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Belkin offers easy transfer cable for Windows 7
Due Q1 2010... 8 October 2009 11:42 GMT
Belkin is offering an "easy transfer cable for Windows 7" for those worried about getting their digital media, email, files, folders and settings from their old Windows PCs to their shiny new Windows 7 efforts.

Belkin claims its $40 cable offers a faster solution...
Nokia, Samsung, Sony and Toshiba team up on mobile HDMI
Will create new standard for HD connection of portable devices to TVs 30 September 2009 13:27 GMT
Top consumer electronics companies have revealed they are teaming up to effectively create a mobile, or mini, version of the HDMI port for portable devices and phones.

Nokia, Samsung, Sony and Toshiba have all announced they are working with Silicon Image to...
Cablox cable management system launches
Tidy up wire spaghetti 21 September 2009 10:03 GMT
Cablox is a new kind of cable management system that's said to be easy to install and use.

Designed to tidy up the wire spaghetti you get behind your desk, the Cablox units can be stuck to any clean surface.

When in place, cables and wires are...
Amazon releases unbranded cables, blank media
Will AmazonBasics come to the UK? 21 September 2009 9:52 GMT
Amazon has launched a range of "Basics" products in the US - a self-branded set of bog-standard cables, blank CDs, blank DVDs, etc. The company says that additional accessories and other items will be added to the range in the coming months.

Amazon's Paul Ryder...
Firebox offers CableDrops
Cunning cable management 17 September 2009 10:52 GMT
Firebox is offering what looks like a fantastic solution to "cable drop" syndrome, the "CableDrop".

As we have all experienced, cables have an annoying habit of slithering away behind desks and the like to land in a spaghetti-mess of wires.

CableDrops...
Outlet wall concept revealed
Design idea for never going short of a socket 16 June 2009 16:25 GMT
This American concept design could be described as a home cinema buff's dream.

With this vision, there'd be no more overcrowded extension leads, and no trying to cram the entire cable mess down behind the telly.

Instead, this wall of sockets would...
IOGEAR’s USB Laptop KVM Switch available
Connect two computers via USB 27 May 2009 13:31 GMT
IOGEAR has announced the availability of its USB Laptop KVM (keyboard, video and mouse) Switch with file transfer in the UK through SVP.co.uk.

The Laptop KVM Switch connects two computers via USB 2.0 ports, and is said to be the first of its kind to give the...
Apple sued over MagSafe Power Adapters
"Dangerously frays and sparks" claims class action lawsuit 6 May 2009 11:50 GMT
Apple is facing another lawsuit in the States, this time a class action effort that sees the company accused of negligent design and manufacture of its MagSafe Power Adapter for its MacBooks and MacBook Pros.

A trio of plaintiffs - Naotaka Kitagawa, Timothy...
Brando offers card reading cable
The ultimate space saver? 27 February 2009 10:20 GMT
Brando is offering an interesting idea for those that want to save desk space - a card reading cable.

The 2-in-1 card reader cable consists of an SD memory card reader built-in to a mini USB cable.

With this combo design, you can transfer data...
Home cinema fans get six source HDMI media switch
Upscales inputs to 1080p 23 February 2009 9:32 GMT
The Satellite Shop has announced the availability of the new HDMI media switch for those who want to get connected.

The media switch allows you to connect multiple media sources to a single HDMI socket on any LCD, plasma TV or monitor allowing owners of the...
LaCie launches colour-coded Flat Cables
A neat idea 2 December 2008 13:17 GMT
LaCie has launched a "practical and fun" new line of products for the home and office, the LaCie Flat Cables created by product design company "item".

The colourful LaCie Flat Cables claim to bring functional improvements along with a "stylish new look to the...
Lindy offers "premium gold" USB cable
24k gold-plated 23 October 2008 14:21 GMT
Does your cable area look "cluttered and drab?" If so, then Lindy is hoping you'll splash out on the company's new range of Premium Gold USB 2.0 Cables with "superb build quality and stylish design".

All of the USB cables feature 24 carat gold-plated contacts...
Woofy Cable Container for neat and tidy homes
But makes you wince when you see where the cables come out of... 13 October 2008 15:49 GMT
Designer Gabriel Nigro has come up with a dinky device for tidying away all of the cables that are piled up like spaghetti in most homes feeding various gadgets and gizmos.

The Woofy Cable Container is shaped like a puppy and all of the cables can be kept neat...
Cables go pink and crystally
USB, Ethernet, HDMI and more... 1 October 2008 16:02 GMT
If you've got an array of pink gadgetry, then what better to connect it all up than pink cabling? These various rose-hued wires are available in the States with some money going to a cancer charity when purchased. From around $20.
Panasonic launches "free-angle" HDMI
180-degree flexibility for your flatscreen telly cabling 15 July 2008 16:10 GMT
Panasonic has announced it is to launch the world's first "free angle" HDMI Cable, compliant with version 1.3a high data transfer speed specification.

Panasonic says that with the market trend for extremely flat panel displays, there is a growing need for cables...
Denon offers $500 Ethernet cable
Costly Cat-5 causing a commotion 13 June 2008 15:14 GMT
A new product from Denon is getting the tech world's knickers in a twist with its rather hefty price tag.

The high-end audio company is marketing the AK-DL1 "ultra premium Denon Link cable" Ethernet cable at $499.

Measuring 1.5 metres, it's an...
Leave your gadgets with the Valet…
Say no to spaghetti-junction charging chaos 22 May 2007 16:11 GMT
For the more discerning gentleman gadget owner may we present the "Charging Valet" from Brookstone.

This classy recharging station organises and recharges up to six handheld devices at the same time and won't make your hallway look like a wire war-zone.
Lightsnake cables help you see when stuff's connected
Illuminating experience 22 February 2007 16:14 GMT
Ever been in that embarrassing situation where you are swearing down the phone at tech support only to realise that the reason your latest bolt-on to your computer isn't working is because you haven't actually plugged in the USB cable?

Well one American company...
PodGear shares the music with AudioBuddy
3.5mm minijack audio jack accessory for the iPod 26 April 2005 22:51 GMT
PodGear keen to offer more iPod accessories than anyone else has launched a retractable audio link cable.

Called the AudioBuddy the link device will allow iPod users to share their music by connecting their iPod to almost any stereo with a line level input. The...
Glowing Cables
15 March 2004 11:49 GMT
Belkin are hoping that finding the right cable behind your desktop machine will be a thing of the past with a range of four different coloured USB cables. However rather than just another plastic coating these ones glow.

Available in four glowing colours - blue,...