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Philips Electronics have unveiled a fabulously steampunk-looking LED light that is set to replace the common 60-watt light bulb. According to Philips’ calculations, their natty 12-watt Endura LED manages to …
Philips reveals the 60w lightbulb of the future Read MoreWe’ve no idea who makes this swishy looking tablet, but Adobe have been showing off a prototype Android device at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco that can do …
Android protoype tablet plays Adobe AIR and Flash with nae bother Read MoreNASA has released some truly spectacular photos and videos of the Sun, courtesy of the recently launched Solar Dynamics Observatory. The observatory uses four telescopes looking at the currant bun …
NASA releases incredible photos and videos of the Sun. Read MoreFive years ago to the day, YouTube founder Jawed Karim posted an indescribably dull video of himself at a zoo on banging on about ‘cool elephants’. The 19-second clip was …
YouTube turns five. ‘ Common People’ video reminds us why it’s ace Read MoreWe love all things NASA, and this superb piece of footage of the Apollo 11 launch shows the immense power of the Saturn V rocket in delicious slow motion. This …
Apollo 11 Saturn V Launch – awesome slo-mo footage Read MoreWe’re growing to really like Google’s quirky and engaging promo videos, and two more gems have just been released that are well worth watching. The first one shows off some …
Loveable Google Chrome videos show off Extensions and Translate features Read MoreRather unexpectedly, UK Android owners have been gifted free turn-by-turn navigation with voice directions, courtesy of Google Maps Navigation. The 4.1.1 Beta app has now been released in the UK, …
Google Maps Navigation 4.1.1 offers free satnav to UK Android phones Read MoreMicrosoft has made its new “Fix It” software available as beta release, with the program promising to sort out problems on your PC. The company says that its new Fix …
Microsoft’s ‘Fix It’ program aims to detect and repair common PC problems Read MoreDeclared the world’s fastest pick and place industrial robot late last year, the Adept Quattro is a formidable beast, capable of working at a phenomenal rate of 300 cycles per …
The awesome Adept Quattro robot prepares for world domination Read MoreFor folks who like their zooms lens to be big and beefy, Fujifilm’s new FinePix HS10 ‘bridge’ digital camera could be worth considering. Packing a mahoosive 30x optical zoom, the …
Fujifilm Finepix HS10 bridge camera packs awesome zoom range Read MoreIf you’re after some blank calendar templates in double-quick time, there’s quite a few choices online, but our favourite is PDFCalendar.
Print free calendars with PDFCalendar Read MoreFor years, the music industry has been walking around like Private Fraser declaring, “Doomed – we’re all doomed!,” but what about the artists? We’ve often wondered how the online music …
How much do music artists actually earn online? [Infographic] Read MoreNASA and General Motors have announced that they plan to send the Robonaut 2 humanoid robot (R2 to its friends) to the International Space Station this year, with aim of …
Robonaut 2: the first humanoid robot to go into space Read MoreAlthough HTC has done wonders papering over the considerable cracks of supreme fugliness to be found in the UI of Microsoft’s Windows Mobile, it’s still not something that we feel …
HTC Windows Mobile interface gets hacked into a thing of beauty Read MoreWe posted about Nokias’s super-budget Nokia C3 handset yesterday, and here’s two more low-cost messaging phones being served up for for your deliberation, both keen to promote their social networking …
Nokia’s new social-loving C6 and E5 handsets: specs and video Read More