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Ted Baker goes camp
Walk into any department store, and you’ll probably find Ted Baker lurking in some corner – not the man: the designer label 3 April 2006 2:11 GMT
Walk into any department store, and you'll probably find Ted Baker lurking in some corner - not the man: the designer label. Now Ted has decided to camp things up a bit.

Endurance is emblazoned all over a whole range of Ted Baker clothing. I've always seen this...
SIS want you in bed with Nocté
The people at SIS – Science in Sport – have long been filling sports bottles of budding athletes. Now they want you to take them to bed as well 31 March 2006 14:02 GMT
The people at SIS - Science in Sport - have long been filling sports bottles of budding athletes. Now they want you to take them to bed as well.

That's right, it's Nocté time. Yes, it sounds like a coffee, but it's actually something to help you recover from your...
Gore redefines the notion of comfort for outdoor activities
Gore-Tex has always been recognised as a market leader in outdoor fabrics, providing protection from the elements with breathability 30 March 2006 11:22 GMT
Gore-Tex has always been recognised as a market leader in outdoor fabrics, providing protection from the elements with breathability. New Comfort Mapping technology builds on that reputation, with the needs of different parts of the body catered for with different fabric...
TriTalk launch triathlon kit
A forum is just a place where people with shared interests just meet up, online, and talk about nonsense, right? Well, TriTalk, one of the world’s largest triathlon forums are taking things a step further 29 March 2006 16:07 GMT
A forum is just a place where people with shared interests just meet up, online, and talk about nonsense, right? Well, TriTalk, one of the world's largest triathlon forums are taking things a step further.

TriTalk has been something of a success in forum and...
Music on the run with JanSport
JanSport, one of the oldest names in rucksacks, have launched the Indie Tech rucksack 28 March 2006 13:28 GMT
JanSport, one of the oldest names in rucksacks, have launched the Indie Tech rucksack. The rucksack is not only perfect to transport your kit to and from the race, but is made from a lightweight fabric which means you can wear it during training.

The Indie Tech...
Free gait assessment from ASICS
ASICS have teamed up with Dartfish gait analysis software and are offering free gait anaylsis to runners around the UK 22 March 2006 15:32 GMT
ASICS have teamed up with Dartfish gait analysis software and are offering free gait anaylsis to runners around the UK.

The team will be running a series of events round the country, allowing runners of all abilities to book places, and turn up for assessment....
TCR06 show looks to be the biggest yet!
The Triathlon Cycling and Running 2006 Exhibition takes place at Sandown Park, Esher, Surrey and promises to be the biggest and best yet! 21 March 2006 11:48 GMT
Whether you are a triathlete, cyclist or runner, or looking at getting involved in endurance sport, TCR06 is the event for you. The show features a mix of exhibits from leading brands and retailers, seminars and workshops, races and competitions. A visit to TCR06 will get...
LewisKit launch hot new 2006 season clothing
LewisKit have launched a funky new 2006 range of fashion clothing designs
20 March 2006 10:17 GMT
LewisKit have launched a funky new 2006 range of fashion clothing designs.

LewisKit is a small company aimed at the après-triathlon crowd, so their kit all has a distinct triathlon feel to it, but recognising the individual components to the sport. The Hate Swimming...
The Ordnance Survey Outdoor Show 2006
The show is being held this weekend 17-19 March at the NEC in Birmingham. If you are into the outdoors, then the show cannot be missed 17 March 2006 14:31 GMT
The show is being held this weekend 17-19 March at the NEC in Birmingham. If you are into the outdoors, then the show cannot be missed - and all the big names will be there to display their wares, from Aquapac to Zigar.

Packed into the NEC in Birmingham, the show...
Trend Micro warns mobile users must protect themselves
The company has launched an antivirus and SMS anti-spam for Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 7 March 2006 6:17 GMT
With lots of new devices using such as the new The new HP iPAQ hw6900 Mobile Messenger using Microsoft's new Windows Mobile 5 operating system, it is no surprise that Trend Micro, the antivirus software company, is warning that users that they are at risk if they don't protect...
Microsoft continues the tease game with origami project
Microsoft has kept up its origami project teaser with a new installment on the dedicated teaser website 2 March 2006 19:22 GMT
Microsoft has kept up its origami project teaser with a new installment on the dedicated teaser website.

The script similar to the first instalment said

“Touch me… Hi there… wondering where to find me?... I am here.. and here.. way up here… and down...
Microsoft teases tech world with new secret product
Microsoft has launched a new teaser campaign, trouble is no one knows what it's for 27 February 2006 19:43 GMT
Microsoft has set the technology rumour fire burning hot this week with the launch of a new teaser campaign that is set to run for the next 3 weeks.

The source of the rumours comes from a Microsoft registered website called origamiproject.com.

Visitors...
Apple set to announce fun new products next week
Following yet more rumours and even more fake images, it appears that Apple planning to unveil a number of “fun new products” 22 February 2006 13:33 GMT
Following yet more rumours and even more fake images, it appears that Apple is holding an event on its Cupertino campus to unveil a number of “fun new products”.

