Skinput is a development project that aims for the user to touch their body to operate devices such as mobile phone and mp3 players. Still in its development stages, Skinput is a collaboration between Carnegie Mellon University and Microsoft and works by using an armband that incorporates sensors which measure the pressure, speed and force [...]
Due to the popularity and practicality of wireless devices and in a bid to rid multiple wall chargers, Powermat has developed its new wireless charging system. Capable of charging various handheld devices such as mobile phones, handheld games consoles, mp3 players and digital cameras, the Powermat will charge your devices up with the same efficiency [...]
Popular music steaming software Spotify has signed a deal with music store 7digital to sell music downloads. The new service will put a link on certain downloadable track, which will link directly to the 7digital website, where users can download the tracks they are interested in.
Spotify are now working on an update that will allow [...]
Apple has unveiled the new iPod Shuffle, which is now the smallest audio player in the world and is also the first to introduce VoiceOver, which tells you what song you’re listening to by saying it to you. The new iPod Shuffle has its controls mounted on the headphones as opposed to being on the [...]
The I-MU Vibration speaker is a brilliant device capable of turning any hard surface, be it wood, glass or plastic into an impressive sounding speaker. The technology used by the I-MU Speaker was originally designed for the US Navy and transforms sonic audio signals into sonic mechanical vibrations, meaning that any hard surface will transmit [...]
Sony has announced a new range of walkman MP3 players to compete with the iPod Touch. The X-series walkman has an impressive 3 inch touchscreen OLED display with a resolution of 432×240.
The X-series will be the first Sony Walkman to have built-in Wi-Fi connectivity so you can browse the web, download podcasts and DRM-free [...]
The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has banned Apple’s iPhone 3G advert, due to it being misleading to consumers. It’s the second time this year that Apple has had an iPhone advert banned by the ASA for misleading consumers, with the first generation iPhone ad being banned in August.
The ruling for the newest ad centres on [...]
As Christmas is coming, we thought we would showcase what we feel are going to be the most popular and most wanted presents this year, starting with the iPod Touch.
As many of you will know, the iPod Touch is the flagship media player from Apple, able to play various music and video files as [...]
Battech has released a solar powered charger for your entire handheld device charging needs. The I-Power SX charger is small enough to fit in your pocket or backpack and comes with an array of connectors to charge most of your mobile devices.
Bundled in with the Battech I-Power SX are connectors for the main mobile phone [...]
The Sennheiser MX W1 headphones won the prestigious EISA Award for best European headphones 2008. The MX W1 is the company’s first fully portable and wireless headphones and features two separate headphones one for your left and right ears, a wireless transmitter and a carry case with integrated charger.
The MX W1’s transmitter allows you to [...]