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Sony in the UK have announced the MDR‑DS6500 digital wireless 7.1ch surround sound headphones. That's quite a collection of adjectives, so to break it down into the constituent parts... Digital wireless - All-digital wireless transmission resists noise and interference from other devices in the home. Automatic tuning switches seamlessly between RF channels in the 2.408 – 2.473 GHz range to
To conclude our short series of posts on Yuri Gagarin's first orbit of the Earth in Vostok 1 fifty years' ago, I thought I might put together a few of the best links that I've found on the web for those who want to know more about Yuri and his historic flight. Yuri Gagarin's Wikipedia Entry YuriGagarin50.org - A comprehensive
The Nissan Leaf is expected to be the first "normal" electric car and by the brief look I had today at Charles Hurst Nissan, it's certainly not far off the mark. To start with, it looks like a normal four door family saloon. Perhaps a little on the small side for US folk, but perfectly normal in Europe. Inside, it's
Continuing the celebration of Yuri Gagarin's orbit of the Earth in Vostok 1 back in 1961, First Orbit is a documentary film that joins archive footage of the event with modern shots taken from the International Space Station (ISS). The filmmaker, Christopher Riley, collaborated with the European Space Agency to see if it would be possible to film the same
As you'll know from all the coverage, yesterday was the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's historic first orbit of the Earth by a human. Back in 1961 at the height of the Cold War, it was a demonstration of superiority by one superpower over another rather than any altruistic motive that sent him into space. Regardless of how it was
HP today refreshed the EliteBook w-series line-up with three new models, the 8760w, 8560w and 8460w. Built on HP's "FORGE" design framework that's been seen before on the P-Series, these are industrially-designed with a brushed gunmental finish, strengthened glass touchpad and HP DisplaySafe frame. The laptops meet the MIL-SD 810G military standard for toughness meaning that these laptops should stand
Nokia today announced two new smartphones, the E6 and the X7, both sporting the latest version of Symbian, codenamed "Anna". The Nokia E6 adds to the business range and the Nokia X7 excels at games and entertainment. The new Anna software has new icons and usability improvements, including better text input, faster browsing and a refreshed Ovi Maps. "We are further