sales ramp

Sony has sold more than a million PlayStation 3 consoles in Europe, Australia and other territories that use the PAL TV standard, the head of the company's European entertainment operation, David Reeves, has claimed. Sony's PS3: more than a million PAL consoles purchased In an interview with trade paper MCV, Reeves said …

Consoles 13 Jun 2007, 09:47
Macs are more secure: official

World's most annoying adverts cleared

Apple's recent campaign claiming its machines were more secure and less likely to crash or pick up a virus than Windows PCs has been cleared by the UK's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). No word on whether the smugness of comedians Mitchell and Webb is likely to break acceptable bounds though. A national press campaign …

Mac 13 Jun 2007, 10:26
Toshiba slashes HD DVD hardware sales forecast

Promotion Group's numbers not so rosy either

Toshiba has taken an axe to its HD DVD player sales forecast, despite claims from the HD DVD Promotion Group (PG) that the company's "latest promotional efforts are clearly resonating with consumers and showing that price is king when it comes to hardware". Toshiba yesterday said it new expects to sell 1m HD DVD devices in …

HD 13 Jun 2007, 10:31
Japanese offered USB bum-cooling cushion

Universal Serial Butt?

Bot too hot? Then you need the USB cheek chiller, a PC-powered cooling seat cushion now on offer from those crazy folks at Japanese gadget specialist Thanko. Yes! It's the USB arse cooler How does it work? A built-in fan pulls in cool air from down near the base of your chair and pumps it up and out through holes in the …

Gadgets and Gizmos 13 Jun 2007, 11:29
Creative Live! Cam Optia AF webcam

Review Any which way you cam...

The Optia AF is Creative's 13th webcam branded under its Live! banner, but the first to feature both an auto-focus lens and a two-megapixel image sensor. Aesthetically, the Optia AF is a handsome piece of kit. The webcam's main body is jet-black with a multi-axis swivel that allows it to be tilted up and down by up to 270 …

Gadgets 13 Jun 2007, 12:27
Creative tunes laptop-friendly X-Fi audio enhancer to UK

Creative announced its X-Fi ExpressCard laptop sound module in Japan more than a month ago, but it's now confirmed the add-on is coming to the UK. Creative's SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio... Dubbed the SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio Notebook, the add-in has analogue and digital optical 3.5mm input and output ports, and a …

Gadgets and Gizmos 13 Jun 2007, 15:35
Shake those pinkies with the USB Dance Mat game

Finger-twistin' fun, it says here

We thought real dance mat games were bad enough, but at least players can argue it keeps 'em fit. Not so the miniature, USB-powered version that's just been released. The USB Dance Mat: why oh why? It's truly a case of let your fingers do the dancin' as you strive to match the mat's sequences of ever-more-complicated, ever …

Gadgets and Gizmos 13 Jun 2007, 15:52