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Users of the BT Vision service will be pleased to find out that BT’s very close to launching a High Definition “video on demand” service. The HD service is expected to launch in Summer 2008, and throughout August, BT Vision set-top boxes have been auto-updated with a new version of firmware, 1.2.14642.551. This new update…
A sad day for UK comedy. The name Geoffrey Perkins was not a household name, but chances are, you’ve seen his work, as he’s been involved with loads of great British comedy series, including Father Ted, Coupling, Harry Enfield and the Fast Show. For us, he’ll be remembered for his involvement with two classic radio…
Freeview’s coming to the Playstation 3 from the 19th of September. For £70, you can buy PlayTV, which supports Freeview, has a 7 day EPG, and turns your PS3 into a digital recorder. You can use the PlayTV box to export TV content easily from the PS3 HDD to the Sony PSP, so you can…
Fancy yourself as a spy? There’s a new set of sunglasses just in from the States… with an onboard 1.3 Meg camera and an MP3 player. 9 hours of battery life, USB connectivity, and a set of clear or polarised lenses, there’s a lot of uses for these shady gadgets. You also get a wireless…
I’ve recently ranted about the lack of DVD availability of The Kit Curran Radio Show – the 1980’s sitcom covering the workings of a disfunctional radio station. How about some of other 80’s sitcoms that you feel are due for a DVD outing? Here’s two that the lads in the office want to see making…
We’ve just released a 9 and a half minute audio show to fill the gap before our main September 1st show. Carl and Pete look at the Polaroid PoGo pocket inkless printer, the BBC Test Card W, and our Pete’s desperate to see Kit Curran back on our TV screens. Links to what we covered:…
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Just two weeks after the 2.0.1 Apple iPhone update, there’s a new one. v2.0.2 was released on the evening of Monday 18th August, offering the descriptive “bugfixes”, reportedly in connectuion speed and typing lag. Update addicts: Sorry, we can’t find a decent change log for you…
No, sadly not an announcement that you can now get Kit Curran on DVD… this is a plea… The Kit Curran Radio Show was a TV series aired on Channel 4 in 1984. The series was produced by Thames TV in London, and featured the exploits of local radio presenter Kit Curran, played by Denis…
Why is it, every morning when I get in my car, some damn spider’s built a web on my right-hand mirror? Surely this isn’t the optimal place to park a web? This afternoon, I was at McDonalds, sitting by the window watching the drive-thru boys and girls getting their food, and at least one in…
Got a mobile phone with a camera and Bluetooth? Fancy being able to print out your digital photos in under a minute? Take a look at the Polaroid PoGo handheld printer. It’s rechargeable, ink-free and very portable. Take a look at our online review of the Polaroid PoGo Printer.
Ahh – how sad – The Halifax has announced that Howard Brown, the smug singing bloke from the cheesy Halifax ads, won’t be singing on screen any more. Apparently, something to do with not wanting to show to show a cheecky chappy at during these credit-crunching depressing times. Can I stop smirking now?
Come on… this has to be an officially-recognised condition… Update addiction. If you’re guilty of any of the following, you qualify as an addict: Pressing the Check for Updates button whenever you load software Going to Windows Update, just in case you’ve missed one Using a service like File Hippo Update to check which installed…
Finding your electricity bills are shooting up? That’ll teach you for having too many gadgets, and leaving them on standby, won’t it? We covered something called an Energy Meter back in Show 19 of our podcast, and talked about how these can be used to keep an overall check on your power consumption, but how…
Late this evening, Apple released v2.0.1 for the Apple iPhone. Apparently, this patch includes a number of bugfixes. Installed this evening via iTunes on an o2 Apple iPhone 3G: Version: 2.0.1 (5B108) Model: MB496B Modem firmware: 01.48.02 Any info on what 2.0.1 has to offer in the way of fixes, please comment below. Apparently, a…
Always on the lookout for new podcast experiences, we’ve stumbled upon the Cobra Podcast. Trigger Happy‘s Dom Joly, and Citizens Required’s Danny Wallace meet up with a guest personality-type person and chat about, well, nothing in particular. Guest patrons so far have included The Office’s Mackenzie Crook, Iain Lee (Lost Podcast) and Rob Deering. Pubcasts last about…