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RM launches ED-E robot for the classroom
Hands-on learning with a real-life robot 15 January 2009 14:09 GMTRM, in partnership with DACTA, has launched its first robot designed specifically for the educational market.
The robot, called ED-E, is manufactured by MechRC and will be used to teach children the principles behind a variety of subjects including physics and... -
Daily Tech Deal: Philips PET707 portable DVD player
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 15 January 2009 13:00 GMTToday's Daily Tech Deal is the Philips PET707 7-inch portable DVD player that is available from Cdiscount.co.uk for just £79.99, down from £139.99 giving you a discount of 43%.
As well as 7-inch display on the main unit, the player comes with an extra 7-inch... -
Daily news roundup - 14/01/09
No news is good news? 14 January 2009 17:59 GMTIt was possibly King James I who first said that no news is good news... this is clearly nonsense, since here at Pocket-lint we have some of the best, most read and clearly very good news stories from the last 24 hours in the daily news roundup below.
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Maplin launches Packbuster
Finally - an end to package-opening injuries 14 January 2009 17:09 GMTMaplin has announced that they are to sell a new product that could end your package opening woes. The apply named Packbuster has three features that are designed to handle different aspects of package opening. A cutter, the "Blister Buster" and a screwdriver.
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Daily Tech Deal: Tesco "Price Blitz"
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 14 January 2009 13:00 GMTToday your tech related deal comes from Tesco who is offering up to 70% off the price of CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray and games.
A few of the choice titles include The Golden Compass on DVD for £4.97, Prince of Persia for the Xbox 360 at £23.97 and Hellboy 2: The Golden... -
Daily news roundup - 13/01/09
Sony dominates today's news roundup... 13 January 2009 18:10 GMTSony PS3 price-cut rumours, Sony flexible OLED and a Sony Vaio review are the three most read articles of the day here on Pocket-lint. For those and the other seven stories click through for the daily news roundup.
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Major console price cuts predicted... -
Daily Tech Deal: Fujitsu Siemens L22-8 monitor
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 13 January 2009 13:00 GMTIf you want to get the most out of your PC then a large monitor can really make the difference, and this widescreen effort from Fujitsu Seimens would seem to do the job.
The Fujitsu Siemens L22-8 is available from Amazon for the £104.99 knocked down from £150.00.... -
Daily Tech Deal: Navigo 3.5-inch Sat Nav V2
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 12 January 2009 13:00 GMTIt is the start of a new week and as promised we have another tech deal for you.
Today's offering is the Navigo 3.5-inch Sat Nav V2, which is £44.99 down from £54.99 from ebuyer.com. However it is only available at this price until midnight on the 12 January... -
Daily news roundup: 09/01/2009
Top tech stories 9 January 2009 17:49 GMTWell another busy 24 hours for everyone involved and interested in the latest technology. Catch up if you've missed out with the most read stories of today.
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Adamo by Dell announced at CES
CES 2009: "Precision design specs"
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Daily Tech Deal: Lenovo ThinkPad SL500 notebook
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 9 January 2009 13:00 GMTWe've brought you an interesting mix of tech deals this week with ones that hopefully cater for a variety of budgets and interests.
To round the week off, we have gone for the Lenovo ThinkPad SL500 notebook.
A classy all-rounder, the SL500 boasts... -
Daily news roundup: 08/01/2009
Dominated by CES... 8 January 2009 19:09 GMTPerhaps unsurprisingly, today's daily news roundup is almost entirely dominated by the current Las Vegas tech show. Catch up now with all the exciting launches in Pocket-lint's most read stories of the day.
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Daily Tech Deal: Philips SHE9800 headphones
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 8 January 2009 13:00 GMTWe've got a cracking tech deal for you today in the form of Philips' SHE9800 headphones.
Not only have we managed to find these top quality headphones for just £25.56 from BuyLowest.co.uk, down from £49.99 at the time of our review, but in that aforementioned... -
Daily news roundup: 07/01/2009
An Apple flavoured roundup 7 January 2009 19:39 GMTAlthough Macworld didn't seem to quite meet the hype, it certainly figures heavily in our most read stories of the last 24 hours.
If you've missed the announcements, catch up now with Pocket-lint's daily news roundup.
