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DLNA - the key building block of your digital life?

6 September 2006, 01:12

Could one of the smaller stands at IFA turn out to be one of the most important to the digital home? Bob Crabtree thinks so after spending time with the ...

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IFA 2006 :: Wireless TV, take it with you…

5 September 2006, 16:49

Not only is this flat panel telly waterproof, it’s also wireless, which we thought was really rather nifty.

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IFA 2006 :: DDream-X5

3 September 2006, 16:23

The DDream-X5 is an all in one freeview decoder and media extender with PVR

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Verbatim offers world's first 8cm DVD-R DL discs

30 August 2006, 11:21

Stores should now be holding stock of the world's first 8cm DVD-R DL discs, made by Verbatim and allowing compatible DVD camcorders to record for up to 54 minutes continuously

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10Megapixel A640 leads out Canon's new PowerShot range

29 August 2006, 12:54

Range-leader of Canon's revamped PowerShot range is the black-finished A640 due September at £329 and featuring a 10 Megapixel image sensor, a 4x optical zoom and a 2.5in LCD

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Canon EOS 400D digital SLR - world's first hands-on shots

24 August 2006, 16:38

Yesterday's revelations on the Canon China web site about the launch of a new digital SLR camera were correct - and today we've got the world's first hands-on shots of ...

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Canon EOS 400D 10.1Mp DSLR - hoax or happening?

24 August 2006, 01:54

Canon's next digital SLR camera may be the EOS 400D - a 10.1 megapixel jobbie with an ultrasonic dust-removal system, a 2.5in LCD panel and an APS-C size sensor. We'll ...

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Samsung to unveil first 70in LCD HDTV tomorrow

22 August 2006, 16:01

Samsung will tomorrow unveil the world's first 70in LCD HD TV set - a model said to be some five inches bigger than the current LCD king - but this ...

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Rod Savlon's Blu-ray vision uncovers the dirty truth about the Sony-championed HD optical format

18 August 2006, 11:45

Here at HEXUS, we’re always crawling the curbs of the Interweb looking for choice titbits. The other day we happened upon a rather interesting discovery about those high-definition optical formats ...

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Microsoft TouchLight 3D screen turns sci-fi into reality

17 August 2006, 16:43

Microsoft is promising to bring to market late this year a multi-point, 3D touch-screen technology - TouchLight - reminiscent of the video-communication screens seen in many sci-fi movies

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Compro announces new USB DVB-T tuner with remote

16 August 2006, 09:45

Those who recall our review of Compro's sleek VideoMate U3 USB DVB-T tuner may also know that it didn't have a remote control. Compro's latest USB tuner, the U500, rectifies ...

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Hauppauge TV Anywhere - low-cost rival to SlingBox?

11 August 2006, 11:32

Hauppauge Digital is now selling a rival to Sling Media's Slingbox and the Sony LocationFree internet TV personal distribution systems - and it's significantly cheaper than either

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Canon HV10 - 'world's smallest HDV 1080i camcorder'

4 August 2006, 16:35

Canon Europe is set to launch in September its first HDV camcorder targeted at non-pros, the HV10, and claims that it will be the world's smallest HDV1080i model!

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Sony GPS device puts your pictures on the map

3 August 2006, 11:37

Snappers using selected Sony digital stills cameras and camcorders can pinpoint the exact location of their shots using a small Global Positioning System (GPS) device due September

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September launch for three Sony hard-disc-based SD camcorders

1 August 2006, 13:34

Sony is introducing three hard-disk-based standard-definition camcorders in September, two with 30GB drives, the other with 60GB. Prices are £480, £550 and £630

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Evesham adds Freeview PVR and HD-upscaling DVD player

28 July 2006, 12:13

System builder Evesham is expanding its range of consumer electronic goodies, adding a set-top DVD player that can upscale movies for hi-def TV sets, plus a twin-tuner Freeview PVR

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Canon adds two further 'pro' HDV camcorders

26 July 2006, 20:22

Canon UK is planning a November launch for two pro-targeted, HDV high-def camcorders intended to sell alongside its interchangeable-lens model, the XL H1

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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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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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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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