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Sky to offer legal movie download via the Internet
Sky has launched two new services that will allow Sky subscribers to watch Sky movies away from their television 11 January 2006 16:03 GMTSky has launched two new services that will allow Sky subscribers to watch Sky movies away from their television.
The two new services - Sky by broadband and Sky by mobile - will allow users to download blockbuster or classic movies to enjoy when they want and... -
Levi turn jeans' watch pocket into iPod controller
Levi is launching a new pair of jeans that will integrate an controls for an iPod into the design 11 January 2006 14:52 GMTLevi is launching a new pair of jeans that will integrate an controls for an iPod into the design.
Called, RedWire DLX Jeans, the new jeans will be available world-wide in fall 2006.
The jeans are designed to be compatible with most iPod systems and... -
Google launches Google Earth for Mac
Google, not one to really support the Mac community has launched Google Earth for 10.4 today 11 January 2006 14:13 GMTGoogle, not one to really support the Mac community has launched Google Earth for 10.4 today.
The 12.5Mb download works in an identical way to the PC version and allows Apple Mac users to view satellite images of the earth from their desktop.
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Tony Blair embraces podcasts
Tony Blair has embraced the world of podcasting, by doing one for The Sun newspaper in the UK 11 January 2006 12:12 GMTTony Blair has embraced the world of podcasting, by doing one for The Sun newspaper in the UK.
In what is the first ever podcast by a British Prime Minister the PM talks to The Sun's Political Editor George Pascoe-Watson, about the newspapers campaign to rid... -
MY FIRST... Computer
In the second of a new series Old Father Gadget looks at gadgets of yesteryear... 11 January 2006 1:19 GMTUnlike my first mobile phone experience my first computer back in 1978 was more of a “must have one of these” buys, as it seemed that every one was getting one and in fact over 200,000 were sold world-wide. I didn't just want to be in on this new world-wide phenomenon, I...
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Apple updates iLife application suite with iLife 06
Apple today announced iLife 06, the most significant upgrade to Apple's award-winning suite of digital lifestyle applications ever 10 January 2006 18:55 GMTApple today announced iLife '06 and what the company is claiming is the most significant upgrade to Apple's suite of digital lifestyle applications ever.
iLife '06 features new versions of iPhoto 6, iMovie, iDVD, GarageBand and a new application called iWeb. -
Intel updates PowerBook with Intel MacBook Pro
Apple today unveiled its new MacBook Pro notebook computer featuring the new Intel Core Duo processor which delivers up to four times the performance of the PowerBook G4 10 January 2006 18:48 GMTApple has today unveiled its new MacBook Pro notebook computer that will replace its PowerBook range of laptops. The new model will feature the new Intel Core Duo processor which promises up to four times the performance of the PowerBook G4.
The new MacBook Pro,... -
Apple launches new Intel powered iMac
Apple today unveiled the new iMac featuring Mac OS X running on the new Intel Core Duo processor, delivering performance that is up to twice that of its predecessor. 10 January 2006 18:41 GMTApple today unveiled, as predicted, a new iMac featuring Mac OS X running on the new Intel Core Duo processor.
The new iMac now features intel dual-core processors, a built-in iSight video camera for video conferencing out-of-the-box, and Apple's media center... -
Apple launches FM radio remote for iPod
Apple has announced the iPod Radio Remote which combines a wired remote control with new FM radio capabilities for the iPod nano and fifth generation iPod.
10 January 2006 18:05 GMTFeeling that the one thing that lets it down is the lack of an FM radio, Apple has launched a FM radio and remote control for its iPod music players.
The iPod Radio Remote combines a wired remote control with new FM radio capabilities for the iPod nano and fifth... -
Apple shows who is boss with huge iPod sales
Apple has announced its figures for its iPod sales at MacWorld in San Francisco 10 January 2006 17:33 GMTApple has announced its figures for its iPod sales at MacWorld in San Francisco, showing that the company's dominance of the MP3 player market is going nowhere but up.
In his keynote speech to MacWorld 2006, Steve Jobs said that in the run up to Christmas Apple... -
Creative reduce price of Zen MicroPhoto to battle Apple
Creative has announced a price reduction for its Zen MicroPhoto player that puts it up directly against the Apple's iPod nano. 10 January 2006 15:48 GMTCreative has announced a price reduction for its Zen MicroPhoto player that puts it up directly against the Apple's iPod nano.
The announcement follows Creative's foundling CEO and Chairman Sim Wong Hoo's comments last year at the launch of the Creative Zen Vision:M... -
Apple fans ready themselves for Apple keynote at MacWorld 2006
The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is now closed and that can only mean one thing. For all those gadget loving eyes to focus on MacWorld in San Francisco and in particular Steve Jobs' keynote speech 9 January 2006 19:34 GMTThe Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is now closed and that can only mean one thing. MacWorld 2006 in San Francisco and in particular Steve Jobs' keynote speech.
With just 1 day to go, the rumour mill is well and truly in full swing with hundreds of websites... -
CES 2006: Electronic photo frame lets you share images via the internet
Photographers will soon be able to bore family members and friends with their holiday photos while still on holiday thanks to a new digital frame launched at the Consumer Electronics show in Las Vegas 9 January 2006 17:49 GMTPhotographers will soon be able to bore family members and friends with their holiday photos while still on holiday thanks to a new digital frame launched at the Consumer Electronics show in Las Vegas.
