BT Inspire 1500 Triple

History can be selective when it wants to be. It's strange that in today's world so few people really know anybody behind some of the greatest technological achievements, choosing instead to create gods out of talentless "celebrities" who for some quite bizarre reason are held aloft as aspirational and inspirational. The only thing that these people inspire in me is an extreme urge to find the nearest toilet (thank you Sir John Herrington in 1596 & JF Brondel in 1738 for your works on flushing and valve systems). Of course, people know about the big guns - and possibly even the unlucky runners-up.

Panasonic's HDC-TM300 camcorder has been getting some serious plaudits in the review world and has been steadily picking up awards throughout the entire year, including Best Camcorder at the TR Awards.

One third of American youngsters send an astonishing 100 texts a day on their mobile phones....

.......but only across the pond for the moment. Priced at $200, you can now pre-order the HID-C10 Dash Personal Internet Viewer from the Sony website, if you reside in the United States.

As I'm off for my summer holiday tomorrow, I've been looking around for something to help keep me comfortable during the plane flight - and I thought I might have found it.