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# FrequencyCast - UK Tech Radio Show

The online radio show covering UK digital TV and technology

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- [FrequencyCast Interviews Sci-fi Legend Jane Badler](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2012/07/frequencycast-interviews-sci-fi-legend-jane-badler.html) - In July 2012, the FrequencyCast team went along to the London Film and Comic Con 2012. In the next show, we'll be taking a look at what Kelly and Pete discovered at London's premier sci-fi convention While we were there, we were lucky enough to be able to get an interview with one of Pete's
- [FrequencyCast UK Show 125: Alexa, the Birth of Broadcasting, Canine Calories and BT](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2017/03/frequencycast-uk-show-125.html) - FrequencyCast 125 is now available for your listening pleasure. We'd like to thank you for your patience, and your support, as we've had some delays in getting the last couple of shows released. Our latest show is available for download, or to listen to online. In this month's show, Pete and Kelly catch up on
- [FrequencyCast Show 20 online](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/11/frequencycast-show-20-online.html) - A new episode of FrequencyCast, the UK's online TV and Tech radio show, has just been released ready for your listening pleasure. Show 20 of FrequencyCast, released on the 1st of November, covers the following topics: News Updates: The UK digital switchover is upon us, news of two new Slingbox products, Dave's a hit, and
- [FrequencyCast UK - What's on Show 126](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2019/10/cast126.html) - The show notes to go with Show 126 of our technology radio show. Listen to, or download, FrequencyCast Show 126 (30 mins) We're back! After a long break, and by popular demand... we're back! In this show, find out what Pete and Kelly have been up to since the last show, and why Kelly
- [Podcast Update 12 August 2009](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/08/podcast-update-12-august-2009.html) - We've just released an audio update. Here's what we cover: Quest Take 2, Freeview retune, ESPN latest, iTunes Chart, a Welsh apology and the best deals for your old mobile. Links from the show: ESPN help: http://www.radioandtelly.co.uk/espn.html Best deal for your old mobile: http://www.sellyouroldphone.co.uk iTunes Review: https://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZFinance.woa/wa/addUserReview?type=Podcast&id=142899029 Today's update is a 10 minute mp3 file.
- [Greetings from FrequencyCast 2019](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2019/07/greetings-from-2019.html) - Hi FrequencyCasters. It's 2019... remember us? We've recorded a special message for 2019, just to see who's out there. Please have a listen to the following: If you want to reply, please click here
- [Celebrating 2MT - The Birth of Wireless](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2017/02/2mt-95th-anniversary.html) - This month sees an historic milestone - 95 years since the birth of broadcasting in the UK. On the 14th of February 1922, an experimental radio station, with the callsign of 2MT (2 Emma Toc) took to the airwaves from a small hut in Writtle, Essex. To commemorate this, radio enthusiast Jim Salmon is launching
- [FrequencyCast UK Show 124: Google Cardboard, Radio Caroline and exploding Galaxies](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2016/10/frequencycast-uk-show-124-released.html) - We're back! After a break, Kelly and Pete return with a new show - FrequencyCast 124 has been released today. We'd like to thank you for your patience, and your support Our latest show is available for download, or to listen to online. In this month's show, Pete and Kelly catch up on what's happened
- [FrequencyCast UK Show 123: Social Media, Antenna Testing, Sweat Tracking and Smart Straps](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2016/07/show-123-social-media-antenna-testing-sweat-tracking-and-smart-straps.html) - After a short break (due to circumstances beyond our control), we're back with our July show! Our July 2016 show is available for download, or to listen to online. In this month's show, Pete and Kelly chat about social media, play a couple more interviews from London's Wearable Technology Show - we hope you enjoy
- [FrequencyCast UK Show 122: Wearable Tech, Trackers & Virtual Social Networks](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2016/04/frequencycast-uk-show-122-wearable-tech-trackers-virtual-social-networks.html) - Our April 2016 show is available for download, or to listen to online - a couple of days later than normal, but it's been a very busy week for us. In this month's show, Pete and Kelly chat about social media, explore what happens at electronics fairs, and look at how women in tech are
- [FrequencyCast UK Show 121: Facebook, Girls in tech, Snapchat and adjustable eyewear](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2016/03/show-121.html) - Our March 2016 show is available for download, or to listen to online - a couple of days later than normal, but it's been a very busy week for us. In this month's show, Pete and Kelly chat about social media, explore what happens at electronics fairs, and look at how women in tech are treated
- [FrequencyCast UK Show 120: Tim Peake Radio Contact, De-stressing and a 10 hour movie](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2016/02/frequencycast-show-120.html) - Just to let you know, our February 2016 show is available for download, or to listen to online. In this show, Pete and Kelly chat about Tim Peake on the ISS and some exciting things to watch. What's in Show 120: Here's what we cover in the latest episode of FrequencyCast: News: 3 tariff swap,
- [Interview with Sarah from Riutbag](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2016/01/riutbag-interview.html) - It's always great to see one of the people we've interviewed getting some press coverage - whether it's on Dragons Den, or in the national press. Today, it's the turn of the RiutBag to get some attention, in the form of a piece in the Daily Mail. Keen listeners to show 112 may recall that
- [FrequencyCast Show 118: Raspberry Pi Zero, Black Friday and BBC Three](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2015/12/frequencycast-show-118.html) - Greetings from the team at FrequencyCast. Just to let you know, we've just released our latest show - FrequencyCast 118 - this is our December 2015 show, where we continue talking to some of the exhibitors at the Westfield Shopping Centre in London's Gadget Show Live showcase event. We also get hands-on with the new
- [FrequencyCast Show 119: Review of 2015, Jim Bacon and Power Cuts](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2016/01/frequencycast-show-119.html) - Happy New Year from Kelly, Pete and the team at FrequencyCast! Let's hope it's set to be a great of tech! The first show of 2016 has just been released, a couple of days later than planned, due to a very busy start to the New Year. In this show, we take a look back
- [FrequencyCast Show 116: National Hamfest, Contactless Cash and Instant Ink](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2015/10/frequencycast-show-116.html) - Greetings from the team at FrequencyCast. This is to let you know that our October 2015 show is available for download, or to listen to online. In this show, Pete gives Kelly a guided tour of his man-cave... will she survive? Listen to find out... What's in Show 116: Here's what we cover in the
- [FrequencyCast Show 117: Samsung Gear S2, Mood Lighting, Home Security and USB](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2015/11/frequencycast-show-117.html) - Greetings from the team at FrequencyCast. Just to let you know, we've just released our latest show - FrequencyCast 117, dated the 1st of November 2015 show. For this show, Pete pays a visit to the Westfield Shopping Centre in London, for a Gadget Show Live showcase event. We also talk about Instagram and USB-C
- [FrequencyCast Show 115: Cloud Computing, Pete's Man Cave and TV Scheduling](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2015/09/show-115-released.html) - Greetings from the team at FrequencyCast. This is to let you know that our September 2015 show is available for download, or to listen to online. In this show, Pete gives Kelly a guided tour of his man-cave... will she survive? Listen to find out... What's in Show 115: Here's what we cover in the
- [BT OpenReach Accidental Disconnection?](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2015/08/bt-openreach-disconnection.html) - Apologies to those who weren't able to access our online radio show or podcast at the weekend. Due to an apparent BT Openreach mixup, we'd lost our phone and broadband for a week. This post documents our issue, and has been posted this in case it is helpful to others in the same boat. The
- [FrequencyCast Show 114: Windows 10, Apple Watch, Ultra HD TV and SkyQ](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2015/08/show-114-released.html) - Greetings from the team at FrequencyCast. This is to let you know that our August 2015 show is available for download, or to listen to online. What's in Show 114: Here's what we cover in the latest episode of FrequencyCast: News: Ultra HD channels, SkyQ, Angry Birds 2 and the HomTom Focus: First look at
- [FrequencyCast Show 113: Drones, Undo Send and Amazon Delivery](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2015/07/frequencycast-show-113.html) - Greetings from the team at FrequencyCast. This is to let you know that our July 2015 show is available for download, or to listen to online. What's in Show 113: Here's what we cover in the latest episode of FrequencyCast: News: End to roaming charges, BPay & Amazon Prime Now Discussed: GMail Undo Send Focus:
- [FrequencyCast Show 112: Periscope and Smart Meters](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2015/06/show-112-released.html) - Greetings from the team at FrequencyCast. This is to let you know that our June 2015 show is available for download, or to listen to online. We apologise fo the slightly late arrival of this one - circumstances beyond our control - we hope it's worth the wait! For this show, Kelly and Pete experimented
- [FrequencyCast Show 111: Gadget Show Live 2015](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2015/05/show-111-live.html) - Greetings from the team at FrequencyCast. This is to let you know that our May 2015 show is available for download, or to listen to online. For this show, Kelly and Pete explore Gadget Show Live in Birmingham, and chat to some of the technology innovators. What's in Show 111: Here's what we cover in
- [FrequencyCast Show 110: Wearable Technology Show 2015 in London](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2015/04/show-110-released.html) - Greetings from the team at FrequencyCast. This is to let you know that a new show was released today, Wednesday the 1st of April 2015. Don't be an April Fool and miss out of your monthly dose of technology - Have a listen to Show 110 today and stay up-to-date. In this show, we visit
- [FrequencyCast Show 109: Speech Recognition, Pebble Smartwatch, 4G and Dunked Phones](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2015/03/show-109-released.html) - Greetings from the team at FrequencyCast. This is to let you know that a new show was released this afternoon, Sunday the 1st of March 2015. In a busy show, we cover quite a lot of topics, including the recent tech story of the Samsung TVs that listen to your private conversations. We hope you
- [FrequencyCast vs Sooty & Sweep](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2015/02/frequencycast-vs-sooty-sweep.html) - As regular listeners will know, Kelly and Pete visited London's Toy Fair 2015 in January, and reported on the event for Show 108. Thanks to those of you who've sent in comments about our latest show. As a special treat, we've put together a short video that shows our dear Kelly meeting Sooty - The
- [Kelly's Ice Bucket Challenge](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2014/08/kelly-ice-bucket.html) - We've tried to escape it for as long as possible, but our Kelly was finally nominated for the Ice Bucket Challenge - and true to form, took the plunge. We appreciate your social media feeds are no doubt full of pictures of all and sundry getting an icy dousing - but entering into the spirit
- [FrequencyCast Show 85 and Gadget Show Live Tickets!](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2013/03/frequencycast-show85-is-out.html) - FrequencyCast Show 85 has just been released. Here's what we cover in our March 2013 show: News: Sky buys o2 Broadband, and BT buys ESPN Sports Focus: Is local TV worth a watch? Challenge: Kelly vs. Amateur Radio Discussed: 4G vs. Freeview interference Featured: Echostar PVR and Slingbox Feedback: YouView multiroom and Linux How to
- [FrequencyCast Show 108: Toys, Reviving Retro Tech, Phone Wars and Windows 10](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2015/02/frequencycast-show-108.html) - Welcome to February - We hope your year's going well. This is to let you know that a new show was released this evening, Sunday the 1st of February 2015. Kelly and Pete take a break from the studio, recording the show from London's Toy Fair 2015, where the team try to sniff out any
- [FrequencyCast Show 107: Look back at 2014, Sony vs North Korea, BT EE and the Future of TV](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2015/01/show-107-released.html) - Happy New Year! Kelly, Pete and the FrequencyCast team with you a very happy and tech-filled 2015! This quick email is to let you know that a new show was released earlier today, Thursday the 1st of January 2015. In our first show of a new year, we take a look back at the last
- [FrequencyCast Show 106: Printing a Printer, Raspberry Jam, Shortwave and Numbers Stations](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2014/12/show-106-out-now.html) - Seasons Greetings from Kelly, Pete and the FrequencyCast team. This is to let you know that a new show was released earlier today, Monday the 1st of December. This is our last show of the year, and we had a lot of fun making it - hope you enjoy listening, and we'd love to know
- [FrequencyCast Show 105: Social Alarm Clocks and the International Space Station](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2014/11/show-105-out-now.html) - It's November (where has this year gone?)... A new month sees a new show, and show 105 is now available for you to download, listen to and share. Something of a space and sky theme going on in this one, as well as something for those not good at getting up in the dark Winter
