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It did not take long for the next format war to start, only months after the much hyped Sony Blu-Ray vs HD DVD war ended a new format fight has been spotted looming in the distance.  While this is still some way off as of yet there are several possible contenders so let me introduce you to the upcoming fighters in each corner.

3D TV – Coming in two forms, though one is more likely to take off, from Germany we have a technology that requires clear… Continue Reading»

In the Uk the time honoured fashion of smoking has been brought to a crashing halt by the government, when they brought in a smoking ban on all indoor grumblings there were grumblings, mutterings and hacking coughs to be heard outside public venues the country over.

Now however it seems a replacement has arrived, with real cigar taste and a healthy dose of nicotine the disposable electronic cigar is the perfect way to beat the cravings and beat teh smoking ban with this amazing gadget.

The good news is, this also cuts out… Continue Reading»

This amazing little gadget shows that you don’t have to spend hundreds or even thousands to get a great gadget.  This digital photo keyring lets you take 100 of your photos anywhere in this handy compact Digital Photo keyring, all on your keys or attached to your bag.  And with static image or slideshow mode the photo’s you show on this digital photo keyring will always be fresh.

It’s not all good news though, the Digital Photo keyring cannot be left on, it has a tiny battery life of 1.5 hours, barely anything… Continue Reading»

After close to a decade since the Digital Camera first became a common consumer item Olympus have declared that 12 megapixels is enough, they will no longer try to increase the mega pixel limit of their cameras!

For the last ten years the amount of pixels pushed into each image a digital camera takes has steadily increased.  While professionals can use camera’s with much higher resolutions your general consumer really does not need more than 10 mega pixels.  For this reason we applaud Olympus for ending the Mega pixel war and instead… Continue Reading»

The New Nintendo DSI is the latest update to the amazingly addictive handheld device, the Nintendo DS.  Well you will be able to Buy DSi in the beginning of April, so you won’t be able to get your hands on one just yet, but the hot new Nintendo device is well worth the wait.

And when we say that we mean it, to separate the Nintendo DSi from its predecessors Nintendo have made the DSi thinner, faster, with a larger screen and better features, to top… Continue Reading»

Today we are proud to announce the official unveiling of the long awaited portable e-book reader the Amazon Kindle 2.  The first inception of the Amazon Kindle was fraught with criticisms, from its price to its functionality.  Today however amazon have decided to fight back by releasing this fantastic slimline piece of hardware!

Despite the Amazon Kidle 2’s price still being on the hefty side, $359, the new device comes with some amazing features, at 25% thinner and 20% faster these two basic features alone are stunning, and with a massive 25% extra… Continue Reading»

As a long time windows user I have kept no secret of my distaste of Apple products.  Unfortunately as the years pass it seems that the once restrictive controls of apple have begun to losen and I have found myself with less and less to crticize.  They have brought out fantastic free software, they allowede a windows emulation for macs and they made some fantastic devices such as the iPhone and iPod, even if they still have some majorly pain in the ass restrictions on the music you place on them.

For this reason… Continue Reading»