Further to our earlier story about Amazon’s long-anticipated Kindle e-book reader, some more details have emerged about the device.
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The new digital ways content was becoming distributed
Amazon’s Kindle Wireless Reading Device: More Details
Amazon’s Kindle e-Book Reader Gets Official
We first caught wind of Amazon’s ‘Kindle’ wireless electronic book reader back in September, but at the time we weren’t sure if we were dealing with wild speculation, vapourware or the real McCoy.Well, we guess confirmation doesn’t come any clearer than the front cover of Newsweek Magazine, which features the Amazon CEO proudly showing off the new reader with the caption, “Five centuries after Gutenberg, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos is betting that the future of reading is just a click away.”
(more…)Google In Hush Hush TV Talks
Google has held talks with pop svengali Simon Fuller about a new joint venture that “could change the way TV is watched over the Internet”.According to The Observer, details of the extra-plus hush-hush talks remain a closely guarded secret, but their tipster claims that the venture could kickstart a ‘revolution’ in the way that TV programmes are distributed.
(more…)Sky Broadband Passes 1 Million Subscribers
In less than 14 months, Sky Broadband has passed the 1 million subscriber milestone – faster than any other UK broadband provider to date.Sky has found that around 30% of customers who have joined Sky Broadband so far are new Sky TV customers.
(more…)Pace Technology Minisite Launches
Pace, suppliers of all sort of TV technology, including STBs to many cable and satelittle TV companies, have today released a minisite to help the public understand what is going on in the world of technology and TV.Pace have lead many of the innovations in technologies, so it’s good to know that some of their senior technologists have written about multimedia, networks and wireless.
UK Post Office Launches Broadband
The UK Post Office is joining the ever increasing number of organisations that is offering broadband to the UK public.To make their offering different they’re planning to leverage their 14,000 post offices (currently at this level, but reducing each time they close one), to take cash for the broadband service – claiming to be the first UK provider to do this.
(more…)SanDisk TakeTV Player: Watch Web Downloads Without Wi-Fi
With most of the world stampeding to wireless solutions for just about everything, SanDisk reckon they’ve hit on a winner with their unashamedly cable-toting device.
(more…)Peter White: Digital Switchover Help Scheme, CEO (Podcast)
Most people in the UK have to bear their own costs for converting their TVs to be digital-capable, but after pressure, was decided that the least wealthy and most vulnerable should receive assistance.This takes the form of equipment, assistance and support and is handled by the Digital Switchover Help Scheme.
(more…)Whitehaven Switchover: Ilse Howling, Freeview (Podcast)
The day after digital switch over; we caught up with Ilse Howling to have a quick chat about her views on the switch over and the the introduction of the next stage of Freeview – the ability to easily record the programmes on Digital TV.Freeview have worked with the Digital Television Group to create the specification of the Freeview Playback, their version of a PVR, or as they’re labeling it a Digital Television Recorder.
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We first caught wind of Amazon’s ‘Kindle’ wireless electronic book reader 
Google has held talks with pop svengali 
In less than 14 months, 
Pace, suppliers of all sort of TV technology, including STBs to many cable and satelittle TV companies, have today released a minisite to help the public understand what is going on in the world of technology and TV.
The UK Post Office is joining the ever increasing number of organisations that is offering broadband to the UK public.
With most of the world stampeding to wireless solutions for just about everything, SanDisk reckon they’ve hit on a winner with their unashamedly cable-toting device.
Most people in the UK have to bear their own costs for converting their TVs to be digital-capable, but after pressure, was decided that the least wealthy and most vulnerable should receive assistance.
The day after digital switch over; we caught up with Ilse Howling to have a quick chat about her views on the switch over and the the introduction of the next stage of Freeview – the ability to easily record the programmes on Digital TV.