12th July 2007 Archive

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LG goes Goth with black Shine

LG has introduced its latest Shine handset: a Goth-friendly dark metal machine dubbed the Titanium Black model - a phone with 'something of the night' about it. LG's Shine Titanium Black: just like the original, only blacker The update's purely cosmetic - under the hood, the new phone's just like the previous one, which …

Phones 12 Jul 2007, 09:52
Second-generation Sony PSP unveiled

Slimmer, lighter; buys into Star Wars franchise

It seems that Sony's PlayStation Portable (PSP) has been working out and lost some of its puppy fat, resulting in a re-designed Sony handheld console that's 33 per cent lighter and 19 per cent slimmer - as predicted almost a year ago. The PSP has now lost some of its bulk The announcement, made at the E3 games show in …

Consoles 12 Jul 2007, 10:04
Belkin builds download 'speedometer' into next-gen Wi-Fi box

Accessory specialist Belkin will this month connect consumers with the latest incarnation of its shiny black N1 802.11n Wi-Fi router - a slimline system with a built-in download speedometer. Belkin's N1 Vision: download-o-meter The product is called the N1 Vision, the download meter is a total gimmick. However, Belkin …

Gadgets and Gizmos 12 Jul 2007, 10:33
Logitech launches Wii Mote-like 'in-air' mouse

Updated Wave it around or put it on a desk, the choice is yours

With a rather ostentatious claim that "the future of PC navigation starts now", mouse-maker Logitech today unveiled an input device that's as at home being waved around in the air as it is being pushed around a desk. Logitech's MX Air: you point, it clicks Called the MX Air, this mouse owes more than a little to Nintendo's …

Gadgets and Gizmos 12 Jul 2007, 11:13
Nintendo to let Wii gamers go for their guns

Bang

With a look that's a little reminiscent of the Austrian Steyr Aug 9mm assault rifle, Nintendo's Wii Zapper is set to help gamers dive into the melee, lock 'n' load, lay down suppressing fire and, it's hoped... survive. Nintendo's Wii Zapper: I'd like to introduce you to a personal friend of mine... Mind you, it's taken …

Consoles 12 Jul 2007, 11:35
Netgear Storage Central Turbo SC101T network storage box

Review SAN not NAS, OK 4 U?

Storage for digital documents has never been cheaper, but what's the best way to make it available to all the computers in your home or office? You've got a network - why not use that? Enter the network-connected storage box...and to tempt you to spend your hard-earned this week is Netgear's Storage Central Turbo SC101T. …

Storage 12 Jul 2007, 11:42
Samsung extends snapper series

Samsung has launched four digital cameras, all aluminium-clad and ranging between 7- and 8-megapixel models. The S85 offers 8-megapixel quality and a 5x optical zoom. It has a maximum ISO of 1600, a 2.5in LCD and 20MB of internal memory, although it does support MMC, SD and SDHC memory cards. Samsung's S85 Its features are …

Cameras 12 Jul 2007, 12:33
Etymotic touts 'world's first' Bluetooth earphones

Congratulations to Etymotic for creating Ety8, the world's first Bluetooth in-the-ear earphones - the antidote, it reckons, to the bulky Bluetooth cans we've seen on the market to date. Got a light? The earphones are compatible with dockable iPods - for which a transmitter is supplied - and Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones …

Networking and Wireless 12 Jul 2007, 12:46
Evesham re-packs e-box for HD era

Evesham has given its 'black box' e-box Windows Media Center system a technology face-lift with the addition of hi-def its multimedia capabilities. That means a single HDMI port for connecting it up to an HDTV. Nope, there's no HD optical disc support. Is it a PC? Is it a DVD player? The e-box HD is a home entertainment …

PCs 12 Jul 2007, 16:14