Author: Shel
Is the end nigh for DAB?
So Wi-Fi internet radio ain't the newest kid on the block, but Acoustic Energy reckons that it may have got the edge over DAB with this device. Compatible with Real, MP3 and WMA format audio, this wireless internet radio…
Twentieth Century Fox takes sides in format war
It was starting to become difficult to keep track of the Blu-Ray versus HD-DVD skirmishes, with each side scoring small hits of one another every once in a while and with no definite conclusion in sight. Last week, however, came news…
The 'Mighty' multi-buttoned mouse for Apple owners
Step right up Apple owners, I hope you're gripping your seat tightly, because what is about to be unveiled here is probably the most radical, diverse and deviant thinking you've ever been witness to. Quake before this freakish carnival of…
The new face of gambling?
O2 has announced plans to team up with online gambling site Betfair to offer a unique service to Xda owners. Betfair is a more diverse method of betting than traditional bookies; instead of a third party calculating the odds, users set…
Goodbye hPod
I admit that upon hearing news of the HP branded iPod I was cynical, maybe even derogatory. Laughs were had at HP's ridiculous iPod Tattoo concept and now suddenly I feel a little guilty. Apparently so many people greeted HP's…
Free Netguard service for NTL customers
Everyone loves free stuff, especially when a company is bending over backwards to give it to you. There has never been a particularly good reason to pay for internet security packages and NTL are further reinforcing that fact by offering…
More PSP accessories inbound
Only one month to go! Having suffered the indignity of watching a Game employee tricking around on a shiny new PSP, the Sony enforced European delay seems all the more unfair. Fortunately instead of sitting around grinding my teeth I…
Arcam's expands DiVA range
Arcam reveal two new additions to the highly covetable DiVA range that are guaranteed to make friend and neighbours fall to their knees in envy. The AVP700 is the new pre-amp processor and there's also the matching 7-channel 135W rms…
V Festival to see launch of iTunes Phone?
Seems a good time to be an industry analyst; just about any piece of unsubstantiated conjecture will happily get reporters (like me) stirred up. Here's another in a long line of analyses which promises that the mysterious and highly…
Movies to turn digital
Seems strange really: since the DVD swiftly assimilated every kind of movie and as the MP3 rapidly becomes the adopted music medium, almost every kind of distributable entertainment medium is turning digital. Why then do cinemas still insist on the…
