wirefresh » stuff http://www.wirefresh.com A snappy new tech blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:56:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Lifelike Geminoid-F robot mannequin waits for a friend in a Tokyo Department Store http://www.wirefresh.com/lifelike-geminoid-f-robot-mannequin-waits-for-a-friend-in-a-tokyo-department-store/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lifelike-geminoid-f-robot-mannequin-waits-for-a-friend-in-a-tokyo-department-store http://www.wirefresh.com/lifelike-geminoid-f-robot-mannequin-waits-for-a-friend-in-a-tokyo-department-store/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:30:43 +0000 mike s http://www.wirefresh.com/?p=11587 http://www.wirefresh.com/lifelike-geminoid-f-robot-mannequin-waits-for-a-friend-in-a-tokyo-department-store/feed/ 2 O2 gets grovelling and issues an explanation for their privacy PR disaster http://www.wirefresh.com/o2-gets-grovelling-and-issues-an-explanation-for-their-privacy-pr-disaster/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=o2-gets-grovelling-and-issues-an-explanation-for-their-privacy-pr-disaster http://www.wirefresh.com/o2-gets-grovelling-and-issues-an-explanation-for-their-privacy-pr-disaster/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:55:49 +0000 mike s http://www.wirefresh.com/?p=11537
  • Humax Freeview PVR issues – beta fix offered
  • Google explains its privacy principles (video)
  • Humax promises fix for PVR-9150T, PVR-9300T and PVR-9200T PVR issues
    • ]]>     http://www.wirefresh.com/o2-gets-grovelling-and-issues-an-explanation-for-their-privacy-pr-disaster/feed/ 1     Lenovo IdeaTab S2 10″ 1.5GHz dual-core CPU goes for the ASUS Transformer market http://www.wirefresh.com/lenovo-ideatab-s2-10-1-5ghz-dual-core-cpu-goes-for-the-asus-transformer-market/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lenovo-ideatab-s2-10-1-5ghz-dual-core-cpu-goes-for-the-asus-transformer-market http://www.wirefresh.com/lenovo-ideatab-s2-10-1-5ghz-dual-core-cpu-goes-for-the-asus-transformer-market/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:45:50 +0000 Tony Fletcher http://www.wirefresh.com/?p=11387 http://www.wirefresh.com/lenovo-ideatab-s2-10-1-5ghz-dual-core-cpu-goes-for-the-asus-transformer-market/feed/ 0 BT Tower in London loses its horns and dishes, ends up with new stripped-down look http://www.wirefresh.com/bt-tower-in-london-loses-its-horns-and-dishes-ends-up-with-new-stripped-down-look/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bt-tower-in-london-loses-its-horns-and-dishes-ends-up-with-new-stripped-down-look http://www.wirefresh.com/bt-tower-in-london-loses-its-horns-and-dishes-ends-up-with-new-stripped-down-look/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:09:17 +0000 mike s http://www.wirefresh.com/?p=11361
  • London ArcelorMittal Orbit sculpture rises in the 2012 Olympic Park
  • London’s Millbank tower virtually throbs, goatses and collapses in Nokia Lumia light show
  • Mobile network coming to London Underground – Huawei offer London a freebie
    • ]]>     http://www.wirefresh.com/bt-tower-in-london-loses-its-horns-and-dishes-ends-up-with-new-stripped-down-look/feed/ 0     Our top posts of 2011: Lumix LX5, Powershot S95, Nikon D3100 and Galaxy S2 http://www.wirefresh.com/our-top-posts-of-2011-lumix-lx5-powershot-s95-nikon-d3100-and-galaxy-s2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=our-top-posts-of-2011-lumix-lx5-powershot-s95-nikon-d3100-and-galaxy-s2 http://www.wirefresh.com/our-top-posts-of-2011-lumix-lx5-powershot-s95-nikon-d3100-and-galaxy-s2/#comments Sat, 31 Dec 2011 11:30:29 +0000 mike s http://www.wirefresh.com/?p=11316 http://www.wirefresh.com/our-top-posts-of-2011-lumix-lx5-powershot-s95-nikon-d3100-and-galaxy-s2/feed/ 2 Google stamps the foot of death on Google Wave, coffin booked for April 2012 http://www.wirefresh.com/google-stamps-the-foot-of-death-on-google-wave-coffin-booked-for-april-2012/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=google-stamps-the-foot-of-death-on-google-wave-coffin-booked-for-april-2012 http://www.wirefresh.com/google-stamps-the-foot-of-death-on-google-wave-coffin-booked-for-april-2012/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 11:19:39 +0000 Pete Railton http://www.wirefresh.com/?p=11046
