Month: October 2005
Zicplay Apocalypse multimedia player speaker systems
With the amount of digital media about the place it is highly likely that, unless you have a fancy MP3 player docking station, most of your music and movie sounds will come out of an underwhelming PC speaker set. Although…
The ultimate in-car navigator?
Evesham Bluemedia has come up with a simple addition to the humble in-car navigation gadget that gives it an edge over the competition: MP3 support. First things first though; the BM6380 has all the goods you would expect from a…
Denon's AVR-3806 home cinema amp
Denon's latest entry for the hotly contested sub-£1000 home cinema amplifier sector is the newly unveiled AVR- 3806. Amongst a vast array of features it boasts 7-channel surround, HDMI conversion and automatic room setup via Audyssey MultEQ XT room calibration…
Vodafone and Sky team up for mobile TV
Not wishing to be outdone by its rivals – most notably Orange – Vodafone has teamed up with Sky to offer mobile TV to its Vodafone Live 3G customers. Initially 19 different channels will be offered free of charge to…
What's New From Shiny?
What's happening at some of our other top blogs this weekend? Games Digest: Nindendogging? You've got to be kidding, Xbox 360 Euro launch titles revealed?, PS3 spring 2006, £200? HDTV: Pana's future-proof 65inch plasma, Sky to demo HDTV next week?,…
Vodafone tries out phone vending machine
Manchester's Vodafone stores are currently trialling the new QuickPhone kiosks in an experiment which could eventually see similar machines become commonplace in public places throughout the UK. The QuickPhone has a pretty simple concept: it can sell you anything from…
LG helps prevent drink-driving
LG has unveiled plans to integrate a breath analyser into a phone handset. This will come in pretty handy if you think you may have had a couple too many wine spritzers somewhere outside the UK, but I think under…
Pana's 65inch plasma with SD recording
Pana has added a whopping 65inch plasma screen to its Viera line up. Key features include a digital terrestrial (Freeview) tuner and an HD-ready screen capable of displaying both the main HD formats: 1080i and 720p. The TV-65PV500 also comes…
Sony's 50inch rear projection LCD TV
Looking for a flat screen this Chrimbo but don't want the hassle of hanging it on the wall? Sony's new 50inch BRAVIA (the KDF-E50A12U to give it its full title) promises a really clear big picture and comes with this…
Sky kits its Sky+ boxes out in a new strip
Yep it's that time of the year again when Sky invites designers to take their magic markers to its Sky+ Box and conjure up some tasty new styles. Only this year it isn't only girlie designers like Matthew Williamson…