It’s all well and good strutting around town with your snazzy slim’n’light ultraportable laptop but if there’s no optical recorder lurking inside you’re going to feel a bit of a chump when you need to back up content or access material on CD or DVD.
Digital-Lifestyles pre-empted and reported thousands of articles on the then-coming impact that technology was to have on all forms of Media. Launched in 2001 as a research blog to aid its founder, Simon Perry, present at IBC 2002, it grew into a wide ranging, multi-author publication that was quoted in many publications globally including the BBC, was described by the Guardian as 'Informative' and also cited in a myriad of tech publications before closing in 2009
LG GSA-E5ON Slim Portable CD/DVD Rewriter Review (76%)
Ofcom Gives BT OK For Ebbsfleet Fibre Trial Line Rental Discounts
Ofcom are altering the very grandly named, “Universal Service Condition 1,” to let BT provide discounted connections to people on their Ebbsfleet Fibre optic trial, which plans to provide network connections of up to 100Mbps.Facebook & Intel Say I Love You
Looks like Facebook and Intel are happy to tell everyone that they’re going out together – and Intel will be providing their server processors.Facebook users the world over will be breathing a sign of relief, as frankly it can be a real drag to use it, as it often runs like treacle.
Vocera, WiFi VoIP, Improves Hospital Efficiency
Digital-Lifestyles has had its eye on Vocera since 2002, when we spotted their wireless VoIP product. We followed it up in 2004.Rather than a more ‘normal’ VoIP product that apes the everyday PoTS (Plain old Telephone Service) that we’re historically used to, it takes a leap forward, doing away with a numeric key pad. Communication is via WiFi.
Gary McKinnon, ‘Hacker,’ Loses House Of Lords Appeal
Gary McKinnon, who is accused by the US government of being a ‘computer hacker,’ lost his appeal to the House of Lords yesterday.He was appealing against being extradited to the US, but in a unanimous decision, the Lords said to find in favour of McKinnon would, “imperil the integrity of the extradition process.”
Lisa Nova Plays A Twitter Whore
Lisa Nova is well known on YouTube as making amusing videos where she either plays a character or makes a joke of other people, at their expense.Her latest target Twitter, or rather Twitter users.
Google Add Maps to Adverts
Google are ever-keen to merge their services — but in a subtle way — so you don’t realise that they are taking over the world.The latest trick along this path that we’ve noticed is them putting Google Maps into Google Text Ads.
Adobe Lightroom 2.0 Released
Hurtling down the new product chute at high speed is version two of Adobe’s popular photo-editing and organising suite, Photoshop Lightroom.The company is hoping that with booming sales of high-end SLR cameras, enthusiast snappers will be looking for more sophisticated methods of sorting, categorising, editing and tweaking collections of images scattered over their bulging hard drives.
Dell Studio Hybrid Mini-PC: More Details
Dell have now released more details about their new Studio Hybrid mini-desktop PCs, and we’re liking the look of them even more.With a case barely larger than an external DVD burner, the Hybrid can be set up in vertical or horizontal configurations, with a warm glowing blue Dell logo reminding you where your money went.
Pure One Elite DAB Radio
DAB radiomeisters PURE have announced the latest update to their EcoPlus range, the Pure ONE Elite radio.Hoping to lure your wallet into a spend-frenzy with its rounded corners, shiny chromed controls and tactile soft-touch finish, the Elite comes in black or white finishes and packs the usual large dose of Pure goodness for £70.
Ofcom are altering the very grandly named, “Universal Service Condition 1,” to let BT provide discounted connections to people on their 
Digital-Lifestyles has had its eye on 
Gary McKinnon, who is accused by the US government of being a ‘computer hacker,’ lost his appeal to the House of Lords yesterday.
Lisa Nova is well known on YouTube as making amusing videos where she either plays a character or makes a joke of other people, at their expense.
Google are ever-keen to merge their services — but in a subtle way — so you don’t realise that they are taking over the world.
Hurtling down the new product chute at high speed is version two of Adobe’s popular photo-editing and organising suite, Photoshop Lightroom.
Dell have now released more details about their new 
DAB radiomeisters PURE have announced the latest update to their EcoPlus range, the Pure ONE Elite radio.