Apr
30

75% of UK mobile phones feature a camera

According to a survey by M:Metrics, the mobile market authority, over 50% of US mobile phone users now have a camera phone, representing a total of 106 million phones, while in.. more
Apr
30

BT introduces USB Balance control for PCs

BT, the telecoms group, is developing a USB unit called Balance, which allows users to control a laptop, tablet or ultra-mobile PC by simply by moving it around. The unit, which.. more
Apr
27

SubRosaSoft distributes MacLockPick

SubRosaSoft is distributing MacLockPick, a USB thumb drive which can extract passwords, Internet history, and system settings from an OS X user just by plugging it into a USB drive. The.. more
Apr
27

T-Mobile announces availability of Sidekick iD

T-Mobile has announced the immediate availability of the Sidekick iD smartphone, initially in the US. The phone, which is designed for younger consumers, has an easily customisable exterior with removable and replaceable panels in a variety of colours, shades and patterns. Its rich communications capabilities.. more
Apr
26

Sony announces USB camera for PlayStation 3

Sony has announced the PlayStation Eye - a new camera with built-in microphone designed to work specifically with the PlayStation 3. The device, a digital camera with a built-in noise-cancelling microphone, caters for those who want to communicate with others through the PlayStation Network via.. more
Apr
26

DoCoMo phones feature motion-sensing technology

NTT DoCoMo of Japan is embedding EyeMobile gesture-recognition technology from GestureTek into two new FOMA 904i series handsets. The new phones will be released in Japan this month. They will initially use the motion-sensing technology for games and will be able to use gesture-sensing for.. more
Apr
25

EPOS announces Digital Pen and USB Flash Drive

EPOS announced its latest Digital Pen and USB Flash Drive at the 2007 CES event. A user simply writes or draws with the pen and everything is wirelessly transmitted to the USB flash drive. When the flash drive is connected to a PC the handwritten.. more
Apr
25

Digital camera sales to peak in 2010

Market intelligence company IDC expects digital camera sales to reach 114 million units in 2007, an increase of 8%, but to peak in 2010 as the market reaches saturation point. Traditional film cameras are rapidly being replaced by digital cameras, and camera manufacturers are already.. more
Apr
24

USB mouse jiggler stops computers falling asleep

AM Micro has launched Mouse Jiggler, a USB dongle from WiebeTech which makes sure a mouse keeps moving so a computer doesn’t shut down mid-download. The device is portable and automatic with no software to install or run. It simply plugs into a USB port.. more
Apr
24

Joint venture develops anti-reflection lenses

Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) and Ito Optical Industrial Co Ltd are jointly developing a technology for low cost mass-production of resin lenses with an anti-reflection function. A microstructure of metal nanoparticle is formed on the surface of the die.. more