We’ve seen less subtle ways of detecting Wi-Fi, but this could be genuinely useful. If you’re the sort to work out and about, but don’t fancy hauling a laptop from your backpack just to scope the Wi-Fi hotspots you’re entering, check this out. It’s a wristwatch that’ll scan for networks and tell you which are free. It’ll also tell the time, packs a calendar, and is anti-static, shock proof and water resistant to 100 metres.
Out now | £20
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There’s really no need for motorists to consider any other PMP now. Archos is poised to announce a new windscreen mount for its 605 Wi-Fi media player, transforming the music and movie machine into a full-blown satnav.

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Smartphone maker E-Ten has just expanded its Glofiish range with a brace of new models. Dubbed the M810 and M750, both models are quad-band handsets with EDGE and Wi-Fi (the M810 also sports HSDPA for broadband-speed 3G), not to mention GPS.

Both also come with 2.8-inch screens, plus full slide-out QWERTY keyboards. There’s the obligatory camera too, although it’s a pretty unremarkable-sounding 2-megapixel jobbie.

According to E-Ten both models should be available within the next few weeks, although we don’t know how much they’ll cost yet.

Out April/May | £TBC
E-Ten (via RegHardware)

Got a sparkling new Blu-ray player but don’t know how to unleash the format’s awesome audio abilities? Then you need to invest in a 7.1-channel surround amplifier like Denon’s newly-launched AVC-A1HD, which takes the raw audio data, decodes it and belts it out in ultra-crisp, ultra-powerful lossless surround sound.

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Good news for coffee and Internet addicts: now you can get an injection of free Wi-Fi when you go for your next caffeine fix at Coffee Republic. A wireless broadband connection while you sip watery coffee has been a carrot dangled by all of the globalising coffee chains, but until now, none could resist the urge to charge through the nose for it.

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Just when you thought UMPCs had gone the way of the dodo, Sharp launches an all-new mobile computer toting not only an LED backlit touch screen, full QWERTY keyboard and Windows Vista Home Premium, but it’s the first ever mobile device to feature speedy Intel Atom 1.3GHz processor!

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Okay, so it’s pretty much a given that a new version of the iPhone is coming, it’s coming pretty soon and it’s going to have 3G. We can be pretty confident about those things.

But what else can we expect from iPhone 2.0? Well, as usual the Internet is buzzing with rumours and speculation. Some reckon we’re going to see OLED screens and a skinnier body.

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Nike+ has been a pretty cool add-on for the iPod Nano, letting health-minded joggers store stats and play motivational songs while they pound the pavement - and now Nike says its coming to the iPod Touch and iPhone too.

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