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Breathalyse yourself

16 January 2006, 16:41

You know how it is, go to these big international events and they tend to throw on the parties. So there was team HEXUS, ~~staggering~~ coherently walking around CES when ...

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Five facts you ought to know about high-def and SD DVD

13 January 2006, 14:05

Here are five facts we think you ought to know about high-def and SD DVD

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Spielberg's Oscar hopes hit by DRM cock-ups

13 January 2006, 03:08

Digital-rights-management cock-ups may have killed any chance of Steven Spielberg's film Munich winning awards in this year's Oscars

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Turning the iPod into a media center

12 January 2006, 18:36

Griffin Technology, manufacturer of iPod accessories, is set to release a dock for the iPod that will transform it into an entire Media Center.

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Turning a Geiger Counter into an iPod

12 January 2006, 11:45

Just when we think everything has been modded in every possible way, somebody comes along and surprises us. This time a mod-happy guy by the name of JavaMoose has decided ...

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Chrysler first with across-the-range iPod option

12 January 2006, 07:59

Chrysler will be the first American car maker to provide full iPod integration as an option in most of its 2006 models according to TWICE - the USA's leading consumer-electronics ...

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DVdoctor - some predictions for 2006

10 January 2006, 16:13

John Ferrick of DVdoctor Inc looks at the year ahead in his crystal ball

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The Monster remote - controlling just about everything

10 January 2006, 12:26

It's massive, it's absolutely massive. Then again, it does attempt to control just about everything in your house, including the lighting.

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ZON total home sound solution

10 January 2006, 02:54

The ZON system involves four key components - audio sources, speakers, some network cable and the ZON hardware itself. Together they let you pipe sound all through your house, from ...

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Initial Blu-ray and HD DVD movie line-up at a glance

9 January 2006, 17:00

At last week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, most of the major film studios made announcements about which of the two forthcoming high-def DVD formats they'd be supporting and ...

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March US launch for Toshiba HD DVD set-top players

9 January 2006, 13:24

Toshiba looks set to be the first company to introduce HD DVD set-top players into the US market. Two models are promised for March, one at $800 (HD-XA1), the other ...

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Yahoo! Go: Beyond the browser

7 January 2006, 12:26

Yahoo! yesterday announced its latest scheme to spread its services across more than just the browser. Yahoo! Go is available for the Desktop, Mobile and TV, allowing information to be ...

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Steadicam Merlin for the semi-pro

6 January 2006, 21:21

Designed by Garrett Brown, the who made the original Steadicam, the Merlin is actually a re-make (how appropriate for the film industry) of the Steadicam Jr - and one that's ...

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Memorex - Blu-ray... hmmmm

6 January 2006, 20:28

At a cocktails and giggles get-together last night, I found myself chatting to a representative from Memorex, who was talking about the new Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD formats

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NVIDIA show off the new RAZR

6 January 2006, 19:54

Now why would NVIDIA be playing with the Motorola Razer? Probably because their mobile GPU is powering the new handset giving what appears to be near faultless movie quality playback ...

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ATI previews HD cable receiver for the PC

6 January 2006, 11:04

For most of us on this side of the pond, it's easy to forget about cable television, but in the US it's a different story. ATI is developing an HD ...

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Software makers the only certain winners in hi-def DVD format war

6 January 2006, 09:47

Software firms that make programs for authoring, editing, burning and playing high-def discs look to be the only sure-fire winners in the hi-def DVD format war

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Review: All the news from CES 2006

5 January 2006, 14:06

All HEXUS.CES reports, stories and headlines can now be accessed from a single page

Gecube showcasing media players, DVRs and graphics cards at CES

5 January 2006, 10:56

At the 2006 International CES, Info-tek - who you will likely best know for its GeCube brand and graphics cards under the name - is showcasing a number of products.

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CES speeches underline shift to digital home and online media

4 January 2006, 00:46

Confirming the massive shift towards the digital home and online media, the keynote speeches at this week's 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show look set to be dominated by the giants ...

Kicking off CES 2006

3 January 2006, 17:23

You may have been thinking that the special time of year was over. Indeed, Christmas is behind us, but hardware and software companies from all walks of the industry have ...

All UK car journeys to be monitored

22 December 2005, 17:43

Surveillance is being taken to the next level next year, as the UK's network of traffic monitoring cameras undergo upgrades which will allow ever car journey to be tracked and ...

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Review: Magnificent high-magnification macro close-ups? Try a Pringles' can

13 December 2005, 13:42

Compact cameras are great but you can't beat a removable-lens SLR for versatility. Bung on a long, long lens for wonderful wildlife shots; substitute an ultra-wide for amazing architectural interiors; ...

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Microsoft Life Squared

8 December 2005, 20:35

A renovated turn-of-the-century primary school in Chelsea Harbour, south London is the rather unusual venue for Life2 (Life Squared) - Microsoft UK's showcase of the near future of IT at ...

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Review: New life for NES game controller - as MP3 player housing

29 November 2005, 01:50

Over at futurenews.at Martin Kersch tells how he's come up with a new use for NES games console handsets - turning them into housings and controllers for MP3 players!

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Review: Sky joins broadband video-download bandwagon

28 November 2005, 23:58

Satellite broadcaster Sky readies broadband movie and sports video-download service for premium subscribers in UK and Republic of Ireland

Review: Jabra BT500 bluetooth headset

28 November 2005, 20:36

Overall it’s an excellent package that realistically is a little overpriced when compared with the BT800, had it come in at a lower price point it would certainly have been ...

Review: iBuzz musical orgasm machine gives digital home a whole new meaning

25 November 2005, 00:19

A company banking under the name of LH Trading, and calling itself Love Labs, is selling device called iBuzz that's dubbed "The Music Activated Orgasm Machine" and claimed to work ...

Review: Legal video-download wagon starts to roll ever faster with AOL on board

16 November 2005, 04:47

It's starting to look as though 2005 will go down as the year when the legal video-download wagon really started rolling. The latest company to give it a hefty push ...

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Google Local for your mobile

8 November 2005, 08:54

The search giant is at it again, this time producing a J2ME application for mobile phones which allows users to access Google Local.

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Compro launches ultra-small DVB-T tuner

4 November 2005, 19:36

New from multimedia firm Compro Technology is an ultra-small USB DVB-T TV tuner.

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1 million video downloads for iTunes

31 October 2005, 20:03

That was quick, wasn't it?

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Breaking the world blind land speed record

26 October 2005, 07:41

Think about travelling at 178.5mph. Pretty fast, ain't it? Now, imagine doing it blind, being alone in control of the vehicle. That's what Mike Newman did recently, achieving an average ...

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