News Archive
Mon 29 May 2006
BT Glide is the first Bluetooth home phone in UK. It can communicate with your mobile phone, headset, PDA, laptop or camera and even sync contact details with your mobile phone. The BT Glide can also send and receive text messages and it comes with the T9 predictive text input. Take this pioneering piece of kit home with you for £179.99, although who still actually uses landlines at home?
Fri 26 May 2006
“That’s right computer, good boy!”
The WinHEC conference is a showcase of forward thinking concepts and yesterday Intel unveiled their 2007 Media Centre Edition PC prototype. Intel demonstrated a system with a separate navigation screen, as seen in the picture, so you can queue up the next track or playlist at a party while the main screen is still showing an active display. Systems with a built in display are old news but what was unique about this was that it had a voice-to-text navigation interface. Imagine walking into your lounge and saying “Watch TV” or "Play afterwork-chillout-my-life-is-so-stressful playlist” without having to push any buttons let alone find the remote. Indeed a good level of satisfaction could be derived from telling the computer to “shut-up” or “die” when you want it to turn off.
Fri 26 May 2006
Most likely the no 1 ipod accessory in the US, the Griffin iTrip is coming to the UK! Previously banned here due to violating the 1949 Wireless Telegraphy Act as it falls into the pirate radio category, this clever little add-on simply sits on the top of your iPod and broadcasts your favourite tunes across a short distance such as over a few rooms or within a car. You then tune in your radio, or car radio and hey presto music a la iPod.
Thu 25 May 2006
HD Upscaling, internet ready, network media players
NeoDigits has announced the impending launch of their new HELIOS X3000 and X5000 HD Network Media Players. Along with their ability to upscale just about any video source to 1080p the X-Line’s built-in LAN, WIFI and USB ports make it easy to connect and share digital audio, video and images from any PC, laptop, camera, hard drives, projectors, MP3 players, etc.
NeoLink can also synchronize with Apple iTunes, Real Rhapsody and Napster, and supports Windows Media/WinAMP playlists. With the player’s intuitive Graphical User Interface (GUI) it also you to directly access your RSS feeds and favourite web bookmarks.
As if these players didn’t have enough functionality already, the X-Line’s GUI lets you access the HELIOS Media Portal allowing you to stream internet radio and television, without having to use a computer. With future firmware upgrades, you will be able to customise your own HELIOS Media Portal as well.
