Author Archive for Julian Horsey


Yahoo Introduces Search Direct

Yahoo Search Direct

Following in the footsteps of Google’s instant search results. Yahoo has now rolled out its own take on the instant search with Yahoo Search Direct which tackles the feature in a slightly different way to Google. Yahoo says that

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Sharp LE820 HDTV With Quattron Quad Pixel Technology (video)

Sharp LE820 HDTV

Sharp has today unveiled their new Sharp LE820 HDTV whic is equipped with their new Quattron Quad Pixel Technology which was showcased at CES 2011. Quattron Quad Pixel Technology  takes the traditional red, green, blue color spectrum on standard HDTV’s to

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Valve Updates Steam Voice Communication Quality Using Skype SILK

Steam SILK

Valve has announced that it has now released a new update to its Steam voice communication service that improves the quality of the voice technology within Steam. Steam’s voice chat system now uses the SILK audio codec, developed and

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Chumby8 Widget Display Now Available To Pre-Order

Chumby8

The chumby8 desktop widget display which is an 8 inch 800 x 600 display that has been created by Chumby to be used to display a variety of widgets from its 1,500 strong library of available widgets. Together with its

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How The Snapkey ii Touchscreen Keyboard Works (video)

If you have been wondering how the new Snapkey ii invisible keyboard works from our post back in late February. The designers Snapkey have had their keyboard systems on show at CTIA and have now revealed the secret of their new creation.

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Casio Unveils Bluetooth G-Shock Watch

Casio Bluetooth G-Shock Watch

Casio has unveiled its latest G-Shock watch creation, which now includes Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity, and has been designed to be used with the new Bluetooth profile 4.0 mobile phones that will be arriving shortly. Once connected to your new Bluetooth 4.0

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Chromium Task Force Assembled To Reduce Chrome Distribution Size

google chrome beta

Since its first release back in May 2009 Google’s Chrome has steadily grown from a 9MB distribution up to a 26.2MB release for the Google Chrome release on March 3 2011. Due to numerous additions to Chrome such as the internal Flash

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Sony Unveils Pro NEX-FS100 Interchangeable Lens Camcorder

Sony NEX-FS100

Sony has unveiled their new professional interchangeable lens camcorder the NEX-FS100 Super 35mm NXCAM camcorder which has been developed specifically as a digital motion camcorder. Designed to record video footage with shallow depth of field similar to that of a film

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Contour Viewfinder iPhone App Allows Easy Setup Of ContourGPS Video Cameras

Contour Viewfinder App

Contour the makers of the ContourGPS video camera have unveiled a new iOS app that allows you to link your ContourGPS video camera directly to your iPhone or iPod touch. Using the new Connect View Card and Viewfinder App you can

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3DS Ghost Recon : Shadow Wars Walkthrough (video)

Ghost Recon Shadow Wars

If you have been enjoying your shiny new Nintendo 3DS gaming system, and have been waiting for the up and coming release of 3DS title Ghost Recon : Shadow Wars. Industry veteran developer Julian Gollop provides you with an insightful look at the

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Operation Flashpoint : Red River Teaser (Video)

Operation Flashpoint: Red River is the upcoming first person shooter sequel to Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising and Codemasters have just released a new narrative teaser video, showing Marines fighting a huge PLA fighting force. The game’s plot will concern a

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Visioneer Mobility Wireless Mobile Scanner

Visioneer Mobility

If you need to scan documents while out and about a new mobile wireless scanner from Visioneer called the Visioneer Mobility might well be worth a look. The new 300dpi scanner has no cables of any kind and scans documents

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