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Wee Wiimote keyring available
Tiny 'troller as keychain 30 January 2008 14:17 GMT
Show your love of all things Wii by sporting this $8 keyring.

It won't do anything, but it's 3-inches long! And it looks just like a Wiimote!

You know you want one...
Cutesy "FriendsWithYou" Mimobots launch
So sweet you'll get toothache 30 January 2008 13:35 GMT
Aw! Aren't they cute? The FreindsWithYou Mimobots extend Mimico's range of toy-like flash drives in sweet style...
Google spars with EU over DoubleClick takeover
Union advocates bring up user privacy issues 30 January 2008 13:19 GMT
Google's $3.1 billion buyout of DoubleClick may have been given the green light by US authorities in December, but European Union officials, it seems, aren't going to give it the go-ahead quite so easily.

The EU is currently looking at the anti-trust or competitions...
Four port USB "cubic" hub from Brando
Square deal 30 January 2008 12:24 GMT
This pretty much does what you'd expect it to, all in primary coloured cool. $12.
Asus announces whole "family" of Eee products
But says touchscreen version will not be produced 30 January 2008 12:15 GMT
Not about to sit back and let the success of the Eee pass them by, Asus has announced it is planning to launch a "family" of Eee products.

The new Eee-flavoured offerings are to include the E-DT, a desktop PC, the E-TV television and an "E-Monitor".
Pentax reveals three new lenses under development
All three at PMA and two set to arrive this summer 30 January 2008 11:39 GMT
PMA is kicking off tomorrow in Las Vegas and already many of the Spring's biggest camera and photo accessories launches have been unveiled.

But there are sure to be some surprises including today's announcement by Pentax that it is currently developing three new...
Scalextric signs The Stig
You'll be able to relive the track from the show 30 January 2008 11:34 GMT
You'll soon be able to challenge The Stig in your living room thanks to a deal signed with the BBC and Scalextric.

The company famous for its slot-car racing tracks will be bringing Top Gear's "Powerlaps" to toy shop near you in march.

The set...
Puchi Puchi bubble popping gadget
Fuel your addiction without have to work in packing 30 January 2008 11:27 GMT
Ban dai is hoping to quell fans of popping bubble wrap with a new keyring that is best described as an electronic bubble packaging simulator.

Launched last year in Japan, the device called "Puchi Puchi" will simulate popping bubble wrap when you press one of...
James Bond coming to Scalextric
Get to race the Aston Martin DBS 30 January 2008 11:23 GMT
James Bond is coming to a Scalextric track near you from October, the slot-car maker has announced.

Launching a month before the latest instalment of the James Bond Series, racers will be able to hurtle around the track in Bond's DBS as featured in "Casino...
Yahoo makes drastic job cuts
...rumour was true 30 January 2008 11:09 GMT
Just last week, we reported on rumours that Yahoo was going to cut thousands of jobs.

Now, CEO Jerry Yang has confirmed that the company is going to slash 1000 jobs by mid-February.

The move is despite Q4 earnings that were better than expected,...
iFob from iCloseBy launches for iPhone
iApp for potential iStalkers 30 January 2008 10:59 GMT
iCloseBy.com has launched a new application for iPhones, iPod touches and PCs with the release of iFob: "real-space social networking software".

iFob uses the Wi-Fi of iPhones, iPods and PCs and turns these devices into "homing beacons", broadcasting, or "just...
eBay slashes fees by 50%
Site after more sellers to boost listings 30 January 2008 10:47 GMT
eBay is to slash the fees that it charges sellers to list their goods online by 50%.

The move is hoped to encourage more listings on the site in face of increasing competition from other e-commerce sites.

To counter the fee cut, the company is planning...
HD DVD sales step up in the States
Format gets a third of all HD purchases 30 January 2008 10:35 GMT
It seems sales of HD DVD hardware has made a slight recovery in the States after the initial dip seen after Warner Bros' announcement that they are to ditch the format.

HD DVD player sales totaled about 33% of all high-definition set-top unit sales for the...
Photobox launches greetings card service
Make your own cards and then have them sent direct 30 January 2008 10:26 GMT
Greetings by PhotoBox is the new online greeting card service from photo ordering company Photobox.

Snappers can log in to pick and then personalise a greeting card, which is then printed and posted for them.

