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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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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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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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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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Telewest to show all World Cup Games in HD

17 May 2006, 10:33

Cable-operator Telewest has banged three in the net, having signed up to show in high-def all World Cup coverage from the BBC and ITV, plus on-demand HD programmes from C4

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CTS - 2006 :: VIP HDTV WTF?

16 May 2006, 00:23

Distributor VIP had one of the biggest, best-located and (we assume) costliest stands at CTS. Pride of place went to an array of HD ready TV sets. So why didn't ...

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Sony & Panasonic intro HD camcorder format - AVCHD - using 8cm DVDs

15 May 2006, 14:07

Sony and Panasonic are introducing a new high-def consumer camcorder standard, AVCHD, using mini (8cm) DVDs. It encompasses hi-def recording in six different formats, plus standard-resolution PAL and NTSC

AVerMedia adds Linux support for Hybrid TV tuners

9 May 2006, 22:56

AVerMedia now has available Linux drivers for its Hybrid TV Tuner range. The drivers support four Linux distributions - Fedora core3, Fedora core4, Mandriva and SUSE

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Toys R Us busts £600 barrier for 32in HD LCD TV

8 May 2006, 14:18

Kids' superstore Toys R Us is set to introduce far and away the UK's cheapest 32in LCD HDTV to date - the £599 Medion-branded MD 20099. It's due at the ...

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Sky claims 40,000 HD advance sales; sets May 22 for kick-off

5 May 2006, 00:32

Sky claims that it's taken over 40,000 advance sales for its high-definition satellite service since bookings were opened to the public on April 13. And, the company says, launch date ...

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Sky to transmit all its own HD channels in 1080i

4 May 2006, 14:14

Sky has confirmed to HEXUS that all eight of its own HD channels will initially be transmitted at high-res 1080i and that the Sky HD receiver box can down-convert this ...

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High-def discs - the audio options for HD DVD & Blu-ray

3 May 2006, 15:36

Audio is yet another factor to consider when choosing which of the competing high-def disc formats to buy into - HD DVD or Blu-ray Disc. Nick Flood explains the differences ...

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Compro releases DVB-S tuner with video capture

27 April 2006, 09:26

Compro has combined DVB-S reception with analogue video and audio capture to create the VideoMate S350, its latest PCI tuner card.

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Blu-ray support still possible in Windows Vista

25 April 2006, 13:12

Microsoft has been backing HD DVD but head-honcho Bill Gates says that Blu-ray support in Windows Vista is still possible

£100 off Sony BRAVIA TV sets for Sky HD subscribers

24 April 2006, 13:57

Anyone buying a Sky HD box and subscribing to the Sky HD service between April 26 and July 10 is eligible for £100 cash back on Sony BRAVIA TV sets ...

Warner cuts DVD pricing to reduce piracy - but only in China

24 April 2006, 10:03

CAV Warner is selling the DVD of Leonardo Di Caprio's movie The Aviator in China for the equivalent of just US$1.50, in an attempt to grow legitimate sales and reduce ...

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iPod - fashion statement, music maker, life-saver!

21 April 2006, 09:38

We've never thought of iPods or any MP3 player as potential life-savers but that's changed now that Sussex amulance service has made available for download seven MP3 files of first-aid ...

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Bigger, lighter, cheaper, better - Mitsubishi's HDTV promise

20 April 2006, 12:33

At its recent US trade show, Mitsubishi demonstrated a new type of laser-driven HDTV design said to hold out the promise of bigger, lighter, cheaper and better sets

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Philips TV-advert enforcer - you're not going to like this!

19 April 2006, 17:28

In his New Scientist patents column, Barry Fox reveals that Philips invention of a television advert enforcer that prevents people changing channels or fast-forwarding recordings when the adverts come on!

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Sonos audio - a must for the digital home?

19 April 2006, 15:26

Sonos reckons that no music lover's digital home is complete without the company's Digital Music System. And, to make it easier for more of us to afford the kit, the ...

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Terrestrial HDTV trial needs 450 London volunteers

6 April 2006, 16:40

The BBC and ITV are looking for 450 volunteers in London willing to test high-definition terrestrial broadcasts free for six months. Participants need HD-ready TV sets - these won't be ...

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