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USB Think Light – ideal for brown-nosers
The faster you type, the brighter it shines 31 May 2007 14:38 GMT
My goodness, what will the clever little gadget elves at Brando think of next?

The USB Think Light is a bonkers little peripheral that gets brighter the faster you type.

So, if you want to impress your work colleagues (and more importantly - your...
Introducing the USB fragranced oil burner
Peace out 31 May 2007 14:24 GMT
If you want to add a little patchouli-cool to your work space then this new oil burner could be your ideal USB gadget.

The name is slightly misleading as it merely warms through a scented pastille that you can put drops of essential oil on to rather than anything...
podXtreme super mini sound box
Tiny bonkers iPod speaker 31 May 2007 12:23 GMT
We're seen some unusual iPod speakers in our time but this new gadget pretty much takes the biscuit.

The curious-looking podXtreme has its own built-in rechargeable Lithium-ion battery so won’t suck the juice from your iPod and boasts room filling sound thanks...
Baseball cap with built-in lights
Your brand new LED-toting light-bulb hat 31 May 2007 11:51 GMT
With two built-in bright LEDs on the bill you'll never be left in the dark again wearing this baseball cap.

You operate the light via a switch on the adjustable back strap and it's powered by two small lithium batteries.

Well, we suppose this...
Jela USB Skype VoIP mouse phone
The latest use-your-mouse-as-a-VoIP-phone offering 31 May 2007 11:29 GMT
We've seen VoIP mice before – Sony's Vaio VN-CX1 mouse was a triumph of design - but aside from its minimalist looks we didn’t rate the thing that highly.

Another offering following the same theme is this new device from Jela.

The USP for this...
Warner to make music video archive free
Will create a Warner-themed online MTV 31 May 2007 10:53 GMT
Reuters is reporting today that Warner Music, the world's fourth largest music company, has announced plans to launch online music TV websites in conjunction with digital services provider Premium TV.

This move promises to see Warner's extensive music video...
eBay acquires StumbleUpon search engine
Pays $75 million for Web 3.0 pioneer 31 May 2007 10:29 GMT
eBay has announced that it has acquired StumbleUpon, a San Fran-based software start-up.

StumbleUpon, a company eBay paid $75 million for, is a search-engine-with-a-difference, as a web browsing recommendation site that provides peer generated search results...
HP unveils "Print 2.0" – a new era for printing
Web 2.0-friendly print solutions 31 May 2007 9:54 GMT
HP has unveiled "Print 2.0" the company’s strategy for making printing "relevant and empowering" as both personal and business content moves from desktops to the web.

At HP’s annual Imaging and Printing Conference Vyomesh Joshi, executive vice president of the...
Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, together on stage
Oldest men in the room chat about old times 31 May 2007 9:29 GMT
Yesterday Apple's CEO Steve Jobs and Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates sat down together for a joint appearance at the D: All Things Digital conference.

It was a rare joint appearance by the two most powerful men in the personal computing industry and had been...
An audience with Apple's Steve Jobs
iTunes on Windows: "A glass of ice water to people in hell" 31 May 2007 8:53 GMT
Yesterday Apple's CEO Steve Jobs sat down with Wall Street Journal reporter Walt Mossberg at the D: All Things Digital conference and had a cosy chat.

Yes, he was wearing a black turtleneck, and no, he didn’t reveal any amazing Apple secrets to the masses....
Palm officially launches Foleo mobile companion
Your smartphone's new best friend 30 May 2007 19:04 GMT
As we reported earlier today following an unofficial preview of a leaked press release, Palm has now officially launched the new product.

The Foleo is not just a new product to Palm, they've created a new product category.

In Palm's words "the...
Crosley's retro tabletop "iJuke"
Mini jukebox dock for your iPod 30 May 2007 18:39 GMT
We've all seen the full-size Wurtlitzer iPod-compatible jukeboxes but for anyone who wants a more modestly-sized version there's the Crosley Tabletop iJuke Digital Jukebox now on sale in the States.

