Posts tagged with 'Gadgets'
Microsoft has launched a new touch-sensitive table-shaped computer called 'surface'. It will not require a keyboard or mouse, so users can operate the PC with their fingers.
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by Graham Charlton
30 May 2007 11:26am
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Gadgets news and review website Pocket-lint has teamed up with Flawless media to produce Megawhat.tv, an online IPTV channel dedicated to gadgets.
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by Graham Charlton
16 May 2007 14:37pm
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London-based digital photography site
dpreview.com
has been bought by Amazon in a deal showing the value of trusted reviews on niche products.
Started as a hobby site nine years ago, dpreview specialises in independent reviews of digital cameras and accessories, as well as discussions forums and buyers’ guides.
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by Richard Maven
14 May 2007 18:48pm
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SpinVox is a UK company which provides a range of voice-to-text services, primarily its Spin my Vmail service, which converts voicemails into text messages.
Spin my Blog, which SpinVox launched earlier this year, uses the company's patented Voice Message Conversion System (VMCS) to allow bloggers to post articles from their phones.
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by Graham Charlton
26 April 2007 10:51am
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In an attempt to add an extra layer of security to online banking transactions, Barclays Bank has sent out 'PINsentry' machines to its online account holders.
Over half a million Barclays customers will be sent the free PINsentry card readers by the end of the year, which will be used to prevent online banking fraud.
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by Graham Charlton
18 April 2007 13:39pm
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A new web radio service called Slacker has launched in beta today. When it unveils its associated music player later this year, it will aim to make internet radio portable and even compete with the mighty iPod.
Slacker has bagged $13.5m (£7m) in funding from Sevin Rosen, Austin Ventures and Mission Ventures, and its team includes Dennis Mudd, who was previously CEO at Musicmatch.
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by Graham Charlton
14 March 2007 17:03pm
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The UK government could turn to mobile marketing technologies in an effort to get on top of immigration control.
Among measures proposed by the Home Office, visitors to the country would receive a text message reminding them when their visa is due to expire.
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by Robert Andrews
07 March 2007 15:53pm
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I have just given my annual lectures to some postgraduate students about what it’s like doing usability in the real world (i.e. the world where you can’t spend three months redesigning the perfect interface to a toaster).
And one of the issues I cover is why it seems to be so difficult to design usable products. It must be difficult - there are lots of clever designers and few really usable products.
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by Tom Stewart
28 February 2007 09:14am
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Apple has been forced to roll back shipment of its Apple TV media bridge device by nearly a month.
Reuters in the US last night quoted a spokeswoman as saying: "Wrapping up Apple TV is taking a few weeks longer than we projected, and we now expect to begin shipments mid-March."
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by Robert Andrews
27 February 2007 11:46am
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Chewing gum maker Wrigley has launched a digital marketing campaign with a difference, rolling out a series of games on Nintendo's Wii games machine.
The company opened its CandyStand mini-games portal on the console's Internet Channel.
First launched in 1997, it includes a selection of brand-laden games like Altoids Sheep and The Great Flying Mintini. Availability on the Wii means players will be able to use Nintendo's innovative wiimote controller to interact with the features.
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by Robert Andrews
21 February 2007 11:12am
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