Posted by Simon Perry on 8 August 2008 | Tagged as: Gadgets, Services, Apple, Mobile, Cellular, Software
Given the media’s initial blind obsession with the iPhone, writing about it as if it were the third-coming, it’s not surprising that, true to form, they’re now getting overheated with a possible bad news story.
It centers on an apparent “Kill Switch,” that _might_ be used to kill applications on the iPhone.
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Posted by Mike Slocombe on 4 August 2008 | Tagged as: Platforms, Audio Hardware
Handy, pocket sized MP3/WAVE recorder is ready to capture your power chords.
Posted by Mike Slocombe on 25 July 2008 | Tagged as: Input devices, Reviews, Computer-Centric
Sleek’n’small 5-button mouse packs tiny USB receiver.
Posted by Simon Perry on 18 July 2008 | Tagged as: Gadgets, TV related, Car related
In a world where increasingly people have to watch a flickering screen to be entertained, it’s not surprising that screen in cars has been a big success.
For parents it’s a great way to keep their children quite while they travel to their destination. Heaven forbid that they talk to each other.
That aside, Digital-Lifestyles is […]
Posted by Simon Perry on 16 July 2008 | Tagged as: Platforms, Gadgets, UK, Photography
Samsung today launched the NV100HD, a compact digital camera with a bonkers 14.7 Mpx resolution.
It sits at the top of their style-led NV range and has a 28mm Schneider Kreuznach wide-angle lens onboard.
It’s not just a still-shot beauty, 720p resolution video can be recorded at up to 30 frames per second - and then be […]
Posted by Mike Slocombe on 4 July 2008 | Tagged as: DVD, Reviews, Audio Hardware
Yesterday we gave an overview of the Teac Reference DR-H300DAB and looked at its usability.
Viewing tests
The Teac did a pretty job playing back DVDs through a conventional TV and it even had a pretty good stab at upscaling to 720p and 1080i video resolutions, although a few jagged edges and over-bright colours occasionally gave the […]
Posted by Simon Perry on 3 July 2008 | Tagged as: Gadgets, UK, Digital Media Adaptors, Video Hardware
Remember when we broke the story of the USB tape deck?
The latest bit of USB kit for digitising your media from Firebox is a USB VHS machine.
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Posted by Mike Slocombe on 3 July 2008 | Tagged as: DVD, Reviews, Audio Hardware
Compact receiver packs hi-fi performance and DVD playback in a stylish package.
Looking dapper with its old-school looks, stylish brushed steel finish and promising oodles of hi-fi goodness is Teac’s DR-H300DAB DVD Receiver.
Aimed at space-strapped folks looking for a lorra entertainment without the need to fill up the room with half of ton of cables’n’components, the […]
Posted by Simon Perry on 3 July 2008 | Tagged as: Music, Gadgets, Platforms, Mobile, Bluetooth, Control Devices, Portable, Reviews, Audio Hardware
This is the second part of the review. Yesterday we introduced the Motorola S9 review of the wireless headphones and covered the remote media controls.
Use as a phone headset
Pressing the call button when you’re listening to music automatically pauses the track and any voice-dialling commands that you utter are passed over to the handset, dialling […]
Posted by Simon Perry on 2 July 2008 | Tagged as: Gadgets, Platforms, Music, Mobile, Control Devices, Industry Trends, Audio Hardware
We’ve been using the S9 stereo bluetooth headset from Motorola for quite a long time now.
The concept behind them is intriguing - being able to enjoy music without having to deal with the wires that normally get caught up between headphones and the music player - but they’re more than that. You can step backwards […]
