Latest by Ian Bell

We review the NS200 headphones from Swedish manufacturer NOCS which feature a warm, bass heavy sound and Apple-like style.

Review: Altec Lansing's Octiv Stage MP450 iPad dock manages to squeeze dual full-range speakers that help it pump out fine sound for its size.

Review: The Hu-Motion digital picture frame by NIX features a 12-inch display and motion detection, but also a hefty price tag.

Review: Paul Frank’s painfully cute Julius Dance Machine iPod dock goes heavy on style and light on functionality.

Review: The Thinksound’s ts02 canal phones deliver warm mids and deep bass from a unique wooden design.

Review: The JK-0300 keyboard from Cherry offers Apple-like style for Windows users but falls a little short in built quality.

Review: The Audio-Technica ATH-CKF300 canalphones defy their low price tag and designer looks with surprisingly tight sound and design.

The Vers 1e earphones with mic offer a sleek and environmentally friendly wood design, but don’t perform as well as competitors.

The Vers 1.5R clock radio and alarm outperforms plastic rivals with surprisingly deep bass and a clean design.

The Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Air updates its classic design with support for AirPlay and more refined sound, but retains a price as stratospheric as its name suggests.

The Cooler Master Storm Sirus gaming headset offer plenty of options for gamers to tailor their sound for fragging, but falls flat on music.

Review: The RHA SA-850 headphones draw looks with retro style and an affordable price tag, but don’t offer audio that stands out much from the considerable competition.

Rachio's sprinkler system definitely impressed us with its uber-simple smartphone interface and intelligent scheduling features, but the IRO's lack of physical controls and support for 3rd party rain sensors left us wanting more.

Nokia has released the highly anticipated V2.0 Firmware for the N97 phone. Users can expect speed improvements, security fixes, Ovi Maps 3.1 and more.

Ericsson, Sweden’s world-leading supplier in telecommunications, will make inroads into Korea’s fourth-generation cellular wireless (4G) market based on a deal with KT. This will likely spark competition among telecommunications equipment suppliers to grab a larger share in the country’s 4G market, and prompt service providers to introduce a 4G system. KT especially is reportedly considering […]

Newegg finally goes public, with financial analysts expecting big things with the company's IPO of $175 million.

Image used with permission by copyright holder If you procrastinate after three hours of work, imagine how hard it is to keep coming back to a project over the course of three years. That’s exactly what seven engineers, researchers and scientists from around the globe did in an attempt to improve Netflix’s movie recommendation algorithm […]

Motorola reveals the Cliq, their first phone using Google's Android system.

BMW mini Coupe Concept While its design is sure to polarize the masses, in our opinion Mini’s Coupe Concept is quite possibly the best idea to come out of their design studio since the re-launch of the modern day Mini Cooper. The concept celebrates the 50th anniversary of the brand with a compact two seater […]

Right on the heels of Sony slashing $100 off the price of the PlayStation 3, Microsoft has dropped the price of its Xbox 360 Elite down to $299.99.

Jabra's Halo Bluetooth wireless headset can hand calls and music - and looks like a regular set of headphones, rather than a robotic cricket living in your year.

Film Fresh has become the first company to offer downloadable DivX films from major Hollywood studios - although movie fans will have to live with standard definition for now.

Facebook said Thursday a California court has awarded the social networking Web site $711 million in damages in an anti-spam case against Internet marketer Sanford Wallace.

In the wake of Apple's iPhone 4 reception problems, department head Mark Papermaster is leaving the company. No word on whether he left on his own or not.

Apple has decided to ignore the bad press surrounding the Consumer Reports negative review of the iPhone 4.

Consumer Reports negative review of the popular iPhone 4 has caused quite the ripple effect on Wall Street causing Apple stock to slide south.

According to AT&T, a glitch with the chipset in the iPhone 4 is limiting the data upload speeds in some areas.

Apple may be denying the iPhone 4 antenna issues, but they certainly are not ignoring it as a recent job posting for antenna engineers proves.

An internal memo from Apple is circulating the net showing how Apple Store employees are supposed to address customer concerns about the iPhone 4's reception problems.

Germany is asking Apple to reveal what data the company collects from users of its product, and why they are doing so.

Apple has sold more than 1.7 million iPhone 4 phones over a three day period making it the most successful launch of an Apple product.

The Apple iPhone 4 has nearly sold out, but there are still a few places where you can buy one before they too are gone.

Analysts at Oppenheimer are predicting more than 1.5 million Apple iPhone 4's were sold on it's first day alone.

Apple's iPhone 4 will be the company's biggest success with pre-orders already selling out. Now thousands are lining up to get their hands on one today.