I always thought soaking in the tub was about getting away from distractions but for many it’s about watching the telly in every room of the house.
Meet the worlds’ biggest waterproof TV, the AVF 57-4LCD from Aquavision. This 57in beast is designed to make sure that you stay entertained as your skin takes on the ever-attractive texture of prunes. And all without frying you to a crisp when the aquatic hanky panky kicks off.
It's a Full HD set with support for 1080p content, sporting analogue and digital tuners along with two HDMI inputs. There's even two remotes, one of them waterproof to float alongside your rubber ducky.
It’s not a complete waste of money though since it doubles up as a giant mirror. This is not as innovative at the company’s TV Towel Warmer but it is bloody big and you can take solace in that you own the most expensive mirror outside of Sleeping Beauty.
There’s no price yet but if you have to ask….-Martin Lynch
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With all the coverage about Apple ‘allegedly’ gagging its UK partners from not revealing poor iPhone sales figures, it’s not surprising to see that O2 is hoping to boost business by slashing the cost of running Apple’s stylish device.
O2 has taken the wraps off a new tariff structure that will apply to new users and – get this – existing customer too. How generous. Either that or they’re merely sidestepping the media shit-storm that would ensue if they ignored those ever-faithful early adopters.
Entry-level £35 per month owners now get their call allowance tripled to 600 minutes and texts boosted to 500 minutes. Those paying £45 now get the £55 package with 1,200 minutes of calls and 500 monthly texts. The £55 per month package is being replaced by an uber-caller £75 per month package for 3,000 minutes of calls and 500 texts.
Here’s the official statement and details:
*Existing £35 iPhone customers
We will be automatically upgrading you to the new £35 iPhone tariff which offers you 600 anytime minutes and 500 anytime texts a month. You will also continue to receive unlimited* UK data. All of this will be done for you without you having to do a thing and we'll text you to let you know when it's been done.
* Existing £45 iPhone customers
We will be automatically upgrading you to the new £45 iPhone tariff which offers you 1,200 anytime minutes and 500 anytime texts a month. You will also continue to receive unlimited* UK data.
*Existing £55 iPhone customers
We will be reducing the price of your 1,200 anytime minute iPhone tariff from £55 to £45. You will continue to get 500 anytime texts and unlimited* UK data at this new price.
The deal with The Cloud for free Wi-Fi and unlimited data use remains unchanged. Smart move, but will it boost sales?-Martin Lynch
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The latest firmware update from Sony for the PSP has been released, adding the much anticipated ability for PSP Slim & Lite owners to make and receive free Skype phone calls.
Owners of the original PSP though are out of luck. Just hook up a suitable Skype headset and you’re in business. Sony recently halted the Japanese rollout, putting the US and European rollout in jeopardy but all’s well now – except in Japan, that is. It has to be a first though, us getting something before the Japanese.
The ability to make free Skype calls is a cracking add-on to the already sexy and increasingly useful PSP Slim & Lite. The previous firmware update added Internet radio.
The other key feature added with the 3.90 update is the Go!Messenger program which, from February, will enable video and voice chat between PSP owners. Nice.-Martin Lynch
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At the recent CES Show in Vegas, Philips announced its intention to create more products geared towards the fairer sex.
It already has its Swarovski-encrusted Active Crystal line of shiny girl-tech so what better way to show the ladies some more love than by blinging it up even more in time for Valentine’s Day.
There are new ‘colour-enhanced’ offerings, which means the diamond-coloured crystals now have support from wider-coloured palette of crystals too.
The latest additions include the USB Heart Ware Crystal Vitrail Light memory keys, the Space Violet in-ear headphones, the USB Lock Out Jet Hematite memory keys and the Space Jet Hematite in-ear headphones. Yes, it really is very Barbarella. Prices for the earphones are around £50 while the USB pendant storage keys come in at £90.
They’re certainly not cheap, nor understated. Perfect for Valentine's then. Philips says they’ll be available to buy from next week.-Martin Lynch
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You may have seen these wee USB drives knocking about the Web for some time but you can now get them in the UK and, the new twist this time, is that they come preloaded with exclusive Stars Wars content.
These are the Star Wars Mimobots, 1GB, 2GB and 4GB USB drives cast as Stars Wars characters, Darth Vader, Chewbacca, Imperial Stormtrooper and R2-D2. And not one wimpy, whining Hayden Christensen in sight. Woo-hoo! They stand 2ins tall and you just need to pop off their heads to set to work. In addition to looking pretty cool, they also come pre-loaded with some Stars Wars content, including wallpapers, avatars, the original trailers and soundbites.
Still, you will be paying that bit more to indulge your Star Wars passion. The 1GB, 2GB and 4GB drives are priced at £30, £40 and £50, respectively.
If you can wait, makers Mimoco have also unveiled Princess Leia, Han Solo, Boba Fett and Luke Skywalker in the works.-Martin Lynch
[Firebox]
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