  • Google Wave beta – details emerge
  • Befuddled by Google Wave? Online manual released
  • Samsung shuffles out Wave 3, Wave M and Wave Y Bada OS smartphones
    • ]]>     http://www.wirefresh.com/google-stamps-the-foot-of-death-on-google-wave-coffin-booked-for-april-2012/feed/ 0     World’s largest 3D street art revealed in London http://www.wirefresh.com/worlds-largest-3d-street-art-revealed-in-london/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=worlds-largest-3d-street-art-revealed-in-london http://www.wirefresh.com/worlds-largest-3d-street-art-revealed-in-london/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:54:28 +0000 mike s http://www.wirefresh.com/?p=10998
  • London Street Photography Festival hits London, July 2011
  • Nokia’s flagship London Regent Street store closes
  • Panasonic Lumix GF-1 and 14-45mm lens: London street shots
    • ]]>     http://www.wirefresh.com/worlds-largest-3d-street-art-revealed-in-london/feed/ 1     Astonishing NASA time lapse video from the International Space Station http://www.wirefresh.com/astonishing-nasa-time-lapse-video-from-the-international-space-station/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=astonishing-nasa-time-lapse-video-from-the-international-space-station http://www.wirefresh.com/astonishing-nasa-time-lapse-video-from-the-international-space-station/#comments Sun, 13 Nov 2011 16:32:48 +0000 mike s http://www.wirefresh.com/?p=10933
  • Video tour of the International Space Station in HD
  • International Space Station: 10 years of human habitation plus ThinkPads
  • NASA, Google and YouTube honour Yuri Gagarin and the Space Shuttle
    • ]]>     http://www.wirefresh.com/astonishing-nasa-time-lapse-video-from-the-international-space-station/feed/ 0     Google Street View invites users to take a walk in the park http://www.wirefresh.com/google-street-view-invites-users-to-take-a-walk-in-the-park/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=google-street-view-invites-users-to-take-a-walk-in-the-park http://www.wirefresh.com/google-street-view-invites-users-to-take-a-walk-in-the-park/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 09:45:21 +0000 mike s http://www.wirefresh.com/?p=10813 http://www.wirefresh.com/google-street-view-invites-users-to-take-a-walk-in-the-park/feed/ 0 Samsung Galaxy S II LTE handset and Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE tablet announced http://www.wirefresh.com/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-lte-handset-and-galaxy-tab-8-9-lte-tablet-announced/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=samsung-galaxy-s-ii-lte-handset-and-galaxy-tab-8-9-lte-tablet-announced http://www.wirefresh.com/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-lte-handset-and-galaxy-tab-8-9-lte-tablet-announced/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 10:30:07 +0000 Pete Railton http://www.wirefresh.com/?p=10224
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 WiFi 16GB tablet priced up for US, out this week
  • Samsung Galaxy Xcover handset for peak-cruising, rugged outdoor types
  • Tesco to sell the Samsung Galaxy Tab Android tablet
