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Continuing the archive of independent Cool Tech reporting (Archive Page 48).

Spotify coming to Windows Phone 7.5

November 7, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Good news for music lovers – especially here in Europe – who want to give the new Nokia Lumia phones a shot. In fact, this is good news for anyone tempted by the alternative smartphone OS; Windows Phone 7. Spotify and Microsoft today announced that they’ll shortly providing a Spotify app for Windows Phone 7.5. […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: mobile phone, Windows Phone 7

Fullware hacking with Xperia

November 7, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

You could tell that the Kinect was going to be a success when the community started to hack it and evolve its use beyond that of the Xbox. I cite the Kinect as an example of fullware hacking – not just messing around with code but with devices that consume the code. It’s worth keeping […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: kinect, sony, sony ericsson, xbox, Xperia

More than a war on graymail; secret agents too

November 7, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This blogger is based in Edinburgh and is very busy with his day job. As a result, I never get to go to blogger events hosted in London – but I do sometimes get sent photos of what I missed. Microsoft’s “roleplaying event” to highlight the latest upgrade to Hotmail is one such example. Mind […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: blogging, microsoft

Motorola launches more Android Tablets in the UK

November 6, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

There’s a shortage of good Android Tablets. As a result there is a shortage of good Android Tablet apps. As a result there’s a shortage in demand for Android Tablets. Do you know what happens next? That encourages the shortage of good Android Tablets. Now that Google’s bought Motorola (even if they claim to be […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: android, google, tablet

Star Wars Ultimate Force Tech Lightsaber to slay Christmas

November 2, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Toy retailer associations get busy at this time of the year to predict what will be the most popular Christmas gifts. It’s a big money bet. If you remember trying to track down a Wii or fighting your way through crowds in shops then its easy to imagine why shops need to know what to […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: darth vader, hasbro, lightsaber, star wars

LEGO digital clock

October 29, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This is a digital clock. You’ll recognise the display style straight away and then that the clock has been built from LEGO. No surprise to know it’s a Mindstorms line. It’s an impressive piece of mechanics. I suspect there will be plenty of times when you might look up to check the time, catch the […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: lego

Blow stuff up with science. This is engineering.

October 28, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

For science, you monster? Oh. Wait. That’s Portal 2. This video showcases some other interesting and dangerous science. In fact, do watch closely for all the way our engineer film stars flee the scene after dropping one reacting agent into an other.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: science

The Tech of Tomorrow

October 28, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There are a bunch of videos doing the rounds today that certainly worth watching. Two from Microsoft and two from RIM (BlackBerry). They all look at devices we might expect to be able to play with in the near future. There are clearly some trends; lots more speach and touch, lots of holographic projections but […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: microsoft, mobile

The new Nokia WP7 phones

October 26, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Today Nokia took the wrappers off their survival plan – the new set of Windows phones. They announced two; the Lumia 710 and the Lumia 800. The Lumia 710 is designed to be an entry level smartphone. We’re talking 1.4Ghz processor, 3.7 inch WVGA screen, 5 megapixel camera and 8GB on internal storage with microSD […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: mobile phone

Which HTC phones will get Dropbox’s free 5GB?

October 24, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

HTC have announced a new deal with Dropbox. HTC’s Android phones will come with a free 5GB of storage. It’s a great idea; a good counter to iCloud. I’ve an HTC Sensation with Dropbox installed. I don’t pay for Dropbox but have done some of their social media competitions in order to boost my storage. […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: android, htc

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