Called the Digital Photo Receiver, the 15-inch electronic... -
CES 2006: Dell goes gaming mad with XPS Renegade
Dell has announced an exclusive XPS desktop gaming system that promises four specially designed graphics cards over two PCI slots to deliver graphics 10x greater than the Xbox 360 console 9 January 2006 16:21 GMTDell has announced an exclusive XPS desktop gaming system that promises four specially designed graphics cards over two PCI slots to deliver graphics 10x greater than the Xbox 360 console.
Called the XPS Renegade 600, the US exclusive desktop model, is the first... -
Adobe fights back against Apple Aperture with new photo package
Adobe is hoping to fight back Apple’s advances in the professional imaging field with the launch of a beta of a new digital photography software package called Adobe Lightroom 9 January 2006 15:54 GMTAdobe is hoping to fight back Apple's advances in the professional imaging field with the launch of a beta of a new digital photography software package called Adobe Lightroom.
The new product, which will go up directly against Apple's Aperture is an “all-new”... -
CES 2006: Pocket-lint gets date with Honda robot ASIMO
Pocket-lint was lucky enough to finish CES 2006 in Las Vegas with a date with Honda’s robot ASIMO in the Robot's first appearance at the show 8 January 2006 18:08 GMTPocket-lint was lucky enough to finish CES 2006 in Las Vegas with a date with Honda's robot ASIMO in the Robot's first appearance at the show.
Standing for Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility the robot is the world's most advanced humanoid robot, with the... -
CES 2006: PSP acts a remote control for pimped-up Honda Civic
The PSP maybe seen by most as a games console, but the handheld device has taken its first steps as a remote control for your car 7 January 2006 19:53 GMTThe PSP maybe seen by most as a games console, but the handheld device has taken its first steps as a remote control for your car.
Based on what was once a 94 Honda Civic, a pimped-up concept car called the ElecTrick, has gone on show at CES in Las Vegas that... -
CES 2006: Slingbox TV player coming to the UK
Slingbox, the US device that allows you to watch television from your home anywhere in the world as long as there is an internet-enabled PC is coming to the UK this year 7 January 2006 16:19 GMTSlingbox, the US device that allows you to watch television from your home anywhere in the world as long as there is an internet-enabled PC is coming to the UK this year.
A spokeswoman told Pocket-lint on the Sling Media stand at CES in Las Vegas “A PAL version... -
CES 2006: Gaming controller lets you exercise to video games
An exercise station that aims to help you work out core muscle groups while you play games has been launched at CES in Las Vegas 7 January 2006 16:13 GMTAn exercise station that aims to help you work out core muscle groups while you play games has been launched at CES in Las Vegas.
Called the Exer-station, the sit-on device with a pole that is placed between your legs has been designed to help gamers tone muscles... -
CES 2006: Device launched that makes you workout for your TV
With obesity levels growing all over the globe one company has created a device that aims to force couch potatoes to exercise 7 January 2006 16:10 GMTWith obesity levels growing all over the globe one company has created a device that aims to force couch potatoes to exercise.
Called the EnterTrainer, the unit, which is showing at CES in Las Vegas, combines a wireless heart monitor and a universal remote... -
CES 2006: Google announces video download store
Google has announced that it will go up against Apple in the video download store. 7 January 2006 2:07 GMTGoogle has announced that it will go up against Apple in the video download market.
Google's founder Larry Page made the announcement at his keynote speech at CES in Las Vegas.
The Google Video Store is the first open video marketplace enabling consumers... -
CES 2006: Philips demo interactive game board
Following in the footsteps of HP with its interactive coffee table that it demoed last year, Philips is showing off what it is calling an Entertaible at this year's CES in Las Vegas 6 January 2006 23:45 GMTFollowing in the footsteps of HP with its interactive coffee table that it demoed last year, Philips is showing off what it is calling an Entertaible at this year's CES in Las Vegas.
The ‘Entertaible' is a tabletop gaming platform that marries traditional multi-player... -
CES 2006: Sony launch e-book reader
As Pocket-lint predicted last year, Sony has launched an English version of its e-book reader for the US and UK markets 6 January 2006 23:33 GMTAs Pocket-lint predicted last year, Sony has launched an English version of its e-book reader for the US and UK markets.
Roughly the size of a paperback novel, but thinner than most (about 0.5 inches thick), the device can store hundreds of books in internal... -
CES 2006: Panasonic vie for the title of world's largest plasma
Panasonic vie for the title of world's largest plasma 6 January 2006 23:23 GMTFirst it was Samsung with a 102inch plasma television announced at CeBIT in Germany last year, but now both Panasonic and LG want a piece of the large TV pie. Both companies are boasting the world's largest HD plasma screen.
LG's offering, that comes in at 102... -
CES 2006: Bluetooth handsfree speaker that hides in your rearview mirror
A Bluetooth mirror car kit that hides in your rear view mirror has been launched at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas 6 January 2006 23:05 GMTA Bluetooth mirror car kit that hides in your rear view mirror has been launched at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
The rearview mirror, which is larger than most car mirrors, bolts on to your existing mirror offering you information such as caller...
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