Author: Chris Cornwell
A remote control for your entire house
Let's face it: remote controls are cool. Be they normal TV remotes, voice activated ones, or special iPod remotes, we love 'em. The Remote Life Home Controller goes a step further. This little black box, retailing for $1399, hooks up…
Yahoo launches new premium content search
Yahoo's really going for it. Today the search engine announced that it has begun testing a service that allows people to search information on sites on which you have to pay to subscribe. The new service, Yahoo search subscriptions, will…
Yahoo to go VoIP
It looks like Yahoo are going to make a run at the VoIP market. Not only did the latest upgrade of Yahoo messenger did have some Skype like features, as you can see here, but it has now emerged that …
Napster and Ericsson partner to offer mobile napster
Napster and Ericsson announced today that they have partnered up in a bid to bring an integrated digital music service to mobile phone customers. The two companies are offering mobile network operators a chance to offer musical downloads to their…
T+A releases valve based SACD/CD player
Wow, another example of what claims to be a technological innovation sounding mind bendingly cool. T+A has launched a high-end Audio CD/CD player, with a new feature, a valve-based output and filter stage, that T+A claim delivers sound quality that…
DivX gets an upgrade
If you have at least a passing acquaintance with the world of Internet video, then you've probably encountered DivX, the compression technology used in a large number of videos. Well, DivX is getting an upgrade from version 5 to version…
Panasonic releases SD card compatible hi-fi
Panasonic has added a new mîcro hi-fi to its line-up that will allow you to transfer music directly from a CD, the radio or a cassette straight to your SD card .The new device, dubbed the SC-PM71SD, should prove useful…
Audible goes online in the UK
If you're into audiobooks and into Apple's Music Store, then there's a good chance you might have heard of Audible already (insert pun here). For those not in the know, Audible provide downloadable audio books, comedy, drama, radio programmes and…
Google to launch video search engine
Google seems to be going from strength to strength. Less than a week after we find out that it's the richest media empire in the world, Google has announced a new video search engine for web-only video, probably hoping to…
Denon releases two mîcro hi-fi sets
Audiophiles may have reason to get excited over a couple of new releases from Denon. The first mîcro hi-fi styled offering is the D-M35DAB set, which comes with a DAB/FM radio with 100 station presets. The set features a 2-line…