Author: Susi Weaser
Shiny Review: Asus N50
Hooray! An air ionising computer! There's some witchcraft that claims to keep you more alert whilst using the computer, due to some ion negatiser. Duncan's not convinced, but he is convinced by the decent graphics card, the decent sized keyboard and ability to boot up some key functions without booting up the whole system. £700…
The i2i streamer streams. Music. Wirelessly. Between anything. Cool, huh?
It's not a unique product, but it might just be the easiest to use. You get two units in a pack, and you just plug one into the thing you want to receive the audio file, and the other into where the media is coming from. So, iPod to speaker. Or computer to TV. Or…
Obamamania sweeps the internet
The internet knows no bounds, respects no international date lines and surrenders to no political party. So, it's no surprise to learn that Barack Obama is more popular than a LOLcat today, even here in the UK. So, where can you find him? The BBC will be streaming live here, so you can watch the…
Google to launch unlimited cloud storage in 2009?
There's speculation online that 2009 is going to mark the year that we can dump those fail-prone hard drives and rely even more on Google keeping our life's work (to be fair, that's been the rumour since 2006). It seems ever more likely that Google has a cloud computing solution in the works, which will…
Pioneer's cinephile Blu-ray player
As a recent convert to Blu-ray, I am fully subscribed to the 'Oh lord, I can never ever watch a film with less than 1080 pixels across ever again' theory. Pioneer wholeheartedly agree, as is evident in the release of the BDP-LX91, which they're billing as 'the cinephile's Blu-ray disc player'. As well as playing…
Shiny Review: Sanyo Xacti HD1010
For purely selfish reasons, I love this video camera. But perhaps you have the same needs as me, so I'm going to share the love. It records to SD, it has a mic input, you don't have to record in memory snatching 1080p... what's not to love? Get yours here
VAX Kone Vacuum Lamp. Duh.
It's a light. And also a handheld vacuum. According to the manufacturers, it will mean "no more searching around the house frantically for a mains powered vacuum". Because apparently I'm the only person in the world who has a place she always keeps her mains powered vacuum. For the rest of you, this is a…
Shiny Poll: Have you installed Windows 7?
It's been available for a couple of weeks now, and reviews of the latest OS from Microsoft are trickling down the interweb. The general consensus is that it's an improvement on the much maligned Vista, being both easier to use and faster. So, have you taken the plunge? And if so, what do you reckon?…
YouTube on your tellybox
If you're a PS3 or Wii owner, your days of Eastenders, Celebrity Big Brother and Supernanny are behind you. Now, you can enjoy the dramatic chipmunk and his brethren, all day, every day, from the comfort of your sofa. YouTube has launched a YouTube for Television website, which is accessible through both the PS3 and…
The square disc in the round disc hole
The thought of these discs sends shivers down my spine. The bad kind of shivers. The manufacturer promises that these are designed to slip in your disc drive, and that despite their clear 90 degree angles, they won't screw anything up. But I'm sure I can hear the grind of unhappiness from my PC just…
