Author: Will Head
Pandora stops streaming outside the US
Will Head writes… As a result of pressure from rights holders, it looks like the Pandora “bit of stuff you know, bit of stuff you don’t” music service is going to be out of reach to non-US visitors. In some…
Review: Medion MD96215 – media friendly laptop
The propaganda Prior to Windows Vista, Microsoft's Media Center PVR software was only available as a separate, top of the range edition of XP. With it now bundled as part of Vista Home Premium then all you need is the…
Altec Lansing inMotion iMV712 iPod dock with screen
The iPod screen is a bit small for watching movies on, so Altec Lansing has included a bigger one on its inMotion iMV712 speaker dock. The 8.5in screen sits nestled between the speakers so you just need to pop your iPod…
Was Digg right to give into its users?
Will Head writes… How much of a fuss can a 32 digit number cause? Quite a lot it would appear if that number can unlock the secrets to the majority of HD DVD discs that have shipped so far. The…
Review: Lindy HDMI Switch – double your ports
The propaganda Unless you've got a super-duper, top of the range HD telly or your set is less than six months old, chances are it's only got a single HDMI input for digital HD sources. Until recently, this wasn't much…
TVersity adds video streaming support for PS3 and Wii
TVersity is a nifty little app that will transcode video on the fly – useful if the device you want to play it back on is a little picky on the formats it supports (can anyone say Xbox 360?). The…
Motorola Purple MOTORAZR V3i
Looks like purple is the new black, or is it the new pink? Whichever way, Motorola has put out a MOTORAZR V3i in striking mauve livery just in time Mother's Day in the US (May 13 in case you were…
Joost launches – well, sort of
Will Head writes… There's no big fanfare, but much hyped TV over the internet service Joost quietly slipped from a closed beta test, to a slightly less closed one just a few hours ago. That doesn't mean that you can…
i-mate Momento 100 – Wi-Fi digital photo frame
The propaganda Forget bog standard digital photo frames – the Momento 100 is a frame with Wi-Fi built in, so instead of just showing pictures from memory card it can stream them from your PC wirelessly or even download them…
iGoogle, youGoogle – we all Google
Google has renamed its slightly long winded Google Personalized Homepage as iGoogle – though surely myGoogle would have made more sense? Users of the service can customise their Google homepage by adding gadgets that pull in information from various sources…
