Sony XB700 noise-cancelling headphones These enormous headphones are the biggest cans we’ve ever come across. TheSony XB700 noise-cancelling headphonesrequire two hands to visually describe. Wearing them is like donning a pair of pillows. The supremely softSonyXB700s – the XB part denoting ‘eXtra Bass’ – have a “king-sized” ear cushion that is designed to evenly spread the pressure associated with wearing them, so you can listen in comfort to pounding backbeats for even longer....

Wi-Fi set up ‘too difficult’, says survey A recent consumer survey conducted by ABI Research has found that while most owners of home networks find their equipment works reasonably well, they would be willing to upgrade if that resulted in easier troubleshooting. The conclusion: there is an opportunity for home network equipment vendors if they can automate some of the commonest diagnostic and configuration tasks. According to industry analyst Michael Inouye, “Although nearly 30 percent of the 1,007 respondents to the survey (which was conducted April 15-16, 2009 in the US) reported some initial difficulties in setting up their equipment, only 11 percent actually returned products as being “too hard” – a figure at the low end of the typical range of consumer electronics returns reported recently by the Wall Street Journal....

What does Google know about you? Kevin Bankston of the Electronic Frontier Foundation recently said: “Google knows more about you than your mother.” A few years ago, it might have sounded far-fetched. But if you’re one of the growing number of people who are using more and more products in Google’s ever-expanding stable (at last count, I was using a dozen), you might wonder if he isn’t on to something....

Nintendo Brain Training doesn’t work, says Which Nintendo’s Brain Traininggame is no more capable at protecting against memory loss than surfing the web, according to a study commissioned by Which?. Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training for the popular Nintendo DS portable console encourages users to perform mental arithmetic and language tests and can “help you train your brain in just a few minutes a day”, according to Nintendo’s website. But Which? said scientists examining the claim that it can improve your memory found that there was no evidence that it can achieve “any functional impact on your life whatsoever”....

Canon EOS 50D review Expert’s Rating Our Verdict The new Canon EOS 50D is a superbly versatile piece of kit. If you’re an existing Canon owner in search of a rugged APS-C format camera, there’s no need to look any further. But, if you’re in the market for a new system, it’s not quite as convincing as it could have been. Boasting a 50 percent increase in pixel count, the Canon EOS 50D is an update to the hugely capable but underrated 10Mp Canon EOS 40D digital SLR....