Brother Industries has recently displayed an alternative to standard batteries; a vibration harvesting generator. The company who are generally better known for it’s line of printers, scanners and fax machines are hoping this technology will replace toxic rechargeable batteries and disposable alkaline and lithium batteries.
The Vibration Energy Cell batteries can deliver power to low power [...]
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Xbox 360 S 4GB and Kinetic Pricing Announced
After much speculation about the pricing of Microsoft’s new motion controlled Kinect device and another 360 S model, Microsoft have confirmed pricing and specifications for both. We WILL be seeing a cheaper 360 S model featuring 4GB of storage, seemingly aimed at the family market alongside the Kinect. This will set you back £149.99 as [...]
Panasonic Unveil All-in-One Full HD 3DTVs in Japan
It hasn’t been too long since 3DTVs were released, but Panasonic are developing 3D technology at a rate of knots. They’ve unveiled two new Full HD Plasma TVs over in Japan which are not only 3D, but have a built in 3D Blu-ray drive on the side as well as an internal Hard Drive for [...]
Apple to Lose $175 Million From Bumpers Giveaway
Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer has revealed that their strategy (read; fob-off) of giving out free bumpers to improve signal issues with the iPhone 4 is to set them back a whopping $175 million. That’s 114 pounds to us Britains.
This seems like a huge amount, and one that would surely severely dent Apple’s profits for [...]
Motorola DroidX Screen Issues, Not Just Apple Having New Product Troubles
Android forums and Youtube have recently been awash with complaints about the new Motorola DroidX handset. Users who have got their hands on the new Android based handset are complaining of some quite serious issues, all relating to the 4.3-inch FWVGA LCD screen. The main issue seems to be the screen displaying vertical banding (thick [...]
Xbox 360 Is The Best Selling Revamped Console
Microsoft must be pretty happy after taking a look at UK sales for their latest Xbox360 Slim console. The revamped 360, featuring a 250GB HDD and a dedicated port for the forthcoming Microsoft Kinect is said to have matched the launch sales figures for the original 360 when it was released back in 2005. Pretty [...]
UK’s proposed broadband tax scrapped
George Osborne today announced that as a part of his emergency budget, the proposed 50p Broadband Tax will be scrapped. The plan was devised by Labour as a way to fund an improved broadband network in the UK, and a rollout of Fibre Optic cabling in rural areas. The 50p Tax was to be added [...]
Nintendo DSi XL Headed Our Way – Q1 of 2010
Nintendo have confirmed that the new DSi will launch in Europe in the first quarter of 2010. Nintendo announced the new system today in Japan, where the device will be named the “DSi LL”. The difference in this device and the previous DSi is the larger 4.2 inch screens. This, Nintendo say, will cater for [...]
Palm Pre Goes on Sale in the UK Today
Today the Palm Pre hits the UK in o2 stores only. The Palm Pre is the first next-gen webOS device to come from Palm, and has been spoken of by some as a serious contender for the iPhone.
The handset is available on both 24 and 18 month tariffs, the cheapest 18 month tariff being £29.38 [...]
