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Can compact cameras zoom during video?

Digital Living This vertiginous shot is often seen in car programmes like Top Gear, when a camera travelling in a moving car zooms in or out on another moving car and causing the background to swoon in or out. My digital compact camera has video, but it won't...

Tags: shot, compact, tracking, zoom

31 October 2007, 15:28

18 things to do with your old technology

Digital Living If you don't have a car, you can ring your council up and get them to collect old goods from your home -- under the WEEE directive, they have to offer this service -- but you might be charged. Car boot salesIf you'd rather see the person you're...

Tags: arrange, sends, waste, recycle

16 November 2007, 8:05

Sony PSP: Accessorise This

Digital Living Radica Car StationPS2s and Xboxes in the back of the SUV was so last year. The advantage is that you can then power the console from your car's battery; the disadvantage is that it makes your new toy quite obvious to thieves.

6 September 2005, 7:45

Dualit DAB Kitchen Radio

Digital Living With its shiny chrome front and curvaceous body, Dualit's radio looks more like a muscle car (or a toaster) than a receiver of digital broadcasts. It's big, it's bold, it's heavy -- but is it the real deal or a trumped-up pretender?

8 September 2006, 10:42

Do Aibos dream of electric sheep?

Digital Living He looks like a dog designed by a car manufacturer: all sleek curves, shining metal and gleaming plastic. I took home my first robot on Saturday, in order to conduct a small experiment: I wanted to introduce it to my two-year-old son and see what I...

12 October 2005, 9:10

Phones for sport

Digital Living If you're not willing to remortgage your house or sell your car then fortunately there are alternatives. I'm a really keen runner and go for a run at least twice a week. I'm looking to upgrade my phone in the next few months and want to invest in a...

6 July 2006, 13:40

End the gadget madness and put the iPod down

Digital Living You drive a normal car but you're intimidated by all the people in four-wheel drives with Kevlar roll-bars. We have to stop the gadget menace now, before it's too late. This iPod thing is not a fad. It's not a craze.

18 March 2006, 8:00

Home cinema: understanding the risks

Digital Living You'll jump out of your skin when a car door is slammed, and be unclear for the rest of your life whether it was a plot point or your neighbour coming home late. Home cinema sounds like a great idea when you're standing in Tottenham Court Road...

2 March 2006, 16:29

Choose the right Bluetooth headset

Digital Living Many cars are even equipped with Bluetooth so that you can use the car's audio system for hands-free phone use. Over the last few years, Bluetooth headsets have become must-have accessories for salesmen, white-van men and anyone who spends a great...

15 August 2006, 16:46

Chatting in the third dimension

Digital Living The odd thing about human beings is how quickly they seem to be able to project their identity in the brand of jeans they wear, the car they drive or their haircut, and integrate stuff outside of themselves into their identity.

8 August 2006, 16:33

A mobile phone to take me home?

Digital Living You can get round this by using an AC adaptor or car adaptor, but this takes the 'mobile' out of your mobile phone. I work all over the UK, but until now I haven't bought a sat-nav because I don't like carrying too much stuff around.

28 April 2006, 10:49