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Firebox offers Atari tee
Retro-gaming garment 5 May 2009 14:24 GMT
If you can remember when popular games consoles boasted fake wood veneers, than you're the target market for this new tee.

Firebox is offering Atari t-shirts for retro-gamers that want to publicly display their affection for the gaming great.

Available...
Polaroid PoGo instant digital camera announced
Next-gen printing snapper at Firebox from 11 May 1 May 2009 16:36 GMT
The Polaroid PoGo instant digital camera is due to launch in the UK on 11 May, and etailer Firebox has nabbed the initial exclusive to sell the new snapper.

Combining the instant fun of an old skool Polaroid camera with the portable PoGo photo printer, this...
Mathmos Wind Light launches
Green garden lighting 30 April 2009 11:03 GMT
Firebox is offering some green lighting for your garden - available in red or blue - if you get our meaning.

With 6cm propellers, the Mathmos Wind Light uses the breeze to power the built-in red or blue LEDs.

There are no batteries required, just...
Firebox offers Album portable digital photo gallery
Pics in your pocket 24 April 2009 12:54 GMT
Firebox is offering the new "Album digital photo gallery" a 7-inch portable photo viewer that it says fits in your pocket.

About the size of a paperback, it has a flip-open leather cover and a 800 x 480 pixel resolution screen.

Firebox claims...
Firebox offers Sega Mega Drive twin player console
Retro gaming gets a relaunch 16 April 2009 10:11 GMT
If you're hankering after some old skool gaming action then etailer Firebox now has you covered. The ecommerce site is now offering a revamped Sega Mega Drive console that's new and improved.

Smaller than the original, the Sega Mega Drive twin player console...
Firebox launches Rubik's Cube salt and pepper pots
Geek grinders 9 April 2009 11:17 GMT
Add some geek chic to your kitchen table with these officially licensed Rubik's Cube salt and pepper pots.

Each eye-catching replica cube is built around a ceramic mill that claims to make light work of pulverising your condiments.

Each mill measures...
Firebox offers Sat Nav Shoes
Sneakers with integrated GPS 1 April 2009 0:00 GMT
Firebox is offering a solution for those that want to be able to navigate around crowded city centres without having to bury their nose in a map, or flaunt expensive GPS devices in public.

The brand new "Sat Nav Shoes" from Droidwear integrate GPS technology...
Firebox now offers Flip Mino HD
"Smallest HD camcorder in the world" 23 March 2009 10:12 GMT
The Flip Mino HD camera, the latest in Flip's range of pocketable camcorders, is now available from Firebox.

Originally offered on pre-order with an estimated delivery date of April, the date has been brought forward so you'll be able to get your hands on what...
Firebox offers Kelvin 2.3
The multi-tool version of the Bathroom Buddy 18 March 2009 16:01 GMT
Looking suspiciously like something Rand Peltzer dreamt up, Firebox is offering the Kelvin 2.3.

Available in black and a predictable pink for the ladies, the Kelvin is a multi-tool marvel.

With 23 functions in one pocket-ready tool, there's a plethora...
iPhone cleaning kit launches
Procare bundle cleans your smeary touchscreen 12 March 2009 15:31 GMT
Firebox is offering the grandly named "Procare Mobile Touch Screen Cleaning Kit".

Said to be the world's first "wet cleaning" system for touchscreen gadgets, Firebox promises it will keep your smartphone, iPhone, PSP or whatever "looking like it's just stepped...
Firebox offers BeepEgg singing egg timer
Crooning kitchen gadget 12 March 2009 12:56 GMT
Firebox is offering a new kind of kitchen gadget - an egg timer that sings.

As well as offering beeps at various stages of the egg boiling process, the "BeepEgg" will play certain songs to denote egg hardness.

The theory is when you hear "Killing...
Firebox offers a Korg Kaossilator
Electronica fans rejoice 19 February 2009 15:22 GMT
Firebox is currently offering the Korg "Kaossilator", a compact, battery-operated, multi-instrumental portable synth.

As Axel F-lovers will no doubt already know, the handheld device lets users create music by tapping or sliding a finger across its touch pad.
Firebox offers Flip Mino HD on pre-order
Estimated April delivery 18 February 2009 16:39 GMT
Firebox is offering the Flip Mino HD on a pre-order basis with delivery planned for April.

