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WEBSITE OF THE DAY – vethelpdirect.com
First-stop first aid for four-legged friends 26 January 2007 0:00 GMT
Now we don’t want you to worry, but one of the team here at Pocket-lint has been ill recently. One our four-legged members of staff – they who sometimes perform various uninvited “chew-resistance” tests on certain gadgets – has eaten something that has disagreed with her.
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent on PlayStation 3 screens
Screens and info released 25 January 2007 21:44 GMT
It's a UK launch title for the console so its only fitting on the day of the announcement from Sony, Ubisoft has released more screens and some artwork for its up-coming Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent on PlayStation 3.

The PlayStation 3 version of...
SpongeBob turns Lego
Meow 25 January 2007 21:27 GMT
Sometimes we see stuff that has no real connection to the world of gadgets, but that we just have to share.

While hunting down the latest technological marvels at the London Toy Fair we called in on Lego, while there is no update to its MindStorms robotic set,...
Dancing Flowers and Snakes, Monsters and Aliens become iPod speakers
iPod speakers in unusual shapes and sizes 25 January 2007 21:13 GMT
We've seen some weird iPod speakers in our time, but nothing as weird as the dancing flowers and snakes from toy maker character.

Bringing the dancing flowers craze of the 1990s in to the 21st century, Character is introducing Movin’ & Groovin’ Flowers.
More Mecanno Spyke robot details emerge
Wi-Fi enabled and Skype ready 25 January 2007 21:07 GMT
Mecanno has announced more details of its robotic set Spyke announced earlier this month at CES in Las Vegas.

The robot, which we suspect will be a direct competitor to Lego's Mindstorm set will connect to your computer via a Wi-Fi connection that will allow...
Pleo gets UK launch date and price
Coming June priced at £250 25 January 2007 20:53 GMT
After a year's wait, Pleo the Robotic Cam Camarasaurus Dinosaur from the co-creator of the Furby is finally launching and coming to the UK.

Although tipped to be launching for some time, distributors Vivid Imaginations has told Pocket-lint that the baby dinosaur...
£40 VIZO media player promises lots for small outlay
Cheap as chips 25 January 2007 20:45 GMT
Who says that media players need to be expensive? Genus has released the VIZO Personal Media Player at just £39.95.

The Genus VIZO is a true multi-media player offering video and music play back, voice recording, picture and mass storage all wrapped up in a...
Apple's Aperture gets YouSendIt Plug-in
Makes emailing images easy - well if you've got Apple's software package 25 January 2007 20:36 GMT
YouSendIt, the website that allows its users to send big files across the Internet, has launched a Beta version of a plug in that allows you to send images directly from Apple's Aperture photo editing software.

The plug-in, which is free to download, is, according...
Casio wins 3 iF product design awards for 2007
EXILIM Zoom EX-Z1000, EXILIM Card EX-S770, and the Super Slim Projector XJ-S35 praised 25 January 2007 20:29 GMT
Casio has had three of its products; two digital cameras and one data projector have been recognised with the iF product design award 2007, one of the world's leading industrial design honours.

The iF product design award is sponsored by the International Forum...
D-Link announce Vista ready Wireless N Gigabit Router
Faster speeds and Microsoft approved 25 January 2007 20:20 GMT
D-Link today announced the launch of its most powerful wireless home network router - the Wireless N Gigabit Router (DIR-655).

The new router, which works on the yet to be approved draft 802.11N wireless protocol and according to D-Link, is the first on the...
Vonage offer V-Access to bring friends in on the benefits
Friends and family to get some benefits 25 January 2007 20:04 GMT
Vonage, the telephone company that specialises in offering VoIP services in the UK, has today announced the launch of V-Access, a new free feature giving friends and family of Vonage customers an additional and more affordable way to stay in touch.

V-Access...
Roxio releases Easy Media Creator 9 Deluxe Suite
New upgrade includes even more features 25 January 2007 18:14 GMT
Roxio has launched Roxio Easy Media Creator 9 Deluxe Suite, a comprehensive suite of music, photo, and video applications for consumer digital media enthusiasts.

