Sony Corp has unveiled an Internet connected video recorder that will offer TiVO like functionality by seeking out and recording programmes that it thinks its owners will enjoy. The CSV E77 is the first in the Cocoon line of products that Sony intend to introduce as an alternative to the PC-as-entertainment-hub concept being touted by MS and Intel. The DVR incorporates a 160 GB hard disk (enough for 100 hours of Survivor!) and uses broadband connectivity to hook up with…

Two enterprising ex-dotcommers have come up with a game based around the silliness of the Internet bubble. Burn Rate is a $15.95 card based game which lets you become the CEO of a young company aiming for the top. Alternatively take the cash and go off and buy the hilarious and excellent Burn Rate book by Michael Wolff.

Those fun folks at Kodak have just released the EasyShare digital photo management software as a freeware download on their site, which is jolly nice of them, eh? By the way check out one of my favourite freeware digital camera tools, Digital Camera Enhancer. It’s brill! Of course the ‘sprat to catch a mackerel’ might be that the software includes a very easy way of ordering Kodak prints online, but that’s another story. And just for the record guys, that…

You’re not paranoid, right? It’s just that you’ve got some DVDs or CDs with stuff on that you don’t want to get into the wrong hands. How about shredding them with the Alera DVD/CD Shredder? The $70.00 device can cope with up to 30 discs a minute. Alternatively find some matches and a fireplace and be prepared to sniff some noxious smells for a while.

The DIY – Stop junk mail page provides a fairly comprehensive set of guidelines on how to avoid and combat junk mail, email and other intrusive advertising formats.

Got an itch? Well get rid of it with the Electronic Itch Stopper. According to the blurb the two models in the range will stop itches in less than a minute after application. Priced from $39.95. I’ve got to say I’m not convinced. Either about the effectiveness of this kind of device, or the wisdom of using a machine to remove the symptoms of something which obviously needs treatment.

The Pioneer PRV-9000 DVD video recorder is a desktop DVD-R (and DVD-RW) unit. It can record up to 2 hours on a DVD-R disc in DVD video mode, which should be useful for home movie buffs who can’t be bothered with using a PC. Street price appears to be around $1800.00. And it didn’t take long for the parasites to latch onto the potential of this product either!

Is the shape of city parking of the future? The Robotic Parking system is basically a building which contains a mechanised elevator system. They’re not new of course, but the scale of this type seems to be much grander than before.

What do you get when you combine a ritzy game arcade with a multi seat LAN party? Why Dreammachine of course. A series of mall based entertainment arcades for serious gamers.

Now this I like a lot. The basic idea behind Beamer is to add a video feed to any home phone, but what I like is the fact that it’s literally plug and play. Plug the unit into a standard phone line, plug the phone into the unit and start talking/viewing. No software installation, service charges or nuffink! Priced at an early market $499.99 for a set of two. [via twomobile]

Apparently cellular phone antenna boosters – you know, those little stickers – don’t work. Now there’s a surprise.

So fairADSL.com are now offering broadband service over here for �18.99 per month. Is this low price likely to become a trend, or will this crash and burn in un-economic flames?

The Samsonite 625 Hardline ICT – the world’s first briefcase with built in Bluetooth. Why? Well…er…for things like receiving air travel updates, security and of course that essential ‘exchange of information’. Consider me boggled. Warning: bad flash site. [via infosync]

A nice article from The Age looking at the use of technology to help golfers improve their game. The Virtually Perfect Golf idea seems cool, with virtual reality glasses and all. [via Techheadnews]

A nice article from The Age looking at the use of technology to help golfers improve their game. The Virtually Perfect Golf idea seems cool, with virtual reality glasses and all. [via Techheadnews]