Archive for October, 2005

S.beat: Swiss knife/MP3 player

Friday, October 28th, 2005

S.beat is a combination of Swiss Army weapons and USB keys. It’s a hybrid knife that adds removable MP3 component that supports also WMA and OGG playback. It will come in 1GB, 2GB, and 4GB.

The whole package only measures 74 x 22 x 24mm. Beside a truly tiny MP3 player, you get a blade, […]

Hide My Ass: a proxy server

Friday, October 28th, 2005

Nothing new and nothing revolutionary. It’s just a proxy server called Hide My Ass. It could be very useful if you are at work, in school, or wherever you are not allowed to browse certain sites due to questionable content.

Whenever you won’t be able to access a site of your choice, just use Hide My […]

OpenOffice 2.0

Thursday, October 27th, 2005

OpenOffice 2.0, the free alternative to Miscosoft Office, has finally been released. After more than two years in development there is a much better installation process, new titles for the applications - Writer, Impress, Calc and Draw; a new interface, OpenDocument format, enhanced PDF export facility. OpenOffice 2.0 also includes a powerful database application that […]

Casio EX-S600 6 megapixel digital camera

Wednesday, October 26th, 2005

Casio EX-S600 is a new six megapixel digital camera which gives gives their popular Exilim Card line of digicams a bump to 6 megapixels. It very thin but also includes image stabilization technology, not normally seen in this kind of cameras.
One of the striking features of the new Casio EX-S600 is its ability to […]

How to buy a laptop

Wednesday, October 26th, 2005

In search for a new laptop computer I came accross a great laptop buying guide on Pc Magazine. This is a must read if you are buying your first laptop or changing your old one.
The simple fact is: Notebook PCs can go anywhere and handle almost anything a traditional desktop PC can, including multimedia applications. […]

Compaq Presario B1800 series

Tuesday, October 25th, 2005

Sleek and stylish, the Compaq Presario B1800 notebook is incredibly lightweight and yet exceptionally powerful with the latest Intel technology. It is one of the smallest and lightest notebook ever designed by HP for highly trendy mobile individuals or professionals who desire style with substance. It lets you stay connected with your world wherever you […]

Nokia 7380

Tuesday, October 25th, 2005

Nokia 7380 is the follow-up to fashionable Nokia 7280 stick phone which was introduced over a year ago. Iconic and slim in design, revel in its stunning compact size, accentuated with leather, cloth, metal, and ceramic finishes, a cool glass mirror display with light-enhanced effects, a 2-megapixel digital camera, an integrated FM tuner, Bluetooth, GSM/GPRS/EDGE […]

First desktops from Lenovo: ThinkCentre E

Monday, October 24th, 2005

A few days ago Lenovo introduced its first desktop models since purchasing IBM’s consumer hardware division. The ThinkCentre E Series is a small business-targeted lineup models. Ease of use and built-in recovery software are the major selling points. All E Series models ship with the Rescue and Recovery application that both restores functionality following a […]

Flock: a new web browser

Monday, October 24th, 2005

Another web browser has seen the light of day. Flock, currently available as a developer preview, is a new browser that will open a whole new world to browsing the web. It’s based on Mozilla and has some new and interesting features such as del.icio.us, Flickr, writing to your blog and other.
Website: Flock

The Top Ten Blog Design Mistakes

Sunday, October 23rd, 2005

A leading expert in Web usability, Jakob Nielsen, has written up his top ten blog design mistakes. There are some good guidelines in there and it’s worth reading if you’re publishing a blog.
Weblogs are often too internally focused and ignore key usability issues, making it hard for new readers to understand the site and trust […]