Priced at £89.99 the new Creator 9 Deluxe Suite includes Pinnacle's Dazzle video capture device,...
O2 launches Fair deal to give customers just that
Old and new customers to be treated alike 25 January 2007 17:54 GMT
O2 has taken the brave step of offering all its customers a Fair Deal. From today any existing O2 customers, be they Pay and Go or on a contract, will be given the same handsets and tariffs as new customers when they come to upgrade – as well as being rewarded with O2 Treats...
T-Mobile confirms HTC Aemo UK exclusive
Coming in March 25 January 2007 17:08 GMT
T-Mobile has confirmed to Pocket-lint that it will be launching the HTC Ameo in the UK later in the year and that the smartphone will be an exclusive to the operator.

Launching later this quarter, the Ameo from T-Mobile will be launching in the UK market in...
Maria Kirilenko presents adidas by Stella McCartney ss07 Tennis Collection
And does a damn fine job too 25 January 2007 10:24 GMT
Newcomer Maria Kirilenko continues to be the exclusive face of the adidas by Stella McCartney tennis range for 2007. Entering the second year, the young Russian tennis player will present highlight tennis pieces of apparel and footwear at the main tournaments kicking off...
PlayStation 3 UK launch details confirmed by Sony
UK gamers get ready to play 25 January 2007 0:00 GMT
Sony has confirmed that it will be launching its PlayStation 3 console in the UK on 23 March at a price of £425.

However gamers keen to get the 20GB version of the console in an attempt to save money will be disappointed, as Sony has announced that it will only...
WEBSITE OF THE DAY - rabbie-burns.com
Any excuse for a wee dram and slice of haggis, us 25 January 2007 0:00 GMT
"Oor Rabbie" - the Scots' Bard. His poems have inspired generations of Scots despite, or perhaps because of, their wonderful use of the Scots' vernacular. If you're unfamiliar with his work give this site a try – it’s not as inaccessible as you might think. This site lists...
Hasbro launch Macaw Parrot FurReal Friends pet
Follow up to ButterScotch coming Autumn 24 January 2007 23:59 GMT
Stepping straight out of some sci-fi movie, Hasbro has released its latest FurReal pet into the wild at the London Toy Fair.

Called Macaw, the Parrot which talks, dances and reacts to commands is the follow on from last year's lifelike pony Butterscotch and...
Mr Potato Head becomes Optimash Prime
Potato's in disguise 24 January 2007 23:39 GMT
First there was Darth Tater, then came R2D2 Tater, then Spud Trooper.

Now the latest Mr Potato Head character from Hasbro is wait for it - Optimash Prime.

Launching later this year to coincide with Transformers the Movie, Mr Potato Head has doned...
Robosapien becomes Spidersapien and Homersapien
Split personalities 24 January 2007 23:02 GMT
Like your Robosapien? like Spidey? like Homer from the Simpsons then you'll want WowWee's Spidersapien and Homersapien.

Launched at the Toy Fair in London the two new robots have taken on the personality of his favourite super hero, and doughnut beer guzzling...
Scalextric to launch Transformers the Movie race set
Slot cars in disguise 24 January 2007 22:46 GMT
Scalextric is to launch a Transformers set in conjunction with the new movie Pocket-lint has learned.

Given behind the scenes access to see a clay prototype the new set, will be based on the company's Micro 64:1 set rather than the 31:1 scale.

The...
Breakfast gadget must have? The One Click Butter Cutter
No more messy butter dish 24 January 2007 22:04 GMT
We're not sure how many problems you have spreading butter on your toast in the morning, however it appears Americans suffer greatly. So much so that an online shop called Whatever works; Garden, Home, Pest control, is selling the One Click Butter Cutter.

According...
PlayStation 3 launch details announced at midnight
All the stats including price, games and more 24 January 2007 21:45 GMT
Want all the details on the UK launch of the PlayStation 3? Thought you would. Then come back to Pocket-lint at midnight were we will have all the info on the launch including price, launch date, opening line up of games and more.

Okay so if you're in America,...
Japanese PS3 gamers get e-money update
IC-card e-cash now accepted 24 January 2007 13:53 GMT
It might still be 2 months before the PS3 arrives in the UK, but Japanese gamers got an update to the consoles firmware today to allow them to use certain e-money currencies.

The new firmware - firmware 1.5 was released by Sony Entertainment Japan to also fix...
Help us make Pocket-lint better
We want your ideas 24 January 2007 13:44 GMT
We are always striving to make the site better than it is and as we approach our fourth birthday we want to hear if there are features you really want that we don't offer.

While we spent the last year developing and introducing a new design with more features...