There are a range of designs to pick from, and...
New software for compressing pics launched
Mooted as alternative to "Zipping" 30 January 2008 10:15 GMT
An alternative to "zipping" your images to be able to share them has been launched by BluBox.

Blubox V4 is a new software compression application for digital images and is available now.

Designed to use a variety of compression algorithms Blubox supports...
Cult classic - the Diana camera - given a flash
1960s plastic camera reintroduced 30 January 2008 9:53 GMT
That cult classic - the 1960s plastic camera - the Diana - has now got a flash.

The Lomographic Society lovingly reproduced the camera and starting selling it last October, but hase now added a flash version.

This model has been out of production for more...
Sony launches BRAVIA Full HD VPL-VW40 home theatre projector
1080p Full HD, 24p and 15,000:1 contrast ratio 30 January 2008 9:39 GMT
Sony has launched the VPL-VW40 home theatre projector that is capable of 1080p Full HD and uses Sony SXRD technology to "re-create the original cinematic viewing experience as closely as possible at home".

Thanks to the BRAVIA ENGINE (a custom designed processor)...
Intempo launches iDS-01NRX speakers for new pink nano
Metallic dock matches 30 January 2008 8:57 GMT
Intempo has launched an MP3 speaker dock that's designed to complement Apple's new pink nano.

The metallic pink version of Intempo's iDS-01NRX MP3 speaker dock is the perfect partner for the new pink iPod nano.

Colour aside, the mains-powered...
Skype update released for PSP Slim and Lite
Firmware version 3.90 provides VoIP functionality 30 January 2008 8:05 GMT
Despite delays for the new firmware in Japan, Sony has announced the availability of the latest system software update for the PSP in the UK.

Version 3.90 will enable all owners of the new PSP Slim & Lite (or PSP 2000) to make and receive VoIP phone calls....
WEBSITE OF THE DAY – findsounds.com
Crash, bang, wallop what a sound source! 30 January 2008 0:00 GMT
Yesterday we helped to find songs you wanted to listen to. But what if your tastes are a little more eclectic.

FindSounds is search engine for sound effects available anywhere on the net and given just a few random examples it came up trumps every time.
Today's big stories on Megawhat TV NEWS
Catch up with the tech news web tv show 29 January 2008 19:30 GMT
Switch on Megawhat TV now for the biggest stories of the day from the world of gadgets and technology.

In the headlines today - Another day and another blow for HD DVD supporters as a major UK retailer pins its hopes on Blu-ray; good news for iPhone owners and...
Panasonic launches Lumix DMC-TZ5 and DMC-TZ4 compact digital cameras
You wait all year for a new Lumix... 29 January 2008 18:19 GMT
As part of a wider onslaught on the digital compact camera market, Panasonic has announced two new TZ-Series Lumix models.

The 9.1-megapixel DMC-TZ5 and 8.1-megapixel DMC-TZ4 – both packing a 28mm wide-angle, 10X optical zoom Leica DC lens - let the user capture...
Lumix DMC-FS20 and DMC-FS5 launched by Panasonic
10 megapixel pair on their way 29 January 2008 18:01 GMT
Panasonic has announced an array of new compacts including the 10.1 megapixel Lumix DMC-FS20 and DMC-FS5.

Both of these models boast a newly developed 30mm Wide-Angle 4x optical zoom Leica DC Lens, but the key difference between the two is the size of their...
Panasonic launches Lumix DMZ-LZ8 and LZ10 compact digital cameras
With wide-angle Leica lenses and manual controls 29 January 2008 17:58 GMT
Panasonic has announced new members to the LUMIX digital cameras family with the introduction of two more point-and-shoot models, the DMC-LZ10 and DMC-LZ8.

In what should set them apart from most of the compact digi-cam market, the new LZ-Series models feature...
Panasonic launches the DMC-FS3 digi-compact
8 megapixel model with 3x optical zoom 29 January 2008 17:38 GMT
Panasonic has launched its spring collection of compacts just days before the start of the photography tradeshow PMA in Las Vegas.

The 8.1 megapixel Lumix DMC-FS3 is built around a 3x Optical Zoom f2.8 Leica DC Vario-Elmarit Lens, which delivers a 35mm film...