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USB SnakeCam with night vision
Webcam for vampires? 30 May 2007 9:29 GMT
The USB SnakeCam boasts two infrared LEDs so that it can still "see" you in the dark and seven white LEDs to light up your keyboard.

A built-in microphone, bendy adjustable neck and VGA 640 x 480 resolution means you should be able to use this to capture all...
Microsoft unveils coffee table computer
The "Surface" controlled by touch 30 May 2007 9:12 GMT
Microsoft has launched the "Surface" a touch senstitive computer that takes the shape of a table and boasts a 30-inch touchscreen.

Essentially a Vista PC in a box with an acrylic surface, it does boast innovative touch technology - with no keyboard or mouse,...
Epson introduces the Stylus D92
Cheap and cheerful everyday printer for £40 29 May 2007 17:30 GMT
The Epson Stylus D92 is the ideal entry level home printer for everyday, no-nonsense A4 printing such as photos, documents, presentations, internet pages and homework.

It features four individual ink cartridges (costing £6.99 each) making it cost-effective as...
LG takes the Shine 3G
Scream if you wanna go faster 29 May 2007 17:01 GMT
LG Mobile is going to introduce a 3G version of their popular Shine slider starting from Singapore and Australia in early May, followed by other Asian countries and then Europe.

The new phone, that doesn’t appear to have gained dimensions as a result of its...
Linksys announces Wireless-N Home Router
Draft 802.11n router boasts 4 times range, 12 times faster 29 May 2007 16:15 GMT
The Linksys Wireless-N Home Router includes a Wireless-N (draft 802.11n) access point, a 4-port full-duplex 10/100 switch and a router, allowing users to share content and their high-speed internet connection around the home.

Equipped with the latest draft-N...
T-Mobile gets VoIPed up
Invests in JAJAH along with Intel 29 May 2007 15:23 GMT
German phone company Deutsche Telekom, the parent company of T-Mobile, has bought into VoIP phone services with a stake in JAJAH.

JAJAH, a relatively small internet phone company (small as in they have 2 million registered users compared to Skype's closer to...
CD-Wow! ordered to pay £41 million to BPI
Must stop importing CDs from Hong Kong 29 May 2007 14:52 GMT
Music Trading Online, the company behind online retailer CD-Wow! has been ordered to pay £37 million to the BPI (British Phonographic Industry) for being in "substantial breach" of a previous agreement to stop them from importing cheap CDs from Hong Kong.

In...
Parallels Desktop for Mac
The gap twixt Macs and PCs gets smaller 29 May 2007 14:25 GMT
Parallels Desktop for Mac is now available at Computer Warehouse. Just to refresh you, this is the software that lets you run Windows and Mac applications side by side on a Mac with no reboot required.

Parallels Desktop for Mac is the only product that gives...
Toshiba cuts exclusive Intel ties
Will use AMD chips in 20% of laptops 29 May 2007 14:13 GMT
News from Reuters claims that Toshiba, the world's fourth largest laptop manufacturer, has broken its exclusive ties with Intel and will begin putting AMD chips in some of its laptop ranges.

The news, which follows Dell's similar announcement in 2006, has sparked...
Parrot's new portable wireless digital speaker
Get your party on this summer 29 May 2007 13:58 GMT
Parrot has launched the "Party", a light and compact mobile wireless speaker with what looks to be some impressive audio technology packed in.

You can send your favourite tracks from any Bluetooth Stereo (A2DP) music source such as a mobile phone, MP3 player...
Sonim XP1 "ruggedized" mobile
The SAS of the handset world? 29 May 2007 12:59 GMT
This new, particularly ugly, handset is so rugged it makes other supposedly tough mobiles look like fashion phones.

It's IEC lP52 rated for protection against water, dust, salt, fog, and humidity, can withstand a 1.65 metre drop to concrete and can operate...
M500 GSM Watchfone – the world's smallest mobile
Is it a phone? Is it a watch? By golly, it's both! 29 May 2007 12:14 GMT
Designed by SMS Technology Australia the M500 claims to be the world's smallest mobile phone - as it is incorporated into a wristwatch, we believe them.

It's futuristic, it's bonkers and we want one!

With a 1.5-inch colour touchscreen, full SMS...
LG's world first DVD re-writer with SecurDisc technology
Burning CDs and DVDs just got more secure 29 May 2007 11:21 GMT
LG Electronics today launches its Super Multi Security drive in the UK, the world's first DVD/CD re-writer equipped with SecurDisc technology.