- [FrequencyCast Show 104: Windows 10, iPhone 6 and the Air Ambulance](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2014/10/frequencycast-show-104-released.html) - Hot off the press, your new edition of FrequencyCast, which includes an exclusive interview with one of the UK's Air Ambulance teams, as well as a look at Windows 10 and announcements from Apple. Please download the latest show and have a listen - as ever, we'd love to get your comments and to know
- [FrequencyCast Show 103: 3D Printing, 360 Degree Photos and 999 Proposals](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2014/09/show-103-out-now.html) - Another month, another FrequencyCast - We've just finished work on the latest show, where we chat about 3D printing and panoramic photos. Please download the latest show and have a listen - as ever, we'd love to get your comments and to know you're listening. Here's what we cover in the latest episode of FrequencyCast
- [FrequencyCast Show 102: UK Copyright, Broadband Booster and a Useless Box](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2014/08/show-102-out-now.html) - Welcome to August... where is this year going? Last month was a warm one, and the hot topic for this month, is downloaded content and copyright theft... have YOU been a naughty boy or girl? Our latest show's now available for your listening pleasure. Here's what we cover in this show: News: Local TV, encrypted
- [FrequencyCast Show 101: Smart Watches, Future TV Tech and Family-friendly Phones](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2014/07/frequencycast-101-out-now.html) - Thanks to everyone for the feedback on show 100 last month - Lots of fun having a look back, and now we're returning to the latest technology with some new gadget innovations - Show 101 takes a look at what's around the corner. Here's what we cover in this show: News: Facebook, Mobiles over Wi-fi
- [BBC News App Push Alert Fail](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2014/06/bbc-news-alert-gaffe.html) - Anyone else with the BBC News app on their smartphone just received a rather odd message? Our office iPhone beeped with the following urgent news alert pushed to users of the BBC News App: "NYPD Twitter campaign 'backfires' after hashtag hijacked. Push sucks! Pull blows! BREAKING NEWS No nudity in latest episode of Game of
- [FrequencyCast Show 100: Centenary review, Samsung Wireless Media  & Dartford Crossing](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2014/06/frequencycast-show-100-is-out.html) - One hundred episodes of FrequencyCast... who'd have believed it? Yes, this is show number 100, and Kelly and Pete take a look back at what has changed over the last eight years of the FrequencyCast online radio show. Find out how it all started, and what technology was in use back when the show first
- [FrequencyCast Show 99: Heartbleed, Google Glass and Only Fools & Hitchhikers](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2014/05/frequencycast-show-99-is-out.html) - Welcome to May... and as we say later in the show... "May the Fourth be with you" this month. This is to let you know that earlier today, our May 2014 show was released: Here's what we cover in this show: News: So long Samba, 30 day iPlayer and Star Wars Focus: The threat from
- [FrequencyCast Show 98: Radio Caroline, Gadget Jackets and Save BBC Three](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2014/04/frequencycast-show-98.html) - It's April, the clocks are now in summer time, and today, the weather's been sunny and bright too. To brighten your week even further, this update is to let you know that earlier today, our April show was released: Here's what we cover in this show: News: Save BBC Three, Office for iPad, London Live
- [Gadget Show Live 2014: Special Report](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2014/04/gadget-show-live-2014-special-report.html) - Tuesday the 8th of April saw the Press Day for Gadget Show Live 2014 in Birmingham. Kelly and Pete from FrequencyCast were there checking out the latest tech, including 4k TV sets, the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, Google Glass and loads more. As part of our coverage of this top annual gadget-fest, we've released
- [FrequencyCast Show 97: Lytro Camera, Virgin Speed, Amazon Video and Bennu Comet](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2014/03/frequencycast-show-97.html) - Welcome to the month of March - Anyone else feel that the year is whizzing by? The third FrequencyCast of the year is just out, and it's a bit of a mix! There's the chance to get your name sent into space, as well as to win tickets for Gadget Show Live 2014 in Birmingham
- [FrequencyCast Kelly vs Amateur Radio Training Course](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2013/02/kelly-amateur-radio-training.html) - Last year, FrequencyCast presenter Kelly was challenged by one of our listeners to find out more about amateur radio and attend a Foundation training course. Her co-presenter Pete is already fully licensed, and we've reported on his journey into the amateur radio hobby in previous shows. Pete already had some background in the fields of
- [FrequencyCast Show 96: Life Logging, Futurologist Predictions and LED Lighting](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2014/02/frequencycast-show-96-out-now.html) - Well, the year is flying by fast and we're already into a rather soggy February. Here's a new episode of FrequencyCast to warm you up. In this show, Pete and Kelly discuss the idea of having everything that they do monitored, logged and stored forever on the Internet. We'd love to get your thoughts on
- [FrequencyCast Show 95: Review of 2013, Digital Radio Switchover and Sealand](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2014/01/frequencycast-show-95-released.html) - Welcome to 2014 - Wishing you best wishes for the New Year, from Kelly, Pete and the team here at FrequencyCast. The start of a new year is always an opportunity to look at what's happened over the last 12 months, as well as what the future holds. With that in mind, Kelly and Pete
- [Money off at Maplin, as promised!](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/12/money-off-at-maplin.html) - As a special to our listeners, FrequencyCast is pleased to be able to offer some money-off vouchers. These are valid until 24th December 2010, handy for Christmas, and can be used online when ordering at www.maplin.co.uk: £1 off any purchase over £10: secret1 £3 off on purchase over £30: secret3 £5 off any purchase over
- [Half Price Weather Station](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/12/half-price-weather-station.html) - Remember back in Show 48 we reviewed the USB wireless weather station? Well, Maplin's offering a black-coloured version of our favourite weather station for half price! Set this up in your garden, then it will send a wireless signal to the base unit indoors, which you can connect to a PC. If you have a
- [FrequencyCast Show 94: Gadget Show Live Xmas, BT Home Hub 5 and a Day At The Races](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2013/12/frequencycast-show-94-released.html) - Seasons Greetings, and all that. It's December, and hasn't the year just flown by? The start of a new month means that it's time for a new show, and this one's a busy one! Here's what we cover in this month's show, FrequencyCast #94: News: VuTV launches, DAB switchover delayed and no consoles in sight
- [FrequencyCast Interviews Jason Bradbury about Amateur Radio](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2013/11/jason-bradbury-interview.html) - As part of our coverage of this year's Gadget Show Live Christmas, we caught up with Channel 5's Gadget Show presenter Jason Bradbury. Regular listeners will know that FrequencyCast presenters Pete and Kelly are both licensed "radio hams", and rather than asking Jason for his views on the latest mobile handsets and tablets, we'd talk
- [FrequencyCast Show 93: Broadband Britain, VuTV and Gadget Gifts](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2013/11/frequencycast-show-93-out-now.html) - November is here, and that means that it's time for your monthly fix of FrequencyCast. This was released in the early hours, as the team is off to Gadget Show Live Xmas in London on the 1st - Keep an eye out for us, and come and say hello if you see us! Anyway, on
- [Apple releases iOS 7.0.3](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2013/10/apple-releases-ios-7-0-3.html) - Apple has released an update to iOS 7, containing a fair number of enhancements and fixes. This follows hot on the heels of updates to fix fingerprint scanning and security bugs in recent weeks iOS 7.0.3 Updates: The update weighs in at around 51Meg, and took about 20 minutes to install on our iPhone. Here's
- [FrequencyCast Show 92: iPhone Hype, Solar Challenge, Hitchhikers and TopUp TV](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2013/10/frequencycast-show-92-released.html) - Just to let you know, our October 2013 show was released this afternoon, and is now available for download and online listening. A few "stop press" stories just made it in, as well as a special code for money off tickets to Gadget Show Live in London next month. Here's what we cover in this
- [Mitch Benn Zaphod Beeblebrox Interview](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2013/09/mitch-benn-zaphod-beeblebrox-interview.html) - As we mentioned in our September show, the Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy Radio Show Live is back on tour between September and November - a great opportunity to go and see the classic radio series on stage, performed with many of the original cast including Simon Jones as Arthur Dent, Geoffrey McGivern as Ford
- [Hitchhikers Guide Radio Show Live 2013 Review](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2013/09/hitchhikers-guide-radio-show-live-2013-review.html) - Huge fans as we are, some of the FrequencyCast team donned their towels and modified face flannels to go and get immersed in all things Hitchhikers Guide-related. Between September and November 2013, the Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy Radio Show Live is on tour across the UK, and we went to see the show in
- [Phorm - ISPs pimping your data](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/03/phorm-isps-pimping-your-data.html) - Phorm is a US company that has a commerical offering called Webwise. They've done deals with broadband providers BT, Virgin Media and TalkTalk about collecting information about sites that consumers are viewing, and serve up adverts based on browsing habits, back to consumers. Phorm claims that no personal information is extracted, and that this type
- [Digital Britain - The Top Three](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/06/digital-britain-the-top-three.html) - The Digital Britain report is finally out. On the 16th of June, Lord Carter's long-awaited report into plans for our digital future were revealed. There's been lots of media chat about this already, but in case you've missed it, what we think are the three headlines are as follows: 1. Analogue Radio off by 2015:
- [BBC 6 Music and Asian Network to vanish](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/03/bbc-6-music-and-asian-network-to-vanish.html) - It seems that the writing is on the wall for the BBC's alternative music station 6 Music, as well as the BBC Asian Network, and the services may vanish next year. Director General Mark Thompson announced the proposed closure as part of a strategy review released today. There will also be a cull of a
- [BBC HD Quality Petition Launched](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/12/bbc-hd-quality-petition-launched.html) - 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
- [Freeview channel Quest fails to launch](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/05/quest-fails-to-launch.html) - Today, 14th of May 2009 - Launch day for the new free-to-view documentary channel from Discovery... "Quest". Or so we were assuming. Adverts had been released, Freeview's website was carrying the news of the launch, user's Freeview boxes had the channel placeholder on channel 47, TV listings were in the Radio Times, and the on-screen
- [FrequencyCast Update - Quest, Top Up and Tiscali news](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/05/frequencycast-update-quest-top-up-and-tiscali-news.html) - As we're hoping you know, FrequencyCast produces regular online radio shows (a.k.a. podcasts). Now and then, we release special audio "updates" to cover breaking stories, and so far there's been a bunch of stories this month already. So, we're just out of the studio with a 16 minute audio update looking at Quest's failure to launch,
- [Quest TV launch - Take 2](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/08/quest-tv-launch-take-2.html) - After spectacularly failing to launch on 14th of May 2009, it seems that Quest TV is to have another go at launching their free-to-view documentary channel on Freeview. According to a report in Broadcast Magazine, Quest TV will launch on Freeview on the 30th of September. More details on Quest TV and the failed launch
- [Quick - Send a message into orbit](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2012/06/send-a-message-into-orbit.html) - Every fancied the idea of space travel? Well, if you're very quick, this is your chance to get your name and short message sent into space. Your message could be orbiting the Earth every 90 minutes, thanks to a team in Vietnam. In July this year, a small 1 kilogram satellite, called F-1 Cubesat, will
- [Freesat goes live](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/05/freesat-goes-live.html) - Freesat, the BBC and ITV service, finally launched today, the 6th of May. Freesat offers 80 channels TV and radio without subscription. To get the service, you'll need a satellite dish and a special Freesat receiver. Channel lineup offers few surprises. Many of the channels available on Freeview are present, including Channel 4, E4, More
- [S.O.S - Save our Shortwave](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/10/sos-save-our-shortwave.html) - Shortwave radio enthusiasts are up in arms about Homeplugs - and the local interference that they can create. What is a Homeplug? These are used in situations where you need to run a broadband connection around your home, but you can't, or don't want to, use wi-fi. Homeplugs come in packs of two - a
- [Protecting your gadgets with EnigmaTAG](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/04/protecting-your-gadgets-with-enigmatag.html) - If you caught our Gadget Show Live special released a few days ago, you may have heard us talking about EnigmaTAG. We've now had a chance to give this impressive technology a try. If you've ever lost, or being worried about losing, one of your precious bits of tech, then you need to consider EnigmaTAG.
