Month: June 2005
Belfast gives NTL's VOD the nod
While Telewest seems to have been a little tardy on rolling out VOD (that's Video on Demand), rival ntl just keeps adding new areas to its On Demand service. Latest to get the instant video at your fingertips service is…
iPod alarm clock
Now that Christian O Connell is pissing off to Virgin Radio it won't be his dulcet tones and kicking indie tunes that wake us up in the morning anymore, so maybe we should start exploring alarm clock radio alternatives….
3 passes 30 million music downloads/streams
While we at TD have been predicting for years now that the mobile phone will be the music playing gadget of the future, we must admit we've had the odd moment when we wondered if we'd be chomping on…
Cameraphones get first shoot 'em up game
Excellent, it looks like the boundaries between reality and gaming are beginning to crumble in a slightly worrying way with the announcement of Camblaster, coming to a camera phone near you soon. The game paints crosshairs on the viewfinder of…
PSP video not enticing fans
One of the PSP's big draws is its ability to play movies on the go. Sony must be a little worried then, with the recent findings by Parker Associates upcoming report on portable media players that indicates video has yet…
Moto RAZR on BT Fusion
We are quite excited about BT's upcoming Fusion phone service (see here) and in particular the way it will let you use your mobile to make voice calls via your land line using Bluetooth. However we suspected that the…
BT and Motorola debut combined mobile/landline phone service
Today's big news is that BT Fusion, the much talked about service that enables users to toggle between their mobile phones and their landlines is go. It trial is set to start soon and the service will rollout properly…
LG's talking vacuum cleaners
The company that brought you the internet fridge and the remote controlled air conditioning system has unveiled its latest wheeze – the talking vacuum cleaner. Launched in London today LG's new Cyking range includes two top of the range…
iPlayer+ offers PVR – but no hard drive
Long before it became the law to use the 'i' prefix for every piece of consumer electronics, in fact way back in 2002, French firm Netgem introduced the iPlayer. It's essentially a digital terrestrial (Freeview) box but it can…
Apple and Nokia to develop open-source mobile browser
Nokia and Apple have announced that they are developing a new open-source web browser for mobile phones. If all goes according to plan, the browser is expected to run on Nokia's Series 60 platform, scheduled for release next year. The…
