HEXUS.net - Consumer Electronics

Iqua get Smart with Badges

9 March 2006, 20:32

The Smart Badge Bluetooth device

Intel's personal Internet

8 March 2006, 22:44

Intel is pushing a number of new technologies that will help realise the idea of the personal Internet, where the Internet is constantly accessible wherever we go.

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Who needs Intel Viiv and AMD Live?

28 February 2006, 14:33

Are the PC industry's two bitter CPU rivals muddying the pond with Intel ViiV and AMD Live - their enhancements to Windows XP MCE ?

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Panasonic digital SLR strip-tease continues

28 February 2006, 12:03

Panasonic is moving into the digital SLR market - as it made clear in a joint announcement with Olympus over a year ago - but its latest statement on the ...

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Oh, Barcelona; how we hate those carriers

27 February 2006, 07:42

I went looking for pixels pushers and games. I found plenty of both, but what I mostly found was blockage and dumassedness.

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The Swiss Army... MP3 player

25 February 2006, 17:37

We all remember when Victorinox announced a Swiss Army knife with USB flash memory built into it, right? They've taken it one step further now, slapping an MP3 player onto ...

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'Broadband rules; digital TV on the up' - Office for National Statistics

23 February 2006, 16:31

Social Trends 2006 - the latest report from the government's Office for National Statistics - shows that broadband has move far ahead of dial-up and that digital terrestrial TV is ...

SatNav causes drivers to get distracted?

23 February 2006, 10:55

In-car satellite navigation systems are causing motorists to be distracted while they're driving, according to a Reuters' report on a survey carried out by Croydon-base Privilege Insurance

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Review: Canon - would-be King of Europe - range preview

22 February 2006, 11:26

Canon aims to be No.1 in Europe in virtually all areas in which it competes. Its 2006 Spring Collection of 39 new products shows it means business

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Review: HEXUS.lifestyle editorial needs a digital-home die-hard

21 February 2006, 01:06

HEXUS is inviting applications from would-be web journalists who want to be paid to live and work at the bleeding edge of digital-home technology and go hands-on with all the ...

Amazon to launch music-download service and own-brand music players?

17 February 2006, 12:03

Amazon is looking to launch own-brand portable music players and a music-download service to rival Apple's iTunes Music Store - perhaps as early as this summer - according to The ...

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LG & BenQ license Flash Lite for portable devices

13 February 2006, 18:46

LG Electronics and BenQ Mobile have signed up to license Flash Lite technology for portable devices, according to announcements made by Macromedia's new parent Adobe to coincide with this week's ...

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Sony's Blu-Ray discs priced

9 February 2006, 10:22

Blu-Ray UMD discs reasonably priced

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US House of Representatives approves Feb 2009 analogue TV cut-off

7 February 2006, 10:59

The US House of Representatives has approved February 17, 2009 as the hard cut-off date for the transition from analogue to digital TV broadcasting

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Review: Compro VideoMate U3 DVB-T tuner

7 February 2006, 01:01

If you're going to be sticking with the bundled software, then we think you'll be happy with it. Some of the features don't immediately jump out at you like perhaps ...

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Pressure from EFF on CD copy-protection firm SunnComm pays off

7 February 2006, 01:00

Pressure from Electronic Frontier Foundation on SunnComm over its MediaMax music-CD copy-protection software appears to have paid off. Responding to EFF's open letter, the company has set out how it ...

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Convert VHS to DVD with sub-£50 Terratec Grabster AV 150

6 February 2006, 14:56

At a penny under £50 (inc VAT), Terratec’s Grabster AV 150 external USB 2.0 box looks like something of a no-brainer for anyone wanting to convert their analogue tapes to ...

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InterVideo patents dispute - Winbook Computers bends at the knee

6 February 2006, 10:27

InterVideo InstantON patent dispute - Winbook Computers bends at the knee in front of the US International Trade Commission enquiry

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Review: Visiting VideoForum next week? Check out our preview

3 February 2006, 21:47

London's Earls Court 2 plays host next week (Jan 7-9/Tues-Thurs) to VideoForum 2006 - the leading UK show for serious amateur camcorders users, video editors and DVD authors, and also ...

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VideoForum 2006 preview

3 February 2006, 20:49

London's Earls Court 2 plays host next week (Jan 7-9/Tues-Thurs) to VideoForum 2006 - the leading UK show for serious amateur camcorders users, video editors and DVD authors, and also ...

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Apple's the biggest name in MP3. So, take aim...sue!

3 February 2006, 11:45

According to seattlepi.com, a Lousiana man is suing Apple about the potential hearing damage that might be caused by iPods - even though he doesn't claim to have suffered any ...

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Adult Entertainment Expo 2006

2 February 2006, 02:03

Nick Haywood and Tarinder Sandhu took time off from the serious business of putting out a daily newspaper at CES to check out the Adult Entertainment Expo – all in ...

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Downloadable Warner movies to buy or to rent

1 February 2006, 13:23

The rise and rise of legal video downloads continues apace. Latest news is that downloadable dubbed versions of Warner Bros' movies and TV programmes go on sale in Germany in ...

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Review: Sky by broadband - world's first combined review-tutorial!

30 January 2006, 04:14

Here's the world's first review of (and tutorial for) Sky's video-download service - Sky by broadband - now available free to all Sky premium subscribers with broadband connections

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Uni lectures on your iPod? That'll do nicely!

26 January 2006, 12:05

Apple USA is now running a free hosting service for universities and colleges - iTunes U - allowing them to make educational content available for download 24/7

Tesco into VoIP. Every little helps?

25 January 2006, 09:32

Tesco reckons it's going to "transform the way we make phone calls and slash call costs with the launch of its internet phone service". That's one take; see our HEXUS.headline ...

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Recording 11 TV channels simultaneously

20 January 2006, 19:27

Why bother creating an HTPC that can record 11 TV channels? If you're a company that creates PVR software... why not!?

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Panasonic ceases analogue TV development

20 January 2006, 16:30

The end of analogue draws near.

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Sub-Eu60 DVD player supports Nero Digital

19 January 2006, 16:32

A new sub-€60 DVD player from elta is among the first to support playback of video compressed using Nero Digital technology – the high-efficiency Codec and authoring system provided in ...

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Konica Minolta bails out of wet photography

19 January 2006, 14:38

Konica Minolta is planning to pull out of the wet photography market - a move that will see over one-tenth of its 30,000 employees out of work by October next ...

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Review: AVerMedia AVerTV DVB-T USB2.0

18 January 2006, 09:38

Today we're reviewing a USB digital tuner from AVerMedia - the AVerTV DVB-T USB2.0 – that let's you enjoy all the many Freeview TV and radio stations

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ASUS announces truly mobile TV tuner

17 January 2006, 22:51

We've seen our share of USB TV tuners, in fact a number are in the HEXUS.labs now being reviewed. The trouble with them, however, is their need for an aerial. ...

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