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Daily Tech Deal: Fujifilm Finepix J50
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 7 January 2009 13:00 GMTFor today's Daily Tech Deal we have a great little compact camera which comes in the form of the Fujifilm Finepix J50 in black.
This camera is currently down in price from £156.59 to £78.29 and is available from Jessops' online shop.
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Daily news roundup - 06/01/2009
In and out 6 January 2009 19:19 GMTPlenty of Macworld and CES news coming in now, but if you've been out, check Pocket-lint's most read stories with the daily news roundup.
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Twitter celebrity hijacking could affect all users
Experts warn things need to change
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Daily Tech Deal: i-mate Ultimate 9502 smartphone
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 6 January 2009 13:00 GMTFor today's Daily Tech Deal we have a great offer that is available from online retailer eXpansys.
It is the i-mate Ultimate 9502 smartphone with a normal price of £334.99, but if you use the link below you could save yourself over £130 and snap it up for £199.99. -
Daily news roundup - 05/01/09
Two tech shows but only one roundup 5 January 2009 17:53 GMTWith two big tech shows on the horizon but only one daily news roundup. Check out today's most read stories right now.
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Apple In-Ear Headphones
Can these improve your iPod listening experience?
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Samsung promises world's... -
Daily Tech Deal: Standby Buster and PC Power Down
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 5 January 2009 13:03 GMTIt's the start of a new year and possibly the start of a resolution or two, so if your New Year aims include saving cash and possibly trying to be a little "greener", then one or both of these products may interest you.
One is the Standby Buster and the other... -
Daily news roundup - 02/01/09
What a difference a day makes 2 January 2009 17:39 GMTA day is a long time in the fast moving world of technology, blink and you might miss it. If you have blinked today, then check out Pocket-lint's daily news roundup at a nice leisurely pace...
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Win a TomTom GO 740 LIVE
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Pocket-lint to bring you news on tech deals
SITE NEWS: Money saving deals, offers and innovations 2 January 2009 14:11 GMTFeeling the pinch of all this economic downturn and credit crunch? Well, fret not dear readers for Pocket-lint is here to offer you salvation.
Every weekday we will be offering you ways you can save money in 2009.
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Win a TomTom GO 740 LIVE
All you have to do is comment on a story 2 January 2009 11:10 GMTFirst off we would like to congratulate Tony Orwin for his comment on the DAB switchover story, that saw him win Casio's Exilim EX-FH20 - good stuff.
Don't worry though because this month we have an equally fantastic prize to be one which will ensure that your... -
Yearly news roundup - 2008
What were the ten most read stories of 2008? 31 December 2008 18:00 GMTAs regular Pocket-lint readers will know, we bring you daily and weekly news roundups of the most read stories on the site, giving you an at-a-glance look at the most popular current articles.
We thought that as 2008 draws to a close, a yearly news roundup,... -
Last chance to win a Casio EX-FH20 digital camera
Just comment on a story to win 31 December 2008 9:33 GMTCasio is kindly offering its 40 frames per second digital camera - the EX-FH20 - to the person that comes up with the best comment on a Pocket-lint story in December.
The New Year is rapidly approaching but to be in with a chance to win, you still have today... -
Win New Year's Eve tickets for Matter at The O2
Last chance to nab a pair of tickets for the sold out event 29 December 2008 11:41 GMTWe thought we would bring you a quick reminder of our great competition that could see you and a pal seeing in New Year 2009 at The O2.
Pocket-lint has teamed up with O2 giving you the chance to win tickets to Matter, where 2 Many DJ's will be headlining the... -
Credit Crunch Christmas: ActionAid charity donation and e-card
Pocket-lint's Advent calendar of gift ideas: Just one day to go! 24 December 2008 10:20 GMTToday we thought we would do something a little different for our Christmas Credit Crunch gift idea on Christmas Eve.
In view of the fact it is quite late to be traipsing around the shops looking for presents and all online deliveries have now stopped, Pocket-lint...
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Nokia N900 mobile phone Will this revive Nokia's fortunes?
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PHOTOS: First ELSE hands-on Up close and personal
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Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards date confirmed and tickets on sale Get your tickets today
