Asus Padfone is a smartphone-tablet hybrid
Kangaroos are the clowns of the animal kingdom. They’re stupid and have massive feet. But they’ve evolved a neat trick – a pouch in which to sling their unruly offspring while they’re hopping around the outback. Asus has borrowed this trick for its Padfone, which docks your smartphone in its own gadgety pouch. Read more...
Microsoft Windows 8 seen for the first time
Tech years are like dog years, but shorter. Most gadget owners are happy to shoot their gadget in the face after only a couple of years, while their beloved pets live on into double figures before they let the vet creep up on the unsuspecting animal with a loaded syringe. So at 25 years old, it must be time to haul Microsoft’s Windows OS round the back and say a few soothing words while loading both barrels. Get a sneak peek...
HTC WP7 handset leaked with Mango OS
A video has leaked a new 12MP HTC handset complete with Windows Phone 7.1 Mango update. The Russian commentary doesn’t reveal a lot, but this looks like an HD7 successor with a silver trim and enlarged speaker. It suggests HTC is taking improvements from the Sensation’s camera and going even further with this 12MP model. If your Russian's not too rusty, let us know what else you can glean. Watch video...
iWork is unleashed on the iPhone
Apple has announced iWork range for iPhones and iPod touches. The app set (consisting of Keynote, Pages and Numbers) may not be as enticing as slicing up assorted fruits with a katana, but we’d bet our high scores that they’re a hell of a lot more productive. Each of the three apps allows wireless printing via the magic of AirPrint and they can also import and export documents from iWork for Mac and Microsoft Office. Read more...
Next Big Thing – Shredder Clock
I love the smell of shredding a couple of US$100 bills in the morning.
Yes. Don’t try it with a fiver, mind… you’ll be had for treason if you start ripping up Her Maj’s mug.
Yes. Don’t try it with a fiver, mind… you’ll be had for treason if you start ripping up Her Maj’s mug.
I’m joking. What’s the point? You don’t have to destroy currency in it, obviously. Perhaps footballers could use it to shred their super-injunctions when they hear details of their affairs being broadcast on the Today programme in the morning? We’re not naming names, mind. Read more...
Nintendo 3DS to get eShop update
Lucky Nintendo 3DS gamers are going to get an eShop on 6 June. It'll come from a firmware update via Wi-Fi that gives the 3DS an internet browser and Nintendo eShop support. We're getting most giddy about the prospect of 3D Classics – downloadable retro games remastered in 3D – as well as 2D Virtual Console titles from the Game Boy and Game Boy Color. Super Mario Land, anyone? Read more...
Motorola Xoom 2 tablet leaked
Moto either got a bit sloppy or loves to tease – the company's US website seems to have leaked a pic of the Motorola Xoom 2. Alongside the vague partial image of the Xoom 2 is a watchphone called the Tracy XL – presumably named after Dick Tracy – and a bevy of new handsets, the Slimline, Zaha, Targa and Pearl. Get a sneak peek...
Pentax O-GPS1 adds GPS to digital SLRs
If you’re a geotagging fiend who loves nothing better than stopping off along Memory Lane, the Pentax O-GPS1 might assist your obsession. Slotting into the hotshoe of Pentax’s own K-5, K-r and 645D camera models, the nifty little unit will not only record the standard latitude and longitude of your pictorial masterpieces, but also the very direction and time coordination as well.
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