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Creative to launch three new Zen Micro Models at CES
6 January 2005 19:56 GMTCreative has announced that it will be launching three new Zen Micro models. The models, which will come in a 1Gb, 4Gb and 6Gb versions follow strong demand for its 5Gb player.
"Since we first shipped the Zen Micro 5GB model in November, we have experienced tremendous... -
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6 January 2005 18:45 GMTSorry to all our readers, regular or new who had trouble getting onto the site today.
Pocket-lint's popularity is growing at such a rate that we were unable to cope with the demand when Google listed two of our news stories as number one and number two globally... -
Microsoft launch anti-spyware and antivirus beta
6 January 2005 15:18 GMTMicrosoft has unveiled two new security tools that users of Windows XP will be able to download for free to clean up PCs of viruses and spyware.
The new beta packages are thought to be Microsoft dipping its toe into the field to see what the response is pre to... -
Gates sees blue screen on death at CES
6 January 2005 14:48 GMTBill Gates showed us today that you can be the richest man in the world and still have things go wrong.
During his seventh annual keynote speech at CES, the Microsoft chairman was happily promoting what he calls the “digital lifestyle” with a soon-to-be-released... -
Sony launches T33 and Cyber-shot P200 at CES
6 January 2005 12:11 GMTSony has launched two new digital cameras at the consumer electronics show in Las Vegas this year - the T33 and Cybershot 200.
The T33 offers 5.1 mega pixels, 3x optical Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar zoom lens and a 2.5in LCD display on the rear all in a package... -
Bill gates eyes Sony deal and sets out plans for microsoft at CES
6 January 2005 11:24 GMTBill gates has told the Wall Street Journal in New York that a deal with Sony would further strengthen both companies fight against Apple in the home entertainment arena.
Gates, who is obviously scared of the impact that the iPod has made in the industry (6 million... -
Apple running out of patience with rumour mill websites
6 January 2005 11:09 GMTApple's patience has finally snapped with ThinkSecret as the computer giant is announcing that it is suing the rumour mill website Think Secret for giving away trade secrets.
The proceedings have been put in action following the latest rumour, that Apple is due... -
Motorola and Burton head to the slopes with Bluetooth accessories at CES 2006
6 January 2005 10:57 GMTMotorola and Burton Snowboards have announced a partnership to bring technology to the sports outfitters clothes.
Not to be mistaken with Burtons in the UK, the sportswear manufacturer will design a number of jackets that will have a padded casing for either... -
BenQ announces the Joybee 720 to challenge iPod Mini at CES
6 January 2005 0:38 GMTBenQ has announced a new 5Gb hard drive based MP3 player at CES in Las Vegas. The new model, called the Joybee 720 will become the flagship of the range and goes up against the iPod Mini, Rio Carbon and Creative Zen Micro.
The unit weights just over 100 (114g)... -
Kodak announces Z740 and Z700 digital cameras at CES
5 January 2005 18:56 GMTKodak has announced two new cameras to replace the DX7590 and DX6490. The new cameras, entitled the Z740 and Z700.
The 5megapixel Z740 will come with a 10x optical zoom, while the 4 mega pixel Z700 will offer a 5x optical zoom.
Both models will be... -
Kodak launches wireless Easyshare digital camera at CES
5 January 2005 18:32 GMTKodak has launched a new digital camera called the Easyshare-one. The new model not only takes digital images but can also view up to 1,500 favourite images on its 3in touch screen display.
The camera also supports direct picture e-mailing and online album viewing... -
Rio launches ce2100 2.5Gb MP3 player at CES
5 January 2005 17:03 GMTRio has announced a new MP3 player today at CES in Las Vegas called the ce2100. The player features a 2.5Gb hard disk drive that is capable of holing around 40 hours of MP3 encoded music.
Rio also promises a battery life of 20 hours for the ce2100. The Rio ce2100... -
Olympus announce C-170, C-55 and C-7070 at CES
5 January 2005 16:50 GMTOlympus has announced three new digital cameras at CES in Las Vegas today. The three new models include a 7.1 mega pixel C-7070 WIDE ZOOM, a 5 mega pixel C-55 and a 4 mega pixel C-170.
