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Sony's first CompactFlash memory cards arriving May

26 April 2007, 15:11

Sony has at last unveiled its long-expected range of CompactFlash memory

Review: Griffin & Porta-Charge iPod mains chargers

24 April 2007, 08:34

Want to be able to charge your iPod when away from the home - or without having to switch on your PC when back at base? John Hill investigates some ...

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Tosh's HD DVD Chinese licensing deal signals defeat for Blu-ray

23 April 2007, 11:23

Is Sony's Blu-ray Disc technology set to suffer the same fate as its Betamax VCRs?

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160GB Apple TV upgrade kit from WeaKnees

13 April 2007, 12:36

WeaKnees' introduction of a 160GByte package for $199 is no surprise but no less welcome for that

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Review: Bose TriPort IE inner-ear headphones

13 April 2007, 09:06

Day-tripper John Hill makes another journey of discovery, this time with a set of Bose TriPort IE earphones

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Big claims for Computer Supermarket 4GB music/video player

10 April 2007, 15:57

Computer Supermarket is making some big claims for a slim, 4GB music and video player. Its £49 MP4 Player is said to have a similar look and feel to a ...

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Evesham thinks small with 9in widescreen LCD TV-cum-monitor

10 April 2007, 13:24

Latest consumer-electronics line from PC-system-builder Evesham Technology is a 9.2in widescreen LCD TV-cum-monitor

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Evesham makes HD more affordable with cuts to Alqemi LCD TVs

14 February 2007, 16:28

Evesham is slashing the price of its range-leading 42in Alqemi HD ready LCD TV set, making big cuts to its recently-launched TX Alqemi models and trimming prices across other Alqemi ...

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Apple & Apple kiss and make up - Beatles coming to iTunes soon?

7 February 2007, 11:40

Apple Inc (the renamed Apple Computer) and the Beatles' Apple Corps Ltd have kissed and made up, with the music legends dropping their trademark lawsuit

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HEXUS Dragon Tour - LifeView HQ visit

7 February 2007, 08:25

We saw a a couple of innovative products from LifeView, a company you'll be hearing more about in the near future.

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Canon HV20 - HDV camcorder with 25p cine mode & HDMI out

31 January 2007, 17:58

Canon looks to have scored a couple of worthwhile first with its latest 1080i high-definition HDV-format camcorder for consumers, the HV20, due April at an as yet unknown price

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Hauppauge adds extensive Vista support & diversity USB stick

30 January 2007, 17:48

Hauppauge is now offering widespread support for Vista and has finally made available under its own-brand the twin-tuner digital terrestrial diversity TV USB stick that we saw at IFA in ...

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