plastic

Do Aibos dream of electric sheep?

Digital Living My son picked up Aibo's bone, a strange little white and pink plastic barbell, and began beating the dog fiercely on the nose. He looks like a dog designed by a car manufacturer: all sleek curves, shining metal and gleaming plastic.

12 October 2005, 10:10

Replace your iPod's battery

Digital Living A guitar plectrum (the hard-plastic kind, not the newer rubberised ones) Far and away the best tool for the job is the one supplied by PDASmart because it's plastic and won't scratch or mar the original case.

11 May 2005, 12:43

Nokia 7280

Digital Living It's made of glossy black plastic, with white and silver accents and two patches of a black, suede-like fabric. Nokia's 7280 Art Deco-style phone tends to arouse strong feelings. Sounds daft, but we rather like it.

15 May 2005, 13:26

Can I put two SIM cards in one mobile phone?

Digital Living It works by providing you with a plastic device (pictured below) that has two slots where you place your two SIM cards and this is attached to a dummy or ghost SIM. Hi, I've got a work mobile phone and a home mobile phone.

29 June 2006, 12:41

Shooting video in bright and hot locations

Digital Living Your camcorder chassis may seem fairly solid on the average day in the UK, but when temperatures are pushing the mid-thirties, you might return to find a thousand pounds worth of sticky plastic in a puddle.

27 July 2006, 17:07

Don't cut the technology cord

Digital Living I binned it, sulked at the thought of another hideously over-featured replacement, and then remembered I still had an ancient BT model -- white plastic, giant keys, definitely not cordless. Picture it.

25 March 2006, 8:00

Apple Newton vs Samsung Q1 UMPC

Digital Living The Newton is coated in a clean, grippy non-slip plastic, while the Q1 has a glossy black exterior that quickly picks up fingerprints. We've all dreamed of owning a portable device that can organise, entertain and enrich our lives.

Tags: battery life, microsoft office, pen, tap

27 July 2006, 17:39