The event which is to take place on Tuesday 28 February has had the usual array of speculations and...
Sony launches transforming mouse VoIP phone for laptops
Sony has entered the VoIP market with a new mouse that promises to double up as a clamshell handset 22 February 2006 13:22 GMT
Sony has entered the VoIP market with a new mouse that promises to double up as a clamshell mouse designed for laptops when you aren't whizzing it around the screen.

The Vaio VN-CX1, as it will be known, is Sony's attempt to tap into the ever burgeoning VoIP...
Dell improves monitor response times with new models
Dell launches two new LCD flat panel monitors 13 February 2006 16:36 GMT
Dell might be rumoured to be experiencing troubles in making enough LCD televisions to meet demand, but that hasn't stopped the company launching two new LCD flat panel monitors today.

The Dell UltraSharp 17-inch 1707FP and 19-inch 1907FP both will be available...
Fujitsu Siemens goes light with new Loox PDA
Fujitsu Siemens is hoping to keep up its fight against HP and Palm with a upgrade to its LOOX 700 model 13 February 2006 14:52 GMT
Fujitsu Siemens is hoping to keep up its fight against HP and Palm with a upgrade to its LOOX 700 model.

The company has announced a new version of its PDA range that is claiming to be the lightest handheld on the market.

The new Pocket LOOX C550...
3GSM 2006: Fujitsu Siemens launches new Pocket LOOX T Series
Fujitsu Siemens has launched two new smartphones at the 3GSM conference in Barcelona, Spain 13 February 2006 14:35 GMT
Fujitsu Siemens has launched two new smartphones at the 3GSM conference in Barcelona, Spain.

The new handsets, the T810 and T830 will form a new range entitled Loox T, and come with a host of features that will put it up against Sony Ericsson's P990 handset....
Sony revamps DSC-W50 digital camera
Sony has re-engineered its W-series of top-performing Cyber-shot digital still cameras 13 February 2006 11:40 GMT
Sony has re-engineered its W-series of top-performing Cyber-shot digital still cameras.

In addition to sporting eye-level viewfinders in the fashion of traditional cameras, the new DSC-W50 and DSC-W30 models have large LCD screens and are significantly more compact...
Nokia launches new 6125 mid-range mobile
Nokia today expanded its portfolio of mid-range mobile phones with the announcement of the Nokia 6125 fold phone 16 January 2006 14:11 GMT
Nokia today expanded its portfolio of mid-range mobile phones with the announcement of the Nokia 6125 fold phone.

The new model promises a 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth and digital music player along quadband connectivity.

The 1.3 megapixel camera...
Motorola launch Cosmic Blue RAZR V3 for boys
Just as you are getting over the pink version of the Motorola RAZR V3 launched before Christmas, the company has announced today that it is launching a Cosmic Blue version 13 January 2006 16:33 GMT
Just as you are getting over the pink version of the Motorola RAZR V3 launched before Christmas, the company has announced today that it is launching a Cosmic Blue version.

Already seen in silver, black and pink, the RAZR V3 Cosmic Blue supposedly “brings a new...
CES 2006: Pocket-lint show highlights
As the dust settles on this year’s CES, here are 10 gadgets that you need to be looking forward to over the next 12 months until CES 2007 11 January 2006 21:39 GMT
As the dust settles on this year's CES, here are 10 gadgets that you need to be looking forward to over the next 12 months, well until Cebit in March that is.

Sony e-reader
Roughly the size of a paperback novel, but thinner than most (about 0.5 inches thick),...
CES 2006: Electronic photo frame lets you share images via the internet
Photographers will soon be able to bore family members and friends with their holiday photos while still on holiday thanks to a new digital frame launched at the Consumer Electronics show in Las Vegas 9 January 2006 17:49 GMT
Photographers will soon be able to bore family members and friends with their holiday photos while still on holiday thanks to a new digital frame launched at the Consumer Electronics show in Las Vegas.

Called the Digital Photo Receiver, the 15-inch electronic...
CES 2006: Dell goes gaming mad with XPS Renegade
Dell has announced an exclusive XPS desktop gaming system that promises four specially designed graphics cards over two PCI slots to deliver graphics 10x greater than the Xbox 360 console 9 January 2006 16:21 GMT
Dell has announced an exclusive XPS desktop gaming system that promises four specially designed graphics cards over two PCI slots to deliver graphics 10x greater than the Xbox 360 console.

Called the XPS Renegade 600, the US exclusive desktop model, is the first...
CES 2006: PSP acts a remote control for pimped-up Honda Civic
The PSP maybe seen by most as a games console, but the handheld device has taken its first steps as a remote control for your car 7 January 2006 19:53 GMT
The PSP maybe seen by most as a games console, but the handheld device has taken its first steps as a remote control for your car.

Based on what was once a 94 Honda Civic, a pimped-up concept car called the ElecTrick, has gone on show at CES in Las Vegas that...
CES 2006: Slingbox TV player coming to the UK
Slingbox, the US device that allows you to watch television from your home anywhere in the world as long as there is an internet-enabled PC is coming to the UK this year 7 January 2006 16:19 GMT
Slingbox, the US device that allows you to watch television from your home anywhere in the world as long as there is an internet-enabled PC is coming to the UK this year.

A spokeswoman told Pocket-lint on the Sling Media stand at CES in Las Vegas “A PAL version...