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BT Infinity – Superfast Optic Fibre Broadband Comes to 4 Million UK Homes

by Jay Garrett on January 22, 2010

BT has hopped onto the fibre-optic super highway!

BT Inifinity is aiming to nibble at Virgin Media’s pie with the launch of its first super-fast broadband service which is set to arrive early next week.

BT Infinity will offer 40Mb per second speed broadband from a choice of two different price plans.

The cheapest Infinity package prices in at £19.99 a month plus a £11.54 line rental – but then there’s a rather ouchy £50 connection charge! Lumme!

That package will get you 2Mbps upload speed, and a rather tiresome capped usage of 20GB. BOOOOO! :(

For 24.99 you get free installation, upload speeds of 10Mb a second and, from what I can tell, no usage cut-off – Rah!! :)

BT is naturally making a big song-and-dance of the fact that its cheapest plan is £7.47 less a month than Virgin’s 50Mb super-fast service.

But now Virgin Media has hit back by reminding consumers that its service is actually faster at 50Mb per second.

A Virgin Media spokesman said, “We’re not sure why people in the UK would want to wait for BT’s 40Mb service which hasn’t launched yet, when they can already get Virgin Media’s great value 50Mb service.”

OooOooOoOo! Handbags! :p

There’s also the point that Virgin Media’s 50Mb service does not have a monthly usage cap at all.

BT says the 40Mb broadband service ‘will be made available to 4 million homes and businesses by the end of December’. So you have plenty of time for the battle to continue and see who’s best value once the dust settles.

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Mad Catz Cyborg Gaming Mouse Range – Prices and Details

by Jay Garrett on January 6, 2010

I was so tempted just to post the pictures and see if anyone could work out what the heck this thing was.

Then the more I looked the more it became obvious. It’s examples of the new Mad Catz Cyborg mouse – although I still can’t guess what all the buttons and bolts do.

The Mad Catz USB Cyborg mice have pretty much everything a gamer needs. You get adjustable ergonomics/weights and DPIs up to 5600 and they’re out in Summer.

“Cyborg is best known for ergonomic and fully adjustable flight sticks, gaming mice and keyboards. The new mouse range incorporates the same market leading design principles and applies them to gaming mice. For the first time ever on a mouse, the key points of contact between the gamer’s hand and the mouse are fully adjustable allowing it to be customized for any grip preference” commented, Darren Richardson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mad Catz. “The Cyborg mouse range was developed entirely in house and I believe they are the most comfortable gaming mice you’ll ever use. Besides, they just look cool!”

Here’s a run down of the range:

• Cyborg R.A.T. 7 Gaming Mouse
o Features: Fully Adjustable; 5600dpi laser; Programmable; Weight System; USB powered
o MSRP: $99.99 / £79.99 / €99.99

• Cyborg R.A.T. 9 Gaming Mouse
o Features: Wireless, Fully Adjustable, 5600dpi laser; Programmable,; Weight System; Powered by Rechargeable Batteries
o MSRP: $129.99/ £99.99 / €129.99

• Cyborg R.A.T. 5 Gaming Mouse
o Features: Adjustable Length; 4000dpi laser, Programmable; Weight System; USB powered
o MSRP: $69.99/ £49.99 / €59.99

• Cyborg R.A.T. 3 Gaming Mouse
o Features: 3200dpi laser; USB powered
o MSRP: $49.99 / £34.99 / €49.99

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Lenovo IdeaPad U1 – Use as a Netbook at Home and Take Just the Screen On The Road

January 5, 2010 Click to read more →
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For those that want to stay hip with the latest fashions Lenovo bring you the IdeaPad U1.
Everyone seems to be talking about tablets and/or netbooks – Boom! The IdeaPad U1 is both!
You can use it as an Intel Core Duo SU processored Windows 7 netbook who’s spec includes 4GB of RAM, 2 USB ports, HDMI [...]

Tiny Aluminium CompuLab Machine is a Fit Windows 7 Desktop PC [fit-PC2i]

December 4, 2009 Click to read more →
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CompuLab is quite well known for producing tinsy-tiny puters.
This mini-marvel measures a mere 4 x 4.5 x 1.05 inches and weighs in at only13 ounces, the fit-PC2i is hailed as the planet’s smallest dual gigabit Ethernet-equipped PC and at the mo I’m willing to believe it.
Don’t be fooled by its small size though.
It aint no [...]

Apple Have New MacBook, iMacs and Multi-touch Magic Mouse

October 21, 2009 Click to read more →
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A range of Apple-flavoured joy abounds!
Not only do we have a new MacBook and a choice of iMacs the little Magic Mouse gets all touchy!
So – a brand-new version of the entry-level white MacBook eh?
What’s new?
You get the upper-class addition of the same glass multi-touch trackpad that’s usually seen larking about on the more expensive [...]

Voda iPhone – Another Network Joins O2 and Orange to Sell Apple iPhones

September 29, 2009 Click to read more →
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Following on from yesterday’s news that Orange will be flogging Apple’s iPhone soon here in the UK Vodafone has gloved-up in the red corner.
Vodafone has announced this morning that it will sell both the iPhone 3G and 3GS in the UK and Ireland in “early 2010″.
Vodafone, just like Orange, is still playing things close to [...]

Storm Camden – A Touchscreen Watch Named After My Neighbourhood

August 11, 2009 Click to read more →
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Some of you may already know that my ‘hood or endz is Camden in London.
That’s one of the reasons why the new watch by Storm caught my eye.
The Storm Camden is not only a cool retro-looking digital time-piece it also features a touch-sensitive screen that when tapped switches on the screen.
Not only does this look [...]