- [3D comes to the living room](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/04/3d-comes-to-the-living-room.html) - 3D TV in the home is now a reality. For £1,800, you can now own a 40 inch HD TV that supports 3D. In the race to bring out the first 3D-Ready TV, it seems that Samsung was the winner in the UK, releasing the Samsung UE40C7000 40 inch 3D Ready TV a few days
- [Podcast Audience Reseach - Official UK numbers released](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/02/podcast-audience-reseach-official-uk-numbers-released.html) - Some interesting reading for UK podcasters. RAJAR, the firm that look after audience research for UK commercial and BBC radio stations, has released the results of their first survey into podcast listening.The survey took place in September and October 2007, and here are the highlights of their findings: 1.8 million people in the UK listen
- [FrequencyCast Chats to Pollyanna Woodward](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2012/11/interview-with-pollyanna-woodward.html) - November is an exciting month for Channel 5's Gadget Show - not only has the new series launched, but it's coming to London at the end of the month for a Christmas Gadget Show Live. We were lucky enough to be able to catch up with Pollyanna Woodward, who together with Jason Bradbury, present the
- [Gadget Show Live 2013 - Day One Audio and Video](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2013/04/gadget-show-live-2013-day-one-report.html) - Pete and Kelly were at Gadget Show Live in Birmingham on the 2nd of April 2013. We've just completed our audio and video review of the show, and they're now online. If you're going to the show - have a great time! Video Report Here's our video report from Day One. Watch Kelly and Pete
- [Kelly's Neon Luminescent Dancing](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2013/07/kelly-neon-dancing.html) - As promised in our July show, FrequencyCast 89, here is a piece of bonus video material - the chance to see our Kelly as you've never seen her before. At the end of June, Kelly was up on stage in front of a packed theatre in a high-tech suit. To find out more, take a
- [Cat Impacted by Planned Obsolescence Circuit?](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2013/06/cat-impacted-by-planned-obsolescence-circuit.html) - The FrequencyCast cat was unexpectedly grounded this week due to a circuit failure in his feline ingress / egress portal. Cat Flap Fail To prevent alien cats from entering the house, the FrequencyCat's owner installed a high-tech locking catflap that only allows cats with a coded infrared chip on their collar to trigger the unlocking
- [FrequencyCast Show 91: Raspberry Pi, Leap Motion and Be More Dog](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2013/09/frequencycast-show-91-out-now.html) - Our September Show is now available. We wrapped up the recording earlier today, after updating a couple of hot news stories, to keep the show as current as possible. FrequencyCast Show 91 is now available. Here's what we cover in this month's show, FrequencyCast #91: News: 4G launch, Sky's new wi-fi box, Nintendo's 2DS and
- [FrequencyCast Show 90 - Out and About with Summer Apps](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2013/08/frequencycast-show-90-now-available.html) - Welcome to August - A new month means a new show. FrequencyCast Show 90 earlier today, the 1st of August - and due to the excessive heat here in the South of the UK, Kelly and Pete had to abandon the studio and go out on the road - check out the pics on the
- [FrequencyCast Show 89 - Tech Designed to Fail and New UK Web Domains](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2013/07/frequencycast-show-89-now-available.html) - Welcome to July 2013, and welcome to another edition of FrequencyCast, the TV and Technology radio show. Here's what we cover in this month's show, Cast 89: News: Data roaming, Amazon Autorip & iOS7 Focus: Tech that's designed to fail Feature: .UK web domains on the way Mobile Apps: Malcolm Tucker, Vine & Catchphrase Discussed:
- [Comedy DVDs please](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/08/comedy-dvds-please.html) - 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
- [Local radio set for a name change](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/09/local-radio-set-for-a-name-change.html) - Global Radio own more local commercial radio stations in the UK than any other company, and in a bid to consolodate, they're looking to re-brand nearly 30 of their local stations to either "Heart" or "Galaxy". Local radio stations set to lose their identities include: 2-Ten FM, Chiltern Radio, Essex FM, GWR, Hereward, Invicta FM,
- [Time is up for two London stations](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/04/time-is-up-for-two-london-stations.html) - Friday the 3rd of April 2009 - a sad day for two London radio stations, Time 106.8 (serving South-East London and Greenwich) and South London Radio 107.3 (for Lewisham and Bromley), as they vanished from the airwaves. It's a tough time for the UK commercial radio industry at the moment, and we're sure that these
- [BT Vision coming to X-Box](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/01/bt-vision-coming-to-x-box.html) - BT Total Broadband customers will soon be able to get TV, movies and high-definition gaming on an Xbox 360.It's been announced that the BT Vision TV-on-demand service is expected to be available on X-box 360 consoles from mid-2008, according to an announcement by Bill Gates on the 6th of January. Existing BT Vision set-top boxes
- [Hands-on with the Olympus LS-11](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/11/hands-on-with-the-olympus-ls-11.html) - 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",
- [Google Maps Returns to iPhone and iPad](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2012/12/google-maps-returns-to-iphone-and-ipad.html) - iPhone and iPad users rejoice, as today Google Maps can once again be accessed on the iPhone and iPad. As Apple users will be all too aware, the Google Maps service was removed in iOS6 as part of Apple's cull of Google-owned services. The replacement mapping solution provided by Apple has proved to be a
- [Is FrequencyCast Pro or Anti Apple?](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2012/07/is-frequencycast-pro-or-anti-apple.html) - We seemed to have stirred up some attention following our coverage of Apple's announcement of iOS6, the operating system that's due to launch later this year from iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. If you've not heard the piece in question, it's in Show 77. It looks like another example of a situation where we can't
- [Podcast #48: 40Meg Broadband, media devices and weather](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/02/podcast-48-released-40meg-broadband-tv-devices-and-the-weather.html) - Happy February people. The first of the month means a brand new installment of FrequencyCast... Here's what we look at in Show 48: News Updates: Fast broadband from BT, SeeSaw goes beta, and some new thingie from Apple. Focus: Getting more from your TV - devices you can connect to get more Hands-on: A new
- [FrequencyCast Show 88 - BT Sport, RAM Upgrades and NFC](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2013/06/frequencycast-show-88-out-now.html) - Greetings FrequencyCast followers - Another month brings another brand-new episode of FrequencyCast, the TV and Technology radio show. Here's what we cover in our June 2013 show, FrequencyCast 88: News: Windows Start button to return, o2 wi-fi hotspots to shrink, and the Home Hub 4 is released Focus: Getting ready for BT Sport Feature: Computer
- [First Direct gets iPhone App](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/01/first-direct-gets-iphone-app.html) - Top UK bank First Direct gets its own iPhone and iPad application. Customers of the highly-rated First Direct bank can now check balances, make electronic transfers and view the 20 most recent items for their accounts using a new iPhone or iPad application that's just been released. Matt Colebrook, the CEO of the online and
- [The end of time? GMT under threat](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/12/the-end-of-time-gmt-under-threat.html) - Did 2008 seem like a long year to you? Well, technically it was - one second longer in fact. Today, we use atomic clocks to provide an accurate measurement of time, but the clocks are so accurate that they're more reliable than the rotation of the earth - the traditional measurement we use for hours,
- [Smiling at the Guardian RSS feed](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/04/smiling-at-the-guardian-rss-feed.html) - OK, so I know it's childish, but every day I look at this, I smirk. Viewing the Media Guardian RSS news feed on an iPhone results in a slightly embarrasing shortening, as pictured in this screenshot. I just had to share...
