Month: September 2006
Denon roll out four home cinema AV receivers
Denon have released four feature-rich home cinema receivers, with prices starting at just £250. Each model builds upon the feature set of the lower spec one. All decks including the entry-level AVR-1507 feature: – Discrete 7.1 amplifier with 7 x…
CyrusLink LinkDock compact iPod dock
Here we go again with another iPod dock. This compact curved CyrusLink LinkDock boasts 4 speaker units, touch sensitive volume keys, remote control of volume, treble and bass, iPod adapter, and line in and out. It features advanced Neodymium and…
Lindy combine mousepad and 4-port USB hub, and light it up
I find that I rarely use a mouse pad these days, as my laser mouse works quite happily on my wooden desk, but if I were to then I might try Lindy's new illuminated mouse pad complete with a 4-port…
Lenovo enter laptop battery book of remembrance
Apple, Dell, Toshiba, and now Lenovo: yes another swathe of batteries due for recall because the lithium-ion cell was supplied by Sony. Lenovo are recalling 526,000 batteries issued since February 2005 with particular serial numbers, though they say it will…
UK record industry does 3-year online royalties deal
The UK record industry and music writers and publishers, the MCPS-PRS Alliance, have done a 3-year royalties deal with Apple's iTunes and the four mobile networks O2, Orange, T-Mobile and Vodafone so that musicians receive 8% of gross revenue when…
BBC teams up with Microsoft to explore Net content possibilities
The big cheeses of the BBC and Microsoft have met in Seattle to discuss how the BBC can better get its content online and keep at the forefront of technology. BBC DG Mark Thompson met Bill Gates to sign a…
Parents need their techie kids' help
New research from ntl:Telewest and Virgin Mobile shows that every 16-year-old they questioned thinks they know more about technology than their parents. Two-thirds of adults regularly ask their under-18 kids to help them with their mobile phone, the internet or…
Duck Fadar – glowing Star Wars buddy for the bath
So, what do you get if ou cross a rubber duck, Star Wars and some LED lights? Duck Fadar – a glowing bath time buddy. Yes, it looks like Darth Vadar on a raft – but stick it in…
Control over 250 trains with Hornby’s new Digital Command system
Following the lead of Scalextric, another old favourite has gone digital – Hornby – with the launch of their new Digital Command Control (DCC) system, which allows up to 254 locomotives to be ‘called up’ and controlled individually without…
Capital one offers motivational coaching on the web
Looking to change your life? You could watch one of the many TV shows or read one of the numerous books on the subject – or if your apathy levels have dipped beyond the point of opening a book,…
