Machines that Go Bing! -- The Gadgets Blog

UE46B7020 is the unfortunate name of one of Samsung’s recent offerings of LED HDTVs. In the store Samsung’s sales people (they have teams of ‘pushers’ in the larger London stores) will show you the superlative colour quality, the anorexic thinness, the subdued styling and the plethora of plug-in options on the back of what they can an ‘LED TV’. But what is the 7-series like to live with? Having lived with one for about a month I think I can say it’s made TV addictive again — but be prepared to make some compromises!

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Peugeot have launched in London the BB1 electric car concept that seats four people in a vehicle just 2.5 meters long. The BB1 was originally launched at the Frankfurt Motor Show and is now being promoted as a concept in a number of cities around the World.

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The iconic ‘figure-of-eight’ design of the orchestral violin has evolved little over the last 500 years so step up Hopfgartner Gerda to design a new form for the instrument based on the designs of ships and yachts of the 1950s as well as Baroque underwear!

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3’s mobile WiFi product (a re-badged Huawei E5830) provides a mobile internet connection (either 3G or HSDPA) to any device with a WiFi interface and a browser. This means you can browse the internet from your iPod Touch while on the move or even from a Sony PSP or Nintendo DSi.

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This EVGA InterView dual-monitor system allows you to view it in just about any conceivable way. It’s a dual display supporting two 17-inch flat screens attached to a single centre stand. Its the mounting of these monitors that is so clever as it allows a huge range of mounting configurations and even allows you to flip a monitor over to show someone on the other side of your desk.

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