The Crosley version still offers those garish looks, complete...
Palm "Foleo" the big announcement?
Rumours of piggy-backing "smartphone companion" emerge... 30 May 2007 17:40 GMT
Thanks to a supposedly leaked press release, rumours are surfacing that the Palm product announcement we're all waiting for from the D: All Things Digital conference is named the "Foleo" and is not actually a phone itself but a support device, a "smartphone companion" for...
iTunes University launches into the UK
American uni lectures now available free 30 May 2007 17:18 GMT
Some 15 months after the service went live in the States,
Apple today announced the launch of iTunes U for the UK's iTunes store, a dedicated area within iTunes featuring free content from universities.

Course lectures, language lessons, lab demonstrations,...
Virgin Media and Mobile announce Big Brother 8 sponsorship
Free texts to all customers on Eviction Fridays 30 May 2007 16:28 GMT
Virgin Media and Virgin Mobile today unveiled their plans for sponsorship of this year's Big Brother programme.

During the run of Big Brother 8 Virgin Mobile customers can enjoy free text time between 9pm and 10pm on Eviction Fridays.

Virginmedia.com...
Livescribe launches in the States
A new paper-based mobile computing platform 30 May 2007 16:13 GMT
Livescribe has launched as a new paper-based computing platform at the D: All Things Digital event in America.

The Livescribe platform turns plain paper into a computer screen and claims to bridge the gap between the paper and digital worlds.

According...
PlasmaRiser lets you move your TV around
"Haven't you got a TV just like this in the other room?" 30 May 2007 15:13 GMT
If you want to enjoy flat-screen goodness in multiple rooms, but only have one display panel then a solution is at hand.

The PlasmaRiser is a motorised stand on wheels that lets you cart your telly about your abode safely ensconced in a protective shell, and...
Nintendo DS Lite in two new colours
Metallic Rose and Gloss Silver going on sale in Japan 30 May 2007 14:30 GMT
Nintendo's DS Lite is going to be available in two new colours in Japan from the end of June.

Japanese gamers will be able to pick-up the handheld gaming device in "Metallic Rose" and "Gloss Silver" for the same price as a standard DS.

Now word...
Google gets into internet security
Buys GreenBorder security software specialist 30 May 2007 14:00 GMT
After Google launched a new blog that focused on online security, as we reported last week, our eyes were firmly on the search engine super-power to see if they were going to launch some form of antivirus software.

It seems our instincts weren't far wrong as...
AT&T exec chats about the iPhone's features
Says "price will not be an issue" 30 May 2007 13:39 GMT
When Glenn Lurie, president of national distribution for AT&T (the mobile operator in the States who've bagged the five-year iPhone distribution deal) was recently interviewed by the Seattle Times, he gave a tantalising glimpse of what may be coming for Apple's over-hyped...
New RealPlayer coming soon
Will change the way you interact with media 30 May 2007 13:06 GMT
RealNetworks, the company behind RealPlayer, the industry's leading media software for experiencing audio and video over the internet have announced they will be unveiling a new version in June.

Pocket-lint has been told that the company will be releasing more...
Parrot's PMK5800 plug'n'play car kit
Handsfree and audio-streaming via your car stereo 30 May 2007 12:48 GMT
Parrot has announced a new Bluetooth accessory, the Parrot PMK5800, a Bluetooth car kit with no installation for both hands-free calling and music streaming.

Simply place the Parrot PMK5800 into your car's cigarette lighter and via its embedded FM emitter, once...
Homersapien available to pre-order
Get your very own Simpson... 30 May 2007 11:27 GMT
What do you get if you cross Homer J. Simpson and Robosapien? Homersapien of course.

We previewed this Simpsons themed robotic when it was launched at the Toy Fair, but we've now heard the news that it's available to pre-order from gadgetshop.com, who have...
Japanese broadcasters unveil Super Hi-Vision TV
Four times the resolution of current HD TV 30 May 2007 11:09 GMT
So, SED is down for the count, but don’t rest on your laurels with your current HD set up – Japanese broadcasters NHK recently unveiled a Super Hi-Vision (SHV) system to "astonished journalists".

Super Hi-Vision boasts a mind-boggling resolution of 4320 horizontal...
The Slurpr steals your broadband
Comment: eeevill gadget scares bill-payers 30 May 2007 10:33 GMT
The Slurpr. It looks evil, it sounds evil - it is evil. It want to steal your hard-earned broadband.

While warez-prizing hacker-types may be in the throes of ecstasy at the sight of this creation, at the risk of coming across all Daily Mail, us hardworking,...