HEXUS.net - Consumer Electronics

Microsoft confirms launch of music player (and more) under Zune brand

24 July 2006, 12:17

Microsoft has confirmed rumours that it's to sell portable media players and related software under the Zune brand. And the rumours, it's now clear, were started by Microsoft itself

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First AVCHD hi-def camcorders due from Sony in September

22 July 2006, 12:03

Hard disks can now be used as the recording media for AVCHD camcorders and Sony has shown why with a 30GB-HDD AVCHD model able to shoot for 11 hours or ...

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Philips HTS9800W home-cinema system - slim, hi-def-friendly and yet...

18 July 2006, 10:25

Philips' high-def-friendly HTS9800W home-cinema system has a slim system box, 'wireless' flat-panel rear speakers, HDMI and 800WRMS of sound - but no DVD recording or DAB radio

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iPod radio-transmitters soon to be legal in UK?

17 July 2006, 17:34

It may at last soon be legal in the UK to use low-powered FM transmitters to broadcast the output of MP3 music players to radios - in-car and at home

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One flat panel TV sold in UK every 1.7sec in week before World Cup

17 July 2006, 14:02

One flat-panel TV set was sold every 1.7 seconds in the UK in the week before the World Cup, according to market-research organisation GfK

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Zune's the final name of Microsoft's Argo portable solution. Or is it?

11 July 2006, 15:12

Bill Gates has sneezed and the whole web's reporting it. More accurately, the rumour mill about Microsoft's forthcoming handheld MP3 player/ video player/ portable Xbox is now really hotting up

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Send yourself TV via Skype for under £50

11 July 2006, 12:31

Fancy turning your copy of Skype into a watch-anywhere TV viewer? Now you can, courtesy of a USB device from Japanese company Novac that beams TV shows over the internet

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Panasonic taking orders on 103in world-record plasma TV

11 July 2006, 10:52

Panasonic USA appears to be taking orders for the world's largest plasma TV set - a 103in model - even though delivery won't be until some time next year

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Sky+ offers remote recording via mobile or web

6 July 2006, 14:39

Owners of Sky+ and SkyHD PVR boxes can now set up remote timed recordings by mobile phone - and a web-based option from PCs is promised a little later in ...

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SkyHD - HDMI failure can't possibly be our problem. Can it?

5 July 2006, 21:20

If you have SkyHD and your TV is connected through HDMI then you want to go unplug it before you read any further - trust us

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InvisibleSHIELD iPod protection kit

3 July 2006, 13:31

Fancy the idea of a protection kit for iPods that shields them well from scratches and is backed up by a lifetime guarantee from its maker, ShieldZone?

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Review: PURE Tempus-1XT DAB radio

1 July 2006, 04:22

We've had a close look at the Tempus-1XT - a small, mains-powered table radio that sits in the middle of PURE's DAB range - and we're impressed

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Watch iPod videos on a 42in virtual display with icuiti DV920

29 June 2006, 11:01

The DV920, from icuiti, is an eye-glasses-style LCD video system said to let users of video iPods enjoy movies and other downloaded video on a virtual 42in display

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iPod-modders get their own site - Pimpyaplayer.com

27 June 2006, 00:05

There's a new web site where modders can show off what they've done to their Apple players. Appropriately enough, the site is under the editorial control of a man based ...

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PURE's MkII Bug DAB radio adds EPG recording

26 June 2006, 01:35

An electronic programme guide (EPG) and text-scroll pausing are among the new features found in the second-generation version of PURE digital's Bug DAB radio, the £100 Bug TOO, due on ...

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Have hi-def DVD formats already failed?

23 June 2006, 16:05

Clint DeBoer's editorial over on Audioholics, '10 Reasons Why High Definition DVD Formats Have Already Failed', is an interesting read but we've got some serious reservations about it

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HEXUS Plasma and LCD stand guide

23 June 2006, 11:58

Our recommendations on which stand/mount to buy for your LCD/plasma TV.

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Toshiba RD-A1 HD DVD/HDD recorder - 2006's most desirable CE kit?

22 June 2006, 14:23

Let us introduce you to what could turn out to be the most desirable piece of consumer electronics kit launched this year - the Toshiba RD-A1 combined high-definition DVD/hard-disk recorder

LocationFree, Sony's Slingbox rival, hits UK at lower-than-expected premium

16 June 2006, 20:26

Sony is now selling in the UK its rival to the Slingbox around-the-house/over-the-net video-distribution system and it's going out for £70 less than originally expected - though still £50 more ...

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Samsung USA launching Blu-ray player June 25; UK must wait until Q4

16 June 2006, 13:10

Samsung's first Blu-ray Disc player, the BD-P1000, goes on sale in the USA on June 25, priced at $1,000 and will be introduced into the UK in Q4, price as ...

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BPI gives all-clear to rip your own CDs

13 June 2006, 10:50

The BPI says that music lovers in the UK no longer risk being sued for ripping CDs. If, that is, they're using their own CDs and ripping for their own ...

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Compro's new gadgets impress this tired hack.

10 June 2006, 09:05

Compro debuts two new video gadgets.

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InterVideo WinDVD HD 'first' DVD player for next-gen Dolby audio

9 June 2006, 12:58

InterVideo claims that its Windows high-def DVD player program WinDVD HD is the first to handle Dolby TrueHD and Dolby Digital Plus - the next-generation Dolby audio encoders set to ...

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Pioneer US Blu-ray player launch delayed three months

9 June 2006, 12:30

Pioneer won't as promised be launching its first first Blu-ray Disc player in the USA this month, according to TWICE magazine. Instead, the company is delaying the introduction until September

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Apple intros MKII special-edition U2 iPod

6 June 2006, 15:09

Apple today made available a new version of its special-edition U2 iPod. The 30GB, all-black, video-capable newcomer (£239) has a stainless steel body, a red control wheel and engraved signatures ...

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K-PEX, Kingston’s portable media player

6 June 2006, 14:30

Kingston's new media player

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Revolutionary Slingbox video distribution system finally arrives in UK

2 June 2006, 14:13

Slingbox, the video-distribution gadget that turns the idea of video-over-the-internet on its head, has finally arrived in the UK. It's initially available only through Dixons Store Group, priced at £180

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Computex Taipei - 2006 : Preview :: Compro VideoMate V550 standalone TV tuner

1 June 2006, 18:52

Compro will be using next week's giant Computex Taipei show to debut its VideoMate V550 - a rather unusual standalone PC TV tuner that connects directly to a PC's monitor, ...

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iPod click o'death free fix

1 June 2006, 15:13

JC over at mac geekery came up with a cure for fourth-gen iPods suffering the dreaded hard-disk click of death - but only after lobbing his iPod from a third-floor ...

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Fancy gaming on the World's first 42-inch plasma with 1080 line display?

31 May 2006, 16:22

Hitachi 1080 line 42-inch plasma

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Miglia Mac mini look-alike TV tuner/video-capture box

23 May 2006, 22:28

Miglia's newly-launched TVMax appears to be the first available external TV tuner to match the looks and desktop footprint of an Apple Mac mini. It's also a video capture device ...

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Review: Sapphire Ivory 512MB Digital Audio Player

22 May 2006, 15:02

Sapphire - a company best know for graphics cards - has entered the MP3 market. We go hands-on with its first offering - the 512MB Ivory Digital Audio Player

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Sky own-goal means misery for HD World Cup fans

19 May 2006, 19:35

Sky's HD TV service looks set to get off to the worst possible of starts, with thousands of customers not receiving systems before the World Cup kicks off on June ...

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