The tiny camcorder offers the ability to shoot in 720p widescreen and has 4GB of flash memory built-in that offers an hour of storage for HD video right out of the box....
Micro Speaker keychain launches
For impromptu parties wherever you are 18 February 2009 10:12 GMT
Not much bigger than a die, this tiny speaker defines the word portable.

Simply attach the Micro Speaker to your keyring, and with the included auxiliary cable, you'll be ready to connect up to just about any portable music player via a 3.5mm headphone jack.
Film 2 SD neg scanner launches
Scan old pics straight to memory cards 6 February 2009 13:57 GMT
We've seen film scanners that convert negatives into digital files, but Firebox is offering a new device that goes one step further and can transfer your old pics onto SD memory cards.

The "Film 2 SD" negative scanner, scans negs, with a preview on the built-in...
BluePack iPhone charger launches
250 hours of standby in a slimline package 2 February 2009 11:04 GMT
Firebox is offering the BluePack iPhone and iPod charger, describing the device as a "stylish pocket-sized battery pack".

For all iAddicts, the gadget has a rechargeable Li-ion polymer battery that claims to offer up to 250 hours of extra standby time, up to...
Firebox launches Poken social networking USB gadget
Like a Facebook-friendly virtual business card 19 December 2008 13:32 GMT
Firebox is offering a curious, and slightly niche, new gadget - the Poken, a sort of virtual business card.

The USB device, that's designed to use as a keyring, lets you swap your online contact details instantly with another Poken-owner.

Pull...
Credit Crunch Christmas: Solar keychain
Pocket-lint's Advent calendar of gift ideas: 8 days to go 18 December 2008 11:09 GMT
Today's Credit Crunch Christmas idea is a handy little eco solution for when your mobile phone power's down, leaving you offline and alone.

Never fear because the solar keychain is here. Available from Firebox for £14.95, as the name suggests it is a portable...
Firebox launches portable digital TV
Everywhere you go always take your telly with you 12 December 2008 11:15 GMT
Firebox has launched a portable digital TV with a 4.3-inch WQVGA LCD screen that has a built-in DVB-T receiver for Freeview channel pick-up.

As well as offering TV-tuning abilities, the device is an MP4 video player, audio player and picture viewer and has...
Buyers warned about life-threatening fake consoles
Bargains from Asia could be poorly-made counterfeits 5 December 2008 11:23 GMT
HM Revenues & Customs has issued a warning to gamers to be vigilant when buying games consoles and adaptors from abroad this Christmas, as it says many could be life-threatening counterfeits.

Hundreds of imported fake games consoles seized at UK freight depots...
November Xbox sales "biggest in its history"
European sales break company records with 124% growth 4 December 2008 12:36 GMT
Microsoft has released figures that show the November sales for Xbox in Europe were the biggest in its six-year history in the region, with sales up 124% on last November.

GfK-ChartTrack data shows that the console outsold PlayStation 3 across Europe, and made...
Credit Crunch Christmas: USB mains charger
Pocket-lint's Advent calendar of gift ideas: 22 days to go 3 December 2008 11:07 GMT
Here's a great little gadget that's not only priced at nicely under a tenner, but very practical.

Very simply it's a USB charger that plugs into the mains. Just stick it straight into a wall socket, connect your USB device into the port and before you know...
Nintendo brings literary favourites to the DS
100 plays and novels for your reading pleasure 1 December 2008 15:57 GMT
Nintendo has announced the 100 Classic Book collection for DS, which brings a whole host of literary favourites to Nintendo's handheld.

The software is set for release on Boxing Day and has been developed in collaboration with book publisher Harper Collins....
360 outsells original Xbox worldwide
Tops the 25 million mark in 3 years 26 November 2008 11:33 GMT
Microsoft has announced that sales of its Xbox 360 console have beaten the total sales of the original Xbox, just days after the 360 celebrated its third birthday on 22 November.

The original Xbox managed to rack up 25 million sales during its time on the market,...
Mini Hetty desktop vacuum cleaner launches
Girly version join Henry 21 November 2008 16:07 GMT
Following the launch of the mini desktop Henry, a pretty-in-pink Hetty has now joined the range. On sale from Firebox for £9.95 she offers the same small-scale hoovering abilities as her male counterpart, but is naturally more efficient. Joking!