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Mar 3 2009

The UK’s ‘Superfast Broadband’ Speeds Up

Telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today announced that it will remove regulatory barriers to speed up BT’s rollout of superfast broadband across the UK. The regulator said that it will not present any ‘regulatory barriers’ [...]


Mar 3 2009

New Batman Hoodie: Guaranteed To Stop Criminals With Laughter

We’re not sure what your night-time fantasies run to but, if it’s getting laughed at in the street, then you just have to get yourself one of these: the Batman Full Image Zip Up [...]


Feb 27 2009

Musiblocks Let You Rock Like A 2-Year Old

And now for something completely different: Musiblocks. Combine something as simple as children’s blocks with some innovative audio technology and what you end up with is one of the weirdest speaker set-ups we have [...]


Feb 27 2009

UK Parents Worried About Video Games

Almost three quarters of UK parents are concerned about the content of video games while almost 80% think that games can have a detrimental effect on some children. The YouGov survey was carried out [...]


Feb 26 2009

Toyota Building A Seaweed Car

You may think the Toyota Prius is green but the company is already looking to build uber-green cars from seaweed. That’s right, you too could be driving around in your very own Kelp Machine [...]


Feb 26 2009

What Your PC Says About You

Are you a control freak, disorganised mess or privacy nut? If you want the answers, Microsoft thinks all you have to do is look at your PC. Even better, take a walk around the office [...]


Feb 26 2009

Sony’s First OLED Walkman Gets UK Price

We saw the first slinky Sony Walkman with a touchscreen OLED display at CES last month and it was indeed impressive. Now, it’s been priced for the UK but, before you think this [...]


Feb 25 2009

British Olympian Using Street Fighter IV To Snatch Gold

With video games usually blamed for making us lazy, fat and homicidal, it’s refreshing to hear that one of Britain’s Olympian medal hopefuls is using them to actually improve his skills. Street Fighter IV is [...]


Feb 25 2009

PS3 Price Cut ‘Imminent’?

It seems that everyone but Sony thinks that the PS3 needs a price cut but current speculation from one set of analysts claims that the long overdue cut could be announced in a matter of [...]


Feb 25 2009

Disco Ball Hat: Sure To Be A Hit With The Ladies

Who says you need Tommy Hilfiger shirts, Armani aftershave, a rock jaw and a crate of Barcardi Breezers to get the girls falling for you at the night clubs? All you really need is [...]


Feb 24 2009

Timex Nails Future Of Timepieces

Watches tend to be more of a fashion accessory for women than men, and accessorising may get a whole lot more complicated if Timex and Core77 have anything to do with it. This concept [...]


Feb 24 2009

LG’s ‘Phone Watch’ Could Cost £1,000

Oh dear. Remember the very cool LG Phone Watch, the recently unveiled GD910? Well, according to industry sources, Orange is planning to charge up to £1,000 for the sexy touchscreen device as part of a [...]


Feb 24 2009

Olympus & The ‘World’s Smallest DSLR Camera’

If you want to upgrade from a compact digital camera to a digital SLR (DSLR) but are worried about the bulk, then Olympus is claiming to have the ‘world’s smallest and lightest creative D-SLR with [...]


Feb 24 2009

Nunchaku: The All-round Sporting Gadget

We’ve already watched a Bruce Lee whup table tennis butt with his nunchaku but, in Japan, the nunchaku is pretty much all you need to get through life. It’s right up there with [...]


Feb 24 2009

Sony Kills Go! Messenger Service

A lack of users is being blamed by Sony for its decision to shut down its Go! Messenger service for the PSP in Europe. Launched just 9 months ago with BT, Go! Messenger allowed [...]


Feb 23 2009

iPoint 3D To Demo New Gesture Control System At CeBit

Microsoft may be moving the crosshairs from motion capture specialists 3DV onto another likely candidate, provided its claims can be backed up at next week’s CeBit. Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications have [...]


Feb 23 2009

Philips 21:9 Ultra-Wide TV Priced For UK

Without a doubt, Philips certainly knows how to shake up the TV market. From stunning AmbiLight to Aurea TVs and now with the odd-looking ultra-wide 21:9 TV, Philips likes to do things differently. [...]


Feb 23 2009

Kenwood Promises Surround From 2-Speaker CD Player

Have you heard of DTS Surround Sensation? Well, you may soon as Kenwood is aiming to be the first to deliver surround sound from your humble bedside CD player. Well, pseudo surround to [...]


Feb 23 2009

iPod Bouncer For Babies Who ‘Rock’

Apparently babies no longer get their kicks from mommy humming lullabies at them in their cot. These days, babies are as likely to want to be rocked out with Metallica’s “The Day That Never [...]


Feb 23 2009

GAME To Offer Half-Price Nintendo DSi

It may be the recession but anyone looking to get hold of the new DSi handheld console will be able to get one at half price at GAME stores come April. The High [...]