White coated British boffins with top pockets stuffed full of pens are proposing to build a mobile phone network that works on the Moon, enabling robots and astronauts to chat to each other during the construction of the international moon colony planned for 2020.
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
Brit Scientists Plan Moon Mobile Network
Mackie DFX 6 Sound Mixer Review (88%)
If you’re an aspiring musician, sound recordist, broadcaster, podcaster or even an, err, karaoke fan, then the Mackie DFX-6 mixer might be worth a look if you fancy moving up a level or two.
(more…)Workbook Controls Company Facebook Use
We’ve heard of many companies cutting off people’s access to Facebook and other social networks – primary reason? Just too much time spent on them – frittered in the eyes of the companyCompanies, being companies, also have other concerns, like their confidential data flying out of the company via postings to Facebook.
Audio Network Music ‘Blanket License’ Wins Tiscali Deal
Audio Network, a rights-cleared music library, has announced a deal with Tiscali, enabling the use of their 12,000+ music tracks to be used on Tiscali’s AV productions that will be distributed over their network.Skype Hits 100 Billion Free Minutes
Skype has passed a pretty significant milestone, serving over 100 billion (US billion) minutes of Skype-to-Skype calls, be that voice and video calls. Yes, that’s 100,000,000,000 free discussion minutes since Skype’s launch in 2003.
(more…)Ricoh 10 Megapixel R8 And R50 Digicams Announced
Ricoh have announced their new R8 compact digital camera, wielding a hefty 7.1x optical wide-angle zoom lens
(28–200 mm, 35 mm focal length equiv) and a 1/2.3-inch CCD, 10 megapixel sensor.Half The Planet Owns A Mobile Phone
They’ve only been around 30 years, but such has been the impact and growth of the mobile phone that half the planet will be carrying one in the next few months.According to Mobile Intelligence data, the period from Jan 2001 to 2010 will see mobile ownership go from just 13% of the population to 70% by the end of the decade.
(more…)BBC iPlayer: Making the unmissable, unaffordable?
We and other publications have been reporting that the BBC iPlayer has been taken up in large numbers by UK TV License payers.We’ve experienced something that other individuals might, one that will have serious implications for the long term success of BBC’s heavily-promoted service.
HD-DVD To Exit – Blu-ray Wins
As you no doubt now know and as everyone and their favourite carrot have been predicting, Toshiba has officially dropped out of the Next Gen disc format wars.iPod Shuffle Price Drop. 2GB Added Too
Apple have dropped the price of the iPod shuffle and introduced a 2GB model.The 1GB player had dropped down to £32 in the UK ($49 in the US), making it “the most affordable iPod ever” according to Greg Joswiak, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide iPod Product Marketing.
The soon to be released new 2GB model will be priced at £48 in the UK and $69 in the US.
Apple are ramping up the storage of their range, with the last models, the iPod touch and iPhone benefiting from this upgrade just over two weeks ago.
If you’re an aspiring musician, sound recordist, broadcaster, podcaster or even an, err, karaoke fan, then the Mackie DFX-6 mixer might be worth a look if you fancy moving up a level or two.
We’ve heard of many companies cutting off people’s access to Facebook and other social networks – primary reason? Just too much time spent on them – frittered in the eyes of the company
Audio Network, a rights-cleared music library, has announced a deal with Tiscali, enabling the use of their 12,000+ music tracks to be used on Tiscali’s AV productions that will be distributed over their network.
Skype has passed a pretty significant milestone, serving over 100 billion (US billion) minutes of Skype-to-Skype calls, be that voice and video calls. Yes, that’s 100,000,000,000 free discussion minutes since Skype’s launch in 2003.
Ricoh have announced their new R8 compact digital camera, wielding a hefty 7.1x optical wide-angle zoom lens
They’ve only been around 30 years, but such has been the impact and growth of the mobile phone that half the planet will be carrying one in the next few months.
We and other publications have been reporting that the 
As you no doubt now know and as everyone and their favourite carrot have been 
Apple have dropped the price of the iPod shuffle and introduced a 2GB model.