January, 2009 Archive
January 28th, 2009 by FrequencyCast in Digital Switchover, Digital TV
… in the US, anyway.
The US was set to complete its switch to Digital TV next month, on the 17th of February 2009. However, with an estimated 6 and a half million homes not yet digital, the US Senate has voted to delay the turning off of analogue telly until June the 12th.
Unlike in the UK, over in the States, there’s a goverment help scheme to offer $40 towards the purchase of a set-top box (typically costing between £50 and $75).
No sign of a slowdown for the UK Switchover, with more of the country set to switch in 2009 including the Scottish Border Region, the West Country and parts of Wales. More on the UK switchover on our sister site Switch Help
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January 15th, 2009 by FrequencyCast in Announcement
Lots of changes to the Freeview lineup:
Supercasino – Gaming (available now)
CNN – 9pm to 1am only, starts January 15th
Dave+1 Timeshift – on Freeview from January 22nd
Coming soon to Freeview we can expect Quest (from the Discovery Channel), Rocks & Co Jewellery, and the Russia Today news channel.
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January 7th, 2009 by FrequencyCast in Gadgets
Gadget maker Griffin has released a nifty little FM radio module, the Griffin Navigate, that plugs into the base of an iPhone and adds FM radio functionality.
It has an inline remote control, a display, and takes standard headphones. It will also soon have a location-based iPhone application to find your nearest FM station and provide RDS song information from the radio station.
‘Navigate’ works with iPod and iPhone offering Play, Stop, Pause, Forward, Backward and Scan controls, as well as access to album and artist listings, playlists, shuffle modes and EQ settings.The integrated OLED display mirrors info from the iPhone and iPod, so viewing content such as track time and song titles is easy, even with the device placed in a pocket or backpack.
A plea from our Pete: “I want one of these… anyone know of a UK supplier? Free mention in the next show for anyone finding a UK supplier for the Griffin Navigator”
Update: Now available in the UK as of 22 April 09 – Found on Amazon for £33. Griffin Navigate at Amazon
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January 1st, 2009 by FrequencyCast in Podcast
Show 35 of FrequencyCast, the UK’s TV and Tech podcast, has just been released.
In our regular online radio show, we discuss all that’s new with digital TV and technology. Here’s what we cover in this show:
- News Updates: 3D TV, a Freeview update, extra Virgin HD, plus the end of GMT.
- Focus: Keep an eye on your home with an Internet web camera. Also, we try some new digital scales.
- Your questions and comments on timed channel switching, Radio 4LW and Plusdeck.
You can download Show 35 direct to your MP3 player or listen online at http://www.frequencycast.co.uk/latest.html. If you have an iPod or iPhone, get shows faster by signing up via iTunes.
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