13th September 2007 Archive

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Apple iPod Classic

Review In a metal mood

The iPod Classic marks the most widespread update Apple has ever made to the 'standard' hard drive-based iPod range. The name's been tweaked, the user interface given a radical overhaul, and while the new model may look like the previous version, it's actually quite different. Apple's iPod Classic: black metal The iPod …

Media players 13 Sep 2007, 07:24
Nvidia fills out Quadro DirectX 10 line-up

Entry-level and mid-range cards added

Nvidia has expanded its line of workstation and business-oriented graphics products with a quartet of cards designed to fill out its low-end and mid-range product grid. Moving up the line, the Quadro FX 370 augments the existing FX 350 with DirectX 10 support and a pair of dual-link DVI ports in place of one DVI and one VGA …

Bits 'n' Chips 13 Sep 2007, 08:59
Belkin, SanDisk launch charity kit

SanDisk and Belkin both want your money - but this time it's for good causes, justifying the bring purple and pink colours schemes. Both companies have launched products and pledged to donate a percentage of the price to charity. Sansdisk's purple Cruzer Micro and Ultra II SD SanDisk yesterday announced a 2GB Ultra II SD …

Gadgets and Gizmos 13 Sep 2007, 10:05
Shuttle debuts 'deluxe, glamorous' SFF PC

Shuttle has brought Intel's G33 integrated chipset to its XPC line of barebone small form-factor PCs, this one using the company's "glamorous" G6 casing and due to hit the shelves with 'Deluxe' appended to its name. Shuttle's G6 'Glamour': ready for top-of-the-line Intel chippery Officially, the new machine is the XPC …

PCs 13 Sep 2007, 10:52
Sony to roll out four Blu-ray recorders

Strategy to cement the format's popularity

The Sony Blu-ray Disc wagon shows no signs of slowing, with the company unveiling four forthcoming recorders based on the format. The top-of-the-range model incorporates a massive 500GB hard drive, enough for about 160 hours of HD content, while the whole range also provides 1080p 'full HD' resolution. Sony's BDZ-X90: all- …

HD 13 Sep 2007, 11:26
Motorola transmits dual Walkie Talkie range

Come in Whisky, err, Vodka, Baileys, foxtrot, over

Mobile phones just don't cut it in some situations, such as police stakeouts and mountaineering expeditions, owing to dodgy reception levels, connection times and number punching. So Motorola has unveiled two stylish walkie-talkies that offer a range of handy features for Alpha Bravo Charlies everywhere. Motorola's TLKR T3 …

Gadgets and Gizmos 13 Sep 2007, 11:36
Apple invite brings UK hacks out in iPhone fever

Not us, sob

UK hacks have begun receiving invites to an Apple event scheduled to be held at the Mac maker's Regent Street, London store on 18 September. Headed "Mum is no longer the word", the email has already got journos forecasting the UK debut of the iPhone. Not that we've had one, of course. Apple's policy of not engaging with …

Media players 13 Sep 2007, 12:36
Wii becomes best-selling next-gen console

Early forecast confirmed

Welcome back to the top of the world games console totem pole, Nintendo - for next-gen machines at the very least. Sales data suggests that to date 9m Wiis have been bought, to 8.9m Xbox 360s and 3.7m PS3s. The figures comes from the Financial Times and echo the claim made last month by little known market watcher VG Chartz …

Consoles 13 Sep 2007, 13:25
Surge protection for Powerline Ethernet products?

Q&A

I read that Powerline Ethernet adaptors can't be plugged into surge protectors. Is that true? If it doesn't work if it's connected to a surge protector then will there be damage done to these Powerline Ethernet adaptors if there's a surge?

Q&A 13 Sep 2007, 13:34
PC superstore unhinged by Linux

'Like buying a BMW and putting a Ford engine in it'

For all you car aficionados out there, how's this for an operating system analogy from PC World? Installing Linux onto a laptop sold by the computer retail behemoth is like putting a Ford engine into a BMW, apparently. Earlier this week a mysterious PC World customer, known only by the name of Tikka, posted a story to …

PCs 13 Sep 2007, 13:48
Wengé wood inspires Sony's autumn Vaios

Sony has introduced a laptop with what it calls a "fabric-like natural finish" in place of the usual dull, flat plastic look reserved for nondescript notebooks. Sony's NR10: inspired by an obscure African timber With the true fashionista's flair for the florid, the consumer electronics giant gleefully described the Vaio …

Gadgets and Gizmos 13 Sep 2007, 15:10
RIM colours up BlackBerry Pearl

Pick a colour, any colour

Research in Motion (RIM) has introduced its BlackBerry 8100 handset - aka Pearl - in three additional colours and... er... that's about it. The move could either be a way to help Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) sufferers overcome the impending winter blues - or just a method of jazzing up an existing line without too much …

Phones 13 Sep 2007, 15:19
Boffins develop Terminator-vision goggles

Acid trips without the... er... acid

If you've ever wondered what it's like to trip on acid or experiencing life through the eyes of the Terminator, then a team of Russian inventors may have the gadget for you. The team has created a pair of virtual reality goggles that enables users to experience the world from a completely different perspective. Matrix …

Gadgets and Gizmos 13 Sep 2007, 15:40
Navman queues up flagship satnav range

Relatively little noise has been made by Navman since it was acquired by Mitac in February, but it appears the company hasn't been resting on its expanded assets. Today, it introduced a four-model flagship S series of satnavs. Navman's S90i: sports a simplified UI The S series, which builds upon the manufacturer's existing …

GPS and Satnav 13 Sep 2007, 18:02
Asus launches 'first' GPS laptop

Asus has gone public on what it claims is the world's first mainstream laptop - a machine not intended for specialist use, in other words, with GPS technology on board. The U3S is a 13.3in widescreen machine based on Intel's Centrino Duo platform. It's got a piano black lid, a magnesium alloy chassis, stainless steel trim and …

PCs 13 Sep 2007, 18:18