May, 2010 Archive

The BBC has announced that we can expect a new HD channel later this year. BBC One HD should start broadcasting in ‘Autumn 2010′ according to the beeb. The channel will be a simulcast of main national BBC One service, and will be available on Freeview, Sky, Virgin and Freesat. BBC One HD will be [...]

There are a bunch of Sat Nav apps out there for the iPhone, including the rather expensive TomTom, and our favourite, the CoPilot Live. We’ve stumbled across another iPhone Sat Nav app, the NDrive. We’ve tested a number of Sat Nav apps for the iPhone, and at £4.99, our expectations of the NDrive weren’t high, [...]

As a tech website, it would be remise of us not to mention that here in the UK, it’s National iPad Day. After some delays, the Apple iPad hit the UK market today, the 28th May 2010. Queues were let into the Apple Store in Central London this morning at 8am, with many camping out [...]

Here’s something rather nifty… the opportunity to try on a watch and see what it looks like, in the virtual world. Watch makers Tissot have launched a virtual shop window at London’s Selfridges, where you can use augmented reality to try on one of their watches. You can even try it at home. A novel [...]

A reminder that today is “Towel Day“. We hope our listeners all have their towels or modified face flannels stowed in their satchels today. No idea what we’re talking about? Shame on you! A towel is probably the most handy thing you can own. “A man who can hitch the length and breadth of the [...]

The wait is almost over – Sky 1 tonight broadcast the last-but-one episode of Lost, and the ends are finally being tied up. Here at FrequencyCast, opinions are mixed. Our Carl’s given up on Lost – he gave up around the hatch era. Pete’s still hanging in there, although he reports a headache. After 6 [...]

We’ve just released an audio update to keep you informed on what’s new while we’re working on our June show. Here’s what we cover in the update: UK Radio listening rockets US TV shows to be axed We have an iPhone app We’re on your Internet radio Get a half-price Joggler Powerlines break FM and [...]

FrequencyCast Update 20 May 2010 [ 14:04 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Details are slowly emerging of the first Freeview HD hard disk recorder from Humax. Here’s what we know so far: Name: Humax HDR-FOX T2 Release date: July 2010 (too late for the World Cup) Hard disk: 500GB (125 hours of HD) Price: £349 Tuners: Twin tuner EPG: 8 days The box will reportedly also support [...]

FrequencyCast now has its very own iPhone Application. By installing our free iPhone application, you’ll be able to read our latest news and blog posts, listen to our latest podcasts, send us a message, see what’s new in our forum, and check out our new TV & Tech section. The FrequencyCast iPhone application is available [...]

Some months back we reported on the merger of the two UK mobile phone networks Orange and T-Mobile. Today, the new name for the merged company has been announced: Everything Everywhere From what we understand, the brands Orange and T-Mobile, will continue as they are, at least for the foreseeable future. With 30 million combined [...]

Do you own an Internet radio set, such as one of the Pure, Revo or Roberts radios? You may be able to tune in to FrequencyCast. We now have a ShoutCast stream on FrequencyCast, which includes our current show, as well as a selection of recent Focus features. Internet radio receivers make use of a [...]

The Nookie TV Internet-over-TV service as mentioned in Show 48 of our UK podcast, is to cease broadcasting this month. Nookie TV offered a rather innovative adult content service using an Internet-enabled set-top box. The remote control had a large friendly “panic” button for use in viewing emergencies. The Nookie TV Box Set-top box The [...]

A nifty gadget to let you take control of your TV, home cinema and hi-fi direct from your iPhone – the iPhone Universal Remote. The product is actually a jacket into which you slide your iPhone 3G or 3GS. Once in the case, the iPhone can transmit the required infrared control commands to take control [...]

Apparently, there’s some election happening today here in the UK. They kept that quiet. We hope you’ll be voting… for FrequencyCast. FrequencyCast has been nominated for a European podcast award, so please cast your vote today for your favourite podcast (us, we hope). To vote, go to www.european-podcast-award.eu/uk/ Happy voting!

The first of the month means a new episode of your favourite TV and Tech Podcast. FrequencyCast Show 51 is a bumper edition, looking at the following topics: News Updates: New iPhone details leaked, 3D TV is here, HD news and HomePlug hassle. Focus: How the rushed-through Digital Economy Act affects you, TV, radio and the [...]

FrequencyCast Show 51 - The Digital Future [ 30:57 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download