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  • Games Charts, week 33, 2005

    24 August 2005, 00:00

    The multi format games charts, week 33, 2005.

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  • Billboards Bluecast adverts to phones

    23 August 2005, 00:00

    There is no escaping advertising, it is everywhere you look, and now it is beamed to your own pocket, thanks to new billboards which transmit ads to Bluetooth phones.

  • Making robots feel - new robo-skin developed

    17 August 2005, 00:00

    A team of Japanese researchers have created a thin, flexible network of pressure and temperature sensors that could be used to give robots a sense of touch.

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  • Jon Peddie August '05: Codec wars – Sony’s AVC vs. Microsoft’s WM9

    15 August 2005, 00:00

    There is a battle of epic proportions shaping up between Sony and Microsoft over the storage, delivery and management of digital media in and around the home. At stake for ...

  • Codecs

    15 August 2005, 00:00

    Often mentioned but little understood, codecs are the unsung heroes of our computing and digital-media world.

  • Review: Orange SPV C550

    15 August 2005, 00:00

    If you hardly every switch your phone off and have regular access to a charge point then you could do far worse than the SPV C550 as a Smart Phone, ...

  • Review: Nokia 8800

    9 August 2005, 00:00

    There is no doubt that Nokia have designed and built a phone of outstanding quality, its just such a shame it is lacking any substance. We can only hope Nokia ...

  • Mobile Phone Forensics – A Brief Introduction

    7 August 2005, 00:00

    These days, along with the computer, mobile phone forensics is the police officers first point of call. Where are you likely to record everything? Where are the records of wrong ...

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  • Review: Siemens SL65, A Forgotten gem?

    7 August 2005, 00:00

    Recently, Siemens announced that they had closed off a deal with the Taiwanese electronic manufacturer BenQ, which has resulted in a deal worth 350 million Euros. Now, normally this is ...

  • High UK sales of big-screen sets increase pressure for early High Definition transmissions

    31 July 2005, 00:00

    UK sales of large-screen (26in-plus) LCD TV sets and 37in-plus plasma models have grown massively in the year to May 2005 according to figures gathered by the highly-respected research organisation ...

  • Siemens seals fate of its mobile communications arm

    24 July 2005, 00:00

    Siemens Mobile, the troubled mobile communications manufacturer has been sold to BenQ in a multimillion Euro deal that seals the fate of the troubled arm of Siemens AG.

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  • Review: Orange M500

    20 July 2005, 00:00

    The M500 from Orange is here to replace your office, your phone, your PC, your camera and your dog*.

  • JVC HD TV ranges to be powered by ATI Xilleon technology

    19 July 2005, 00:00

    ATI, whose graphics hardware drives Microsoft\'s hotly awaited High-Definition-capable Xbox 360 games console, today announced another big win – the adoption by JVC of key ATI digital-reception technology in a ...

  • July 05 – HD TV is just around the corner

    14 July 2005, 00:00

    DVdoctor's Bob Crabtree does a U-turn on HD TV, reckoning that owners of large-screen TVs want it now, and that the BBC may roll out an HD service sooner than ...

  • Review: Nissan Technology DV-100B DVD Player

    5 July 2005, 00:00

    With the tumbling prices in this market segment, the one thing that made it stand out - the card reader - was ultimately not executed well enough to make the ...

  • What is RSS?

    4 July 2005, 00:00

    \"RSS\" is a term you\'ve probably seen floating around various sites on the Internet, but what exactly does it mean and what is it for?

  • Snazzi HDV.Video Collection

    22 June 2005, 00:00

    Snazzi is replacing its low-priced Premiere Pro series of video-editing hardware/software bundles with a more up-market range of seven packages – the HDV.Video Collection. This is the latest fall-out from ...

  • Review: Creative I-Trigue 5600 5.1 Speakers

    20 May 2005, 00:00

    Creative\'s seven-strong I-Trigue line-up reinforces the company\'s move into the world of designer speakers. The kit looks very different from the usual set of boxes but has the sound been ...

  • Review: In-deep Canopus Edius SP system for HDV

    6 May 2005, 00:00

    Just when we thought that the prosumer video editing world had matured and all the old headaches and teething pains were gone, Sony and JVC stirred the pot once more ...

  • CTS 2005: Touchmate Vibrator Headset

    14 April 2005, 00:00

    At CTS 2005, Touchmate, manufacturers of a wide range of PC peripherals, from cases and digital cameras through to mice and keyboards were showing of their range of headsets with ...

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  • CEBIT 2005 : Moblie Phone Round-Up

    19 March 2005, 00:00

    Mobile phones are big business and the market has been waiting for a new reason to push consumers into going out and spending £150 odd quid on a new handset.

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  • CEBIT 2005: ABIT RM-11 Remote control

    17 March 2005, 00:00

    The impact of this is to make your media PC a hands free bit of kit, letting you clock it up and down as per your needs. Fancy watching a ...

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  • CEBIT 2005: TV tuners take over CEBIT

    15 March 2005, 00:00

    I thought, for my own reference as much as anything, I should see what the alternatives currently are for TV tuning on the PC, especially in terms of MCE-certified tuners. ...

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  • NVIDIA Soundstorm is gone forever

    3 March 2005, 00:00

    In our normal 'chat' with NVIDIA at IDF it was interesting to hear some news on the development of audio within the company. We (as have others) are keen to ...

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  • Adult Entertainment Expo 2005

    14 February 2005, 00:00

    Tarinder Sandhu took time off from the serious business of putting out a daily newspaper at CES to check out the Adult Entertainment Expo – just for you, of course

  • Review: Klipsch ProMedia GMX A-2.1

    10 February 2005, 00:00

    If I had to sum up the GMX A-2.1 in a single sentence, it would most likely be \'One of the best sets of stereo speakers I\'ve ever heard\'. For ...

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  • Review: Sony HDR-FX1E - three-CCD semi-professional HDV camcorder

    3 February 2005, 00:00

    Three-CCD semi-professional HDV camcorder, £2,399. The most important camcorder you’ll read about this year, Sony’s HDR-FX1, looks almost as good as the shots it takes

  • Dec 04 - Sony HDV camcorders will have huge impact

    20 January 2005, 00:00

    With its introduction in 1995 of the VX1000 MiniDV camcorder, Sony began a process that has since turned the world of professional and prosumer video on its head.

  • Review: Gainward's Hollywood@Home Roundup

    2 January 2005, 00:00

    Gainward's Hollywood@Home range of peripheral devices couldn't be further from the image it promotes with its high performance graphics cards. Low cost and high volume is presumably a key cause ...

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  • Review: Aigo MP-P750

    26 December 2004, 00:00

    All in all, Aigo's offering here is a tempting, feature rich one - Not only do you get music playback for your money, but also FM radio and recording abilities. ...

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  • Review: Twinhan DTV MagicBox and VisionDTV Mini Ter

    20 December 2004, 00:00

    Between the two products you've seen here, Twinhan have covered all their bases for anybody wanting a straightforward device enabling them to view terrestrial digital television on their PC. For ...

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  • Review: AVerMedia AVerTV USB 2.0 Plus

    12 December 2004, 00:00

    At the end of the day, the AVerMedia AVerTV USB 2.0 Plus did exactly what it said on the tin - Provided excellent TV viewing capabilities, coupled with the ability ...

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  • Review: Creative Nomad MuVo² 4GB

    5 November 2004, 00:00

    Everyone I show the MuVo² to wants one, but at £170 they're perhaps looking elsewhere and sacrificing portability and choosing ZENs or something from Rio. It seems users will stick ...

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