TechDigest has picked up an interesting piece of tech that is on show at CES – the PowerMat. You might have seen these type of solutions before, but basically using inductive charging, the device can be charged simply by laying it on the mat (without wires!). Now, all the solutions I’ve seen require either a…
Vuzix Announces World’s First Fashionable Sunglass-Style Video Eyewear with Revolutionary “See-Thru” Quantum Optics
Vuzix Corporation has announced a ground-breaking addition to the video eyewear market: the Wrap 920AV. As the demand for mobile access to digital entertainment and information skyrockets, Vuzix has once again pushed the envelope. This portable big screen solution with Vuzix’ proprietary Quantum optics technology allows for a “see-thru” video experience in the form of…
Dairies in China Milk scandal offer text apology
You may or may not have heard about the news that some Chinese dairies were putting a chemical called “melamine” in milk products – this chemical appeared as a protein, making the milk look nutritious, but actually contaminated the milk, and (very sadly) some babies died from it – with many more ill. Well now…
The O2: Opera, Slopes, and … Supercross?!
Yep, The O2 continues to prove it’s flexibility (and dominance) as the best entertainment venue in the UK (in my opinion) with some really diverse events going on… First we have Carmina Burana – probably one Opera that you should see during your life. Nextly, we have the Kiss 100 Slopes – Skiing and Boarding…
Better encoding quality en-route via iTunes, some good stuff out there already?
As of Apple’s announcement the other day that choonz were going to be coming unshackled of DRM (not sure if that applies to stuff you already downloaded though…..), there was also an announcement that the “plus” quality was going to be 256kbps AAC (you can read James’ post on this here). Amazon already offers it’s…
Babies and Mobiles part 4: quick-learners!
So I’ve had a bit of a break since the last post I wrote about the relationship that Mobiles have with my Baby (soon to be Toddler) – you can check out the last posts here, here, and here. The relationship with Mobiles (as far as it pertains to the Baby) hasn’t been great so…
Is your iPhone bezel scratched (badly)?
Following up on posts about dropping your iPhone (here) and scratching your iPhone (here), I’ve got a more specific point to raise… scratched bezel! The metal bezel round the edge of the iPhone is neat touch – looks great, and aesthetically really finishes the device off. But… is yours proper mashed-up with scratches? As readers…
Moore’s Law due for a reboot on Mobile devices?
BBC News has a great story on where the development of Mobile device chipsets is going to be going in the coming months – very simply, to a multi-core architecture. The article features commentary from Advanced Risc Machines (Arm), a UK-based firm who provide about 80% of the processing chips in Mobile devices – the…
HD video recording coming in cameraphones this year?
Yep, I reckon quite possibly, if this current trends are anything to go by……. So we are now at the stage where we have: • 8-10MP still image camera modules and devices coming on to the market • Camcording functions that will do VGA resolution, and/or up to 120fps The move to 1280×720 (which would…
O2UK really doesn’t like you using other email servers with the iPhone!
Following a number of confused phonecalls to O2 trying to resolve the email problem I have with the iPhone (sending is a non-occurrence usually), I got back a varying degree of clarity and advice on what the problem is. However, to take you back a bit, I’ll need to digress… I originally had a similar…