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Nikon Discovery Awards for students announced
£500 pounds of prizes up for grabs 28 February 2007 19:28 GMTNikon has announce a new student competition in association with the British Journal of Photography for young photographers.
According to Nikon, The Nikon Discovery Awards have been designed to specifically support students and colleges around the UK and Ireland... -
A third of British motorists don't check their oil
Oil Be Back 28 February 2007 19:23 GMTAlmost a third of British motorists are risking engine damage by not checking their oil properly, according to new research out today.
Some 29% of respondents in a recent survey didn’t realise the importance of checking engine oil on a level surface, and 71%... -
Fiat Grande Punto Abarth announced
The sporting brand returns 28 February 2007 19:20 GMTFiat is relaunching one of the motor industry’s legendary performance and sporting car brands at next week’s Geneva International Motor Show.
The wraps are coming off the new Grande Punto Abarth, the first of a new range of high performance and sporting Fiats,... -
Sky unveils Remote Record function for Sky HD and Sky+
Set your recordings when you're away from home 28 February 2007 16:55 GMTSky has launched an online Remote Record service for those who subscribe to Sky+ or Sky HD.
This means that you can now set recorders for your at-home set-top box online wherever you are.
From Sky's website (see the link below), you can login and... -
Buffalo releases LinkTheater Wireless-A&G Media Player
Wireless media streaming option 28 February 2007 16:26 GMTStreaming media wirelessly throughout your house is the buzzphrase of choice at the moment, with Apple TV on the horizon and Sony's networking solution announced yesterday.
Buffalo has announced the availability of its media player, the LinkTheater Wireless-A&G,... -
BBC may launch free satellite service
Freesat will offer more programming 28 February 2007 15:30 GMTThe BBC Trust has provisional approved plans to launch a free satellite TV service as a joint venture with Channel 4 and ITV.
BBC channels are currently available for free through Sky's Freesat service, which requires a set-top box and one time installation... -
Smell-o-vision will come to the Internet in a decade
South Korean scientists sound off on their tech predictions 28 February 2007 15:00 GMTSouth Korea is well known for being the producer of and market for the latest and greatest high-tech gadgets, most of which never make it outside of Asian markets.
It's no surprise, then, that its government has released a survey that says by 2015, you'll be... -
Olympus DS voice recorders also playback music
New range offers more storage 28 February 2007 14:36 GMTOlympus has upgraded its voice recorders to include more multimedia functionality.
The new DS range encompasses three digital recorders that not only capture voice but also playback music tracks, podcasts, and audio books.
A choice of mono or stereo... -
Roberts launches Sound 16 micro Hi-Fi
Plays CDs as well as MP3s 28 February 2007 11:38 GMTRoberts has released a micro Hi-Fi unit, the Sound 16, that combines a matte aluminium unit with two black speakers
The digital system lets you tune into DAB or FM radio, or listen to your CDs or MP3 CDs. In addition, it has an input socket for plugging in portable... -
Spencer Smith launches own sportswear range
Called S2 28 February 2007 11:10 GMTSpencer Smith, one of the greatest names in British and World triathlon has lined up his own range of clothing for the coming season.
The website, s2clothing.com, currently features a holding page, promising that the range will be availble online from March... -
Sony promises no more PS3 shortages by May
Says production will catch up with demand 28 February 2007 11:00 GMTSony's shortages of PS3s is expected by its top executives to end by May.
Jack Tretton, CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America, has also said that reports of PS3s staying on store shelves means that Sony are producing enough to keep up with demand, and not... -
MySpace user flogs site on eBay
Makes over $2000 on it 28 February 2007 10:38 GMTOne entrepreneurial eBay user has flogged his or her personal MySpace page for $2125 - not bad when you consider a MySpace page is free to set up.
Seller Jmhmedia said the page was worthwhile because it was set up 4 years ago, just after MySpace launched, and... -
Bluetooth glove could let you play games without a controller
It's just a prototype for now 28 February 2007 10:27 GMTBluetooth is becoming standard in many mobile as well as static devices, and soon you may be able to control them all with a wave of your hand.
