Sunshine caught in the Web

Are you obsessed with all things ecological? Do you worry about the plight of the bottle-nosed dolphin and lie awake at night panicking over the hole in the ozone layer? If the answer is yes, you will be pleased to hear about a very green Web hosting company. SolarHost provides all the services of a normal Web hosting company, but with one major difference; it uses solar power to run the servers and aims to reduce pollution. The system uses 24 solar cells that generate power that is either used immediately or stored in a 4000lb battery bank, which is used to run the servers at night or if the weather takes a turn for the worst. ...more

Samsung frees printers from PCs

Samsung has launched its first range of photo printers that don't need to be hooked up to a computer. The SPP 2040 and 2020 use a dye sublimation printing technique that uses heat to transfer ink to the paper, resulting in prints superior to those produced by inkjets. Connectivity comes courtesy of Bluetooth for wireless, PictBridge for direct connections to imaging devices and a 7-slot memory card reader. ...more

YouTube speeds police hunt for murder suspect

A YouTube video has helped Canadian police find a man they believe responsible for a murder. Police in the Southern Ontario city of Hamilton said that they uploaded a one-minute, 12-second clip from a surveillance tape onto the video-sharing YouTube site. The video, which showed suspects arriving at a local nightclub for a Sean Price hip-hop concert, garnered media attention and was viewed more than 30,000 times. ...more

DVD player the size of disc

Panasonic has launched a micro DVD player barely bigger than a disc. At 159 x 140 x 16.2mm, and weighing in at 258g (not including battery) the DVD-PV40 is the tiniest DVD player we've seen, and also one of the most attractive. ...more

Medion launches ?99 sat nav

Medion has launched a ?99 sat nav system in time for Christmas. The GoPal PNA 210 boasts a colour, 2.8in, touch-sensitive screen with 2D or 3D views of directions and voice guidance. ...more