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Funny Gadgets The Future is Now! - read more >>
Microsoft has launched it's latest version of the X-Box; the Kinect. The motion control system for the X-Box 360 has no controllers and the on-screen avatars and menus are controlled by hand and body movements. Three cameras track players movements from a box which plugs directly into ...

iPhone4? Who cares, James Bond car is for sale! - read more >>
The latest iPhone has been unveiled this week by Apple CEO Steve Jobs, however it appears that a few technical problems still need to be ironed out. The 4G iPhone is described as being the thinnest smartphone ever and is lighter than any previous iPhone. It has a high definition screen...

Google Bans Microsoft Windows - read more >>
The iPad was launched in the UK on Friday and as expected the queues were long and the atmosphere frenzied. The launch which was mirrored by similar scenes around the world has pushed sales of the gadget to beyond two million. Initial sales in the UK were only from Apple stores and out...

Computer Transistor made from just 7 Atoms - read more >>
School technology agency Becta has been earmarked for closure by November and all 240 jobs at the agency will be lost. The closure has allowed the government to cut £65m a year from its budget, however Becta has argued that they have saved schools money over the years through cha...

The £130,000 iPad - read more >>
Stuart Hughes from Liverpool has been featured in the Telegraph this week. The designer is responsible for creating gadgets which have been "blinged". In fact his greatest creation is probably the iPad he covered in 22 carat gold and 53 diamonds set into the Apple logo. The new owner p...

Technology not to be given control of UK elections - read more >>
With the UK election resulting in hundreds of people failing to be able to vote, experts are calling for an E-voting system to be put in place. The US has said they are planning such a system and India already has one in place. The British Electoral Commission have said they have conce...

Smartphones now 38% of mobile phone sales - read more >>
Research from GFK Retail & Technology has found that sales of Android based smartphones has increased from 3% to 12% of monthly contract sales in just the last few weeks. The Google mobile platform has an overall market share of 6% with one in five smartphones running on Android. The s...

The Americans Are Coming - read more >>
Vodaphone have announced they will be selling the Google Nexus One phone in the UK from April 30. For just £35 per month, on a two year contract, customers will get the first Google branded phone for free. Google will also be selling the phone direct to customers, flying in the f...

Support Line for failing Computer Hackers? - read more >>
A Symantec report has suggested that there are more than 100 attacks on computers every second worldwide. Of these, one each 4.5 seconds has a detrimental affect on the computer concerned. The amount of malicious software which was identified by Symantec increased by 71% in 2009 compar...

Apple iPad Price Gouging Begins - read more >>
FollowUs has launched the very first GPS tracking device with UK address technology. The device will give a precise location for the wearer down to the full address. The device can be worn around the neck or carried in a pocket and has an SOS button and the ability to call the device. ...

iPad or Robot Vacuum Cleaner? Easy Choice! - read more >>
Apple have blocked their customers from purchasing an app which tells phone users how much radiation might be emitted by their phone and offers advice on how to prevent levels getting too high. The app works by helping users to map their home or office so they know where the levels are...

Gadgets Responsible for Kids Bad Behaviour - read more >>
An article in The Times has suggested that middle class parents are buying off their kids with gadgets in an attempt to keep them happy and entertained. This has prompted Mary Bousted the secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, to suggest that it is causing bad behaviou...

Centre for "Technology Addiction" Opens Up - read more >>
The Capio Nightingale Hospital in London has become the first UK location for "technology addicts" to get over their addiction. Dr Richard Graham is the hospital's Lead Young Persons Technology Addiction Consultant and says that those who become irritable when away from their gadgets n...

3D Channel to be launched this year - read more >>
Sky TV is showcasing its 3D technology in a number of undisclosed locations over the next year. However they are promising at least 100 3D shopping centre demos. The first of which took place in the Westfield shopping centre in London. Sky will be launching their first 3D channel later...

3D TV is Finally Out There! - read more >>
Sony have announced the price of their 3D glasses and emitter package which will be sold alongside their 3D ready TV's. The LX900 is the only 3D ready TV which Sony sell and is part of their monolithic range. The active shutter glasses will come with it. The glasses can be sold separat...

iPad Prices Suggested ... Like you needed more reasons to hate it ... - read more >>
A hand-held bomb detector in the shape of a wand is to stay in use in Iraq, despite reports that it does not work properly. The Iraqi Prime Minister held an investigation into the devices known as ADE651 and claimed that just 50% of those tested worked. Those which are ineffective will...

Eighties Nostalgia Hits the Gadget Market - read more >>
Gadgets which first hit the shops in the eighties are now selling for incredible prices according to The Mirror this week. The Stylophone organ can now be sold for £50 if it is in it's original box, while the early calculator, the Sinclair Executive can fetch £120. Even old...

iPhone Insurance Fraud on the Rise - read more >>
Owners of the iPhone are resorting to insurance fraud to get the latest handset according to specialist insurer Supercover. Carmi Korine, director of the insurer has found that as new upgrades are launched for the iPhone, they begin to notice an increase in claims for lost or damaged p...

3D Films, 3D Football matches, 3D Fashion Shows and now ... 3D Bus Stops! - read more >>
Huge demand for tickets to the Gadget Show Live has meant that the organisers have been forced to add an extra day to the schedule. The show will now be held from the 7-11 April at the NEC. This is is just the second year that the show has run and follows from last years success whe...

The Apple iPad? No thanks. There are plenty of things we can waste our money on first! - read more >>
Apple CEO Steve Jobs finally unveiled the new Apple iPad this week. After much anticipation the details of the iPad can be revealed. At just 700g and 0.5 inches thick, the tablet style computer is very portable. The display screen is 9.7 inches and it has a battery life of 10...

Nokia Hacks, Fujitsu Strikes and Samsung Geo-Stamps your Megapixels - read more >>
Samsung has announced the release of their WB650 and WB5600 12.2 mega-pixel cameras. The point and shoot cameras with an amazing 15x optical zoom even have built in GPS technology so images can be geo-tagged from anywhere in the world. The camera will display the name of the ...

YouTube Microwaves, Vibrating Dumbells and iMacs for your Dolls House ... all blessed by your local vicar? - read more >>
Cast Oven have released their latest kitchen gadget - the YouTube microwave oven. The concept model has won two awards at the Mashup awards ceremony. It has an LCD screen instead of a window and when the user punches in the amount of time the food will cook for, it automatica...

You can Charge your Mobile via Wifi ... of course, Sony announces longer battery life so you don't need to - read more >>
Virgin has questioned 2000 people in the UK regarding how stressful they find it when their gadget stops working and what sort of support they get from their provider. 78% of those surveyed said they had shouted at their technology and 21% had even thrown them against a wall. 14% cl...

Airport Scanners and Helicopter Kit-outs ... not trendy, but very important - read more >>
Gordon Brown has approved the use of full body scanners at UK airports following the attempted terrorist attack on Christmas Day. The scanners have already been tested at Heathrow and Manchester airports and will be rolled out to all BAA airports as soon as possible. Customer accept...

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