- [Ladybug... Found it!](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/08/ladybug-found-it.html) - Going back to my youth! Back in the 80's, while my contemporaries were blowing up asteroids or shooting invaders from space, my game of choice was a Pac-Man clone called Ladybug. Ladybug was a maze-based game where the mission was to dash around eating crosses, hearts and letters (spell Extra for an extra life). The
- [How the news is made](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/02/how-the-news-is-made.html) - Spend any time watching rolling news services such as BBC News or Sky News? This little video clip from Charlie Brooker explains how it's all put together. You'll never look at another news item in the same way again! Be warned, the clip contains a couple of rude words... YouTube Clip : How to report
- [Blimey - Post Number One](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/08/blimey-post-number-one.html) - Welcome to this new corner of the Frequencycast website. The plan, such as it is, is for the lads and lass behind the podcast to post random words about Life, the Universe and Egg Sandwiches here. There's too many opinionated blogs out there already - so why not add one more?
- [Gadget Power? You watt?](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/08/watts-the-problem.html) - 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
- [Spot the plane in UK airspace](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/04/spot-the-plane-in-uk-airspace.html) - The UK's lead story today is the fact that UK airspace has been closed. Volcanic action in Iceland has resulted in a clould of volcanic ash moving towards the UK. The authorities have closed UK airspace, as the ash can use a serious hazard to aircraft engines. We've had lots of fun watching planes landing
- [Mobile Telephone Calls - Imagine That!](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/01/mobile-telephone-calls-imagine-that.html) - It's always fun to look back at a pioneering piece of technology and see how things have progressed. Thanks to one of our podcast listeners for bringing this one to our attention. It's from the archives of the BBC Tomorrow's World technology show back in September 1979, and it's a test of a revolutionary new
- [Five million free wi-fi hotspots in the UK](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2013/05/five-million-free-wi-fi-hotspots-in-the-uk.html) - Getting Internet on the move is now increasingly important to us all, but it's also important to be able to get access to high-speed mobile Internet without paying a fortune. Our Pete find that rather than using 3G, he's able to get access to free Internet out-and-about with little fuss, and at no cost -
- [FrequencyCast Show 87 - Touchscreen Adapters, Tablets and Gadget Show Live](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2013/05/frequencycast-show-87-out-now.html) - Greetings FrequencyCast followers - We've just released our latest show, and it's available now for you to download - FrequencyCast Show 87 is out now. Here's what we cover in our May 2013 show: News: YouView, Google Now and Nook readers Focus: Touchscreen adapters and tablets Update: Gadget Show Live 2013 Discussed: Are Scanners and
- [Nook Touchscreen eReader is a Steal at £29](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2013/05/nook-touchscreen-ereader-is-a-steal-at-29.html) - If you're looking to get yourself a cheap eBook reader - either for you, or as a gift for someone, note that we've just discovered a massive drop of the price of the Barnes & Noble reader, the Nook Simple Touch. Normal price £79, but currently with £50 off... just £29. It's available at this
- [FrequencyCast Show 86 - Dongles and Smart Watches](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2013/04/frequencycast-show-86-out-now.html) - It's the first of the month, which means it's time for a brand new FrequencyCast... FrequencyCast Show 86 is out now. Here's what we cover in our April 2013 show: News: Sport on Now TV, Freesat and Google announcements Focus: Google Android TV dongles Hands-on: Freeview, radio and aircraft tracking with a USB dongle Discussed:
- [Interview with Marlene from Fools and Horses](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2013/03/interview-with-marlene-from-fools-and-horses.html) - Happy Easter to our listeners. As a little "Easter Egg" from the team here at FrequencyCast, we're happy to bring you an exclusive Only Fools and Horses interview. At the grand opening of an Only Fools and Horses exhibition called "Trotters on Sea", our Pete met up with Sue Holderness, who plays Boycie's long-suffering wife,
- [FrequencyCast Wins European Podcast Award 2012!](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2013/03/frequencycast-wins-podcast-award-2012.html) - At 9am UK time, the winners of the 2012 European Podcast Awards were announced live on Facebook. Ten European nations took part, over 2800 podcasts were nominated, and over 2.5 million votes were cast by podcast listeners across Europe. There were four categories, and here is a list of the UK winners: Personality: The Bugcast
- [FrequencyCast Show 84 Released](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2013/02/frequencycast-show-84-released.html) - FrequencyCast Show 84 has just been released. Here's what we cover in our February 2013 show: News: 4G, Blackberry, BBC Radio & Sky Sport Focus: BT SmartTalk & Facebook Graph. Featured: RoadPixel Car Cameras Featured: A quick summary of London Toy Fair 2013 Interview: Behind the scenes of the Dragon's Den Questions and comments on
- [Reading out a London number: 020 8 or 0208](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2013/02/reading-out-a-london-number-020-8-or-0208.html) - We seem to have stared an interesting debate on our Facebook and Twitter about our phone number. Normally, we read this out as "0208 133 4567" - We know that the London code is "020", but we've been reading our number this way for as long as we can remember. It has a good bounce
- [FrequencyCast at The Toy Fair 2013](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2013/01/frequencycast-at-the-toy-fair-2013.html) - FrequencyCast has been out-and-about again. No, not another gadget show or sci-fi convention, this time to a toy fair. Not just any top fair, this is "The Toy Fair 2013", the annual trade event at London's Olympia. Sarah and Pete from FrequencyCast trekked along to this large show to take a look at what new
- [FrequencyCast Show 83 Is Here. Happy New Year](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2013/01/frequencycast-show-83-out-now.html) - Happy New Year everyone. We're happy to bring you FrequencyCast Show 83, the first show of 2013. For our January show, we take a look back at the last twelve months of tech, reviewing some of the stories we've covered, the products we've looked at, and the various events and shows we've visited in 2012.
- [FrequencyCast: End Of The World Special Report](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2012/12/frequencycast-end-of-the-world-special-report.html) - It's the End Of The World as we know it! Ever-prepared, FrequencyCast hid the team at a secure underground location and waited until things had blown over. Here is a bit of free bonus material with Pete and Kelly discussing all things related to the end of the world, recorded while we were all waiting
- [Gadget Show Live Audio Report](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/04/gadget-show-live-our-audio-report.html) - As gadget-lovers will know, there's a huge gadget show taking place now at the NEC in Birmingham. Our listeners asked us to attend, and so we did. Our Carl and Pete were at Gadget Show Live yesterday (Thursday the 8th April), and we've been able to put together our review of the show in record
- [Who needs 4G anyway? 5G is on the way](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2012/11/who-needs-4g-anyway-5g-is-on-the-way.html) - As you're no doubt aware, EE (the merged Orange and T-Mobile) has got a jump on the competition by launching the UK's first 4G mobile data network. This new network offers over-the-air download speeds much faster than the existing 3G services, and is being slowly rolled out across the UK. Well, even before most of
- [Suzi, Jon and Ortis to leave Channel 5 Gadget Show](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2012/02/suzi-jon-and-ortis-to-leave-channel-5-gadget-show.html) - We're just getting reports that there are some big changes in store for Channel 5's Gadget Show. The headline news is that Suzi Perry, Jon Bentley and Ortis Deley will be leaving the show, and won't be appearing in the new series that starts in the spring. Jason Bradbury and Pollyanna Woodward will be the
- [FrequencyCast Show 75: Gadget Show Live 2012](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2012/05/frequencycast-show-75-gadget-show-live.html) - FrequencyCast Show 75 was released today, Tuesday the 1st of May 2012. Here's a look at just some of what we're covering in our latest show: News Updates: The next generation of Freesat, YouView delays and o2 Wallet Focus: A look at the top products we found at Gadget Show Live Interview: Tim Wander explains
- [Save Pollyanna Woodward](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/11/save-pollyanna-woodward.html) - OK - We admit - a sensationalist headline, but it got your attention. Here's the story... Who is Pollyanna Woodward? Of course, she's one of the presenters of The Gadget Show, on Channel 5. The show is loved by many a gadget geek, including the gang here at FrequencyCast. We met Polly and the team
- [FrequencyCast Show 63 Now Available](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/05/frequencycast-show-63-now-available.html) - Happy May everyone. Ready for a new show? FrequencyCast Show 63, is now available for your listening pleasure. Here's a look at what we cover in this show: News Updates: Apple and Sony Security, London Switchover and Virgin Radio Focus: We've been at Gadget Show Live 2011. Here's our round-up Your comments and questions on
- [Gadget Show Live London 2012: Video Report](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2012/12/gadget-show-live-london-2012-video-report.html) - This weekend has been a busy week for Gadget Lovers, as Channel Five's Gadget Show has been in London for a Christmas Special. The show was on at London's Excel Centre from the 30th of November to the 2nd of December, and FrequencyCast was there. On Saturday, we released FrequencyCast Show 82, which includes a
- [FrequencyCast Show 82 Available Now](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2012/12/frequencycast-show-82-out-now.html) - FrequencyCast Show 82 has just been completed, and it's ready for you to listen to online or download now. Our December show is a special from the first Gadget Show Live Christmas show in London. Here's a summary of what we look at in our December 2012 show: News: Freeview disruptions in 2018 and the
- [Fitbit Wireless Tracker Audio Review](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2012/11/fitbit-tracker-review.html) - This has to be our favourite gadget of the year, and following on from our recent interview with Channel 5's Pollyanna Woodward, we've heard from a few of you looking for more information on the little Fitbit we discussed recently. So what is the Fitbit? Well, it's a small tracker that sits in your pocket
- [Bluetooth Car Kit with speech recognition](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2012/10/bluetooth-car-kit-with-speech-recognition.html) - A quick look at an in-car gadget we looked at earlier this year - the Voiceworks V1. This is a small hands-free kit that clips to the sunvisor of your car and talks to your smartphone via Bluetooth. As well as allowing you to place and receive calls hands-free, it can also let you send
- [Boogie Board Electronic Sketch Pad Reviewed](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2012/11/boogie-board-electronic-sketch-pad-reviewed.html) - With Christmas not far away, we've been looking through our back-catalogue of interviews and product reviews to see what would make for a great family present, and settled on our old favourite, the Boogie Board. We reviewed this briefly a few months ago when we were at Gadget Show Live, but having checked again, the
- [FrequencyCast Interviews Suzi Perry](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2012/03/frequencycast-interviews-suzi-perry.html) - FrequencyCast is proud to present... an interview with Suzi Perry. Today, Friday the 16th of March 2012, saw the opening of the Ideal Home Exhibition, in London's Earls Court. The FrequencyCast team was there to get hands-on with the latest home improvement gadgets, and to see what this year's show has to offer. We caught