Scientists at Engineered Fibre Structures have developed a glove that looks and feels like a normal glove but is able... -
Olympus also makes hard drive radios
Who knew? 28 February 2007 10:12 GMTOlympus is not just the purveyor of cameras and voice recorders; apparently it also makes radios as well.
The VJ-10, which looks like it's only ever going to be sold in Japan, records radio to its 37GB hard disk drive, and from the image, looks as though it... -
Ford incorporates built-in Parrot Bluetooth audio
Easier hands-free calling 28 February 2007 8:51 GMTIf the new laws regarding mobile phone usage in cars is particularly concerning you, maybe you should think about buying your next car in Spain.
Parrot and Ford have teamed up to install Bluetooth hands-free calling in the Fiesta, Fusion, Focus, and Focus C-Max... -
Parallels upgrades Desktop for Mac software
Easier than ever to run Windows applications on a Mac 28 February 2007 8:32 GMTParallels has released an update to its Desktop for Mac software that incorporates a number of major improvements.
The latest version, which lets users of Mac machines run Windows or Linux at the same time as Mac OSX, includes a new feature called Coherence... -
WEBSITE OF THE DAY - senseaboutscience.org.uk
An attempt to make science accessible 28 February 2007 0:00 GMTToday’s headlines are full of scientific scaremongering. Health food is bad for you; bird flu is here and will mutate eventually; cloned humans are only a matter of time, etc, etc.
Naturally, it's the media's job to peak the public's interest and let's face... -
Miglia unveils Mac software for Sony LocationFree
Third-party application makes LocationFree work on an Apple 27 February 2007 17:40 GMTThere's another choice of software for Mac users with Sony LocationFree boxes now that Miglia has launched its own application.
The LocationFree Base Station streams wirelessly your TV or video signal to your computer, wherever you may be.
It doesn't... -
Video wristwatch debuts on Hammacher Schlemmer
Crazy little multimedia player 27 February 2007 16:58 GMTHammacher Schlemmer, retailer of various mad and expensive gadgets, have listed an MP4 Video Watch on its site.
With a ship date of 26 March, the MP4 watch can display videos downloaded from a PC on its tiny 1.5-inch colour OLED screen.
It can do... -
SanDisk permanent storage medium for digital photography coming soon
Archival storage is like "the new digital film" 27 February 2007 16:39 GMTSanDisk is planning to release a new form of storage media that it hopes will provide archival storage for photographers.
The "new digital film" as SanDisk has referred to it is a write-once medium that lasts for up to 100 years.
Although the company is... -
SanDisk to launch permanent storage medium for digital photography
Archival storage is like "the new digital film" 27 February 2007 16:26 GMTSanDisk is planning to release a new form of storage media that it hopes will provide archival storage for photographers.
The "new digital film" as SanDisk has referred to it is a write-once medium that lasts for up to 100 years.
Although the company... -
New MySims announced for Nintendo Wii and DS
All new and customisable 27 February 2007 16:07 GMTElectronic Arts has announced that its developed a Sims edition especially for the Wii and Nintendo.
MySims introduces a new cast of whimsical characters and lets players start with their own toy-like Sim that they can customise with hairstyles and clothing. -
Winter returns to European ski resorts
Heavy snow falls in the Alps 27 February 2007 15:52 GMTAfter a variable start to the winter season ski resorts across Europe have been blanketed with snow and more is predicted to fall this week.
Snow started falling at the beginning of last weekend and large amounts of snow have fallen across European resorts.... -
Sony DSC-W200, DSC-W90 and DSC-W80 digital cameras announced
Three models all with HD output 27 February 2007 15:38 GMTSony has updated its W-Series range of digital cameras and added a socket that allows you to directly connect them to a HDTV for 1080 HD photo-viewing at home.
At the top of the line is the 12 megapixel DSC-W200 camera. It is followed by the 8-megapixel DSC-W90... -
Sony DSC-W200, DSC-W90 and DSC-W80 announced
Three models all with HD output 27 February 2007 15:36 GMTSony has updated its W-Series range of digital cameras and added a socket that allows you to directly connect them to a HDTV for 1080 HD photo-viewing at home.
At the top of the line is the 12 megapixel DSC-W200 camera. It is followed by the 8-megapixel DSC-W90...
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