FrequencyCast featured on BBC Click
Well, sort of. Anyone watching BBC’s Click on BBC 24 on the 25th of May probably wouldn’t have even noticed, but we featured in a screenshot of a piece discussing Apple TV. Fame at last? Here’s a screencap:
Month: May 2008
Freesat Installation Loophole
If you’re thinking of getting Freesat, and haven’t got a satellite dish, here’s an interesting loophole. With Freesat, if you don’t have a dish, it’ll cost you £130 to get Freesat working (£50 for a basic box, and £80 for installation). Sky Digital are offering something called “Pay Once, Watch Forever“, which offers over 200…
Electronic cigarettes now available
Here’s something that feels like an ideal candidate for our next podcast’s “And finally”… An electronic cigarette… Available from I want one of those, this looks like a cigarette, tastes like a cigarette, smokes like a cigarette, but it isn’t a cigarette. Containing no tobacco, this has a tiny built-in battery that creates a vapour…
BT Broadband Smartphone
BT’s just released a new addition to their Total Broadband package… “BT Total Broadband Anywhere”. For an extra £5 a month, you can get a BT ToGo – This is a Windows Mobile smartphone that switches between wi-fi and the mobile phone network to let you surf and handle emails on the move. Think ‘Blackberry’…
Freesat – Audio update released
A new UK digital TV service has just launched – quietly. Freesat, offering 80 channels of digital telly and radio launched on 6th May 2008. We’ve got our hands on a rare receiver and put together a quick Audio Update. We’ll have a more complete look at Freesat in the next show, but here are…
Freesat goes live
Freesat, the BBC and ITV service, finally launched today, the 6th of May. Freesat offers 80 channels TV and radio without subscription. To get the service, you’ll need a satellite dish and a special Freesat receiver. Channel lineup offers few surprises. Many of the channels available on Freeview are present, including Channel 4, E4, More…
FrequencyCast 26 – Podcast released
Show 26 of FrequencyCast, the UK’s TV and Tech podcast, is online now. Here’s what we cover: News Updates: Freeview HD, iPhone price cuts, FreeSat rumours, and the return of Blake’s 7. Focus – BBC iPlayer: Carl and Pete explore Auntie Beeb’s catch-up TV service, now available on PC, Mac, Wii and iPhone. Virgin Media:…