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Pocket-lint is hiring in US

Fancy being apart of one of the leading global gadget news and reviews sites in the world? Thought you did. Pocket-lint is looking for positions to fill in New York and San Francisco.

We are looking for roving reporters to join the team based in New York and San...

Win a TomTom XL Live IQ Routes Europe

First off congratulations to Paul Story who won last month's comments comp for his comment on the story "Amazon Kindle UK import orders begin". For those who didn't win, don't fret, because the kind folk at TomTom have sent a TomTom XL Live IQ Routes Europe unit for us...

Firebox offers Alien Abduction Lamp

Lighting for conspiracy theorists has arrived at Firebox with the launch of the Alien Abduction Lamp.

Offering a "high quality perspex beam", along with a "removable bovine abductee" the lamp also boasts "real fake grass".

It's on the pricey side...

Nintendo Wii "Baby and Me" game comes complete with doll-mote

The Wiimote has been strapped to some unusual items in the name of wacky gameplay but this latest concept takes the Wii weirdness to a new level.

The new "Baby and Me" game comes complete with a doll that - once hooked up with the Wiimote - becomes an interactive...

Gentlemen start your Mo

Movember is upon us once more and that means plenty of talk about moustaches, moustache gadgets and of course not forgetting the main reason for the facial hair growth - helping raise awareness for prostate Cancer.

Over the next 30 days the Pocket-lint team and...

Turn yourself into a Minimee keychain

Those with high self esteem might well like Firebox's latest offering - Minimee keychains.

Made to order, these individually crafted dolls are created to depict you exactly from a good quality image you supply as you order.

Minimee Keychains require...

Cluedo gets text messaging make-over in the US

Classic murder mystery board game Cluedo, known as Clue in the States, has been given a text messaging make-over by games giant Hasbro.

The new "Clue: Secrets & Spies Edition" launches in America as a spy-themed version of the game in which players receive...

Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards date confirmed and tickets on sale

The Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards are back, letting you know what the best products of 2009 really are.

Now in its sixth year, the Pocket-lint Awards, thought to be the longest running in the UK, pick the best gadgets and gizmos from the last year from...

VIDEO: Tech Week in View: Magic Mouse, Social Search and Nokia sues Apple

Stuart Miles brings us his customary comment from NYC with a look at the talking points from this week in tech.

Under the spotlight in this instalment is Apple's Magic Mouse and whether this is the beginning of the end for the button and the launch of Microsoft's...

TalkTalk offers "Magic Desktop" software for kids

TalkTalk has announced the launch of "Magic Desktop" offered free exclusively to TalkTalk customers.  

"The service allows parents to introduce young children to a computer in a child-friendly environment and encourages families to use the internet safely",...

Movember 2009: Join our TechMo team

Men of this world, this is your calling, your calling to sign up to become a real man, the kind of man that can present the news (Ron Burgundy), the kind of man that can be a private dick (Magnum PI) and not laugh about it, the kind of man....

Okay you get the...

Star Trek's Tricorder on route to becoming reality

The Star Trek Tricorder, a device that allows medics to check their patients in the field in the sci-fi TV show, took a step closer to becoming reality today thanks to a new device being shown off by General Electric in the US.

The device, which is a cross between...

Tech week in view: Tourists on Segways, the Kindle in the UK and trouble in the cloud

After a brief summer break, Megawhat is back on Pocket-lint with a brand new Tech Week in View episode for your viewing pleasure.

Pocket-lint's Stuart Miles talks tourists on Segways and tells us why he thinks the new Sonos S5 is a tidy bit of kit.

Miles...

Balloon boy: 6 year old trapped in helium balloon

A 6-year-old boy, Falcon Heene, was trapped in a helium balloon on Thursday in a 2-and-a-half-hour long unexpected flight. 

Rescue services in Colorado, near Fort Collins in the US, tracked the home-made UFO in an attempt to save a 6-year-old who was trapped inside. The...

Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards 2009 announced

The Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards are back letting you know what the best products of 2009 really are.

Now in its 6th year, the Pocket-lint Awards, thought to be the longest running in the UK, pick the best gadgets and gizmos from the last year from around...

VIDEO: LEGO Education Centre opens in the UK

It may sound like the plot-line for an episode of The Simpsons, but a multi-national, mega corporation has opened an "Education Centre" within a school here in the UK.

"Childhood favourite is used to shape scientists of the future" is the angle taken on the LEGO...

The Food Standards Agency offers "FSA Salt" iPhone app

In an attempt to make salt content counting sexy, the Food Standards Agency has released "FSA Salt", a free app for the iPhone or iPod touch.

The app is designed to "help consumers plan, calculate and monitor their daily salt consumption when shopping and on...

Logitech "Loud Enough" earphones launch for kids

After the EU's volume limit proposals have been revealed, Logitech has followed Griffin's lead in launching volume-limiting headphones for kids.

The "Loud Enough" noise-isolating earphones come with built-in volume control that reduces the maximum volume of...

Firebox offers comedy "Sound Machine"

Let's face it, there's not a lot that's funnier in this life than a well-timed fart. If you can't always perform on cue then Firebox has your back(side) covered with its new Sound Machine.

In fact, as well as parps, the hilarious handheld gadget offers a variety...

Win a Nokia 5530 XpressMusic

First off, as far as the winner for last month goes, we'd like to offer our congratulations to Tony Hedges for his comment on the HTC Hero review and all his input during its release. We'll be sending him a TomTom XL Live IQ Routes Europe.

For the month of...

CuteBitz launches illoom balloons

If you're the type of competitive parent whose kid's next party has to be bigger and better than the last kid's, you might want to note this new product.

The illoom balloons, sold in packs of five, are essentially light-up balloons that come complete with a...

10-year-old attempts to sell gran on eBay

A 10-year-old schoolgirl's eBay listing for her grandmother has been yanked by the online auction site.

Although having attracted 27 bids in excess of £2000, eBay has withdrawn Zoe Pemberton's gran for sale, as eBay "does not allow the listing of any human...

Disney Digital Books site launches for kids

Disney has made a big move into the ebook market in the States with the launch of Disney Digital Books.

A new subscription-based website, families can access more than 500 interactive, electronic replicas of Disney books for $79.95 a year, but only on the PC.

BBC launches new CBeebies red button bits

The BBC is launching a new red button interactive service for CBeebies, following the launch of the CBeebies iPlayer earlier in the year.

Pressing the red button on the CBeebies channel will take viewers into a "new and enhanced" interactive area.

DraganFlyer X6 helicopter lands in the UK

Air2Air today launched the DraganFlyer X6 helicopter in the UK. This awesome little radio controlled helicopter has three pairs of rotors and is heaped with sensors to assist stable flight.

Constructed from luscious amounts of carbonfibre, it has three quiet...