June 8

Bored of queuing up for hours on end at a festival waiting to charge up your phone at the Nokia tent?

Well scientists might just have made a breakthrough.

Brain boxes in the UK have demonstrated a simple way to transmit electricity through the air, raising the prospect of a world of wireless gadgets.



In the experiment, researchers lit a 60-watt light bulb from an energy source 7ft away using no power leads.

The research heralds a future in which mobile phones, MP3 players, laptop computers, and other appliances can be charged up without having to plug them into a wall socket.

Some devices may even be able to operate without batteries at all.

Now I don't mean to sound so nerdy because believe me, I'm not. I just like to know that small improvements are being made to deal with life's frustrating annoyances.

Festival goers will know exactly what I mean when I mentioned the Nokia phone charging tents.

Picture the scene... you arrange to meet your mate next to the blue tent in the big green - sorry - brown, field.

You say you'll text them and then 'doo-dull-beep' (pronounced) your phone battery dies. What to do, what to do! One of the few things you can do is go to a charge tent and wait patiently while it charges up. Nightmare!

Anyways, just imagine a world with no leads to trip up on! Or indeed having a world where the likes of Nokia wouldn't be able to charge you an extortionate amount of money for a replacement charger. OR indeed being able to charge your electric toothbrush while you clean your teeth without fearing it will conk out mid-brush. (okay that last one's a slightly pants example).

Anyways... I'm off on hols for a coupla weeks. Gonna give my PS3 a damn good thrashing (does that sound wrong?!)

Got a few moments out of the office and away from the hassle? Try this little beauty:

Title: Smash Court Tennis 3

Platform: Sony PSP

RRP: £24.99

Hit count: 4/5

Game, set and match... At last, a tennis game on a handheld worth owning! Smash Tennis 3 is the Pro Evo equivalent to tennis games.

It rocks and it rolls and it provides endless hours of fun in the sun!

Armed with a variety of rackets and sportswear, you can choose from a variety of top world-ranking players as you attempt to score game, set and match against your opponents.

As you progress through the game you can also develop new swings and learn to hit harder and faster.