13th February 2008 Archive

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Champion of competitive CAT-5 untangling is crowned

Great sport, or greatest sport?

They came to the City of Angels to unravel the threads of destiny. Their gifts have been honed in plastic-shielded spiderwebs that writhe and twist in unspoken places. Sweating and seething. Endlessly toiling in the forgotten cavities of desks and closets. Indentured to their knots like vampiric shades. Yet no mean spirit …

Networking and Wireless 13 Feb 01:15
Samsung dolls out entry-level talker trio

Mobile World Congress No need to save up

Samsung clearly doesn’t believe entry-level handsets are just about squeezing basic mobile features into an ugly box, because it’s launched a trio of beauties into the price-conscious space. Samsung's J150... The J150 and J700 slider each have 1.3-megapixel cameras and Micro SD card slots built into their slimline frames, …

Phones 13 Feb 09:16
Email pen concept does away with keyboards

Note to self...

A designer has put pen to paper and created a concept fountain pen that allows users to write and send emails directly from a sheet of A4. Reuben Png's D:Scribe email pen Aside from fulfilling all your standard writing requirements, the D:Scribe pen’s designer Reuben Png also envisages it being able to recognise and capture …

Gadgets and Gizmos 13 Feb 09:30
Panasonic says when it will ship 32GB SDHC

But SanDisk in on the case too

Anyone with a hunger for shed-loads of memory card capacity will soon be satisfied, because Panasonic's announced that its 32GB SDHC card will be available to buy worldwide in April. Panasonic's 32GB SDHC memory card The card, a prototype of which was shown off by Panasonic at last month's CES show in Las Vegas, carries a …

Storage 13 Feb 11:08
Mobile World Congress Alcatel unveils stack of sexy-but-budget phones

That purveyor of cheap but stylish handsets Alcatel today took the wraps off its 2008 line-up. While none of the new phone will challenge the heavyweights when it comes to features, they do the basics - and they're smart lookers too. Alcatel's flagship phone is the OT-V770, and if you're not impressed by its 220 x 176 display …

Phones 13 Feb 11:56
TomTom launches file-sharing service

Turn right at the next byte

You don't often get something for nothing. However, TomTom has launched a free content-sharing website for users of its GPS navigators. The website allows one user to upload content, such as their unit's personalised start-up image, and then other folk can download it onto a TomTom. The manufacturer said users will have access …

GPS and Satnav 13 Feb 12:01
Nokia parades recycled handset

The phone that's rubbish

A Nokia executive has shown off a concept handset made from recycled cans at this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC) show in Barcelona. Can't see the video? Download Flash Player from Adobe.com During a keynote speech, the Finnish mobile phone giant's chief executive, Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, pulled a silver clamshell handset …

Phones 13 Feb 12:30
Pssst! Here's ECS' 'super 3G' sub-notebook

Mobile World Congress HSUPA and HSDPA built in

There's not much to say about ECS' 11in G10IL laptop other than the fact that it has built-in tri-band HSDPA and HSUPA 'super 3G' technology for downloads of up to 7.2Mb/s and 2Mb/s, respectively. ECS' G10IL: winner That's one reason that helped it with the GSMA's award for best pre-production mobile broadband notebook, but …

PCs 13 Feb 12:59
Miidio speakers promise good vibrations

"Help me Rhonda..."

If you like music to shake you to your very core then you'll love the vibrating speakers from Miidio, because they boost their output sounds through flat surfaces, such as your table. Miidio's UFO speaker: vibrates on contact The speaker, which comes in three different designs, captures sound signals from a music source, …

Gadgets and Gizmos 13 Feb 14:02
Nerf takes aim at the Wii

With foam bullets, mind

Gaming megapublisher Electronic Arts (EA) and foam projectile gun designer Nerf are rumoured to be working on a firearm that could be used with Nintendo’s Wii console. The Nerf/EA Blaster Controller for the Wii. Image courtesy of ShackNews Photos of the so-called Blaster Controller have shown up online and were, according …

Gadgets and Gizmos 13 Feb 14:48
Jabra unveils titanium talker

It's a Jacob Jensen, didn't you know?

Jabra has extended its range of fashion-centric Bluetooth headsets with a brushed anodized titanium design, dubbed the JX20 Purea. Jabra's JX20 Bluetooth headset has a titanium shell The headset has been designed by Jacob Jensen, former head of design at Bang & Olufsen, who designed Jabra's existing JX10 Bluetooth device. …

Gadgets and Gizmos 13 Feb 16:06