At the Touch Diamond launch event last week a few HTC employees mentioned that there would be a number of official accessories for the new device. So I managed to track down this photo of the official desktop cradle for the HTC Touch Diamond . HTC Touch Diamond official cradle I must say that this looks super sexy with its glossy black finish. You'll also notice the decent looking set of headphones...
I was beginning to think Twitter - the micro-blogging service that's all the rage amongst the technorati - was just another fad for people who want to share too much of their rather dull lives. Until this morning. When I...
Physically from today's Telegraph , but in spirit from Lewis Carroll, surely: Hundreds of Pagan worshippers locked up in British jails have been given the right to take twigs into their cells to use as magic wands. The ruling, which also allows hoodless robes and rune stones, was made to ensure the 300 or so Pagans currently serving sentences have the same rights as other religions. The permission...
Many site owners dream about adding deep social features allowing users to interact with their friends in external communities. However the cost and know-how required to script against various sites' APIs have traditionally been prohibitive for all but the largest publishers. Google's Friend Connect bridges the programming gap by offering standardized tools to facilitate "richer social experiences"...
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Sunday Times: One April day in 1991 the world awoke to the news that a devastating cyclone and tidal wave had struck the coast of Bangladesh. As bodies washed ashore by the thousand and the death toll rose to 139,000, with millions homeless, a huge aid effort swung into action. Seven thousand American troops, diverted on their way home from the Gulf, boosted the relief effort. The American amphibious...
Tim Newman spent the first 15 years after his birth in 1977 in an isolated farmhouse without a TV, a mile outside Pembroke in south west Wales. At age 19 he was glad that he was at last able to...
WillS sez, "The Get Out Clause, an unsigned Manchester band who could not afford a camera crew for their video, 'performed' in front of a load of CCTV cameras, requested the footage from the camera operators under the Freedom of Information Act and then stitched the results together for their music video." Link (Thanks, WillS!)...
Facebook will add more than 40 safeguards to protect young users from sexual predators and cyberbullies, attorneys general from several US states have announced. The news follows a similar announcement from MySpace after the social networking site was involved in a sexual predator scandal last year. The changes include banning convicted sex offenders from the site, limiting older users' ability to...
Returning with a new site. Jeff Croft talks about his view on web standards and we discover why the personal website is dead. Download this show. Launch our podcast player News and events Creating grid layouts Last month I attended the Future of Web Design conference. The speakers were exceptional, however my favorite was a presentation by Jon Hicks (1) on his web development process. The guys at...
I play poker every other week but my dealer (and playing) skills are somewhat lacking, this could solve the former, the robotic poker dealer. After watching the video I reckon it still needs a bit of work (and speed) but for a school project it's pretty cool and at least it didn't box the cards. Found via wpc.888.com , more info and opinions over on Gadget Venue and Zedomax . Pressy idea : Educational...
Bugs sez, Several large UK retail firms are due to launch a database containing details of staff who've been accused of "stealing, forgery, fraud, damaging company property or causing a loss to their employers and suppliers." This is intended as a closed, privately-run addition to the police background checks already offered by the state-run Criminal Records Bearau. Crucially, the new database will...
Filed under: HDTV , Home Entertainment The Criterion Collection's long-awaited HD debut -- delayed by that annoying format war -- finally has a date, as well as a list of the first movies getting a definitive release in 1080p. If that wasn't enough, try this bit on for size: They won't charge viewers extra for the privilege. That's right, according to the e-mail that went out to subscribers today,...
Filed under: Desktops , Gaming Although NVIDIA's pledged to simplify its lineup for consumers and ATI's been getting better, the current state of the graphics card market is still a pretty wild alphabet soup of model numbers and specs lists, so the crew over at The Tech Report decided to break things down using the only stat that matters: price. While the results aren't exactly shocking (surprise:...
Laser Target Alarm Clock. Place clock on the other side of your bedroom. Close eyes. Sleep. Wake to the sound of alarm annoying your teeth. Pick up laser ‘gun’ take aim and try to shut it off. Stagger out of bed. Open window. Sling clock into neighbour’s fish pond. Return to bed. £19.58. 121 words | email this | permalink | no comments | digg this related entries Wake and Shake clock. Robot alarm....
