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Swordfish slims shredders
Space Saver range aims to limit the ghastly look of shredders 20 April 2007 9:51 GMT
Swordfish has decided that paper shredders are so ugly that they should be hidden, which is why it’s just launched a sleek sexy model - to hide.

Shredders have become a necessity for most businesses or the self-employed and following National ID Fraud Prevention...
The sleek Linx Bluetooth stereo
B-TUBE uses Bluetooth to create a sleek portable stereo 19 April 2007 17:59 GMT
Linx has made Bluetooth incredibly sexy by introducing this small cigar-holder shaped portable stereo player.

The B-TUBE combines high-design, tech innovation and of course style to give you a music player as well as a speakerphone.

The system can...
Vodafone explains removal of N95 VoIP
Vodafone explain why the N95 does not host VoIP on its network 19 April 2007 17:27 GMT
We reported yesterday that Orange and Vodafone had removed the Truphone VoIP function from the new Nokia N95. It was suggested this was done to prevent loss of voice call revenue, however the network has responded:

In a statement today Vodafone admit removing...
HP modernises desktops
HP steps up a gear with lifestyle PCs 19 April 2007 17:13 GMT
It looks like HP is trying not to miss out on the home computer revolution. With more suppliers and designs of desktop PCs HP has unveiled three new series.

The s3000, a6000 and m8000 models look like they've been designed to support all activities of modern...
False start for Web 2.0
Research uncovers a misrepresentation of Web 2.0 19 April 2007 16:47 GMT
Every digital media enthusiast has touted Web 2.0 for the past 12-months. However, the biggest new development in the Internet has turned out to be a load of false propaganda.

The invention of YouTube, interactive websites and blogging drove the industry to...
Mobiles get their own dock from Jabra
Jabra and Klipsch partner to bring speakers to mobiles 19 April 2007 16:36 GMT
The iPod has been enjoying the luxury of the accessories for its music players for sometime, with a number of docks to play music. The S5010 has launched for the mobile handset.

Jabra and Klipsch have together unveiled their new mobile speaker dock station that...
Glasses for deaf, foreign movie goers
Research discovers a way to help foreign deaf people 19 April 2007 16:16 GMT
Blind a movie buff but in another country, well a team of researchers at the University Carlos III of Madrid have discovered a way to help deaf foreigners enjoy a film at the movie.

A new invention for glasses that will create subtitles in front of the users...
Rechargeable wireless mouse
Saitek releases rechargeable mouse 19 April 2007 16:00 GMT
Saitek is bringing a little bit of life to the mouse to give it more play time when wireless.

The Obsidian is a rechargeable wireless mouse that has an optical sensor for high speed, ultra accurate tracking with an ergonomic design.

The Obsidian...
85-inch plasma HDTV from Hitachi
Hitachi looking to dominate massive screen LCD 19 April 2007 15:45 GMT
Hitachi is getting bigger, this time focusing on the size of the products and not its bank account.

The company aims to dominate the market of large-sized plasma display panel TVs with the addition of an 85-inch model to its line-up.

The manufacturers...
BBC furthers its iPlayer - ITV opens broadband channels
BBC hope its iPlayer will become available later this year, ITV launch local channels 19 April 2007 15:29 GMT
BBC has pushed further their position to place historic TV programmes online for readily available downloads.

The BBC iPlayer, designed to offer a 7-day catch-up service for viewers who can download content onto their computers, is expected to be launched a...
MySpace to start news service
Users to determine top news stories for MySpace 19 April 2007 14:45 GMT
A part of an aggressive advertising ploy, to get further revenue to the popular social networking site, News Corp plans to test a new service that lets MySpacers determine the news.

The service, called MySpace News, will scour the web for stories and let users...
Mozilla Thunderbird 2 ... are Go!
Mozilla has launched its full featured email in Thunderbird 2 19 April 2007 13:27 GMT
Mozilla has made its Thunderbird 2 email much more sophisticated, integrating features often used for other online activities such as blogging.

Thunderbird 2 allows users to manage and organise email using tagging gained popular through blogs, photo and link-sharing...
The Hog tests the power heated wetsuit
Rip Curl launch H-Bomb the first power heated wetsuit 19 April 2007 12:47 GMT
The tester was 2005 WCT number 7 Nathan Hedge, The Hog, who said “It’s one out of the box, it feels sooo good! You keep really warm, even on the low setting and it just keeps you feeling warm all over throughout".

