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Photos: What gadgets were the Victorians using?
Photo This is a self pouring teapot in action. The British Library in London is playing host to an exhibition of gadgets and technology from the Victorian era and early 20th century. The collection belongs to collector and author Maurice Collins OBE and... [14 Aug 2008]
Blowing up hard drives, stinky broadband and super cars
Photo See more of Hero in action here. The machine, seen in action here, is made by BAE Systems and is being trialled by UK Border Agency to reduce the heavy demands that searching the underside of vehicles for stowaways and smuggled materials places on... [01 Aug 2008]
Photos: 'Hero' bot hunts criminals
Photo The machine, seen in action here, is made by BAE Systems and is being trialled by UK Border Agency to reduce the heavy demands that searching the underside of vehicles for stowaways and smuggled materials places on staff. [24 Jul 2008]
Bill Gates, iPhone 2.0, mini laptops and much more...
Photo See it in action here. This is a mobile phone vending machine on show at Fujitsu's customer experience centre in Surrey where the company's future vision of retail is laid out. See what else you can expect to see when shopping in the future. [30 Jun 2008]
Photos: Google Earth issues stark climate change warning
Photo The project offers information on what action to take to tackle climate change and highlights projects already being undertaken. Environment secretary Hilary Benn said in a statement: "By helping people to understand what climate change means for... [22 May 2008]
Photos: Babbage's Difference masterpiece in action
Photo If only Babbage had lived long enough to see his dream machine in action. Charles Babbage's Difference Engine number 2 is making its US debut at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. [12 May 2008]
India's high-tech cities, web whispers, Babbage's Difference engine and more...
Photo See El-E in action here. This month silicon.com senior reporter Nick Heath visited India to check out the high-tech goings on in Hyderabad and Chennai. Pictured here is Tata Consultancy Services' campus - the outsourcing company's largest global... [29 Apr 2008]
Photos: Robots, lasers, action
Photo You know the future has arrived when scientists bring together two staples of science fiction: lasers and robots. But rather than 50-tonne behemoths dealing death with a massive light cannon, the El-E robot is instead using lasers to think like a... [10 Apr 2008]
Photos: £1,000 reward for PM's fingerprints
Photo The campaign could leave the groups open to prosecution for incitement but there has been no indication of any legal action so far. Wild West-style wanted posters will offer a £1,000 reward for anyone capturing the fingerprints of the Prime... [07 Apr 2008]
Photos: Android, high-tech Heathrow, the future of shopping
Photo Here's the phone in action on one of walking tours around Barcelona that Nokia arranged to show off the device. Photo credit: Natasha Lomas Hundreds of bags wait to be loaded into the high tech baggage system at Heathrow's brand new Terminal 5. [28 Feb 2008]
Photos: Nokia Navigator maps out the route on foot
Photo The company arranged driving and walking tours using the device in Barcelona, here's the device in action. Nokia announced Maps 2.0 and the 6210 Navigator handset at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona last week. [20 Feb 2008]
Photos: Regent St store - flying the flag for Nokia
Photo This is the Explore section of the store where customers can be shown the different phones in action by a shop assistant. This is Nokia's UK flagship store at 240 Regent Street, London. The shop opened last Saturday with no expense being spared... [12 Feb 2008]
Photos of the month - October 2007
Photo Click here for more images of Microsoft's Surface technology in action. silicon.com's Tim Ferguson went along to a demo of Microsoft's Surface technology in London this month. The software behemoth was showing off a table-like device that uses a 30... [31 Oct 2007]
Photos: Soldiers test battle simulator tech
Photo The LWC was set up in 2002 to help train units for action in the Balkans and Northern Ireland but now includes training for Afghanistan and Iraq. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has spent £250,000 on high-tech simulator equipment to provide more... [22 Oct 2007]
Photos: The rise of the luxury mobile
Photo Unlike Apple's handset, however, the Armani phone utilises haptic technology to produce mild vibrations when an on-screen icon is pressed so users can be sure their action has been registered. The latest handset from high-end audio equipment maker... [10 Oct 2007]
