Archive for April, 2009
The Best Resignation Letter Ever- in the Form of a Super Mario Game
We’ve all been there, sitting at our work desk dreaming of exactly what to say to your annoying co-workers when the day finally comes for you to quit being a computer monkey.
Well for Jarrad Farbs, his imagination took him one step further than telling Adrian in accounting where he could stick his VAT calculations. Instead [...]
Look out for XP mode in Windows 7.
A recent announcement by Microsoft is, for a change, very exciting. It seems that if you buy Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate, you will be able to download XPM, it is not included by default for anti-trust reasons. So what then, is this here XP mode? Quite simply, it is a virtual machine, based on the Virtual PC that you can already download from the Microsoft website.
Touch screen PS2 in time for Christmas?
PSP fans will be excited today. All morning the internet has been abuzz, searching for news of second PSP device with rumours of cameras, touch screens and sliding designs.
Is Google making 007 a reality?
When Janina Valiente head home after a hard day at work in San Francisco she had little idea she would be mugged. As she watched the thief take off with her bag, however, her quick thinking and a little help from an internet giant would bring her possessions back and the assailant to justice.
Sega Toys Homestar Pro: A Personal Planetarium
If you quite like star-gazing but unfortunately live in a city with lights that outshine the dawning of the age of Aquarius, then this gadget may be of interest.
The Sega Toys Homestar Pro is your very own planetarium and will project the night sky onto your ceiling to make for the best mood lighting possible.
This [...]
What’s behind Microsoft’s first sales drop in 23 years?
CNN are reporting that Microsoft is facing its first fall in sales in more than 2 decades, and in the midst of a poor economic climate the Redmond based behemoth will clearly now be refocusing its efforts on regaining its previous market dominance, but what’s caused this turn of events?
Samsung LED TVs: Series 7 has Arrived
The latest series of Samsung LED TVs is due to hit shops soon, and if you’re in the market for the all important picture quality, this new range will be difficult to walk past.
Samsung have attempted to push the boundaries of TV technology with the LED 7000 and 7020 Series. So what’s so good about [...]
Dell launch Intel Core i7 powered Studio XPS 435 desktop
Hold onto your hats folks because the kind people at Dell have reliably informed us that the wraps are now well and truly off the new Studio XPS 435 desktop machine in the UK – and boy does it sound tempting.
Trongs: making finger food less messy.
Summer is undoubtedly the time of BBQ goodness and the greasy food that goes with it. And you always find yourself needing a hefty supply of tissues to wipe your hands on afterwards (especially if you’re the person who smothers their kebabs in sauce). Well, kiss goodbye to the days of sucking spilt tomato ketchup [...]
Husqvarna Automower 260 ACX – robot lawnmower that will text for help
As you’ve probably noticed by now we’re big fans of robots around here, so one to cut our grass sounds just dandy to us – enter the Automower260 ACX from Husqvarna….
