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It wasn’t exactly welcomed with open arms by some hard-core gamers but it seems that Microsoft’s Kinect for Xbox 360 has confounded its critics and gone on to claim the …
Meet the fastest selling consumer electronics ever – and it’s not an Apple product Read MoreYou have to admire the colossal amount of work that went into this imaginative homage to Charlie and the Chocolate factory, even if the humour hasn’t exactly got us in ROTFLMAO mode. …
Charlie and the Apple factory [Video] Read MoreCreated by the Aalborg University in Denmark, this startlingly realistic android is an update of the original Geminoid robot created by Prof. Hiroshi Ishiguro of ATR in 2005.
The Androids are here! Geminoid robot looks just like its master. Read MoreSome folks already swear by this app, so they’ll be no doubt more chuffed than a deeply chuffed thing to discover that Google has added some handy improvements to the …
Google Reader app for Android gets updated Read MoreRarely do things look as wrong as this, but researchers at Osaka University’s AFFETTO were apparently tasked with creating a robot modelled after a young child with a face so …
Robotic dismembered baby head likely to spark fear stampede Read MorePromising “DSLR like photo performance and Full HD movies with stereo sound” the new 12 megapixel Panasonic GF2 is now on sale.
Panasonic GF2 Micro Four Thirds snaps into the shops Read MoreLondon’s skyline is changing at a remarkable rate, with several large and unusually shaped skyscrapers currently under construction. Many of the towers have already acquired not-always flattering nicknames, like the Cheesegrater, the …
London’s skyline soars with the Cheesegrater, Walkie Talkie and Pinnacle Read MoreThe internet tipsters can’t quite work out if it’s going to be called the Samsung Galaxy S Mini or the Samsung Galaxy S Cooper, but it seems that a mini-version …
Samsung Galaxy S Mini/Cooper/Ace Android driving your way Read MoreSee what happens to a girl who is preoccupied with composing a text message as she walks through a US shopping mall. Update: she’s going to sue the mall!
Today’s tip: don’t text and walk unless you fancy an early bath Read MoreWe’ve been rather admiring the super-slim lines of Samsung’s sleek Series 9 laptop, and the company have just announced that they’ll be releasing the MacBook Air-challenging slab of slenderness into …
Samsung’s stunning Series 9 MacBook Air challenger due in February Read MoreHere’s a lovely video clip showing French children trying to work out what various bits of old technology were used for.
French kids try to work out what old music technology does Read MoreAndroid has released an official video showing off its new Android 2.3 mobile operating system, codenamed ‘Gingerbread.’
Introducing Android 2.3 – official video and screengrabs Read MoreCCleaner is such an essential utility for Windows PCs that it’s always amongst the very first programs we download on to new machines. The free app – which, frankly, really …
CCleaner – essential Windows free app – hits v3 Read MoreThere’ll no doubt be a Starbucks and Apple Store following in its wake, but mountaineers ascending the tricky slopes of Mount Everest can now update their Facebook status and send …
Mount Everest gets 3G Internet connectivity Read MoreWe’re liking this. Very much. [Background]
Fabulous Fox 4 parody of social media [Video] Read More