The 7.1 million pixel C-7070 WIDE ZOOM features a magnesium-alloy body, the... -
Pentax announces Optio WP waterproof camera at CES
5 January 2005 16:20 GMTPentax has announced a new waterproof camera called the OptioWP at CES in Las Vegas.
The camera, which is only 22mm thick sports a 2.0-inch LCD monitor, a 3X optical zoom lens and 5.0 megapixels.
The waterproof element of the camera means it can stay... -
Canon launches new F500 flagship scanner
5 January 2005 15:40 GMTCanon has launched a new film capable scanner to its CanoScan range. The LiDE 500F will become the new flagship to the LiDE range and is capable of scanning film at a resolution of 2400x4800.
Ultra-thin (its 35mm thick) the scanner also comes with a number of... -
Canon announces MV800 and MVX300 ranges of digital camcorders
5 January 2005 15:38 GMTCanon has announced two new digital video camera ranges today the MV800 and the MVX300.
The MV800 is a range of 800K pixel digital video cameras. The range is designed to appeal to first time buyers looking for simplicity and quality and comprises of the MV850i,... -
UK sends over 133 million texts to see in new year
5 January 2005 15:25 GMTNew Years party goers sent a record 133 million text messages on New Year's Day, smashing previous records by more than 20 million.
The data was recorded between midnight on new year's eve and midnight on the 1st January. The recording breaking day follows a... -
Happy winter-een-mas
5 January 2005 15:05 GMTHaving just got through a number of bank holiday's surely its time for another. Gamers across the land are pitching to have their own bank holiday called Winter-een-mas.
In essence, according to the website, it's a holiday for gamers held every year. Lasting... -
Canon launches mobile PIXMA iP90 printer
5 January 2005 12:37 GMTCanon has announced the launch of a new inkjet printer to the PIXMA range. The PIXMA iP90 is a mobile photo and document printer.
The printer is capable of printing a 4” x 6” borderless photo print in just 51 seconds and 16 ppm A4 mono printing.
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Robosapien goes mini
4 January 2005 20:21 GMTWowWee has announced that following the success of the Robosapien, you'll now be able to get one just 7in tall.
The original (reviewed here) stood 14in tall, and the new model offers all the same features and controls albeit just in a smaller package. -
Creative launch TravelSound Notebook 500 speaker system
4 January 2005 20:06 GMTCreative has announced the TravelSound Notebook 500 speaker which attaches directly to a notebook PC screen.
Designed to match notebook screens and to eliminate desktop clutter the TravelSound Notebook 500 weighs at 243 grams and is 8in long.
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Samsung develops new 21in OLED display
4 January 2005 19:32 GMTSamsung electronics has announced the world's largest Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) screen for high definition televisions.
The screen technology, which is usually found on digital cameras, cell phones and PDAs generates its own light meaning the need for... -
Ricoh announce Caplio R1V
4 January 2005 16:18 GMTRicoh has launched the successor to the Caplio R1, the Caplio R1V. The new model is a 5 megapixel camera with a 28mm wide-angle lens offering 4.8x optical zoom all within a 25mm thick body.
Like previous models the R1V promises the world's fastest shutter response.... -
Stelios promises 25p music tracks with easyMusic
4 January 2005 15:57 GMTStelios has set his sights on the music download industry with the launch of easyMusic (www.easymusic.com).
The site which will be powered by Wippit will feature singles and back catalogue tracks from wippit's extensive catalogue of over 200 record labels. Where... -
Amazon and internet retailers report bumber christmas
4 January 2005 15:44 GMTInternet retail sales where up a massive 25% in the US this Christmas. US shoppers managed to spend $23.2bn, according to a survey from Goldman Sachs, Nielsen/NetRatings and Harris Interactive.
On the back of this Amazon.com as a group has reported its busiest...
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