Wikipedia has come under fire again, this time because one of its most prominent editors has turned out to be a fraud.

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Oh the weird and wonderful gadgets that appear when you least expect them. How about a combined robot pet, PC, and air freshener?

The prototype is one of the entries to a Microsoft design competition, and is simply called the Pussy Cat.

Digital Foci has launched a new Photo Safe portable hard drive with greater storage capacity.

The Photo Safe now comes in 40GB, 80GB, and 120GB, and are priced accordingy.

The device doesn't boast a particularly large, nor colour,...

Microsoft may be jabbing at Google's soft underbelly by attacking its book project, but Google has thrown a punch in the form of a hint that it may be aligning more closely with Apple.

"I will tell you that Google and Apple are doing more...

Microsoft is going on the offensive today and attacking Google for practices relating to its Google Books Search, the chief rival to Microsoft's Live Search Books.

Google "systematically violates copyright", Microsoft lawyer Thomas Rubin...

G-Tech has integrated the iPod where you might least expect to find it - in a toolbox.

Although it may not seem the obvious place for it, it actually makes sense that you can listen to your tunes while doing a bit of DIY - don't most builders...

If your unsecured Wi-Fi network worries you, bhv Software may have just the application for you.

Swiss Security Wireless Security is a new security package that guarantees protection from unwanted access by your neighbours or passers-by...

BT has introduced a new landline phone, the BT Reveal, that is designed to make a style statement.

The BT Reveal combines a cordless handset that's concealed in a glossy black stand complete with glowing blue light.

The base...

Panasonic has announced availability and details of its latest VoIP wireless phone, the snappily-named KX-WP1050.

The phone's Skype certification means that users can easily access their Skype accounts and take advantage of free Skype-to-Skype...

Almost 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...

Sky 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),...

Streaming 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...

The 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...

South 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...

Olympus 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...

Roberts 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...

Sony'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...

One 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...

Bluetooth 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...

Olympus 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,...

If 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,...

Parallels 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...

There'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.

Hammacher 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.

SanDisk 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.