Thousands of Apple fans are mobbing its stores like fans of the latest boy band, all across the world as Apple has started to launch its iPad internationally. Outside of an Australian shop a 200m line had already formed as fans anticipated the new product, this was replicated on a huge scale in Tokyo, Japan. As the global roll out continues the device will also soon be on sale in Read More ...
The venerable boombox of the 1980’s is alive and well, even if it can’t compete with more specialized versions of its many functions. The Aiptek MobileCinema D25 looks like a great investment for anyone who can’t or doesn’t want to spend many hundreds of pounds on a ‘professional’ movie set-up. The D25 combines a mobile projector with DVD and CD player, Freeview TV tuner and FM radio. The LED-powered projector Read More ...
A media circus in the foreign press has ensued after the Communications Ministry announced that the latest Apple gadget, the iPad, will be banned from Israel indefinitely. Although the Ministry offered explanations and clarifications for the ban, it seems that a great deal of information is still being withheld. Jeff Goldberg from The Atlantic said that there has to be another reason for the ban although he cannot figure out Read More ...
With the Apple iPad rumoured to be launched in the UK on 24th April, complaints about the iPads ability to pick up wi-fi signals have been rife in the USA since the weekend. Apple stores sold more than 300,000 iPads on the first day, but customers are complaining that their iPads are receiving little or no wi-fi signal. “I’m getting one or two bars on my iPad in rooms where Read More ...
The new version of the Vlingo for iPhone app now provides six voice-powered features including email, SMS paste, Facebook & Twitter updates, Google Maps, search the web and voice dial The app gives users the ability to send email and text messages simply by speaking into their iPhone, and unlike speech recognition apps that offer a single use only, Vlingo delivers up to six voice-powered features including: email, SMS Paste, Read More ...
Sky has announced that it will be introducing a new Sky+HD box with a capacity of one terabyte to allow storage of up to 240 hours of personal high definition (HD) television. This is the largest capacity HD personal video recorder in Europe. This equates to around 100 HD movies or 740 hours of standard definition content. In addition, Sky Anytime also increases its memory size, to allow for up Read More ...
Starting this week, subscribers of T-post will be able to wear their graphic T-shirt in front of any web camera and play a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors against a computer-generated arm that extends from the shirt itself. Pulled from the headlines, and interpreted by Swedish designer Marc Strömberg, this innovative issue of T-post uses augmented reality to comment on the future of college education. From exotic dancer research and Read More ...
Here is a promo video from Microsoft hinting at some of the future developments accoring to the bods at Microsoft.
The latest venture by the big virgin Richard Branson, is Virgin Digital Help which is worth a look if you often find yourself struggling with iPod synching or WiFi. The new service which launched this week is the first launch by Virgin in three years and is a support service designed for those who have problems with their gadgets on a regular basis such as problems with a computer, iPod, Read More ...
