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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Drunken bet leads to eBay band promotion

21 July 2006, 14:34

In true 'red paperclip' style, a seller on eBay is attempting to win a bet by making as much money as possible from a low value item on eBay.

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The truth about news, PR and joined-up Sony thinking

20 July 2006, 17:21

The truth about news, PR and joined-up Sony thinking. Well, our version of the truth, anyway. Come in Howard Stringer!

Sky offers 'free' broadband to 'all' its TV subscribers

18 July 2006, 14:17

Sky is offering a broadband service 'free' to 'all' its satellite-TV subscribers. Free, that is, after paying £90 in one-off fees, and if they're on unbundled exchanges!

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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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eBay's accepting Nochex again. For now!

14 July 2006, 10:19

Nochex might have responded forcefully to being banned by eBay as an approved payment handler but it hasn't been so thorough in getting out the news that it's now back ...

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HEXUS grows to new publishing heights, partners with Beyond3D

13 July 2006, 16:22

HEXUS has expanded its portfolio of web-published content to new levels, continuing its trend of sustained growth and enhancing its position as a leading force in online publications by partnering ...

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Nochex open letter disses eBay and bans

13 July 2006, 00:58

Now eBay has started to ban online purchasing systems other than PayPal, the soft smelly stuff and the air-con are on collision course - witness Nochex' open letter dissing eBay ...

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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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Vishing (voice/phone phishing) scams coming to UK

10 July 2006, 13:47

Take care when dealing with incoming phone calls about fraudulent activity on your credit or debit cards. A new automated VoIP-based phishing scam - vishing - is harvesting info about ...

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USB missile launcher - just the job for inter-desk warfare!

7 July 2006, 17:09

There may be better ways for deskbound office workers to let off steam but we'd settle for this USB missile launcher - fired from a simulated radar-tracking screen on a ...

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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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Review: Low-cost webcam - MSI StarCam 370i

6 July 2006, 00:43

Can any webcam costing little more than a couple of pints and a pie be anything other than pants? We check out MSI's oh-so-affordable StarCam 370i to find out

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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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Sharp prepares for Blackberry invasion of Japan

4 July 2006, 12:29

Sharp is releasing a new smartphone in Japan intended to nullify the impact of the arrival of RIM's Blackberry over there in the autumn.

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FACT appoints sleuth to tackle in-cinema copying

4 July 2006, 10:59

UK film distributors are funding the appointment of an investigator who'll be trying to help prevent the copying of films within cinemas - something that's typically carried out with a ...

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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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Media-centre PCs slow-selling and at risk of annihilation, says GfK

3 July 2006, 01:48

Market researcher GfK says that media-centre PCs in the UK are overpriced, sales remain low, consumers remain unconvinced and that next-gen media gateways could kill the whole concept

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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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FON shared wireless broadband - exactly what's in it for the sharers?

27 June 2006, 14:14

FON, self-proclaimed "largest WiFi community in the world", is offering money or free worldwide internet roaming to those who share their broadband connections wirelessly - and throws in a router ...

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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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Ricky Gervais smashes own podcast-download record

26 June 2006, 15:45

Comedian Ricky Gervais claims to have smashed his own Guinness Book of World Records tally for the most-downloaded Podcast

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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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'Portable' TMS Migraine Zapper

23 June 2006, 14:13

Migraine's no laughing matter but we did have a double take when we first saw the TMS (transcranial magnetic stimulator) Migraine Zapper, not least cos this is the portable version!

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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