    • ]]>     http://www.wirefresh.com/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-lte-handset-and-galaxy-tab-8-9-lte-tablet-announced/feed/ 0     UK vinyl sales surge 55%, as indie fans go wild for the black stuff http://www.wirefresh.com/uk-vinyl-sales-surge-55-as-indie-fans-go-wild-for-the-black-stuff/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uk-vinyl-sales-surge-55-as-indie-fans-go-wild-for-the-black-stuff http://www.wirefresh.com/uk-vinyl-sales-surge-55-as-indie-fans-go-wild-for-the-black-stuff/#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:46:40 +0000 Pete Railton http://www.wirefresh.com/?p=10125
  • Vinyl refuses to die as turntable sales soar
  • Android sales surge in the UK, market share grows by 300%
  • Linn exits CD market for digital streaming; vinyl still rules
    • ]]>     http://www.wirefresh.com/uk-vinyl-sales-surge-55-as-indie-fans-go-wild-for-the-black-stuff/feed/ 1     Google adds GMail Preview Pane – and we feel the love http://www.wirefresh.com/google-adds-gmail-preview-pane-and-we-feel-the-love/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=google-adds-gmail-preview-pane-and-we-feel-the-love http://www.wirefresh.com/google-adds-gmail-preview-pane-and-we-feel-the-love/#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2011 08:45:23 +0000 Lee J. http://www.wirefresh.com/?p=10059
  • Gmail Chat adds file transfers, Gmail support coming soon
  • Great GMail power user email tips from a Google main man
  • GMail People Widget makes us love email all over again
    • ]]>     http://www.wirefresh.com/google-adds-gmail-preview-pane-and-we-feel-the-love/feed/ 1     Japanese boffins show off decision making robot. Humans look worried http://www.wirefresh.com/japanese-boffins-show-off-decision-making-robot-humans-look-worried/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=japanese-boffins-show-off-decision-making-robot-humans-look-worried http://www.wirefresh.com/japanese-boffins-show-off-decision-making-robot-humans-look-worried/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 08:45:55 +0000 Pete Railton http://www.wirefresh.com/?p=10024
  • Japanese baby robot Yotaro: unsettlingly weird
  • Japanese HRP-4C Humanoid Robot sings and breathes!
  • Roxxxy TrueCompanion – the ‘world’s first sex robot’
    • ]]>     http://www.wirefresh.com/japanese-boffins-show-off-decision-making-robot-humans-look-worried/feed/ 0     Wham bam thank you ma’am: Samsung shifts 5 million Galaxy S2 handsets in 85 days http://www.wirefresh.com/wham-bam-thank-you-maam-samsung-shifts-5-million-galaxy-s2-handsets-in-85-days/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wham-bam-thank-you-maam-samsung-shifts-5-million-galaxy-s2-handsets-in-85-days http://www.wirefresh.com/wham-bam-thank-you-maam-samsung-shifts-5-million-galaxy-s2-handsets-in-85-days/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:20:06 +0000 Lee J. http://www.wirefresh.com/?p=9987
  • Samsung shifts one million Galaxy S Android smartphones in the US
  • Samsung set to hit 10 Million Galaxy S phone sales this year
  • Microsoft shifts over 1.5 million Windows Phone 7 handsets
    • ]]>     http://www.wirefresh.com/wham-bam-thank-you-maam-samsung-shifts-5-million-galaxy-s2-handsets-in-85-days/feed/ 0     Scary silicon robot mouth looks like a sex toy, sounds like a rampant walrus http://www.wirefresh.com/scary-silicon-robot-mouth-looks-like-a-sex-toy-sounds-like-a-rampant-walrus/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=scary-silicon-robot-mouth-looks-like-a-sex-toy-sounds-like-a-rampant-walrus http://www.wirefresh.com/scary-silicon-robot-mouth-looks-like-a-sex-toy-sounds-like-a-rampant-walrus/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 11:39:24 +0000 mike s http://www.wirefresh.com/?p=9893
  • Little Dog robot: brilliant, clever and more than a bit scary
  • Japanese HRP-4C Humanoid Robot sings and breathes!
  • The Androids are here! Geminoid robot looks just like its master.
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