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Gimmicks are the new megapixels: The new generation of unusual digital cameras

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:44:02 +0000

In the last year we've seen cameras with projectors, 3D, Wi-Fi, GPS, swappable lenses, extra screens and new sensors. The megapixel race is over -- all hail the gimmick

How to survive a zombie attack using consumer electronics

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:19:02 +0000

Like it or not, zombies are coming and probably sooner than you think. Good news though -- we all have tech in our homes that can be used to defeat them, so let's find out how

Photos: The evolution of gadgets at IFA

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 09:36:02 +0000

Come with us on a tour of tech trends at the German electronics show, and revel in photos of the first consumer VHS camera, brick-sized mobile phones, old-school video games and kitschy Euro booth babes. Sehr gut!

Rilakkuma netbook: The best computers have bears on them

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:07:02 +0000

Sometimes, being incredibly hungover means you're still hammered from the night before. Add a netbook with a picture of a mammal on it, and you begin to ask yourself, are you still dreaming?

Toshiba Regza 42RV635: Quite possibly the TV you've been waiting for

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:49:02 +0000

If you want a sensibly priced, 42-inch LCD that does what it's told and shows your favourite TV shows and HD movies without a big song-and-dance, this is the very telly for you

Adobe Flash bringing more widgets to TVs

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:40:02 +0000

Adobe has announced a version of its Flash software optimised for TVs and Blu-ray players that will let developers bring video and Web apps to the living room

Sony announces successor to Blu-ray, gives away PSP2 plans by accident

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:06:02 +0000

CNET UK has been lucky enough to have got an exclusive chat with Sony UK about the company's Blu-ray replacement, and it let slip about the next-generation PSP at the same time

Cisco buys Flip Video maker for $590m

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:07:02 +0000

Cisco has taken another step towards becoming a major player in the consumer electronics market by acquiring Pure Digital, the maker of the popular Flip Video camcorders

Sony sells sexy slim screens with smutty shots

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 12:52:01 +0000

Nothing screams "We need to make more money" quite as loudly as a tech company using a leggy model with suspenders and a whip to sell its new ultra-thin TV. Enter Sony

Next-gen Android phone ready to roll?

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:00:00 +0000

HTC and T-Mobile are reportedly ready to launch a new phone using Google's open-source operating system, rumoured to be called the G2