I want to start by giving BBC a round of applaud, they have created a controversial but amazing piece of technology with their iPlayer which enables you to access BBC television programs up to 7 days after the air date. You can watch programs on-line by streaming the video content or you can download and [...]
Wireless audio streamers are becoming increasingly common (at least we hope they are, otherwise this blog’s buggered!), but there’s one thing they all have in common - price. Although they’re undoubtedly useful gadgets to have, particularly if you’ve got a decent sound system and all your tunes are on your PC, they’re not [...]
Yesterday, Sharp Electronics Corporation announced it will be doing a large marketing campaign that shows how future focused they are by looking at their past achievements in LCD screens and solar electricity. The marketing strategy revolves around a very large claim… their technology changes your life, I assume for the better although they don’t say. [...]
Nothing But Creative managed to get their hands on a test unit of the Creative Zen X-Fi. They have put together a very nice review, which is well worth a read. I will not spoil anything but the Zen X-Fi looks very nice!
[Source: Nothing But Creative]
Our sister-site MobileMentalism.com, recently reported a twist in the use of the Google Media Server which meant you could effectively turn your mobile phone into a remote control. Apple (slightly behind the times) has release a freebie which they are calling Remote… nice to see they thought long and hard about the name. Read on [...]
Over dramatic? Well maybe but it turns out that flat-panel TVs, not just HDTVs, are more harmful to the environment than carbon dioxide. To be more precise Nitrogen Trifluoride (NF3), the gas inside flat-panel screens is 17,000 times worse than carbon dioxide. If that is not enough it is also harmful to your health, read on to find [...]
Sony has announced it will be releasing TVs with yet another next-gen display technology. FED, which stands for field emission display are to go into mass production in late 2009, so you have a bit of time to save up. This is an interesting move for Sony as they have been big supporters of OLED [...]
A picture of the successor to the Samsung U3 has appeared on Samsung’s Korean site: yepp.co.kr. That, however is all the information there is regarding the device itself, they are keeping it under wraps for the moment. It shouldn’t be much longer before we know a little more as they have already put the place [...]
Sony’s current largest OLED TV is only 11”, which is easy to move around but not really what you want in a home entertainment system, especially when it will set you back over a £1000. How does 27″ sound though? Still not huge but it is a step in the right direction. Stan Glasgow (COO [...]
We all know that Google likes to have its fingers in all the pies, well they are now sticking their hands into an area of the home entertainment market coveted by Microsoft and Apple. Google really are taking no survivors; it would seem their company motto isn’t only “Don’t be evil” but also “World domination [...]