- [Freeview HD TV Set Out Now](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/02/freeview-hd-tv-set-out-now.html) - We already have a winner for the first Freeview HD-compatible set-top box (won by Humax a few days back) - Now we have the first IDTV set with a built-in Freeview HD receiver. This telly from Panasonic also has an onboard Freesat HD receiver, optional wireless Internet connectivity and an SD card for external media. The catchily-named Panasonic TX-P42G20B
- [Nintendo 3DS Launches. Get it cheaper!](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/03/nintendo-3ds-launches-get-it-cheaper.html) - The Nintendo 3DS is out, and we have one. And boy are we impressed! Today, the 25th of March 2011, marks the launch of the first handheld 3D console - and one that doesn't need glasses to get an impressive 3D experience. Equipped with stereo audio, a 3D camera, wi-fi and some built-in games, this
- [FrequencyCast Show 81 Just Released](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2012/11/frequencycast-show-81-just-released.html) - FrequencyCast Show 81 has just been completed, and it's ready for you to listen to online or download now. Here's what we cover in our November 2012 show: News: iPad Mini, 4G launches, AM and smart pens Focus: YouView from BT Feature: Destination Star Trek London Preview: Gadget Show Live London 2012 Discussed: F-1 CubeSat
- [Audio Report: Boldly Going To A Trek Convention](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2012/10/boldly-going-to-a-star-trek-convention.html) - FrequencyCast has been out and about mingling with Star Trek fans, actors, writers and collectors, and we're proud to be able to bring you our special report recorded at "Destination Star Trek London". Pete boldly trekked to London's Excel Centre for the three day Star Trek marathon, where thousands of fans gathered to meet the
- [Analogue TV is no more... The end of an era?](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2012/10/analogue-tv-is-no-more.html) - OK everyone... at ease! The digital TV switchover is finally complete, with the last part of the UK (Northern Ireland) having pulled the plug on analogue telly last night (23rd October 2012). At FrequencyCast, we've been following the digital switchover since 2007 (The Whitehaven switch got a mention way back in Show 17). It's been
- [FrequencyCast Show 80 Now Available](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2012/10/frequencycast-show-80-out-now.html) - FrequencyCast Show 80 has just been released. In our October show, we're out and about getting some fresh air before Autumn sets in, and we're playing with some interesting portable gadgets. We also catch up with the latest TV and Tech news. Here's what we cover in our October 2012 show: News: Switchover, iPhone 5, TalkTalk
- [FrequencyCast Show 79: Health Check Tech, Digital Door Locks, eBooks and 4G](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2012/09/frequencycast-show-79.html) - We've just released FrequencyCast Show 79 - another busy show packed with tech news, views and reviews Here's what we cover in our September 2012 show: News: 4G, TomTom, radio, UK Nova and Nook Focus: Health Check Technology Discussed: Digital Radio Switchover Challenge Kelly: eBook readers with white text Hands-on: Yale Home Digital Door Lock
- [4G data networks to launch this year?](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2012/08/4g-data-networks-to-launch-this-year.html) - As we've covered in recent shows, the next generation high-speed data networks were set to launch in 2013, using space freed up after the Digital Switchover. It now looks like we could be getting faster mobile Internet way ahead of schedule, in the light of an announcement today by the UK regulators. Ofcom has today
- [Hot: Half Price Galaxy and £80 Tablet](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2012/08/hot-half-price-galaxy-and-80-tablet.html) - Hi FrequencyCasters. Now, we don't normally do this, but we've just been sent details of an almost half-price Galaxy Nexus, an £80 Android Tablet, and a half-price Moto Xoom 2. If you happen to be in the market for a cheap tablet or an Android 4.0 smartphone at a daft price, these three deals are
- [Amateur Radio Olympic Station 2o12L Interviewed](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2012/08/amateur-radio-olympic-station-2o12l-interviewed.html) - In response to emails from two listeners, we've now made a longer version of our interview with Bob and Keith, two of the team behind the London amateur radio station for the Olympics, 2o12L. It seems that even though only a tiny percentage of our listeners are radio hams, this feature has attracted some interest,
- [FrequencyCast Interview on Phoenix FM](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2012/08/frequencycast-interview-on-phoenix-fm.html) - Our Pete was recently interviewed on Phoenix FM. After mentioning this in our August show, we've had a couple of requests to hear a longer version. So here it is! Phoenix FM and FrequencyCast On the 12th of July 2012, our Pete was asked along to community radio station Phoenix FM, based in Essex. As
- [FrequencyCast Interviews Dave Prowse, Darth Vader](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2012/08/frequencycast-interviews-dave-prowse-darth-vader.html) - As part of our coverage of the London Film and Comic Con 2012, we were lucky enough to be able to have a chat with the one and only Dave Prowse, who of course plays the ultimate bad guy, Darth Vader. Dave, born in Bristol, was originally a bodybuilder, was spotted by George Lucas after
- [Your Happy Birthday Card Facebook Spam](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2012/08/your-happy-birthday-card-facebook-spam.html) - OK. We've finally got to the bottom of this. Our Pete has been getting messages from his Facebook friends thanking him for sending them an online birthday card... when he hasn't actually sent out a card. Here's a screenshot of a post on a friend's wall, plus their reply: This rather troublesome app seems
- [FrequencyCast Show 78: Sci-fi, Hotmail,Radio, Pinterest and Spirit Levels](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2012/08/show78-out-now.html) - FrequencyCast Show 78 is now live, and we're hoping you can tear yourself away from the Olympics to have a listen! Here's a look at what we'll be covering in our August 2012 show: News: Freeview changes, TalkTalk TV and the end of Hotmail? Focus: Pinterest and Remote Heating Control explored Feature: London Film and
- [FrequencyCast at London Film and Comic Con 2012](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2012/07/frequencycast-at-london-film-and-comic-con-2012.html) - Something of a first for FrequencyCast - instead of heading off to a gadget show, we headed off to a rather different kind of show, London Film and Comic Con 2012: Pete and Kelly boldly trekked along to the Mecca for all things sci-fi, fandom and comic, and had lots of fun talking to the
- [Microsoft to replace Hotmail with Outlook](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2012/08/microsoft-to-replace-hotmail-with-outlook.html) - News broke just after we completed recording of the next podcast, that Microsoft is set to switch Hotmail with a new webmail service, called Outlook.com Hotmail has been around since 1996, and it's set to see some significant changes, presumably due to the threats from the Googlemail service. With the new Outlook.com interface, gone is
- [FrequencyCast Trials British Gas Remote Heating Control](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2012/07/frequencycast-trials-british-gas-remote-heating-control.html) - If you caught FrequencyCast Show 76, you'll have heard our team discussing a range of new British Gas products that are designed to help us poor consumers take greater control of our energy consumption and more importantly, save on our fuel bills. One of the products we looked at was called "Remote Heating Control", and
- [Interview: The History of Radio](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/06/interview-the-history-of-radio.html) - Today marks ninety years since the first 'real' radio broadcast in the UK. On the 15th of June 1920, one of the world's most popular voices took to the microphone in Chelmsford, Essex and sang to the world using the Marconi system we now know as radio. Pete from FrequencyCast was at the celebrations to
- [Exclusive Interview with the COO of Plusnet](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/06/exclusive-interview-with-plusnet.html) - In May 2011, FrequencyCast had the opportunity talk to Richard Fletcher, the Chief Operating Officer of broadband provider Plusnet. An extract of the interview will be used in our June radio show, but we'd like to offer the full interview to our listeners. Over the coming months, the Internet will be transitioning to IPv6, and
- [FrequencyCast Show 77: Raspberry Pi, Echobox and WOWee speakers](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2012/07/frequencycast-show-77-raspberry-pi-echobox-and-wowee-speakers.html) - FrequencyCast Show 77 has just been released to the waiting world - we hope you enjoy it. Here's a look at what we'll be covering in our July 2012 show: News Updates: More from BT Vision, Tablet updates, and daily TomTom updates Focus: Echobox Home Networking Feature: Raspberry Pi and Apple iOS6 Hands-on: WOWee Portable
- [Apple announces iOS6](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2012/06/apple-announces-ios6.html) - Today, the 11th of June 2012, is the first day of the Apple Worldwide Developer Conference, traditionally the day that Apple launches its new stuff. The big(ish) news relates to iOS - Version 6, the latest update to the operating system used on the iPhone and iPad was announced. Sadly, it looks like nothing too
- [FrequencyCast Update 17 March 2011](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/03/frequencycast-update-17-march-2011.html) - Pete and Carl have just released a mid-month audio update for your listening pleasure. In this update, the guys talk about the new Apple updates, a look at some BBC radio changes, plus a new appointment to the YouView team. We also read out some of your feedback and play a couple of recent podline
- [FrequencyCast Show 61 Out Now](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/03/frequencycast-show-61-out-now.html) - We've just released a new show - FrequencyCast Show 61 cover a lot of stuff, so be ready to get through a lot in just 31 minutes. In this show, here's a look at what we cover: News Updates: More YouView delays, Vodafone woes, iPlayer news and Channel 4 HD Focus: A look at media
- [Channel 4 pulls out of radio](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/10/channel-4-pulls-out-of-radio.html) - As we've covered in our podcasts on many occasions, Channel 4 has been planning to make a big splash in digital radio. Today, they announced that those plans are now dead. The proposed stations e4 Radio, Channel 4 Radio music station Pure 4 no won't go ahead, with Channel 4's Andy Duncan blaming the economic
- [Freesat - Audio update released](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/05/freesat-audio-update-released.html) - A new UK digital TV service has just launched - quietly. Freesat, offering 80 channels of digital telly and radio launched on 6th May 2008. We've got our hands on a rare receiver and put together a quick Audio Update. We'll have a more complete look at Freesat in the next show, but here are
- [FrequencyCast - Audio Update 12 Mar 2008](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/03/frequencycast-audio-update-12-mar-2008.html) - We issued a quick audio update on 12th March 2008, exclusive to our blog and RSS subscribers. Here are the notes with the show. Three new HD channels coming to Sky HD Sky Sports HD 3 , Sky Movies Premiere HD , FX HD – all coming in March / April 2008, only to Sky
- [Podcast Update: Humax Fox T2 Freeview HD](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/02/podcast-update-humax-fox-t2-freeview-hd.html) - Ladies and Gentlemen, we've just released a mid-month audio update looking at the release of the Humax Fox T2 - the first Freeview HD receiver in the market. The update runs for nearly 15 minutes and also looks at the new Freeview iPhone app, and some news on BT's wireless network. We also review your
- [Podcast #49: Get More From Your Mobile](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/03/podcast-49-get-more-from-your-mobile.html) - Welcome to March 2010, and to a new podcast. In this show, we get all Interactive at you - hope you enjoy and get involved... Here's what we look at in Show 49: News Updates: More Freeview HD, the end of 6 Music and a new phone from Puma. Focus: Getting more from your Mobile
