Archive for November, 2009
LiveStream brings streaming video to iPhone
Online video, as we are often told is the future of broadcast. With heavyweights such as YouTube introducing 1080p streaming next week and the growing ubiquity of broadband, new and exciting distribution technologies are popping up on a weekly basis. Producers of online content were giving yet another weapon in their growing arsenal last week as Livestream introduced the ability to stream content live to iPhones. Livestream,(formerly Mogulus) allows users to…
Hands on: Oral B Triumph with Smart Guide 5000
Look after your teeth, and they’ll look after you’, said my Mum, and that advice has held her in good stead as she’s now 50 without any fillings. We all know we’re supposed to brush for 2 minutes at a time, but in this time-poor world, dental hygiene is an area that often gets neglected. Oral-B aims to change that by introducing the OralB Triumph toothbrush which helps inspire you…
Analysis: Google enter the snake pit with Chrome
Google has finally unveiled the long awaited Google Chrome OS, provisionally titled Chromium. The minimalist operating system has been in the works since the Californian technology giant unveiled their new web browser, Chrome, in July. Chrome OS utilises all of Google’s considerable experience in web technology, reinventing the concept of an operating system. The OS develops a number of forward thinking features: for starters, there is no desktop. All programs…
BlackBerry’s successor is causing a storm
Blessed for its simplicity and effortlessness, even the most techno-phobic, gadget gormless and mobile-phone moronic of users could find their way around a BlackBerry with ease and without frustration. With its touch-screen display it may take little while longer for clumsier of fingers to master the new BlackBerry Storm2 9520’s responsiveness, but once mastered, there is no turning back. It may be similar in appearance to the original, but the…
Netgear Stora brings RAID to the rabble
Like some sort of mildly advanced superhero, Netgear is swooping in with its new Stora network drive to bring serious RAID backup to the average PC user who is only slightly more terrified of network settings than they are about error messages containing the word ‘fatal’. In a world where houses seem to have netbooks and laptop strewn all over them, network drives offer a useful backup solution. However, as…
Video delivery service for PS3/PSP hits UK
Over on the other side of the pond our American cousins have had the pleasure of being able to download movies at their whim straight to their PS3 or PSP for well over a year; today, finally, Sony’s Video Delivery Service launches in the UK. So what’s it all about? Well, by logging into PSN you’ll now have the option to browse and download over 800 movies. Sony hopes to…
BBC and commercial radio’s “RadioPlayer” coming soon
The BBC and Commercial Radio have unveiled plans for a unique online streaming system that will give users access to radio stations all over the country. Tipped for release next year, the new software will be called the UK RadioPlayer and will allow listeners to access every licensed radio station in the UK, including BBC-owned radio stations. Users will be able to stream on-demand and listen live to their chosen…
Bid insomnia goodbye with the new LightSleeper
Sleeping might seem like one of the easiest things to do in the world, yet getting a decent night’s kip at the end of a long day is surprisingly hard to come by. Even rarer are practical solutions to sleep deprivation that don’t involve sheep, lavender oil or watching TV until the early hours. Despite the name, the LightSleeper isn’t yet another product designed to wake us up but instead…
Packard Bell released first-ever “Freeview Certified” PC
Rock god Alice Cooper might be asking us to throw out our TVs for a new Sony Bravia, but now it’s PCs and games consoles that are taking on the telly’s job – Xbox 360 users can access Sky TV, the Wii is set to get the BBC’s iPlayer, and now there’s Packard Bell’s latest offering. The latest piece of technology to do two jobs for the price of one…
Sling your Nook? The battle of the e-readers heats up
E-readers have definitely been one of the hot gadgets of 2009 and whilst many people are planning on purchasing the Kindle for a Christmas gift, a new kid on the block is about to be launched. At the end of November Barnes and Noble are set to unveil a shiny spanking new e-book reader called a ‘Nook’ which can hold up to 1,500 e-books. With a sleek white aesthetic, what…
