Lady Gaga can now shield her face with high-tech sunglasses that also double as a digital camera.

Speculation grew today that Apple is about to unveil a tablet-style hand-held for music, films, books and other media.

A camera company today unveiled a portable printer for mobile phone images.

The audience of a gadget show in the US burst into laughter when they watched Microsoft chairman Bill Gates take a starring role in his self-deprecating farewell video.

For more than a decade, US-based Microsoft chairman Bill Gates and others in the worldwide tech industry have touted a vision of a connected lifestyle, in which digital content can move across devices throughout the home and be taken on the go.

Rival Google may be nipping at its heels, but Microsoft wasn’t flashing any defeatist signs as it showcased its latest plans to help make living in the digital world safer, easier and more fun.

FLAT-PANEL televisions with built-in digital video recorders. Pocketable satellite radio receivers that can bookmark songs for online purchase. High-definition TVs engineered to play video or display photos from any computer on your home network.

Divergent signals on the state of US business left investors cautious and prices mixed on Wall Street today.

Christmas proved consumer electronics are recession-proof, and Microsoft chairman Bill Gates hoped to capitalise on the trend by unveiling his latest gadget.