November, 2009 Archive

Do you want to be a record breaker? Share the gadget love this festive season by taking part in the Global Secret Santa. Secret Santa is the tradition of swapping gifts anonymously amongst groups of friends or workmates. Those guys and gals at Firebox.com are attempting to get into the Guiness Book of records by [...]

We reviewed the RedLaser iPhone application in our October Update. Be aware that the manufacturers have today released a new version, v2.50, which drastically reduces functionality for those of us in the UK. No more Google or Amazon results – instead, results from the Atlanta-based find.com service. Take a look at the FileSaveAs news story [...]

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Lovers of the Nintendo’s Wii can now access TV and radio from the last seven days for free. Sure, it’s been possible to watch the BBC iPlayer via the Nintendo Wii web browser for a while, but from today, the 18th of November, you can now install a free BBC iPlayer channel from the Nintendo [...]

We’ve just released one of our almost legendary audio updates. A stack of TV and Tech news to cover, including: BBC slashes BBC HD bandwidth by 40% Channel 4 3D starts next week Welsh TV hits Manchester, plus a Switch update Happy Birthday to the Apple iPhone Ourkindofmusic ceases their kind of music Plus your [...]

FrequencyCast Update 12 Nov 2009 [ 11:27 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

In Show 45, we took a quick look at the Olympus LS-11, pictured here. This is a high-spec recording device that can record high-quality stereo audio on the move. As we only had a few minutes in the show to cover this impressive bit of kit, we’ve put together one of our special “Unofficial Guides”, [...]

FrequencyCast Olympus LS-11 Unofficial Guide [ 18:41 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Show 45 of FrequencyCast, the UK’s TV and Tech podcast, has just been released, to brighten your day. In this show, we discuss all that’s new with digital TV and technology. Here’s what we cover in this show: News Updates: Sky coming to Freeview, Windows 7, and Freeview HD. Focus: We compare the TV listings [...]

FrequencyCast Show 45 [ 30:48 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download