If you ever thought there was a better way of...
Your own solar system
The Laser Cosmos illuminates any dark room with its solar system 19 April 2007 12:19 GMT
Remember that romantic picnic between Ross and Rachel in Friends, with the solar system, the stars, the candles and the romantic music. Now you can recreate this yourself.

The Laser Cosmos creates a whirling star system with misty blue nebulae and the occasional...
70K limited edition speakers from KEF
Apple designer partners with KEF for top of the range speakers 19 April 2007 12:08 GMT
Sound systems are something to take pride in and often require a bit of extra expenditure to get it right. How about spending £70,000 on limited edition loudspeakers by Ross Lovegrove.

No doubt a piece of art in its own right, called Muon, the shape and style...
Jabra go bling with headsets
Jabra announce two limited edition JX10 Cara Bluetooth headsets 19 April 2007 11:46 GMT
Headsets have gone bling with Jabra in two limited edition versions of their JX10 Cara Bluetooth models.

Available in 24 carat Gold and stainless steel the designs have been developed with Jacob Jenson. The 14-gram lightweight frames come in a small package...
Epson projector with HD and 3LCD
EMP-TW1000 projector from Epson comes fully equipped 19 April 2007 11:26 GMT
Epson has pulled out all the stops for its latest projector. Trying to achieve the optimum viewing capabilities for its consumers, the EMP-TW1000 has some challenging features.

This is Epson’s first LCD projector to incorporate the new Epson full HD 1080p panel....
First LG Vacuum launched
Vacuum cleaner packs dust into cubes to collect four times more 19 April 2007 11:09 GMT
Vacuum cleaners used to be simple, now LG has unveiled its World first dust sucker, but it's nothing ordinary.

It's Compressor Vacuum Cleaner uses a dust compression system designed to collect four times as much dust as comparable cleaners. The vacuum is bagless...
Sony Ericsson - is this the new phone?
Rumour-mills supported by pics and specs for the P700i 19 April 2007 10:44 GMT
We may have the first glimpse of the Sony Ericsoon P700i smartphone. Courtesy of a poster on the Esato forums we also know a few of the specs to expect.

The phone is likely to be run on Symbian OS, with a 2.6-inch QVGA 240 x 320 display. The handset is ramping...
Google makes some changes
Search engine change name to make it easier 19 April 2007 10:29 GMT
Google has announced two new developments to its search service that can be used as of today.

Unfortunately for the giant search engine, some of its quirky names have been unsuccessful. Take Google Product Search, which if you remember had a massive hype when...
BlackBerry users experiencing problems
BlackBerry servers in US go down 18 April 2007 17:54 GMT
Last night through most of today BlackBerry users across the States and Canada could not access any information.

The network failure across North America has now been restored; it was originally expected to have hit most of the Western hemisphere. It could explain...
Wikipedia moves offline
Online encyclopedia reaches out to unconnected 18 April 2007 17:08 GMT
Britannica is still the most the popular educational encyclopaedia, and Wikipedia grew online only to move now onto CD.

In a mission to make knowledge available to everyone, the Wikipedia discs will be sold at approximately £7 and contain 2000 articles, out...
Bush HD TV with HDMI
New 15.4-inch portable HD TV and HDMI interface 18 April 2007 16:47 GMT
Bush unveils new LCD HD TV with a HDMI interface to work with all your multimedia video downloads.

It's new range has a 15.4-inch screen with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. With the HDMI connectivity these portable TVs should deliver gaming graphics to compliment...
Wi-Fi for Heathrow Express
15-minute journey gets blessed with WiMAX technology 18 April 2007 15:49 GMT
If there was any journey you really needed to access the Internet, then it must be the 15-minute trip from London Paddington to Heathrow Airport.

Launching next week T-Mobile, Nomad Digital and Heathrow Express have teamed up to offer Wi-Fi on the move. It has...
Free energy monitors for households
Real-time monitors to help cut energy usage 18 April 2007 15:25 GMT
If you're shrinking your Carbon Footprint then a whitepaper may help you cut more to be much more environmentally friendly.

It has been suggested a new device is to be given to every household to monitor their energy usage. As a part of the upcoming Energy White...