The All New Jaguar XJ – A Gadgety Dream of a Car

July 12, 2009 Click to read more →
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On 9 July 2009 – Jaguar Cars officially unveiled the all-new XJ car at the Saatchi Gallery in Chelsea, London.
The new Jaguar XJ is one hot pussy cat of gadgety hi-tech on the inside whilst keeping that refined Jag outer layer.
The driver gets the Tesla S’s stunning touchscreen dash for a start!
Engines first then the [...]

WWDC 2009 – Apple MacBooks, Pro and Air Updates – Green Apples

June 8, 2009 Click to read more →
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Apple just announced new MacBook Pro models with the same upgraded, 7-hour battery life as the 17-inch MacBook Pro. It’ll also feature an SD-card slot.
Apple promises the battery will last 5 years in the same body we’ve come to know and love, along with upgrades across the board: A 3.06 GHz Dual Core Intel processor, [...]

Phosphor e-Ink Watches – Coolness With a Hint of Geek Chic

May 19, 2009 Click to read more →
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These watches look cool, use e-ink and don’t look overtly geeky – WIN!
Personally I think that these new Phosphor watches have real-world style.
The watches have a cool kind of bold newsprint look to them, really using the retro-future style of e-ink to the ultimate.
 They’re just right in the chunkiness levels too and the best thing is that the whole [...]

Latest EeePC 1004DN Will Have Optical Drive

March 27, 2009 Click to read more →

Before you all groan when reading the words Asus, EeePC and Netbook this bit of news may be upping the netbook game.
The Asus Eee PC 1004DN is looking to be the first Eee PC netbook with an optical disc drive.
Oh yeah!
Now you’re interested.
Let’s face it.  An optical disc drive has been something that practically all Netbooks [...]

Apricot Aegis – 1.8 Inch 240GB Pocket Drive

March 12, 2009 Click to read more →

Apricorn’s Aegis Mini portable HDD definetly takes the ‘portable’ term to heart.
At 1.8-inches it manages to squeeze in up to 240GB of storage space and still allow you to slip it into your jean’s.
The pocket-friendly external drive only weighs 3.7 ounces and it’s shock mounted so will put up with being dragged from puter to puter.
It sips at [...]

Touch Book Transforming Net Book – Always Innovating

March 2, 2009 Click to read more →

Here’s a rather natty bit of carry-about tech.
It’s the new Touch Book by a company called ‘Always Innovating’.
At first gawp it looks like JANB (Just Another Netbook).
You know the kinda thing: 8.9-inch screen with a 1024×600 res, thin, light, blah, blah, blah.
But, if you’re eagle-eyed, you’d see that it doesn’t have that Intel Atom CPU [...]

LG XNote P510 – A Model Spec Laptop?

February 13, 2009 Click to read more →

LG has made plenty of attempts to make its Xnote grab your attention.
Nothing changed then for their new P510 model.
LG says that it has a textured exterior, a rubber keyboard, and apparently even a bit of haptic feedback on the power button and some other controls……not sure how useful that is but hey – everyone [...]

Nokia N97 Gets March Release Date in UK

January 19, 2009 Click to read more →

Although Nokia hasn’t actually officially announced a release date yet; as I’m so good to you folks that visit here I thought I’d give you the heads-up should you be desperate to own Noks N97.
UK retailer Play.com has displayed a release date here for the funky fone here in the UK.
According to the online store Nokia’s latest top of the range [...]

Cinematic History Made in London – Duo of Imax Opened

December 6, 2008 Click to read more →

I unfortunately missed out on being present at this bit of cinematic history as two 3-D screens opened their doors right here in the capital.
But I was in Prague after all.
The two Odeon cinemas situated in Greenwich and Wimbledon are built around that fabby Imax technology which gives the highest video quality yet seen, and [...]

Cambridge Audio Pod Dock, Sonata and Fusion

September 21, 2008 Click to read more →

I’ve been waiting for my favourite Hi-Fi brand to kick out a Pod Dock and they certainly haven’t disappointed at the Milan Top Audio Show.
Cambridge Audio have also dished out a 2 piece set as well as an all-in-one – the Sonata and the Fusion respectively.
Let’s start with The Sonata.
Pointed towards the more picky listener [...]

New Apple iPod Nano, Classic and Headphones

September 10, 2008 Click to read more →

As well as the new iPod Touch the Nano has had a revamp.
Finally after all the speculation and ’spy pics’ we can see the new design all offical like.
As well as the New Nano there’s an upgrade to the 80GB Classic.
“As of today we’re upgrading the 80GB iPod”, with 120GB of storage, but for the [...]

Apple iTunes 8, Genius and HD TV

September 10, 2008 Click to read more →

Stevey J got stuck straight in with the new iTunes offerings by announcing HD TV show downloads, from $2.99.
As well as that he added, “NBC is coming back to iTunes, and they’re bringing all their great shows with them”.  Nice
The new iTunes 8 package will launch, with HD TV downloads, new browsing features and that “Genius” feature I’ve mentioned before.
Browsing [...]

New iPod Touch with Nike+ Support as Standard

September 10, 2008 Click to read more →

Well, as we’ve all survived the Large Hadron Collider being started let’s have a look at the new iPod Touch.
Jobsy says that it still ”has the same gorgeous 3.5-inch display”, but is even thinner, has built-in speakers, better artwork on albums and videos and an inbuilt app store are all being added.
But the killer thing is that [...]

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