- [Dabs.com Live Gadget Show Special](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/03/dabs-com-live-gadget-show-special.html) - Carl and Pete were out and about this weekend at the Dabs.com Live Gadget and IT Show. The show took place in the Great Hall at Wembley Stadium,and was showcasing a number of new products and gadgets. We took our roving mic with us, and recorded a few interviews with some of the key players
- [Podcast Update: Lots of HD News, plus Waze](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/03/podcast-update-lots-of-hd-news-plus-waze.html) - FrequencyCast has just released another news update podcast - this time covering loads of HD news, a look at what Google's been up to, and a rather fun new social networking app for mobile phones called Waze - plus your feedback on how you use mobiles. The show is attached to this blog entry, or
- [FrequencyCast 27 - Podcast released](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/06/show-27-podcast-released.html) - Show 27 of FrequencyCast, the UK's TV and Tech podcast, is online now. Here's what we cover: News Updates: Freesat launches, Sky Picnic postponed, a free smartphone from BT, Sky Player and ITV's rabbit. Focus - Free satellite TV: Carl and Pete explore free satellite TV, and the new Freesat service in depth. Mobile Broadband:
- [FrequencyCast 29 - Podcast released](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/08/frequencycast-2-podcast-released.html) - Show 29 of FrequencyCast, the UK's TV and Tech podcast, is online now. Here's what we cover: News Updates: Freeview boxes breaking, new Freesat channels, Sporting deals, Top Up news and a KITT sat nav. Focus - Digital TV Roundup: A long-verdue look at the digital TV options, and what's best for you. i-GotU GPS:
- [Audio Update - Pogo, Test Card and Kit Curran online](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/08/audio-update-august-2008.html) - 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:
- [FrequencyCast UK Podcast Show 30 released](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/09/frequencycast-uk-podcast-show-30-released.html) - Show 30 of FrequencyCast, the UK's TV and Tech podcast, is online now. Here's what we cover: News Updates: HD news from Freeview, Sky & BT Vision. Also news on the Skypephone 2 and Freeview PS3. Focus - Power consumption: How much power do your gadgets consume? Any how you can save the planet. Smartphones: A look at
- [FrequencyCast 28 - Podcast released](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/07/frequencycast-28-podcast-released.html) - Show 28 of FrequencyCast, the UK's TV and Tech podcast, is online now. Here's what we cover: News Updates: BBC on BT Vision, Low price HD from Sky, Freesat and radio news. Focus - BT ToGo and BT Fon: Free Windows Smartphone, and free bandwidth on the move from BT. Your Questions: Asus Eee PC,
- [Home Hub 2.0 review plus podcast](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/07/home-hub-20-review-plus-audio-first-look.html) - The latest version of BT's wireless router, the BT Home Hub 2.0 has been released today, the 18th July 2008. We've got an online review available at www.frequencycast.co.uk/homehub2.html We've also released an audio "hands-on" review, which can be downloaded from the same page, as well as from our FrequencyCast iTunes page
- [FrequencyCast Show 76: Home Security, Electric Cars, Smart Meters and Torches](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2012/06/frequencycast-show-76-home-security-electric-cars-smart-meters-and-torches.html) - FrequencyCast Show 76 has just been released, and it's a pretty packed show. Here's a look at what we'll be covering in our June 2012 show: News Updates: More on YouView, 4 Seven, Gadget Show London and the Galaxy S III Focus: Smart Meters, Home Security and Remote Controlled Heating from British Gas Feature: We
- [FrequencyCast Show 74: Ideal Home Show and LV18](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2012/04/frequencycast-show-74-released.html) - FrequencyCast Show 74, for the 1st of April 2012, has just been released. Here's a look at just some of what we're covering in our latest show: News Updates: The demise of itvDigital, London's Digital Switchover, plus the Raspberry Pi Focus: Our round-up of the Ideal Home Show 2012, plus some product reviews Interview: Find
- [FrequencyCast at Gadget Show Live 2012](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2012/04/frequencycast-at-gadget-show-live-2012.html) - FrequencyCast reporting from Birmingham for this year's Gadget Show Live. Pete and Carl are at the NEC Birmingham, and have been busy boys at this year's top gadget and tech event. We've spent the day zapping around the show on the Press and Professional day to find out what our lively listeners need to keep an
- [FrequencyCast Gadget Show Live Teaser](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/04/frequencycast-gadget-show-live-teaser.html) - Well, Carl and Pete are up in Birmingham for this week's Gadget Show Live. We've released a quick two minute audio "teaser". Please have a listen! If you're coming to the Gadget Show Live this week, stay tuned as we keep you informed! Go to https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/gsl Our teaser is now available iTunes: FrequencyCast on iTunes,
- [Ideal Home Show 2012 - FrequencyCast Day One Review](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2012/03/ideal-home-show-2012-frequencycast-day-one-review.html) - This year's Ideal Home Show opened its doors on Friday the 16th of March 2012, and FrequencyCast was there. Pete and Sarah took the grand tour around the show on the lookout for new and unusual home gadgets, and to get a feel for the trends. These year's show is divided up into several sections,
- [Robot Household Slave for 66 Quid](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2012/02/robot-slave-for-66-quid.html) - Ever been tempted by a robotic vacuum cleaner? The idea of coming home to a spotless house that's been self-cleaned by a rotating robot that's cool enough to track down your toast crumbs and not throw itself down the stairs is a cool one. And now you can dip your toe for less than £66.
- [FrequencyCast Show 73: Home of 2027, Blackberries and Raspberries](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2012/03/frequencycast-show-73-home-of-2027-blackberries-and-raspberries.html) - FrequencyCast Show 73, for the 1st of March 2012, has just been released. We gaze into the future, look at some new and very cheap computers, and catch up with a busy news month. Here's a look at just some of what we're covering in our latest show: News Updates: 4G Freeview Filters, the Raspberry
- [Sony Playstation Vita Launches](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2012/02/sony-playstation-vita-launches.html) - Sony has today launched its new handheld gaming console here in the UK - The Playstation Vita. It's available in two 'flavours', a Wi-fi version, and a Wi-fi + 3G version. The form factor is broadly similar to the PSP, but what's under the hood has undergone a major overhaul. Here's what the Vita packs:
- [FrequencyCast Show 72: Fitness Tech & Netflix](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2012/02/frequencycast-show-72-fitness-tech-netflix.html) - FrequencyCast Show 72 has just been released, and we've packed quite a lot into the latest episode of your regular free technology podcast. Here's a look at just some of what we're covering in our February show: News Updates: A new phone with a novel power source, upgrades in store for Virgin customers, three video-on-demand
- [FrequencyCast Show 71: Look back at 2011](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2012/01/frequencycast-show-71-look-back-at-2011.html) - Happy New Year from the FrequencyCast team. We hope you had an enjoyable seasonal break! This is to let you know that our January show was released earlier today, and it's available now for your listening pleasure. Here's a summary of what's covered in the first show of the New Year: News Updates: Channel 5
- [Cloaking Device One Step Nearer](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2012/01/cloaking-device-one-step-nearer.html) - Woo Hoo. Sci-Fi fans rejoice, as a new piece of futuristic technology has just become a reality! Engage The Cloak According to a report on the BBC Technology site this morning, researchers at the University of Texas have successfully "cloaked" an object. Using plasmonic materials, an 18cm cylinder has been rendered invisible. Sadly, it's not
- [Get a Free Dose of ESPN](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2012/01/get-a-free-dose-of-espn.html) - If you're into your sport, you might be interested to know that you can get a weekend of free sporting action next month. Between the 3rd and the 6th of February 2012, the subscription channel ESPN will be free on Freeview, BT Vision, Sky and Top Up TV. If you're with Sky, you'll also be
- [Virgin Ramps Up Net Speeds For Free](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2012/01/virgin-ramps-up-net-speeds-for-free.html) - Cable Broadband provider Virgin Media is about to start rolling out a speed increase for its customers, and the good news is, it's going to be free! From February 2012, customers of Virgin Media's broadband service will start to see a sizable increase in speed or their already fast fibre-optic cable Internet connection. For customers
- [Channel One Closure Causes Confusion](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/02/channel-one-closure-causes-confusion.html) - Although this is now slightly old news now, we're gettings lots of emails from Freeview users confused that they can now no longer get Channel One or Virgin 1. We thought it would be helpful to clarify what's gone on, and why Star Trek has vanished from Freeview Channel 20... Regular listeners should be on the
- [FrequencyCast Show 70: Internet Insights](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/12/frequencycast-show-70-internet-insights.html) - Seasons greetings to all of our loyal listeners. As it's December, we feel we're able to mention Christmas safely, and that's just what we do in our December show. For this show, we look at the future of the Internet - We were invited to attend a special session discussing broadband trends, Internet demand, and
- [Nintendo 3DS Update and Mario Kart](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/11/nintendo-3ds-update-and-mario-kart.html) - Nintendo 3DS, the gaming console that lets you enjoy 3D games on the move without glasses, is about to get an upgrade. On the 8th of December, we're expecting to see Nintendo roll out an updated version of their OS, which may include the following: The ability to record 3D video footage Improved sharing with
- [Five's on demand service, on BT Vision](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/10/fives-on-demand-service-on-bt-vision.html) - TV channel Five has launched their 8-day catch-up service on BT Vision. If you've missed a Five show, such as Home and Away, The Gadget Show, It Pays To Watch, Neighbours or Fifth Gear, then you can view them up to 8 days after transmission on your TV. Some shows are available for even longer
- [FrequencyCast Audio Update: Festive Gifts Galore](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/11/festive-gift-ideas-audio-update.html) - You can't escape the fact that Christmas is on the way. Here at FrequencyCast HQ, opinions are mixed. Is it too early to talk about Christmas, or does it help to be well-prepared when starting to think of your must-have gift ideas for the festive season? Well, we've released some audio just for those getting
- [iOS 5 Battery Issues: A Possible Fix](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/10/ios-5-battery-issues-possible-fix.html) - We've had reports from users of the iPhone and iPad reporting problems with battery life since upgrading to the latest version of software, iOS 5. It seems that a significant number of iOS 5 users have noticed a marked drop in battery life, and we're getting reports that this may be due to a bug
- [Thanks for the chuckle, Tesco](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/11/thanks-for-the-chuckle-tesco.html) - Every now and then, you see something that makes you chuckle. After last week's busy recording session, Carl and I popped to our local branch of Tesco to get a bite to eat, and to browse the tech magazines... well, it's cheaper than buying them... As we both have something of an ear for audio,
- [FrequencyCast Show 69: Siri, the 4S and Printing](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/11/frequencycast-show-69-siri-the-4s-and-printing.html) - Hello everyone. The start of a new month means a brand new shiny episode of FrequencyCast, your TV and Tech podcast. As ever, you set the agenda for the show - what you'd like us to cover, and what questions you want us to answer. Here's a summary of what's covered in the latest installment
