The 2012 Olympics is in the minds of many young and aspiring athletes. Whatever the sport, the dream of a medal at the London games is spurring on many youngsters to don their trainers and participate in their favourite sport.

At next month’s...

US electronics firm Agere has come up with a new way of freeing your media from the confines of the PC hub.

The BluOnyx mobile content server gives you access to your data via USB and wireless connectivity, so that data can be shared between...

Peli, makers of heavy-duty photographic and electronic equipment luggage, first unveiled its i1010 case for the iPod last year, and has now released it to the UK market.

The big-as-a-brick i1010 fits iPod video, nano, and shuffle in its water-...

For those of you with lots of cash and no time to wait to see who emerges from the Blu-ray vs. HD DVD battle, VidaBox offers a complete home media system right out of the box.

The latest bundle in its range integrates Blu-ray and HD DVD drives...

If you're itching to get your hands on Windows Vista, and can't wait until the 30 January, then one online retailer has the solution: OEM versions for sale already.

Overclockers is selling OEM, or Original Equipment Manufacture, copies of...

Samsung has released what may be another “world's first” - an HSDPA-enabled camera.

The VLUU i70 looks remarkably like the i7 released at CES, but has the addition of the HSDPA functionality that lets you upload images straight from the camera...

Ofcom has sounded off about the BBC's plans to offer its programming through on-demand downloads.

The watchdog is worried that the on-demand service will have a “negative effect” on commercial rivals, and that this will limit their investment,...

The children's programming arm of the BBC is planning to launch a virtual world for children, the Corporation revealed today.

CBBC, which is aimed at 7- to 12-year-olds, said it would give children access to characters that they know from...

Apple is being sued yet again, this time for possible patent infringement on technology used in the iPod click wheel.

Southampton-based touch sensor chip company Quantum Research Group says that the charge-transfer technology used in the...

Gear4 has announced the second model in its StreetParty range of iPod speakers, the N2.

The portable speaker system is compatible only with iPod nanos, and has dual 3W speakers for total power output of 6W.

With protected grills...

LG is releasing monitors from its Fantasy series to the UK in a slow trickle. The latest to emerge from Korea is the Jar, a 19-inch model.

The Fantasy series is comprised of the Ring, the Eclipse, and Jar, which are designed as statement...

Canon has launched three new ultra compact projectors designed for maximum portability so they can be used in offices.

The LV-7265 and L-7260 both features XGA resolution and are equipped with 1.6x zoom projection lenses.

The...

Avanquest has released its latest virtualisation software, Parallels Workstation 2.2, for Windows and Linux.

Since Parallels supports all Windows from version 3.1 up to Vista, as well as all Linux distributions, you can run different copies...

The pressure on Apple to open its DRM in iTunes is mounting in Europe, where German and French consumer groups have lent their support to Scandinavian groups who have long been campaigner for Apple to unlock its system.

UFC-Que Choisir and...

Radio and TV may slowly be merging, as a trial kicks off in London this week to test digital radio with picture slideshows.

DAB broadcasts with colour image slideshows will be trialled in London for 2 months by Gcap Media, Emap Digital, Switch...

Apple may charge Mac OS X Tiger users for the final release version of Boot Camp when it's released this Spring.

Boot Camp is still in beta, version 1.1.2, and lets Mac users run Windows in parallel on their computers.

At the...

Pentax has released two new compact cameras, the Optio T30 and the Optio M30, both 7.1MP models, with the former boasting slightly better specifications than the other.

Both feature Pentax “Digital SR”, what the company calls “Shake Reduction”,...

Ubisoft has announced its next game for the PSP, to be released in March: Driver 76.

The game will feature over 25 new missions designed for gaming on the portable console.

It's an action driving game that features Hollywood-style...

Sky has announced that it has sold its 1 millionth movie download from Sky Anytime that delivers pay-per-download programs to the PC.

However the numbers aren't as impressive as they sound with the members only downloading on average 1 film...

Something more to clutter your desk, but it might brighten your day.

The Hip Hop Hippie sits on your desk and beats his (or her) drums in time to your music. If you get a whole band of them, they drum in synchronisation.

They...

Microsoft Vista will soon be available to everyone on 30 January, but gamers may have an unpleasant audio surprise in store.

Older, or legacy, games, like F.E.A.R and WoW reportedly revert back to basic stereo when they're run on Vista.

It seems that Samsung's anorexic candybar phone we reported on this morning isn't the only new Ultra Edition on the block.

There's also a new slider, the Ultra Edition 10.9, which takes over from the D900, with much the same specs, but with...

Maplin Electronics has launched a rather creepy new device in the form of the Personal GPS Tracker.

Meant to be used in times of emergency so that you can be easily found if lost or stranded, it can also be planted on someone or in someone's...

A man in Australia is selling his life on eBay in order to film a documentary about himself and the winning bidder taking over his life.

Nicael Holt, who is computer illiterate and is therefore being helped by his friend Paul, is offering...

It seems that no innocent gadget it safe from being drowned in a crass display of bling. Now there's the diamond-encrusted computer mouse for those of you with more money than you know what to do with.

Pat Says No, a Swiss company, has designed...