Exclusively licensed from Nero and HL Data Storage (until the September this year) SecurDisc enables users to add...
Microsoft shift over one million Zunes
Only 99 million to go to catch up with iPod sales… 29 May 2007 10:55 GMT
In a recent interview with the "San Francisco Chronicle", Robbie Bach, president of Microsoft's entertainment and devices division, made some interesting statements regarding Microsoft's Zune.

Bach revealed that Microsoft has shifted "a little over a million...
New Sony VAIO TZ-Series ultra-portables announced
Inspired by F1, water gardens – and – existing customers 29 May 2007 10:15 GMT
Sony has announced the newly updated Sony VAIO TZ-series ultra-portable notebook range.

When creating this updated VAIO, the Sony peeps surveyed over 5,000 existing TX-Series owners and made tweaks dependent on the results of the survey, a simple yet brilliant...
Sony Ericsson W999i "confirmed" by mistake
Shinobu handset turns up on GSM website 29 May 2007 9:38 GMT
Softpedia are reporting the "confirmed" existence of the Sony Ericsson W999i after the phone was mistakenly listed on the GSM association website giving a link to the Sony Ericsson page.

For a while now rumours and supposedly insider pics have been doing the...
iPhone comes early
Chinese iClone a cheeky copy 29 May 2007 9:09 GMT
Newlaunches.com has tickled us (but not Apple, no doubt) with their recent coverage of the Chinese P168.

Not the first iPhone rip, but particularly cheeky as the manufacturers have even nicked the fish-themed wallpaper, leaving clued-up consumers in no doubt...
USB Disco Ball
Have a D.I.S.C.O. at your D.E.S.K. 29 May 2007 8:39 GMT
The weekend maybe over but that doesn't mean the party has to stop, you crazy fun-lovers.

$16 gets you the USB Disco Ball. Stick it on your desk and with its brightly coloured lights and spinning motion, it will make you think you're still out clubbing. Maybe....
Roberts Radio to produce DAB plug in for iPods
Bringing DAB to a yoof audience 29 May 2007 8:29 GMT
Classic British radio brand Roberts and Frontier Silicon, a leading DAB receiver manufacturer, have teamed up to develop a DAB plug in accessory that will work with iPods.

The plug-in, measuring 52.4 x 32.0 x 8.1mm, will let iPodders listen to DAB stations,...
Nokia 8600 available to pre-order
Exclusive to Carphonewarehouse 29 May 2007 7:59 GMT
The new Nokia 8600 mobile phone is available to pre-order on the Carphonewarehouse's website.

With no official announcement from Nokia the "Black. Beauty." has snuck onto the handset scene with little fanfare.

A more affordable little brother...
Retro USB Snowball Mike and Tripod
For all you boppers out there in the big city... 29 May 2007 7:39 GMT
If you want to add a bit of vintage cool to your podcasts, voice-overs and crooning sessions, then the Snowball USB Mike and Tripod from Blue Microphones will give you that in buckets.

It offers plug and play ease of use with no software required for both PCs...
Washing powder branded iPod nano
Reeeeally? 25 May 2007 15:09 GMT
We feel a little bad poking fun of this, seeing as it's for charridy an' all, but spotted on i4Unews is this washing powder-branded iPod nano.

Americans can enter a competition for an orange Tide logo-ed nano as part of a fund-raising initiative for very-good-cause,...
BlackBerry to go Wi-Fi
Converged devices due "back half of this year" 25 May 2007 14:40 GMT
Research in Motion, the company behind the popular BlackBerry smartphone series, has suggested there will be Wi-Fi capable handsets launched this year.

Jim Balsillie, one of RIM's CEOs said at a technology conference this week such devices should be available...
Diner Dirt Busters – novelty table top vacuums
Cleaning up just got fun 25 May 2007 13:59 GMT
The Diner Dirt Busters are powerful little table top hoovers in the style of a "Classic Cheese Burger" or an "American Muffin".

These mini vacuum cleaners claim to be a funky addition to your cleaning routine.

What we want to know is, if the...
"Blind" camera takes no photos
Just shares random Flickr pics 25 May 2007 13:28 GMT
Hands-down the most whimsical tech product we've seen this year, if not ever, there's something about this crazy device that touched the romantic part of us buried deep (okay, buried VERY deep) down inside of us.

Described as a "Blind Camera" this works on...