- [Siri - Will You Marry Me?](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/10/siri-will-you-marry-me.html) - We're just a few hours away from releasing Show Number 69 of the FrequencyCast podcast. As requested by our listeners, we're talking about printers and all things printing. Not the most exciting topic, but we've tried to add a few things that might be of interest, plus a mystery object, and a special guest. In
- [Want an iPhone 4S? Switch to Vodafone says o2!](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/10/want-an-iphone-4s-switch-to-vodafone-says-o2.html) - Here's an interesting one. Our Pete tried to get an iPhone 4S today. Even though the local store had stock, they wouldn't let him upgrade. Here's Pete to explain more. To upgrade, or not to upgrade... that was my question. Looking at the spec of the iPhone 4S, there seemed to be no need to
- [Bonus Material: Brian The Brain](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/10/bonus-material-brian-the-brain.html) - We're in the process of editing our pice on Apple's new Siri speech recognition package, found on the new iPhone 4S. During the recording, Carl remembered we used to have the rather chatty "Brian The Brain" in some of our earlier shows - and the product had some rather basic speech recognition. Any product that
- [Google phone now available](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/11/google-phone-now-available.html) - At last, the first phone powered by the new mobile phone OS Android, is here. The G1 is free... well, provided you're prepared to pay £40 a month for the 18 month contract. The Google G1 is only available on the T-Mobile network in the UK. Here's a shot of us, browsing at our own
- [Block unwanted calls with Truecall](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/07/block-unwanted-calls-with-truecall.html) - If you were watching the BBC show "Dragon's Den" tonight, you may have seen a pitch for a product called "TrueCall" - a gadget that plugs into your phone line and screens out unwanted calls. All of the Dragons were hot for this product, and it's not surprising. The Truecall works by looking at the
- [Mario Kart for Wii out now](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/04/mario-kart-for-wii-out-now.html) - Here's what the FrequencyCast boys will be up to this weekend... The Nintendo Wii game we've been waiting for is out now. Suppled with a steering wheel that you slot your Wii controller into, Mario Kart Wii was released today. It's available now from Play.com, GAME and HMV
- [Order your paperback replacement now...](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/07/order-your-paperback-replacement-now.html) - Time to sling out your paperbacks, as the UK's about to be invaded by the Sony Reader. Heard of the Kindle? This is an electronic book reader released in the US by Amazon as a new way of distributing books. This won't be coming to the UK, but in a matter of weeks, you'll be
- [Sony Reader PRS-505 Review](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/09/sony-reader-prs-505-review.html) - The Sony Reader PRS-505 was released this week. If you're not up-to-speed with what the PRS-505 is, it's an electronic book reader. It's been available in the US for a little while, but this week's launch of the Sony Reader, in association with Waterstones marks the first major marketing push for sale of electronic books
- [Happy 50th Blue Peter](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/10/happy-50th-blue-peter.html) - October 2008 sees Blue Peter hit its 50 year anniversary, and everyone has a special memory of TV's longest-running kid's programme. To celebrate this anniversary, there's a new book just out looking at the series' history and classic moments. We'll be reviewing this in Show 32 of our podcast, so take a listen. The book
- [Facebook phone set for December release](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/11/facebook-phone.html) - The INQ1 Facebook phone - coming soon. OK, so could get get yourself an expensive iPhone to stay "social" on the move... or you could save a lot of pennies and get the INQ1. Due out very soon, this phone is being billed as The Facebook Phone as it integrates to your phone's address book
- [Facebook phone now available](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/12/facebook-phone-now-available.html) - We mentioned the INQ1 Facebook phone in Show 34, but this phone is now available, and well worth a look. If you're into your social networking, as we know many of you are, then the INQ could be what you're looking for - this phone links your phone's address book, Skype account, facebook account, Windows
- [Facebook Phone - Audio Review of the INQ1 online](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/12/facebook-phone-audio-review-of-the-inq1-online.html) - As part of our promise to get a new Tech podcast out each week in December - here's this week's show - covering a new handset release. Carl (suffering from a bout of scurvy), sits in a studio with Pete and looks closely at the new INQ1 phone from 3, better known as The Facebook
- [Boat That Rocked DVD](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/09/boat-that-rocked-dvd.html) - The Boat That Rocked DVD is out on DVD today. If you haven't got a copy yet, why not? If you didn't get to see the film at the cinema when it was released in April, you may want to watch the DVD. From the pen of Richard "Four Weddings" / "Notting Hill" / "Love
- [Is OnLive the future of gaming? OnLive Reviewed](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/09/is-onlive-the-future-of-gaming-onlive-reviewed.html) - OnLive, the online gaming service, has just launched in the UK. After a few questions from listeners, we thought we'd get our hands on the OnLive console at launch, and give it a try. What's special about OnLive? It's a cloud-based service. This means that there's no physical game to buy, install and patch. The
- [FrequencyCast iPhone 4S Announcement Update](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/10/frequencycast-iphone-4s-announcement-update.html) - OK... so the long-awaited iPhone 5 turned out to be the iPhone 4S at yesterday's Apple announcement. Given the amount of hype that surrounds any Apple launch, we locked Pete and Carl in a room after they'd taken time to dissect what the new boss of Apple had to say. As a result, here's a
- [Apple iPhone 4S Announcement](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/10/apple-iphone-4s-announcement.html) - It's 6pm on Tuesday the 4th of October 2011. Tim Cook, the new boss of Apple is on-stage about to announce the new iPhone. We're all patiently waiting for the news to filter in from the US - and we'll be updating this post in real-time as we hear anything! We're currently watching a live
- [FrequencyCast Show 68 Out Now](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/10/frequencycast-show-68-out-now.html) - Greetings to you. Here at FrequencyCast HQ, it's been a sweltering Saturday, and we never thought we'd be saying that in October. As it's the first of the month, it's time for a new show, and we've packed quite a lot into Show 68. Here's a summary of what's included in the show: News Updates:
- [BT Vision - Sports service details revealed](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/07/bt-vision-sports-service-details-revealed.html) - Prices for the BT Vision Sports service, due to start in August 2007, have been announced. Here's what we know...For the 2007/08 football season, there'll be 46 live Barclays Premier League games carried on BT Vision. There'll also be access to 242 same-day Premier League matches, which will be available hours after kick-off (from 10pm).
- [BT Home Hub - Audio Guide](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/10/bt-home-hub-audio-guide.html) - Those FrequencyCast boys have been at it again. This time, they've created an audio guide designed for those folk that have a BT Home Hub. This MP3 file includes advice on setting up wi-fi, improving reception, setting the clock and port forwarding, as well as answering a number of FAQs. You can download our Unofficial
- [Tiscali users offered 50 quid to leave](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/06/tiscali-users-offered-50-quid-to-leave.html) - As we reported in our podcast, Tiscali users are about to find themselves getting their broadband from the Carphone Warehouse, after CPW stepped in to bail out floundering Tiscali. BT's been quick to leap in with a deal to tempt people from Tiscali. On offer is £50 off your first bill, a new 802.11n high
- [BT Home Hub updated to 6.2.6E](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/12/bt-home-hub-updated-to-626e.html) - We're hearing reports that BT is phasing in a release of a new version of BT Home Hub firmware, version 6.2.6.E. This updated version of firmware includes the following improvements: Change default Hub Manager access password from 'admin' to your unique Hub serial number Force admin password change when first accessing the Hub Manager (if
- [BT Launches New Home Hub](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/10/bt-launches-new-home-hub.html) - BT has just released a new version of its wireless router, the Home Hub. This is BT's new central access point for the home, offering wi-fi, VoIP telephony and access to video-on-demand with BT Vision. According to the blurb supplied by BT, the new redesigned hub will update itself automatically and has been redesigned to
- [Would you watch local TV?](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/08/would-you-watch-local-tv.html) - This month, the Government has announced plans for a network of local TV stations for around the UK, but is there demand? If plans go ahead, the proposed local TV services are expected to be available on Freeview Channel 8, and each station would broadcast local programming for at least one hour a day. Culture
- [FrequencyCast Show 67 Now Available](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/09/frequencycast-show-67-now-available.html) - Welcome to September! A new month means a new show, and FrequencyCast Show 67 is now available. Here's a summary of what's included in the show: News Updates: New Freeview services, Samsung Galaxy news, eBooks and the switchover Focus: Pete and Carl go out and about to explore the world of Geocaching. Featured: Local TV,
- [FrequencyCast Show 62 Out Now](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/04/frequencycast-show-62-out-now.html) - It's the first of the month, and time for a new show - FrequencyCast Show 62, for April 2011, is now available. Here's a look at what we cover in this show: News Updates: Digital Switchover update, BBC local radio and Powerline adapter news Focus: The Internet is changing - A look at how IPv6
- [FrequencyCast Show 64 Now Available](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/06/frequencycast-show-64-now-available.html) - It's the first of June, and being the first of the month, it's time for a new show. FrequencyCast Show 64, has just been unleashed, and you're free to download the show and have a listen. In this show, we have a lot to cover. Here's a summary: News Updates: BBC Goes Full HD, Apple
- [FrequencyCast Show 65 Out Now](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/07/frequencycast-show-65-out-now.html) - We've just released FrequencyCast Show 65 - a bumper show covering lots of recent TV and Tech topics. There's a lot covered in this show, and we hope you enjoy what we have to say. Here's a summary of what Carl and Pete have to say: News Updates: Scotland Switch complete, mobile roaming fees reduced,
- [Nintendo to slash 3DS price and offer freebies](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/08/nintendo-to-slash-3ds-price-and-offer-freebies.html) - It seems that the new handheld gaming console, the Nintendo 3DS, isn't selling as well as expected. The console, which we reviewed back in Show 62, is the first 3D games console that doesn't require glasses for that 3D effect. It's a nice bit of kit, with just one drawback, the price. The 3DS currently
- [FrequencyCast Show 66 Now Released](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/08/frequencycast-show-66-now-released.html) - Show 66 of FrequencyCast has just been released to a waiting world. Here's a summary of what's included in the show: News Updates: 3DS sales, changes at Sky, price drop at BT, and Apple's bank account Focus: We've been to the Home Technology Event. Pete and Carl talk Home Automation Featured: Speedo Aquabeat and Kodak
- [Top Up TV Anytime details](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2006/09/top-up-tv-anytime-details.html) - Details are slowing becoming available of TopUp TV Anytime. It seems that the current subscription service will be reducing its output to make way for a new service. Top Up TV Anytime will cost an additional £2, there are some changes to the lineup, and the service needs a PVR (digital recorder) to capture programmes.
