Digital-Lifestyles – Page 500 – We reported the effects of Technology on the Media and Communications between 2001 and 2009. We were featured on the BBC, described by the Guardian as 'Informative' and also cited in a myriad of tech publications.

European ADSL take up

Some figures on European ADSL take up. Telifonica in Spain had 360,000 users by the end of the year, with the aim to have 1m in 2003.

Deutsche Telekom (Germany) signed up 2.2m in the last three months of 2001, with 16,000 signing up on 3 Jan alone!

First review of Sonicblue ReplayTV 4040

This is the first review I’ve seen of a Sonicblue ReplayTV 4040. The piece is a bit light-weight but covers the ability to send recording to other Replay TV units.

RealOne goes to other platforms

RealNetworks announce lots of PVR, PDA and other consumer hardware companies to build RealOne Player into their products.

BT talk further about broadcasting

Further discussion about BT’s long discussed plans to possibly move into broadcast.

I’ve felt for a long time that wireless tablets would be where it’s at for home users, as they’re so adaptable – use when sitting at a table or lounging on the sofa. Sometime back there was some promising announcement of products but no delivery, well finally it appears to be happening. A couple of wireless tablets, one from Sony (Air Board) and the other from Viewsonic (AirPanel 150).

Moxi excites interest

Back from my Winter break, hence the lack of comments recently.

What SonicBlue stared with their ReplayTV 4000 product, Moxi now take to another level with the key, multi-room (four) facility – a very exciting media convergence product.

More possible consolidation in Korea telco’s

Possible further consolidation of the telco market in Korea.

Sony make a power play to control the OS for BB connected Home Appliances

Sony have made many different alliances with many different parties to ensure they don’t miss the boat and now appear to have learnt all they need to create their own OS. link

Oftel finally see the need for broadband competition

At last Oftel announce that the UK needs stong competition to create a thriving BB market. The new thought is to route traffic though the BT network, rather than the competitiors having to buy BT wholesale products or install their own kit in exchanges. Oftel are saying this may happen by the summer.

VOD over DSL

Alcatel and Thomson multimedia demonstrated TV and VOD over DSL. Interestingly the article also mentions encoding units by Nextream, claiming video over less than 1Mb/s.