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Sonic the Hedgehog

Sonic X-treme
Antique Code Show Sega's spikey blue erinaceinus across platforms, across time
Pocket-money saved, game ordered, wait for the postman and... nothing. A friend had the game already – rubbing salt into the wound – yet my journey of anticipation home from school each day still arrived at a big hole of spiky blue hedgehog nothingness. The original Sonic the Hedgehog was especially hyped throughout its long …
11 Apr 12:00

Twenty classic arcade games

Space Invader
Cabinet reshuffle
I’d better say it from the outset: picking 20 all-time arcade game classics is a nightmarish task, not simply because of the almost endless array of titles available to choose from, but because of all the really good ones you have to omit. Space Invader Here then, are the titles that made the cut, either because they have had …
05 Mar 12:00

Bash Street bytes: Do UK schools really need the Raspberry Pi?

Raspberry Pi and Lego Supercomputer, credit Simon J Cox 2012
Feature Does Britain really need to be a nation of coders?
There’s been a right fracas in education this year, with the government proclaiming that ICT (Information and Communication Technology) teaching is dull and demotivating, and that kids need to be be taught more programming, and less use of applications. Into the fray like a white knight comes the Raspberry Pi, a tool designed to …
27 Nov 11:49

Streetfighter 2: The World Warrior

Streetfighter 2: The World Warrior
Antique Code Show 1990s beat master
Yoga-fire! Had-uken! A-shab-dap-whoo-jit! In the early 1990s, such was common playground talk up and down the country, as children re-enacted their Streetfighter 2 fantasies, and dinner-ladies looked on in bewilderment. Streetfighter 2: The World Warrior Eight controllable characters was something of a revelation 20 years ago …
18 Jul 07:00

Eight... Rugged Cameras

Pentax Optio WG-2 rugged camera
Product Round-up Great outdoors photography
Has anybody not trashed a digital camera at some point while out and about? Dust or sand, water or ice-cream, the great outdoors ruthlessly claims its tech victims on a daily basis. While manufacturers have busily carved out a niche of rugged ‘adventure-proof’ cameras, the truth is that most people, whether on the slopes, at the …
07 Apr 07:00

Olloclip three-in-one lens

Olloclip three-in-one lens accessory for iPhone
Geek Treat of the Week Optical expaaaaaaansion for the iPhone
So Apple’s surprise non-announcement last week still made your original iPhone 4 feel a bit less special? Well, before you ditch and switch, maybe this is the alternative: bling up! Olloclip three-in-one lens accessory for iPhone Olloclip is a three-in-one lens attachment that adds plenty of extra zing to the iPhone 4’s …
10 Oct 10:00

Ten... outdoor gadgets

Ten... Outdoor Gadgets
Product Round-up Don't leave base without them
Experiencing the great outdoors is fundamentally about escaping the trappings of modern life – leaving all the gadgets and gizmos we carry around at home – right? Well, maybe not – as there’s a mountain of technology ready to enhance, rather than detract from your chosen outdoor pursuit, however extreme or placid. To document …
20 Aug 07:00

Contour GPS Bluetooth camcorder

Contour GPS Bluetooth camera
Review Extreme sports shooter with iPhone viewing
Contour has been making a lot of noise recently about the new wireless viewfinder feature for its HD range of helmet cameras. With these units being necessarily small, the idea is that the viewfinder bulk is taken care of by using your phone's display, with a Bluetooth connection streaming the pics and video. Simply download a …
12 Jul 06:00

H2O water-powered shower radio

H2O water-powered radio
Review Pump out the volume
Produced by Vivian Blick, a man who helped launch the wind-up radio, this shower-powered version is due to become the new must-have amongst ‘eco-trendies’ everywhere. The fact that shower-radios probably make you spend more time in the shower – thereby using more clean water and power – is an eco-flaw we’ll just have to ignore …
13 Apr 06:00

GoPro HD Hero camera

GoPro HD Hero
Review Water sports action star
For show-offs and general posers outdoor enthusiasts everywhere, GoPro devices tap neatly into all sorts of extreme sports where cameras have previously been off-limits. Indeed, the Hero range can be stuck, worn, twisted and clipped in numerous tricky places. GoPro HD Hero GoPro's HD Hero: one camera, several guises The …
16 Sep 07:00