Just because they could – Union Jack Xbox 360 Blatant marketing cash-in or patriotic gaming masterpiece? You decide If the Queen’s upcoming Diamond Jubilee and the London Olympics have stirred the patriotic beast within you, then you might not be as taken aback by this Union Jack-emblazoned Xbox 360 and Kinect bundle as we are. Leaked (and subsequently taken down) by Amazon, the Union Jack Xbox 360 bundle was listed for £250 with a release date of May 25th, according toEurogamer....

Just because they could – £100,000 Nikon fisheye lens This vintage Nikkor lens is the world’s most extreme wide-angle lens. And it comes with an extreme price. We hope your DSLR is ready to feel pretty inadequate.The British Journal of Photographyhas unearthed a ridiculously rare and ridiculously wide-angle Nikon lens on sale at Gray’s of Westminster, London for £100,000. The Fisheye-Nikkor 6mm f/2.8 lens has an incredible 220 degree angle of view, meaning this giant piece of kit can see behind itself....

K-TOR Power Box lets you cycle charge your mobile Burn calories while sitting down and charging you mobile device all at the same time K-TOR, the not-so-famous but innovatively excellent charger specialist has come up with a charger that helps you get fit. The Power Box is a small pedal powered unit that folds up to slip into your bag at 1.8kg. That means you can charge your mobile, tablet, netbook – or anything else that takes 20W or less – simply by pedaling, anywhere....

Kindle Fire HD 8.9in now on sale at Amazon UK Been waiting for the big-screen Kindle Fire? Well, wait no more – it’s available for £229 It’s been a long old wait, but the 8.9in version of Amazon’s Kindle Fire HD is nowon sale in the UK. The tablet, which features a 1920 x 1200 screen, front-facing HD camera, dual-band and dual-antenna Wi-Fi, a 10-hour battery life and Dolby Digital Plus sound, is available from £229....

Kindle Touch to be discontinued? Is it the end of the line already for Amazon’s Touch ereader? It looks like the Paperwhite has dealt the killer blow The Amazon Kindle Touch – whichlanded on UK shores on April 27th– may be forced into early retirement. Speculation is running rife that the Kindle Touch will be discontinued as the backlit Paperwhite takes its place. The Touch is “currently unavailable” on Amazon with a link pointing to “a newer model of this item” – the Paperwhite....

Kinect to serve up ads based on your emotions Microsoft wants to sell you stuff based on your emotional state, using its Kinect sensor Microsoft wants to use Kinect to work out how you’re feeling – in order to tailor advertising to your emotional state. A Microsoft patent unearthed byNew Scientistsuggests using the Kinect sensor to analyse your face and body language to target advertising. So, according to the patent, a happy gamer won’t click on a weight-loss product – “but a really happy person may purchase electronic products or vacation packages....

Koenigsegg Agera R to be world’s fastest production car After being knocked off the top spot by the Veyron, Koenisegg is back with 1140bhp of record-breaking power Hyper cars are the new super cars, achieving record-shattering speeds reserved only for the mega rich, and the Koenigsegg Agera R will sit at the front of the pack soon, as the world’s fastest car. The record is currently held by the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport at 431km/h, but the Koenigsegg Agera R 2013 is packing a dizzying 1140bhp that should get it up to 440km/h (273mph) when it’s put to the test later in the year....