Archive for the ‘Home Entertainment’ Category
Apple revamps iPod range, iTunes and Apple TV; eats a little humble pie
Apple have been hard at work and yesterday Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtleneck owner and Apple CEO Steve Jobs launched a totally revamped Apple iPod range, a new Apple TV and a music based social network, Ping. Keen observers will have noticed Apple tacitly admitting 3 mistakes, as they restored buttons to the iPod shuffle, removed video from the iPod nano and switched to an all streaming model for the Apple…
Aiptek 3D HD camcorder: 3D technology gets up close and personal
Once upon a time 3D in the home was an outlandish and fantastical idea best suited for the year 3000. The popularity of 3D cinema however, with the likes of Avatar mopping up billions of dollars, has led to 3D television in the home – meaning that you can now get freaked out when things jump at you in the safety of your own home where no-one is looking at…
Versatile and stylish – Pioneer’s KODO XW-NAW1 iPod wall mounted speaker system
As we mentioned in our feature on the best iPod docks due to high consumer demand, competition to produce the very highest of quality iPod speaker systems is hastily gathering speed. Born from this surge in spiritedness Pioneer GB has launched an exciting new addition to its KODO range of iPod speaker systems – the KODO XW-NAW1. In the same way TV wall brackets deliver the luxury of being able…
Auluxe Dew and Edifier Prisma 2.1 mini HiFi review
Neologistically defining themselves as a “fusion of Audio and Luxury”, Auluxe’s new 2.1 Mini HiFi Dew speaker system had a lot to live up to and replacing my cherish Harman/Kardon Sound Sticks, which looked and sounded great was a tough task. Available in Maple and Cherry woods with Chrome as well as Glossy Black & White, the Dew is a very classy looking audio device and has rightly won a…
Revolutions in radio technology: PURE Flowsongs and Logitech Squeezebox
Since its beginnings in the early 1800s, radio has been one of the more important technological devices. From helping keep soldiers’ morale up in World War Two, to keeping emergency services in contact with one another, radio, for decades, has provided societies with simple yet accurate communication and entertainment. In recent years, radio has made prolific advancements, so much so that there is no way of telling where radio technology…
Preparing for the digital handover: the best of the set-top boxes
It all started off with a trial in the small Welsh communities of Ferryside and Llansteffan. 500 properties switched over to digital television in 2005, way before anyone else did, as part of a Government trial. Next was the Copeland area in the Borders in 2007. And now in 2010, BBC One and Two, ITV, Channel Four and five are systematically being dumped from the analogue airwaves as the Digital…
Pump up the volume with the best iPod docks around
As ghetto blasters and stereo players are being rapidly ditched for iPods and iPhones, with their aesthetical attributes and sound clarity, iPod docks are becoming quite competitive in the world of gadgets. Latest Gadgets looks at five of the best of these musical pedestals, which have become an important fixture in many a home. Philips Fidelio DS900 Built out of natural wood and with a back curved for better sound,…
TWIG:Robot arms, GEKKOLinks and Blackbox M10s
The Week In Gadgets This week saw the launch of the Blackberry Torch 9800 and Blackberry 6 OS to a lukewarm press reaction. We also saw the release of the call-me-anywhere satellite phone – the iSatphone Pro and a cloud based music service from the Carphone Warehouse. There were also some guitars made from paper. The good people at thepresentfinder.co.uk pointed me in the direction of the frankly amazing Remote…
Currys and PC World Christmas range preview
LatestGadgets were invited to a preview of the new Christmas ranges for Currys and PC World. 3D is very much in demand for TVs, gaming and cameras with an explosion of products set to launch this year and it is expected that 25% of TVs at Currys and PC World will be 3D by December. Sky are launching their 3D channel this year. The PS3 has the capability for 3D…
Paperback rocker: Paper Jamz guitars and drums
Always wanted to be in a band but had nowhere to store your chunky guitar or gargantuan drum-kit? Well now you can strum away to your heart’s content – or beat away, if drumming is your thing – on paper-thin electronic instruments. Okay, maybe they’re not quite authentic enough to actually start a band with, but they’re more than suited to a quick play around in your house when your…
