News Archive
Fri 31 March 2006
Whilst at the Ideal Home show in London I spied one of these ingenious devices. I'm pretty sure everyone has thought of this idea one time or another but a round of applause for someone going ahead and making it a reality. Lost your keys, wallet, child again? Tag them to work with the Loc8tor, and the radar-like device will track them down within a 183m / 600-foot range and will guide you to within 2.5cm / 1" using audio visual. The Loc8tor plus pack also comes with an 'Alert' function which, unsurprisingly, alerts if items move outside preset zones helping to guard against accidental loss or theft. Both models are now available to buy with the basic model coming in at £59.99 and the Loc8tor Plus pack selling for £99.99. My only worry is what happens if you lose the Loc8tor?! That's when they bring out the Loc8tor Loc8tor!
Thu 30 March 2006
XL your ipod with the Geneva sound system
For the more audio quality conscious ipod user, who wants an easy solution for home entertainment connectivity I introduce to your the Geneva Sound Systems. The Geneva 600W XL and 100 W L systems have iPod docks and built-in speakers as well as an FM tuner, CD player, and front panel which displays the current input status. Available in boring ipod white to match its destined counterpart but also in last season's AV black and a more dangerous; exotic red, clearly the choice of the brave.
Related article:
Custom Install v. ‘Off-the-shelf’ home entertainment systems
Thu 30 March 2006
Bargain Hunters eat your Heart out
This Tesco Value DVD player is £18. It does what it's meant to do, play dvds, and not much else. No fancy pants HD ready-ness, not network ready for the Smart-Home but it does play CDs and comes with a remote control. Cheaper than some DVD discs, hopefully Tesco will start bulk buying Jimmy Choo shoes so buying my girlfriend her 'must have' high-heels won't mean I have to live off (tesco value) beans on toast for the rest of the month.
Wed 29 March 2006
Step aside Humax, Sanyo's here
Just as we report the Humax LCD with built in 40gb PVR, Sanyo comes storming in with their upcoming LCD which has an integrated 160gb PVRfor recording all that free content. This TV will also come with component and HDMI connectivity, interchangeable bezels as well as Timedomain speakers for apparently virtual surround sound. The Sanyo is set to be available in May.
For more info on flatscreen TVs see:
All you need to know about flatscreen TVs Part 1
All you need to know about flatscreen TVs Part 2
