Tag: Wireless
Shiny Video Review: O2 Cocoon mobile phone
Last night Susi from our pink-obsessed sister site, Shiny Shiny, was lucky enough to attend the O2 Wireless Festival in London, where she checked out The White Stripes and foolishly ignored Queens of the Stone Age. Anyone who’s seen them live will agree with me that was one foolish move!
Anyway, it wasn’t just a day of skiving for her, as she got to check out the new O2 Cocoon phone, which, if you stay tuned to Tech Digest this afternoon, you can see a review of shortly…
Ofcom pushes wireless broadband and rural coverage
Ofcom has introduced new regulations that will see wireless broadband extended across the country – even those hard to reach rural areas. The regulations would allow for operators already using the 5.8GHz frequency band to increase power levels, and thus…
Creative launch Xmod Wireless Music System
Creative has announced the availability of its Xmod Wireless music system that connects directly to a PC via USB and streams music wirelessly around the home using its Xtreme Fidelity quality-enhancing technology.
The Xmod Wireless connects to a PC and speaker system without the need to install drivers. The included X-Fi Wireless Receiver is then connected to a speaker system elsewhere in the home, up to 100 feet away, and can then be streamed between the two stations.
European broadband now reaches 1 in 3
A new report by the European Commission suggests that almost one-third of Europeans have home access to a high speed wired broadband connection. 53% of households access the web via ADSL, with 34% using wireless connections. Nearly one-fifth of Europeans…
Aztech intro WL830RT4 wireless broadband router that covers multiple floors
Aztech have released their WL830RT4 Wireless G Broadband Router that claims to be an all-in-one solution for users who live or work in large homes or offices spanning wide areas and on multiple levels. It has an eXtended Range…
JVC 2007: Liveblogging the keynote speech direct from Athens
We're here in a hot conference room at the Intercontinental hotel in Athens, waiting for the highly-anticipated keynote speech to begin. All around us sit fellow journalists, from both the UK as well as Europe. There are many Japanese dealers…
Review: Orange Bluetooth Loudspeaker System
The propaganda While I was cleaning out the attic the other day I found a neat little stereo. It has all the usual play/pause, volumes controls and stuff, but the weird part is that it only takes these funny…
Macworld 2007: Kensington introduce Si670m Bluetooth wireless mouse
Kensington have introduced their latest Bluetooth-compatible wireless notebook mouse, the Si670m. It is designed for the growing number of notebook computers with built-in Bluetooth, so doesn't come with a USB receiver of its own….
CES 2007: Koss takes away the wires with two new sets of headphones
Koss has unveiled a pair of rather swish pair of Bluetooth headphones called Cobalt. They have a unique white and gold finish and a behind the head design that looks similar to the Motorola HT820s. They don't specifically state A2DP…
