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  • Credit Crunch Christmas: USB mains charger. Gadgets, Chargers, USB, Firebox, Xmas, 2008 0

    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...

  • Pocket-lint poll: 64% of you shopping in January sales  . Biz, Surveys, Pocket-lint, Xmas, shopping 0

    Pocket-lint poll: 64% of you shopping in January sales

    Bargain hunters hit the high street 1 January 2008 10:48 GMT

    In the latest Pocket-lint reader poll, we decided to take a look at the shopping habits of our tech-loving readership.

    When asked "Will you be buying gadgets in the January Sales?", 64% of the Pocket-lint readership said yes with just 36%...

  • Apple, Microsoft see massive web traffic increase on Christmas day. Software, Websites, Audio, Apple, iTunes, Microsoft, Zune, Statistics, Xmas, Hitwise 0

    Apple, Microsoft see massive web traffic increase on Christmas day

    iTunes and Zune site gets festive visitor boost 31 December 2007 11:45 GMT

    Web stats firm Hitwise has revealed that Christmas day was a good 'un online for both Apple and Microsoft.

    The huge increases in traffic to the websites for Apple's iTunes and Microsoft's Zune (the PMP range still not officially available...

  • Satnav saves baby Jesus . Car And GPS, GPS, Xmas 0

    Satnav saves baby Jesus

    Tech saves the day at Christmas 25 December 2007 13:09 GMT

    Technology has saved Christmas in Bal Harbour, Florida.

    A nativity scene that suffered from vandalism and theft in past years is getting a global positioning system solution for Christmas this year.

    Baby Jesus, who had gone...

  • Sno-Baller, the snow ball maker . Dad, Toys, Gadgets, Xmas, Photos, snow 0

    Sno-Baller, the snow ball maker

    There really is a gadget for everything these days... 20 December 2007 8:06 GMT

    This Amrican innovation lets you make perfectly spherical snowballs and is $8.95 from Plow & Hearth.

    Fingers crossed for enough snow to justify the purchase...

  • Nintendo Wii in stock... . Gaming, Nintendo Wii, Amazon, Xmas 0

    Nintendo Wii in stock...

    ...on Amazon.fr 19 December 2007 10:40 GMT

    Following reports in the national press that Brits were "flocking" to France in order to nab a Nintendo Wii, it seems that online retailer Amazon.fr also has stock.

    The Mirror ran a recent story on the British day-trip Christmas shopping...

  • VIDEO: Webcam special. Hardware, Gadgets, Webcams, Logitech, Microsoft, Hercules, Xmas, Video 0

    VIDEO: Webcam special

    Three internet video cams put to the test 17 December 2007 18:52 GMT

    In this week's episode of Megawhat presenter Stuart Miles takes a special look at webcams.

    The Hercules Dualpix Exchange goes up against the Microsoft LifeCam VX-7000 which is pitted against the Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000.

  • Motherboard Christmas tree with LED lights . Gadgets, Xmas, GeekBooTeek, Computer-themed, Photos 0

    Motherboard Christmas tree with LED lights

    A little too small to put presents under... 14 December 2007 10:51 GMT

    Possibly the cutest, and geekiest, Christmas tree out there this year, this little 5-inch desktop effort is made from PC motherboards and has flashing LED lights. $10.

  • Pre-Christmas online spending hits record high . Software, Online, Biz, Statistics, Xmas, shopping 0

    Pre-Christmas online spending hits record high

    UK does £767,500 in 60 seconds on Monday lunch break 11 December 2007 9:56 GMT

    Retail Decisions, which processes online card payments says pre-Christmas spending hit a spectacular high at 1.09pm on Monday 10th December as shoppers spent £767,500 over the internet in 60 seconds.

    This figure has broken the record for...

  • Heated USB Santa booties . Gadgets, USB gadgets, Xmas, GeekBooTeek, Photos 0

    Heated USB Santa booties

    Why not? 11 December 2007 9:45 GMT

    If the only thing stopping you from rocking up to work in a full-on Mrs Claus outfit is the fear of cold feet, then you are out of excuses thanks to the availability of these heated festive booties...

  • The Christmas Wreath from Digitech Industries

    USB-powered festive gadgets galore

    Desktop decorations 10 December 2007 12:14 GMT

    Sitting in the office on a dull day, it's a little hard to get excited about the Christmas festivities just around the corner.

    But Digitech Industries has a heavenly host of USB-powered gadgets to brighten up your working day.

  • iYule bring fireplace to your Media player. Audio, Online, Software, Gadgets, Xmas, Photos 0

    iYule bring fireplace to your Media player

    Chesnuts roasting and all that 7 December 2007 15:54 GMT

    It's Christmas, and captialising on that, one company has created 30-minutes of video of a crackling fire for your iPod, iPhone, Zune, computer monitor, or anything else with video capability for that matter.

    Why we aren't sure, but you...

  • Christmas Gift Guide: For the Grandparents. Cameras, Gaming, Audio, Xmas, Eco 0

    Christmas Gift Guide: For the Grandparents

    Five gift suggestions for the oldies in your life 7 December 2007 14:31 GMT

    What do you get your parents or grandparents this Christmas? Here are five suggestions ranging from a the Nintendo DS to a Wireless photo frame from Pocket-lint to get them excited on the 25th December.

    Every day until Christmas Pocket-lint...

  • Christmas Gift Guide: For your son. Gadgets, Gaming, Cameras, Xmas, Eco 0

    Christmas Gift Guide: For your son

    Five gift suggestions for the little rascal in your life 6 December 2007 13:43 GMT

    What do you get the little rascal in your life this Christmas? Here are five suggestions ranging from a CSI Fingerprint Examination Kit to the Xbox 360 from Pocket-lint to get him excited on the 25th December.

    Every day until Christmas Pocket-lint...

  • One in four want a green Christmas. Hardware, Fujitsu Siemens, Gadgets, Statistics, Eco, Xmas 0

    One in four want a green Christmas

    9.9 million want enviro-kind gadgets this Crimble 6 December 2007 13:41 GMT

    New research from Fujitsu Siemens Computers reveals that of the millions of "gadget-mad" Brits that expect to give or buy an item of technology this Christmas, 9.9 million would prefer to be unwrapping a green gadget.

    One in four Britons...

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