Darren Straight's Blog

ICT Enthusiast and photographer.

By - Darren Straight

ABC’s Charlie’s Angels – First Look

Charlie’s Angels is an upcoming American reboot, television series developed by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar for ABC based upon the 1976 series of the same name. On May 17, 2011, ABC announced that the series would air on Thursdays at 8/7 Central, beginning in the Fall. Three beautiful but troubled women, a former Miami police officer, a mysterious street

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ABC’s Once Upon a Time – First Look

Once Upon a Time is an upcoming American Fantasy/Drama television series to air on ABC. ABC announced May 17, 2011, that the series will air Sunday nights in the 8PM (ET)/7PM (CT) time slot. The series is loosely inspired by the classic fairy tale stories except set in the present day, hence the series name. The stories hold a key

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Siemens launches Aquaris first waterproof hearing instrument

Back in December, Siemens launched wireless technology for the hearing impaired. Well now they are launching the first waterproof hearing instrument called aquaris which has been developed to provide swimmers, sailors and the physically active with amplification despite the impact of water, sweat and dirt. An innovative waterproof, dust and impact resistant hearing instrument has been launched by hearing health experts Siemens

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Packard Bell Liberty Tab

Freedom is now at your fingertips thanks to the new Packard Bell Liberty Tab, designed for living your digital life to the fullest with maximum fun whenever, wherever, whatever. The new Packard Bell Liberty Tab is a 10.1-inch tablet created to answer all family’s need for entertainment, fun, multimedia and computing with top comfort. With the Packard Bell Liberty Tab

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9 weeks till my climb up Scafell Pike at the Lake District National Park

In 9 weeks time myself and my friend Rob will be climbing Scafell Pike the is the highest fell in England. Its height is 978 metres (3,209 ft) and it is located in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria. Now it may not be as high as a lot of mountains out there, but it’s something I’ve always wanted to do! 🙂

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New Nintendo 3DS System Update Set to Arrive 7th June 2011

Nintendo of Europe has announced that the latest system update for the hand-held Nintendo 3DS™ system will be available in Europe starting June 7. By downloading the free update via a broadband Internet connection, Nintendo 3DS users can enjoy a number of new features and enhancements including an Internet browser and access to the Nintendo eShop, where users can browse

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The Sunday Times Launches The Social List

Last week, The Sunday Times launched The Sunday Times Social List at www.the-social-list.com; a definitive and ever evolving list of who’s who in the world of social networking (The World’s Most Active And Influential Social Networkers). Drawing information from the four biggest social networks – Foursquare, Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook – The Sunday Times Social List system adds up your social

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Minecraft Beta 1.6 Released

Minecraft Beta 1.6 has just this minute been released out – see post from notch here. This update requires both a client and a server update. Remember though if you still wish to join my public Minecraft Server – Yet Another Minecraft Server (YAMS). Then you must NOT update! This is at least until the Bukkit Team have released a recommended Bukkit build for

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Pedal-Powered Boat for Trans-Atlantic Voyage Comes to Life with Autodesk Software

A team of British engineers relied on software from Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) to design an innovative pedal-powered boat for a 3,000-mile trans-Atlantic race to raise money for charity. The Project Torpedalo team used Autodesk Digital Prototyping software, including Autodesk Alias Design, Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk Maya and Autodesk Showcase, to design, visualize and simulate the carbon fibre boat that will

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Baby Bethany is the Queen of Flickrs Peoples Royal Wedding Album, while Pippa Middleton is the Princess of Search

“Bethany was very excited to watch the Royal Wedding”, a photo taken by Flickr user Louisa Who?, has been chosen as the winner of Flickr’s ‘People’s Royal Wedding Album’ (http://www.flickr.com/groups/peoplesroyalwedding) by Yahoo! Royal Wedding Ambassador and former BBC Royal Correspondent Jennie Bond. At the same time, the undoubted star of the Royal Wedding was Pippa Middleton, according to Yahoo! Search.