By Jay Garrett

So, my gadgety friends what’s been happening?

Well, fans of the fantastic Assassin’s Creed that happen to own iPhones/iPod Touches were blessed with a free multiplayer version of the game and this was tweaked recently with an update and a further 48 hours of free downloadage.

Fancy a bit of bling at your interment? Well, there is a company that will outfit your last resting place with a touchscreen and mobile phone whilst you sleep the everlasting sleep in a gold casket.  Apparently they’ve not received any complaints as yet ;)

Porsche and Ferrari have gone all green – my favourite has to be the Porsche 918 Spyder.  It looks awesome and instead of going battery powered the Stuttgart company have gone hybrid and paired a glorious 500bhp V8 with three electric motors that can be called into play when you need that extra boost or, alternatively, you can pootle about on pure lightening for around 16 miles and then plug it in to any socket for the return commute.

Just in case you weren’t aware; Apple’s iPad has gone up for pre-order over in the States.  We in the UK still have a while to wait til the end of April unless, that is, you nip over to Bundlebox.  Order through the site and they’ll loop-hole you the USA only rules and deliver you a nice shiny iPad to Blighty.

By Jay Garrett

It’s time for another gadgety update – what say you?

Toys – we all love ‘em!  If you’re anything like me the AT-AT is one of those Star Wars toys that you always wanted but never owned.  Well, now that we’re a little older, the bigger, better, Hasbro reissued model is now up for grabs! It can fit more figures and stands taller than the original. You may have noticed that everything has apps these days and this 21st Century Tamagotchi is no different.  

The furry Xachi will let you know it’s not happy being upside down as well – be warned!  If you’re more into creepy-crawlies but not allowed to bring them indoors, then why not get the geeky version?  The HexBug Newtons are small, fast, and will dart about on rubber legs just like real swarming bugs so you’ll still be able to freak out your household but without having the environmental health department called.

Tweakers and hackers will be familiar with BugLabs range of build-yourself hardware that allows you to make your own mobile.  Their range has got even better and now your self-build blower will be able to match the latest smartphones.

By Jay Garrett

The next thing on the gadgety calendar is the Mobile World Conference which happens next week in Barcelona. You can therefore epect more mobile phone news than you can possible handle/care about.

So I am not going to mention the sportsphone by Puma, a Japanese mobile that can split and be used as two independent handsets, the HD video recording Sony Ericsson or even the square Vodafone 360.

That’s how much I cosset you people

I will, however, quickly mention The Machismo mobile phone.  Not only is it a dual SIM, touchscreen blower that packs a 1.3MP camera – it can actually, really, light your cigarettes!

As Newslite is the home to weird news I feel it my duty to point out an article about eco-friendly burials that, essentially, has you screwing your nearest-and-dearest into the ground.

By Jay Garrett

Hello there my gadgety friends.

It’s been a while but hey – we’re all busy people right?

I believe it’s almost a month since we last said hi and in that time GadgetyNews and Geekahol suffered a little outage and many a wonderful thing has happened (or is rumoured to happen) in the world of tech.

Should I bother you with a smiling car, a working Star Trek phaser that you can build, or some cute little Google bots that you can own and love?

Nah.

I’m guessing that you’ve also had your fill regarding the Apple iPad and the fact that Google is busy working on a gAblet.  Pretty much in the same way as you know about Microsoft’s answer to the iPhone 4G – the Zune Phone
that supposedly will have Xbox and WinMo7 on-board.

What you do want to know about is a modern twist on a very popular, much wanted, programmable tank that would be instructed to deliver tasty fruit (according to the advert in the early 80’s) on command.

By Jay Garrett

Happy New Year my Gadgety faithful! I hope that you all had a fab Christmas and here’s to a fantastic 2010!  I’m now sober enough to type once more and have managed to break a few resolutions already – but that’s what they’re for right?

We’re only a week into the new year and the big three are already making their presence felt!

Yup, Apple, Google and Microsoft are making column inches and keeping the likes of us speaking their almost hallowed names.

Unless you’re just fresh out of rehab or have been too busy watching ‘celebrities” sleep on Big Brother you must know that Google have finally unleashed its own brand Android phone: Nexus One.  Where it seems to have almost disappointed some people it’s probably the nicest Android blower out there.  More interestingly though is the new online store that Google has created to vend the gPhone and perhaps others of its Android brethren.

12. Steve Coogan: The Inside Story

(BBC2, 27 December - 9pm)

He's become one of our brightest comedy exports in recent times, so Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer present this special look at comedy-actor Steve Coogan's career. Featuring clips from Coogan's favourite characters -- Alan Partridge, Paul and Pauline Calf, Tommy Saxondale and Tony Ferrino. Julia Davis also appears in some new sketches filmed just for this special. Followed by the Alan Partridge's 1995 festive special Knowing Me, Knowing Yule.



11. The Turn Of The Screw

(BBC1, 30 December - 9pm)

The classic ghost story by Henry James is transferred to the 1920s in this 90-minute special about a young governess who arrives to care for two orphaned children in a country house, only to sense the presence of evil. Stars Michelle Dochery, Sue Johnston, Dan Stevens, Nicola Walker & Eva Sayer.


By Jay Garrett

As we quickly approach the festive season things are hotting up in the gadgety world.  I think a recap of what’s been happening is in order.

I could start with the Japanese guy that married an anime game character, or with the Pentax DSLR that has 100 different colour options available.  Perhaps it would be better to mention the dual-slide-out-screened laptop that’s now available (which is certainly better than being used as bus seats) or, as it’s also the season of the credit card, the ‘Go Dutch’ concept may be more appropriate?

Of course there’s been news aplenty regarding mobile phones since we last met. Moto’s Droid has changed its name to Milestone once into UK airspace, LG has slapped a projector on the back of theirs, Creative’s Zii needs a hand with being built, Acer’s A1 Liquid that not only features Android but runs on Qualcomm’s spanky Snapdragon is now available whereas HTC has plans to drop another 20 Android phones!