The Leica Monovid Red is a little, limited edition monocular that’s just launched in time for Christmas. You’d better act fast to claim one for the ornithologist in your life though, as there’s a short run of just 40 of the pocket telescopes available in the entire country!
December, 2009
Google Maps just got a fantastic new feature for anyone in search of a new crib. As rumoured, it now boasts a real estate search aggregator that pops up with available pads on the map.
It’s a momentous addition to the already powerful Google Maps, and if it’s free for estate agents as reports claim, means the search giant is poised to undercut yet another industry entirely.
Evatran could be a tech company that hits it big next year if it pulls off the plans it’s just announced. It’s prepping a wireless charging system, Plugless Power, for electric and hybrid cars, that lets you juice them up just by parking them nearby, and it’s planning to launch the cordless eco pumps next year! Keep reading for more on the Powermat for motors.
Left 4 Dead 2′s first downloadable content has been unveiled. It’s pretty sensational bringing the Survivors from the original Left 4 Dead together with the characters from its sequel.
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Do you do a double check before sticking your credit card digits in when buying online? You probably ought to: a new poll by 
Last year, netbooks were the must-have on Christmas lists everywhere. This year’s no different, with stacks more nifty numbers to turn your head. So is the new Asus Eee PC 1005HA Seashell Windows 7 edition worth your wonga? Or is it slowed down by Microsoft’s spanking new OS? read our Asus Eee PC 1005HA Seashell Windows 7 edition review now and find out.
Facebook for Android is catching up with its iPhone alter-ego, adding new features in a major update. What can you expect from the social network’s Android arm? Read on to find out…
A new version of Facebook for Android has hit the Android marketplace. It adds the seriously important ability to browse your friends’ profiles and photo albums in the app. In the previous version of Facebook for Android, you’d have found yourself kicked out into the browser.
Being able to browse photos and profiles in the app means it’s now much easier to zoom in on photos, leave comments and share them. However Android’s Facebook app is still lagging in some other areas – you can’t access your inbox to send or receive messages and Events aren’t supported yet.
However, don’t worry too much Android fans, it took over a year for the iPhone app to get Event and the development of the Android version seems to be moving a lot faster. The original version was only released in September.
Out now | £free | Android Marketplace (via Techcrunch)
Facebook for Android is catching up with its iPhone alter-ego, adding new features in a major update. What can you expect from the social network’s Android arm? Read on to find out… Read more
Google’s Nexus One Android phone could be made affordable for consumers using mobile ads, according to speculation from US observers. The search giant purchased AdMob, a mobile advertising firm, last month.
Since the Google Nexus One was spotted in public speculation of what it means has run rampant. Talk of Google selling the Nexus One itself SIM-free has been hamstrung by one little problem: why would consumers opt for such an expensive option.
Now analysts in the US are linking up the Nexus One with Google’s purchase of mobile advertising firm AdMob. Could Google make the phone affordable by building mobile adverts into the user experience?
Kevin Burden, an analyst for US firm ABI research, says: “Google doesn’t seem to want to be in the phone business or the mobile carrier business, so this must be about something else, and that’s the advertising business, since Google is in the business of selling ads.”
The theory goes that if Google incorporated mobile ads into the Nexus One, it could be able to offer the handset at a price similar to a subsidised phone from a network. It’s an interesting suggestion but will users be happy to deal with ads on their phone in return for that freedom?
While Google has admitted that it’s sent the Nexus One out for “dogfooding” among its employees, it’s not saying anything else about the handset that every rumour-fuelled fanboy is calling “the Google Phone”. It’ll be interesting to see where this goes next and with products like Google Voice already out there, we wouldn’t want to second guess what Google’s up to.
TBA | £TBA | Google (via PC World)
Google’s Nexus One Android phone could be made affordable for consumers using mobile ads, according to speculation from US observers. The search giant purchased AdMob, a mobile advertising firm, last month. Read more