Mobile Phone Watch Makes Big Splash May 13, 2008
READ MORE Digital cameras , Gadgets , MP3 , Mobile phones
Manufacturers seems to have caught on to the fact that while there’s nothing wrong with cramming elaborate technology into a wrist watch per se, we just don’t like walking around feeling like there’s a 2kg lead weight strapped to the arm.
The EP2502 watch mobile phone certainly looks pretty classy, and not quite as chunky as the world’s first watch phone.
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Creative’s Muvo Gets An Upgrade May 13, 2008
READ MORE Digital Audio , MP3 , Mobile Devices
Creative’s original Muvo player was one of the smallest MP3 players around at the time and did quite well for itself amongst a swathe of chunky rivals.
The redesigned Muvo T100 slipped in pretty much unnoticed last year and was subsequently bettered by the Zen Stone, but this hasn’t stopped it from releasing a sequel.
Micro-Robots Could Be The New Front Line May 13, 2008
READ MORE Gadgets , Robots , Science , Technology
Nanobots are the subject of many a science fiction novel and are seen by most as a genuine possibility in the not so distant future.
These new military test spy-bots may not be quite that small, but are still dinky enough to mimic a harmless fly, among other bugs, and provide invaluable information to US Marines in the field.
Microsoft’s WorldWide Telescope For Desktop Star-Gazers May 13, 2008
READ MORE Online , Software , Technology
Get to grips with the Final Frontier as Microsoft took the wraps off its online Worldwide Telescope, allowing avid stargazers to view the most stunning images captured by ground and space-based observatories.
The application uses software and Web 2.0 services created using Microsoft’s Visual Experience Engine, allowing users to seamlessly pan and zoom the skies. It takes terabytes of high-resolution images of celestial bodies from all the key observatories and stitches them together. People can happily browse through the solar system, galaxy and beyond or, even take guided online tours with leading astronomers and boffins.
Nintendo WiiWare Coming On May 20 May 13, 2008
READ MORE Consoles , Games , Gizmodo UK , Wii
Nintendo has just launched one of its more innovative Wii services in the US and has confirmed that WiiWare will be coming to the UK next week.
WiiWare is an online service - like Xbox LIVE Arcade - that will allow Wii owners to buy and download Wii games or applications that have been developed by third-party developers, both large and small. The service will launch with a raft of titles from major developers and smaller, indie outfits.
"WiiWare is to the video game industry what independent films are to Hollywood," said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. "WiiWare lets developers experiment with new ideas and experiences. Combined with our collection of classic Virtual Console games, Wii provides one-stop shopping for the greatest games of the past - and the future."
The initial line-up looks like this:
Olympus E-520 DSLR Camera Packs A Lot In May 13, 2008
READ MORE Digital cameras , Entertainment , Gadgets , Gizmodo UK
Improving your photo skills with a digital SLR camera is a lot more affordable these days and the latest addition to the E-500 series of acclaimed DSLR cameras from Olympus manages to cram in a lot of high-end SLR technology while keeping the price down.
The new E-520 can be seen as an upgrade to the great E-510 but it also boasts a lot of the technology you’d find in the professional Olympus E-3. And all without charging the consumer for the privilege, which is nice.
The new camera boasts the same body as the E-510 but with some tweaks, like a larger LCD and the same long-life battery from the E-3, which is good for around 650 shots. It’s a 10MP camera that boasts image stabilisation, regardless of the lens attached, and improved Live View functionality for composing photos on the LCD. For those spur-of-the-moment opportunities, there's the ability to shoot photos at 3.5fps, with up to 8 images in RAW buffer so you don’t miss your kid scoring that winning goal or drunk granddad sliding off his chair.
Creative X-Fi: Upgrade Your Laptop Audio Via USB May 13, 2008
READ MORE Digital Audio , Entertainment , Gadgets , Gizmodo UK , Laptops , PC , Peripherals
There’s few things more annoying than a laptop with tinny audio – which is just about all of the mainstream notebooks that use generic audio processors.
Creative Labs thinks it has a solution though without having to open up your system, with its USB Sound Blaster® X-Fi Surround 5.1, the first USB 2.0 audio solution for upgrading PC and laptop audio. This product follows on from Creative's earlier launch of Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio Notebook, a sound card that uses your laptop's ExpressCard slot.
Inside its shiny black unit is Creative X-Fi technology which will enhance whatever your listening too - or watching - using two key technologies.
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