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

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

    Get your tickets today 23 November 2009 15:13 GMT

    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...

  • Airplane spoon gets light-up runway bib

    Aeroplane spoon gets light-up runway bib

    "Illuminated JetBib feeding system" 23 November 2009 13:38 GMT

    Even people sans-bambinos know the old aeroplane trick when trying to persuade young ones to open their mouths ready for their baby goo, but this takes the concept a step further.

    Without thinking too much about whether this is really for baby or dad, here's the...

  • Daily news roundup: Xperia X10, Apple tablet, Nokia N900 and more

    Daily news roundup: Xperia X10, Apple tablet, Nokia N900 and more

    Links to the biggest stories of the day in one place 19 November 2009 18:29 GMT

    Want to know what's been hot in the world of technology and gadgets today? Of course you do. The news roundup always aims to bring you a nice mix of the stories from the last 24 hours and today is no exception as we have a myriad of news as well as a cheeky review creeping...

  • Vodafone Pocket-lint Awards 2009 public vote is now live

    Vodafone Pocket-lint Awards 2009 public vote is now live

    Call to vote as we give you the chance to have your say in the final results 18 November 2009 14:30 GMT

    The Vodafone Pocket-lint Awards 2009 public vote is now live, letting you - our valued readers - have your say in which gadgets you think should be crowned top for 2009.

    As you will see over on the voting page, each of the nine categories has five products that...

  • CES 2010: What new gadgets will be announced?

    CES 2010: What new gadgets will be announced?

    Trends that are going to be hot topics 18 November 2009 11:00 GMT

    The countdown to CES 2010, the biggest electronics trade show on the planet, has begun, but what can we expect from the show, and what should we start to get excited about? Here are six areas that are going to dominate the news come January.

    Don't forget, Pocket-lint...

  • VIDEO: Tech Week in View - Murdoch, violent games and the Twitter bubble bursting

    VIDEO: Tech Week in View - Murdoch, violent games and the Twitter bubble bursting

    Stuart Miles looks at the week's big tech news 17 November 2009 13:18 GMT

    The latest episode of Pocket-lint's Tech Week In View has hit the small screen as a moustachioed Stuart Miles brings his unique take on the big tech stories of the last week or so.

    Miles considers Rupert Murdoch's threat to build a pay-wall for News Corp's online...

  • Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards 2009 Nominations in full

    Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards 2009 Nominations in full

    And the nominees are... 16 November 2009 20:00 GMT

    Here is the full list of nominations for The Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards 2009.

    The following products were chosen because we feel they represent the best of the best in the category, and ones that given the money we would recommend you buy or at least try....

  • Product of the Year 2009 nominations. Audio, Car And GPS, Dad, Gadgets, Gaming, Hardware, Home And Kitchen, Home Cinema, Phones, Cameras, Software, Sports Fitness, Pocket-lint, Pocket-lint Gadget Awards 2009 0

    Product of the Year 2009 nominations

    And the nominees are... 16 November 2009 19:00 GMT

    Here are the nominations for the Product of the Year in The Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards 2009.

    The following products were chosen because we feel they represent the best of the best, and ones that given the money we would recommend you buy or at least try....

  • Stylophone Beatbox goes on sale in the UK

    Stylophone Beatbox goes on sale in the UK

    Bo, tt, bo, tt, ts, ts, ka! 16 November 2009 15:57 GMT

    We brought you news this was incoming from this year's Toy Fair, but the Stylophone Beatbox is now available to buy in the UK.

    Following the relaunch of the retro Stylophone, the Beatbox edition produces several different percussion sounds, from bass drum all...

  • Five fantastic moustache-inspired gadgets

    Five fantastic moustache-inspired gadgets

    Fun for even the smooth of face 13 November 2009 18:03 GMT

    It's the 13 Movember 2009 and a few of you out there might be feeling a little envious or indeed entirely left out of the tache growing proceedings. Don't panic. We've got it all sorted for you here. Here's a few moustache-inspired bits and pieces that'll help you feel...

  • Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards nominations to be revealed on Monday 16 November

    Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards nominations to be revealed on Monday 16 November

    The five finalists for each category to be unveiled very soon... 13 November 2009 12:49 GMT

    Since we announced the Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards, nominations have been flying in to Pocket-lint headquarters at a rate of knots.

    With a lot of lists, flow charts, pie graphs, copious amounts of coffee and a fair few, shall we say, heated discussions,...

  • VIDEO: iPhone becomes interactive children's book

    VIDEO: iPhone becomes interactive children's book

    High-tech bedtime stories 12 November 2009 12:14 GMT

    Japan's Mobile Art Lab has come up with a charming new way to use the iPhone. The clever designers have created a book-shaped frame for the handset in which the iPhone slots, turning it into an interactive story book for children. Hit play now on the demo video above...

  • VIDEO: Google demos locking SafeSearch

    VIDEO: Google demos locking SafeSearch

    Make sure "strict" settings stay so 12 November 2009 9:44 GMT

    Addressing the problem that Google's SafeSearch is only safe if the little blighters you're trying to "protect" from nefarious web content haven't worked out the fairly simple way to undo the settings, Google has introduced a way to lock it down.

    Now when choosing...

  • Moustache toys - The Mo is everywhere

    Moustache toys - The Mo is everywhere

    The moustache is in more places than you think 11 November 2009 11:11 GMT

    If you can't decide on a shape or structure for your upper lip decoration and your online search has delivered imagery of the resplendent Selleck or snaps of pretty boys Pitt and Depp, you've mused over the Einstein brush and chuckled at Chaplin's nearly not-there tash...

  • Pocket-lint is hiring in US

    Pocket-lint is hiring in US

    Positions in New York and San Francisco opening 10 November 2009 15:00 GMT

    Fancy being a part of one of the leading global gadget news and reviews sites in the world? Thought you did. Pocket-lint is looking to fill positions in New York and San Francisco, the roving reporters joining the team will replace Stuart, who is heading back to the UK. 

    Ideally...

  • Win a TomTom XL Live IQ Routes Europe. Audio accessories, Biz, Car And GPS, Dad, Gadgets, Gaming, Hardware, Home And Kitchen, Home Cinema, Phones, Cameras, Software, Sports Fitness, TomTom, GPS, Competitions 0

    Win a TomTom XL Live IQ Routes Europe

    Just comment on a story for a chance to win 6 November 2009 15:42 GMT

    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

    Firebox offers Alien Abduction Lamp

    Do you want to believe? 6 November 2009 11:58 GMT

    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

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

    "Bring your baby to life with your Wii remote" 2 November 2009 17:29 GMT

    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. Gadgets, Bathroom gadgets, Movember, Comment, Audio, Car And GPS, Dad, Gaming, Hardware, Home And Kitchen, Home Cinema, Phones, Cameras, Software, Sports Fitness 0

    Gentlemen start your Mo

    Hairy times ahead 2 November 2009 1:35 GMT

    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

    Turn yourself into a Minimee keychain

    Keyrings for the vain 30 October 2009 13:33 GMT

    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 makeover in the US

    Cluedo gets text messaging make-over in the US

    "Secrets & Spies" edition incorporates real-time SMS 30 October 2009 10:18 GMT

    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...

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

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

    See Stuart Miles' take on the week in tech 27 October 2009 10:05 GMT

    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 offers "Magic Desktop" software for kids

    Safe computing solution for worried parents 26 October 2009 12:51 GMT

    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. Audio, Car And GPS, Dad, Gadgets, Gaming, Hardware, Home And Kitchen, Home Cinema, Phones, Cameras, Software, Sports Fitness, Movember 0

    Movember 2009: Join our TechMo team

    Sign up and help raise money for charity 22 October 2009 21:45 GMT

    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

    Star Trek's Tricorder on route to becoming reality

    Would allow you to check your unborn baby's progress at home 21 October 2009 20:46 GMT

    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...

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