December, 2009 Archive

As we covered in our November audio update, the BBC dropped the bitrate of the BBC HD channel in August, angering many viewers. The BBC has denied that the 40% bitrate reduction will have any impact to the viewing experience, but HD viewers aren’t convinced. HD viewers are being encouraged to sign a new petition [...]

Now that got your attention, didn’t it? Apple’s currently running a 12 Days of Christmas giveaway, with a different freebie available on iTunes each day until the 6th of January. Today’s giveaway is a free downloadable copy of Lesbian Vampire Killers, the British vampire comedy film. Those who’ve seen the film either love it or [...]

The world’s smartest pen just got a little smarter. In Show 40, we reviewed the Livescribe Pulse Smart Pen, the pen that records voice, and mtahces it to what you’re writing. Livescribe has now released their long-awaited App Store, allowing users to get to a colklection of third-party applications to enhance the Smart Pen. Applications [...]

A new podcast update has just been released, keeping our listeners up-to-date with some hot TV news, including: Freeview HD lauches – where are the boxes? BT Vision releases a new PVR Two new HD channels join Sky’s lineup Freesat gets 4 new channels Plus your emails on WiFi Hotspots, TiVo and TV listings The [...]

FrequencyCast Update 16 Dec 2009 [ 14:29 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

It’s the first of December and Show 46 of FrequencyCast, the UK’s TV and Tech podcast, has just been released for your listening pleasure. In this show, we discuss all that’s new with digital TV and technology. Here’s what we cover in this show: News Updates: Freeview HD about to launch, o2 Joggler changes, iPlayer [...]

FrequencyCast UK Show 46 [ 30:59 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download