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Canon’s IXUS range has seemed short on ideas of late. Its once-coveted metal-shell design has remained virtually unchanged since its inception, leaving others to try on its style crown for size. But now it’s finally given in to compact camera fashion with the IXUS 200 IS – a 12MP snapper that rocks a 3in touchscreen. Read full review on Stuff.tv
Microsoft has worked hard to banish the nightmares of Windows Vista, and the famously tweakable Windows 7 could win back some former friends with its versatility. Here’s a quick guide to making the most of the new OS. Read full feature on Stuff.tv
GPS is hardly new technology, so why we haven’t seen camera manufacturers falling over themselves to include it on their snappers yet is a mystery. Whatever the reason, ATP isn’t hanging around and has decreed we should all be able to pinpoint our escapades on a virtual map.
The Photo Finder Mini is a two-box geotagging solution, allowing you to add GPS coordinates to digital photos so you can view them ‘in situ’ using mapping software like Google Earth, Picasa or Flickr. You can even plot the route you took while taking them. Read full review on Stuff.tv
Seamless social networking to keep you connected
Better known as the Facebook phone, 3’s latest addition to its roster – the INQ1 – has a unique agenda to offer seamless social networking to all. The first handset from INQ has cherry-picked the best bits from smartphones like the iPhone and Blackberry Storm to answer the prayers of a new generation of mobile users more interested in updating their status than phoning home. Read full review on TechRadar.com
With over a million people a day watching programmes on BBC iPlayer according to the latest stats, we’ve clearly got a big appetite for internet TV. The trouble is, most of us have to catch up on Match of the Day on a computer screen rather than our new plasma.
That’s where the SlingCatcher comes in. Having been delayed for most of 2008, it’s finally arrived with three useful talents: it can stream internet telly from your computer to a TV, ‘catch’ video sent from another Slingbox and play video files from a USB stick. Read full review on Stuff.tv
