In our quest to bring you the lowdown on all things cutting edge, it’s all too easy to forget about the more traditional gadgets – the sort of gizmos that we’ve been using for years and years and have become very much “part of the furniture”.

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BlackBerry-growers RIM have officially announced the BlackBerry Bold 9700, the first follow-up to the original Bold and, like most BlackBerries, equipped with a full-on QWERTY keypad rather than the de rigueur touchscreen. There is a nod to touchiness, though: the Bold’s trackball is here replaced by a touch-sensitive ...

With Windows 7 out very soon and all geared up for multitouch support, Dell has let slip some details on its first standalone touchscreen monitor. The SX2210T is a 21.5-inch widescreen display with a 1920

The Alcatel OT-708 One Touch Mini is a budget touch screened mobile available on pay as you go terms. At less than £50 you shouldn’t expect it to rival the iPhone. And it doesn’t. But it offers a 1.3-megapixel camera, 2.4-inch touch screen, blingy LED lights, a calendar, ...