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Robot doctors lend their heads to surgeons

News And while the robots won't be floating around your local hospital for a while yet, there are plenty of situations where they could come in handy. It might look like a Dalek with a TV jammed on its head but the robot prowling the wards at St Mary's...

10 February 2006, 9:53

Photos: Cardboard furniture keeps it green

News Boxes housing equipment from printing shops also come in handy. What does cardboard furniture have to do with technology? As prices rise for oil and raw materials (even sawdust), fans of furniture made from cardboard call it more earth-friendly and...

Tags: interest, designs, material, shapes

10 March 2008, 9:37

Intel pushes WiMax around the world

News While Wi-Fi's range is measured in metres, WiMax's range is measured in miles, offering a handy way to link entire neighbourhoods or rural communities. Intel announced a slew of new investments on Wednesday that build on its global vision of...

11 November 2005, 9:20

News.blog: New top-end Olympus dSLR in October?

News Live view modes haven't generally wowed reviewers, but one handy feature permitted by swivelling screens is a better ability to shoot when the camera is held overhead or low to the ground. Olympus publicly showed prototypes of its new top-end...

13 July 2007, 8:44

Top 10 alternative uses for an iPod

News Which is rather handy for the police when they turn up to investigate and find an iPod packed full of vital evidence. You may even use one yourself in the gym or while walking the dog. But the rise of the iPod has prompted generations of developers...

20 March 2007, 10:33

Photos: Top ten holiday gadgets

News The 3.2-megapixel camera has autofocus, a 'real' Xenon flash and a handy Best Shot feature, so your snapshots should be good enough to print. There are loads of gadgets that can make relaxing by a pool even more fun.

26 July 2006, 10:55

What not to eat -- over your keyboard

News Have a dog handy to eat the crumbs as they are blasted into space. Whether it's merely snacking to help pass the time or voraciously devouring lunch while trying to restore the chief executive's files we inadvertently deleted, we all eat at our...

15 March 2006, 10:00

News.blog: I want 'Buffy' on my iPod!

News One handy option that Guba now offers is an 'iPod download' feature. Filling it with video turns out to be much more difficult. Apple's iTunes store, of course, offers a few TV downloads for purchase to US users at $1.99 each.

16 January 2006, 10:51

The awkward smart phone grows up

News It's also a touch screen -- a skinny stylus tucks into the back of the phone -- which is handy if you install any of the thousands of Palm-compatible programs available online. Previously on A.P.T. In series one (1996), Palm Computing developed the...

4 July 2005, 9:25

TiVo looks for an edge

News The notebook then transmits the songs to Airport Express devices connected to stereos, which play the songs -- a complex but handy way of playing digital music in his home. Kyle Copeland has more than 90GB worth of digital music stored on various...

25 April 2005, 9:56

Google fuses Writely and Spreadsheets

News Google is diving further into the Web-based productivity application market by offering a new product that combines its online word application and spreadsheet programs. The company is today set to launch a beta version of Google Docs & Spreadsheets.

11 October 2006, 9:03

Images: Google Custom Search Engine

News Google is launching the Custom Search Engine to bring tailored search to Web sites and blogs. The tool lets people use the Google search platform to create a search engine focused on any content they want -- from news events to Hollywood...

24 October 2006, 9:40