Do you smoke and surf?
Better rethink that my gadgety friends as Apple has voided warranties and refused to carry out repairs on computers exposed to cigarette smoke.
True.
Reports on US consumer issues site, The Consumerist, claim Apple voided a Macbook warranty because it was “contaminated” by cigarette smoke.
The case follows a similar report of Apple refusing to service an iMac due to “health risks of secondhand smoke”.
In both cases, it’s claimed that Apple first agreed to repair the Mac... Read Full Story
Another new Dell but this one will fit into your pocket.
The puter purveyor has shown off its first entry into the smartphone market today.
The Dell Mini 3i will be launched this week in China.
The phone sports a 3.5 inch, 640×360 HD touchscreen display, built-in GPS, a 3-megapixel camera with auto-focus, Bluetooth and a microSD card slot for up to 32GB of expandable memory.
Thank goodness they decided against the monster 5 inch screen!
You get a choice of “Red Passion” and “Oiled Bronz... Read Full Story
If you spotted Dell’s Multi-touchable laptop doing the rounds and thought to yourself “hmmmm…. I wonder if that will ever arrive in the UK?”
Good news – it shall.
Yes indeedy; Blighty will get to see the mid-range Studio 17.
The new Dell shall launch in the UK “before the end of the year”, according to the Dell spokesperson Crave gently interrogated.
So, this Dell; what’s it got?
Well, the 17 in the name Studio 17 points at the 17 inch LED-back... Read Full Story
Cisco bought out Pure Digital in a multi-million dollar deal earlier this year and they intend to use their networking know-how to launch a new Wi-Fi-enabled Flip digital camcorder.
Those lovelies over at Pocket-Lint had a chat with a Cisco spokesperson who said that the new range would feature “a large screen that slides to reveal the record and menu buttons underneath” allowing users to see what is going on when they are recording video.
Cisco wants to keep this in the pocket-f... Read Full Story
Qualcomm’s Mirasol displays have appeared in mobile phones, Digital Audio Players (DAP) and GPS devices but now it seems that its going to join in on the latest craze.
E-book readers
The full colour, 5.7 inch display touting prototype just needs a friendly, loving and understanding OEM partner to take it home and nurture it – and soon.
That is if it’s to meet Qualcomm’s ambitious target of getting it on the market in the “latter part of 2010.”
Going on look... Read Full Story
Were you one of those that sat for hours and painstakingly worked on drawing curved lines with your Etch-A-Sketch?
Just to prove that the kids these days get everything waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too easy there’s a new Etch-A-Sketch on the block and it goes by the trendy name – Freestyle.
Yup, this fresh, new version of the classic has taken any remote challenge out of making a decent picture on the graphic toy.
Remember using the two dials that controlled the AB and XY axis in order to gui... Read Full Story
If you’ve seen the film ‘Paranormal Activity’ you will have noticed that having a video camera isn’t the only thing you really need.
Any budding ghost-hunters will need an array of scientific instruments in order to prove and find the gad-about ghosts.
Thankfully, the folk over at Scientifics Online have just the very thing.
This spectre-finder has the 3 most useful tools wrapped up in one handy device.
You get an EMF Meter, Ambient Temperature Gauge and a……... Read Full Story
We like Sci-Fi don’t we? So when there’s a gadgety release of two of this years Sci-Fi hits it needs to be written about.
The two flicks in question are Star Trek and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
Paramount Digital Entertainment is releasing 20,000 of each movie on a 4GB USB drive (leaving around 3GB free space) with each one getting its own identification number.
The USB’s come in fancy tins with a one-off print. If you opt for the robot and Megan Fox fun of Transfo... Read Full Story
Ah, the heady world of PC and Laptop speakers.
There are some nice ones out there as is there some interesting ones – just look at these and these!
But when you mention the name Bowers & Wilkins and computer speakers – then you have to take note.
You read right my gadgety faithful – the same people that designed the balloon-based iPod dock and speaker loveliness has decided to cast its eye over what can be one of the most bland areas on your desk.
The Zeppelin MM-1 has n... Read Full Story
The Wiltshire town of Swindon has another claim to fame – other than being the birthplace of Diana Dors (hence the photo).
Swindon is also now to be crowned as the UK’s first Wi-Fi town – this means offering ‘free’ public Wi-Fi to all 186,000 residents.
By April 2010 the Wi-Fi “Signal” service will be in place and residents wont have to pay a penny for line rental or connection.
The deal is that peeping at low-bandwidth sites is free but users will be... Read Full Story
