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Latest hacks turns Apple TV into £199/$299 Mac computer!

10 April 2007, 11:23

The hacks being done to the Apple TV network media player just get better and better. Among the latest is the creation of a replacement for the Mac OS X ...

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Rolling Stones' crafty idea to gather more dosh?

5 April 2007, 17:51

While a rolling stone might gather no moss, one of 'em, Stones' bassman Bill Wyman, is setting out to help us gather old dross - in the hope that some ...

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Toshiba promising 14 more HD ready LCD sets this year

4 April 2007, 14:27

Toshiba plans to add 14 HD ready LCD TV sets this year across four REGZA-family ranges. First available are three C3030 series sets - 32in, 37in and 42in - each ...

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EMI and Apple announce DRM-free music

3 April 2007, 15:05

EMI's Eric Nicoli and Apple's Steve Jobs today announced a new era in downloadable music, kicking off with the entire EMI catalogue immediately available without copy-protection restrictions

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Virgin Media announces 'free' digital tv to non-cable areas

3 April 2007, 12:03

Virgin Media is launching a digital TV service to consumers living in non-cabled areas - expanding availability of its quadplay of broadband, phone, mobile and TV services beyond its cable ...

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Sony BRAVIA LCD TVs - 10-bit processing & 100Hz scanning!

2 April 2007, 11:43

Sony BRAVIA LCD TVs - 10-bit processing and 100Hz scanning!

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Jabra JX10 BlueTooth Hub – Desk phone, laptop and headset in one

30 March 2007, 23:04

Three into one does go, Jabra prove it.

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Hackers turning Apple TV damp squib into hot item?

30 March 2007, 15:46

Although not ultra-cheap, the Apple TV network media player is also a small and relatively inexpensive computer - and hackers are flocking to add a whole lot of new features

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Ricoh claims removable-viewfinder first with Caplio GX100

30 March 2007, 11:04

Latest addition to Ricoh's Caplio range of compact digital cameras will be the GX100, arriving at the end of next month at £400 and featuring a removable electronic viewfinder

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Keomo solar-powered and ultra-tiny GPS receivers from Widget

29 March 2007, 15:31

Netherlands-based Keomo is set to introduce a couple of novel Bluetooth GPS receivers - one solar-powered, the other half the size of a credit-card

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ATM turns 40, gets an upgrade

29 March 2007, 15:12

The ATM turns 40 in June of this year, and to celebrate, a Cheshire company is rolling out a new kind of ATM that's more than just a cash dispenser, ...

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First UK Sony set-top Blu-ray Disc player to cost arm & leg

28 March 2007, 17:37

Sony teasingly revealed today that its first dedicated set-top Blu-ray Disc player to reach the UK will be a European version of the upmarket BDP-S1 reference model launched in the ...

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Apple TV media player now available in UK. But why?

26 March 2007, 03:37

Apple's hard-disk-equipped network media player, Apple TV, is at last available in the UK. But why the company has decided to launch this product at all remains a mystery

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Panasonic 2nd-gen Blu-ray player adds 7.1 surround sound

21 March 2007, 13:38

Panasonic's DMP-BD10A Blu-ray Disc player - a replacement for the first-generation DMP-BD10 - adds support for 7.1-channel surround and playback of HDfootage shot on AVCHD camcorders

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Tosh HD-EP10 'budget' 1080p HD DVD player due May

15 March 2007, 18:29

May should see the arrival of the HD-EP10 - the third Toshiba HD DVD player to be introduced in Europe. Like the HD-XE1 top-dog model, it offers 1080p output but ...

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Toshiba's HD-XE1 1080p HD DVD player arrives at last

14 March 2007, 17:34

Toshiba's 1080p-outputting HD DVD player, the HD-XE1, is at last available in the UK

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Think freebay, not eBay - chanceXchange, the free swop shop

12 March 2007, 12:01

A not-for-profit web site, chanceXchange, set up just after Christmas lets you swap goodies that you'd otherwise bin or give away

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Get down and dirty with your electric toothbrush!

9 March 2007, 11:47

'tingletip massage head – turn your electric toothbrush into the ultimate vibrator' - well that's what the company says!

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Plane modder uses iPod white box as black-box flight-recorder

7 March 2007, 22:00

Apparently, they mod aeroplanes, too, and one US plane modder, LoPresti Speed Merchants, is planning to fit iPods to some of the light aircraft it soups up

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'World's first inflatable pub'

6 March 2007, 11:46

It ain't digital but the self-proclaimed world's first inflatable pub (featuring "fireplaces and traditional styling") certainly is a lifestyle product!

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Review: Philips VOIP841 PC-free DECT/Skype phone - world's first review

5 March 2007, 15:14

We were childishly excited late last week to get the chance to go hands on with the Philips VOIP841 - a PC-free combined DECT/Skype phone

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BBC joins YouTube at content altar

2 March 2007, 23:35

The BBC has exchanged vows with YouTube in a content-deal spanning three channels, each serving its own purpose.

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Sky's free internet-based remote-recording service now live

1 March 2007, 18:52

On the day that Sky stopped supplying its 'basic' TV channels to cable, the company delivered a further poke in the eye by announcing that its free internet-based remote-recording service ...

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Sky pulls its non-premium channels from Virgin Media cable

1 March 2007, 11:50

BSkyB last night pulled all its 'basic' (non-sports and non-movie) TV channels away from Virgin Media (the former ntl:Telewest) after a high-stakes game of financial chicken

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Pro-HDTV E-Petition - PM passes buck, says 'tell Ofcom yourself'

28 February 2007, 01:52

The UK Prime Minister's office emailed us last night (no problemo Tony mate, we understand you were a bit tied up yourself, so we'll give you a bell at the ...

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Compro U2700 coming in April; has Vista support

27 February 2007, 19:55

Compro's latest mini TV tuner is a hybrid affair, set in a glossy black box and accompanied by a slim remote.

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MP3-playing cycling shorts from Pearl Izumi - a snip at $500

26 February 2007, 16:32

Apple, Sony and all the others competing to sell clip-on, strap-on and pocketable music players will be quaking in their boots when they hear about the Vertex MP3 Bib Shorts ...

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Delays to TV-show arrivals drive Oz viewers to piracy

26 February 2007, 16:32

In an article headed 'TV show delays drive Oz viewers to distraction' and sub-titled, 'Taking matters into their own hands', Alex Malik on The Register details how Australian TV viewers ...

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Ultra-fast EOS-1D Mark III digital SLR leads Canon spring range

23 February 2007, 16:32

Canon is readying to launch 43 new products over the coming months, led by what's claimed to be the world's fastest digital camera, the EOS-1D Mark III

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Review: Evesham iplayer - Freeview PVR, network media player & more

22 February 2007, 04:57

Our initial impression of Evesham Technology's iplayer was that it looked to be one of the most exciting personal video recorders (PVRs) yet launched in the UK. Our take after ...

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Skype Pro launches today - and we're STILL not impressed

21 February 2007, 22:59

Internet phone company Skype today launched in Europe its new Pro pricing plan for chargeable calls to landlines and mobiles, so we know at last full details of what the ...

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Philips PC-free Skype/DECT phone finally coming next month

19 February 2007, 11:45

March should at last see the arrival in the UK of the Philips VOIP841 combined DECT/Skype phone that we reckoned - when it was debuted back in September at IFA ...

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Evesham sets stage for HD cinema with the £300 SSX1

16 February 2007, 15:02

Evesham has come up with a novel TV stand for folk creating home cinema systems to go with their new high-def flat-panel TV sets. The £300 Sound Stage X1 integrates ...

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