Month: October 2003
Is it the chop for mîcroMV?
The Guardian last week ran a story on how Sony was committed to the mîcroMV (the tiny digital tape) format for camcorders and that it wouldn't follow Panasonic/Samsung's lead into video devices that archived on to storage cards or…
New landline service targets BT customers
A new home phone landline service launched this week promising to deliver huge savings to BT customers. Swedish company Tele2 reckons customers switching to its service will pay 80% less than they would if they were using BT. Apparently consumers…
Bluetooth gets useful
So far we haven't taken too much notice of Bluetooth products. Apart from wireless links between PDAs and phones and cordless headsets, it seems a technology still waiting for a killer application. Well, there are products lined up for…
iPod case
Yet more iPod accessories. This one is an aluminium case that's compatible with all generations of iPods. It is made by a company called Proporta and retails for £29.95. Oh, and by the way it has a foam lining…
Digital radio for £80
At IFA we noted some pretty cool digital radio products (DAB) including a surround sound system from Samsung and a portable from Perstel. Now retailer Richer Sounds is doing its bit to push digital radio tuners. It is selling…
More 3G handsets from Three
Earlier this week we had a chat with several members of the Three team who are responsible for handsets. They put us straight on a couple of issues. Although the company hasn't made any official announcements they were able…
Voice recording to the max
Many digital voice recorders seem to be low quality gizmos not really suitable for archiving important business meetings. We have higher hopes for the new Olympus DM-20 largely because you can save the discussions in decent quality formats (WMA…
Samsung hard disk camcorder – due January
Samsung's IT Cam – the first ever hard disk-based camcorder which premiered at CES – has been given a UK launch date. Apparently the IT Cam 7 which stores video, still images, music and pretty much anything else you…
Then again, maybe this is the Sharp GX30
So the hunt for the Sharp GX30, the fourth in Sharp/Vodafone's hugely successful series of clamshell camera phones, continues. It seems our report from IFA (click here) has sparked something of a debate over at Mobile Review and Howard…
Apple teams up with Belkin for iPod add-ons
A free software update is to allow Apple iPod owners in the UK to record voices and store digital images in conjunction with third-party equipment. With the new voice recording features, iPod owners can use Belkin's compact Voice Recorder…