- [Top Up TV Anytime boxes slip](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2006/10/top-up-tv-anytime-boxes-slip.html) - Originally meant for release in early October 2006, the FrequencyCast team has learnt that the Top Up TV Anytime digital boxes have slipped by another couple of months. There's a prerecorded message on Top Up TV's number, 08700 543210, stating the following: "Boxes will start to be dispatched towards end of November, with delivery completed
- [FrequencyCast Show 09 Online](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2006/12/frequencycast-show-09-online.html) - The ninth Frequencycast podcast has just gone online. This latest show features the following: BT Vision - At the start of December 2006, full details of BT's new home TV service were released. We take a look at what BT Vision has to offer Top Up TV - Boxes now beginning to ship. DAB Radio
- [Top Up TV Anytime Review](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2006/12/top-up-tv-anytime-review.html) - The FrequencyCast team now have their hands on a Top Up TV Anyime set-top box, and are in the process of reviewing the box for Show 10. You can see the team's initial review here. We would like to get your questions on Anytime, so we can include them in the next FrequencyCast show. Please
- [New content coming to Top Up TV Anytime](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/11/new-content-coming-to-top-up-tv-anytime.html) - Some changes to Top Up Tv Anytime, the service that provides extra content on a special set-top box. Broadcasting hours for UKTV Gold on the TopUp TV service have dropped (again), this time to make way for some new content. Boxes will now be able to get programming from The History Channel, the Crime &
- [FrequencyCast Show 06 online](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2006/09/frequencycast-show-06-released.html) - Cast number 6 has been released today. Tune in to hear us chat about the following: Top Up TV Anytime - Top Up TV are making big changes to their service. We look at what's changing, and hear your reaction. Cable TV firms Telewest and NTL (now Virgin Media) are offering over 30 free TV
- [TopUp TV Anytime Update](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2006/09/topup-tv-anytime-update.html) - Top Up TV's Anytime service continues to be big news for us here at FrequencyCast, and we're still getting lots of emails on the subject. Latest news in the last couple of days is that they've announced a new service, Picture Box, which will add a movie service to Anytime. There'll be seven movies available
- [FrequencyCast Show 07 online](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2006/10/frequencycast-show-07-released.html) - The seventh Frequencycast show is now online, and features the following: Top Up TV - More on the unfolding story, and what will happen to existing customers once Anytime launches. Nintendo Wii and BT Vision launch date news News of a Freeview channel lineup change and new national Jazz radio station Lobster 700TV - We
- [FrequencyCast Show 08 online](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2006/11/frequencycast-show-08-released.html) - The eighth Frequencycast podcast has just gone online. This latest show features the following: Top Up TV - Delays of two months reported on the new 'Anytime' box angers customers. Sky Digital - Sky's snatched the distrubution rights for Series 3 of the hit show 'Lost' from Channel 4, and the new series starts on
- [Top Up TV's live programming cut back again](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/01/top-up-tvs-live-programming-cut-back-again.html) - It looks like Top Up TV is reducing their £7.99 non-Anytime service even further with the Discovery channels and Cartoon Network disappearing from the live line-up in February. This puts the live content to: UKTV Gold (4pm - 1am) UKTV Style (1pm - 4pm) British Eurosport (7.30am - 10am) TCM (7pm - 1am) It’s rumoured
- [FrequencyCast Show 10 Online](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/01/frequencycast-show-10-online.html) - The tenth Frequencycast show is now online - in this show, we feature: Top Up TV Anytime - Feedback from our listeners, plus a review of the new box. Nintendo Wii - Our first look at this revolutionary next-gen games system. Slingbox - TV on your PC over the 'Net with a major price reduction,
- [Top Up TV Anytime Box patched to v2.88](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/11/top-up-tv-anytime-box-patched-to-v288.html) - A new version of Top Up TV Anytime software began being rolled out on 8th November 2007. This reportedly offers: EPG & VOD Search, an expanded Synopsis window, stability improvements to Series link and VOD downloads, and some other user interface changes. Updates should be received on your Anytime box automatically. www.frequencycast.co.uk/topuptv.html
- [Top Up TV Anytime Box patched to v2.44](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/03/top-up-tv-anytime-box-patched-to-v244.html) - Top Up TV has just released another patch for their Anytime box, which we reviewed in Show 10. V2.44 adds Series Link and parental control. The fix reportedly addresses the issues raised in the BBC Watchdog show – such as failed recordings, black screen and playback skip. New Features: Series Link, Child Lock and display
- [FrequencyCast Show 11 Online](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/02/frequencycast-show-11-online.html) - FrequencyCast show number 11 is now online - in this show, we feature: MP3 and MP3 players - Carl and Pete explore what an mp3 actually is, what to look for in an MP3 player, discuss a bunch of better-than-iPod players, and look at how to convert your old cassettes and gramophone records to this
- [Top Up TV Hot fix released](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/07/top-up-tv-hot-fix-released.html) - Top Up TV has today released a hotfix to overcome a problem affecting their Thomson Top Up TV Anytime boxes. Their boxes have been hit by the recent Freeview transmitter updates, which created a problem for users who performed a channel rescan. v2.93 has to be downloaded manually, via Menu > 4 > 6. Then
- [Top Up TV Anytime disk increase](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/01/top-up-tv-anytime-disk-increase.html) - Top Up TV has released an updated version of their Top Up TV Anytime box. The Thomson DTI6300-25 comes with a 250Gig driver (versus the original 160gig version), and can hold up to 180 hours of Freeview programmes, plus the small amount of content that's automatically downloaded overnight. The new box costs £129.99 (£30 up
- [Adopt a Community Radio Station?](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/07/adopt-a-community-radio-station.html) - As we know, times are tough and money is tight. Due to falls in advertising revenue, many radio stations in the UK are suffering, and looking for novel ways of raising funds. Today, we've discovered a rather unusual approach being tried by community radio station Chorley FM, in Lancashire... The radio station launched in 2006,
- [Threat to Freeview from 4G](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/06/threat-to-freeview-from-4g.html) - Mobile Internet users will be pleased to know that from 2013, they may be able to enjoy mobile downloads with speeds of up to 100Mbps, using the new 4G mobile data services. Faster mobile Internet comes as a price though, and recent reports show that three quarters of a million Freeview viewers might start to
- [TV channel Really Set To Join Freeview](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/06/tv-channel-really-set-to-join-freeview.html) - It's always good news when we hear of a new channel coming to Freeview... especially when it's a channel that offers some real content as opposed to teleshopping or another "+1 service". We can expect the channel "Really", from the company that bring you Dave and Yesterday, to hit our Freeview TV sets and boxes
- [The dangers of Internet bubbles](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/05/the-dangers-of-internet-bubbles.html) - Here's an interesting, and thought-provoking video for you. This highlights the dangers of stumbling into an online world where what we see on the Internet has been filtered. The video, recorded in February 2011 by Eli Pariser, highlights that what we see on Facebook and Google has been tailored to our personal requirements, and that
- [Hoopy Towel Day, Hikers!](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/05/hoopy-towel-day-hikers.html) - Dear All, A reminder that today is a very important day, and a day that we all take very seriously here at FrequencyCast HQ (Apart from Carl) Today is Towel Day - As all good Hitchhikers will know, it a day where the carrying of a towel is mandatory in honour of Douglas Adams, creator
- [Apple Removes iPhone Location Cache](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/05/apple-removes-iphone-location-cache.html) - As has been widely reported (including by us in the last show), Apple has been storing information about where our iPhones wander to, The information has been recorded by Apple's mobile operating system to allow faster access to our location by apps that need to know where we are. However, there have been a number
- [Royal Wedding Souvenir Handset for One Pound](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/04/royal-wedding-souvenir-handset-for-one-pound.html) - So, are we all getting excited about next week's Royal Wedding? Or at least the idea of a day off, and a three day week? Fancy a cheap and collectible souvenir of April's Royal Wedding? Well, here it is. A Limited Edition Wills and Kate Mobile Phone. In patriotic Red White and Blue, with a
- [Our Podcast Award!](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/04/our-podcast-award.html) - As we announced a month or so back, FrequencyCast is an award-winner. We now have our lovely trophy, and we'd like to show it off to you all. Here it is, in all its glory: Again, we'd like to thank all of our regular and loyal listeners for their support, and for making FrequencyCast
- [100 3D TV channels by 2015, apparently](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/03/100-3d-tv-channels-by-2015-apparently.html) - We can expect 100 channels of 3D content by the end of 2015, apparently. This is according to US research firm In-Stat. Here in the UK, we have one channel (the Sky 3D channel), and there's a bit of a way to go, but the numbers appear to be worldwide projections, not just for us
- [Galaxy Tab Drops to £299](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/03/galaxy-tab-drops-to-299.html) - We're just working on Show 62's news headlines, and we've found a cracking deal on the Samsung Galaxy Tab. At the moment, Amazon's doing a great deal on the wi-fi only version of the 7" Galaxy Tab - Just £299 at Amazon.co.uk We appreciate that all the talk at the moment is of the iPad
- [Ofcom admits Powerline Interference](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/03/ofcom-admits-powerline-interference.html) - We've covered the subject of Powerline Adapters, a.k.a PLT, a.k.a. HomePlugs, and the interference that they can cause to the radio spectrum, on a number of our older radio shows. Powerline Adapters use a home's mains wiring to distribute the Internet to other rooms in your home, but the radio interference that they generate, can be
- [RadioPlayer Goes Live](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/03/radioplayer-goes-live.html) - The UK RadioPlayer has today gone live. The service is intended to be a one-stop for listening to radio stations in the UK, and combines BBC and commercial radio stations on one platform. The RadioPlayer is free, and is a joint venture between the BBC, Global Radio, Absolute Radio, Guardian Media and the RadioCentre. An initial 150
- [Disposable Digital Cameras](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/03/disposable-digital-cameras.html) - We're about to release one of our occasional "FrequencyCast Updates" - a mini-podcast that's designed to keep our listeners updated whilst we're working on the next show. In our update, dated the 17th of March 2011, we'll be featuring a new product... You may well be familiar with the concept of the disposable camera -
- [Sky Sports on BT Vision](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/07/sky-sports-on-bt-vision.html) - As announced in our July 2010 podcast, which contained our in-depth review of BT Vision, Sky Sports 1 and 2 will be available on the BT Vision platform from August 2010 - and we now know the price! If you're a BT Vision customer, you can get Sky Sports 1 for £6.99 a month ,
- [New batch of e-Book readers on the way](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/08/new-batch-of-e-book-readers-on-the-way.html) - Sony has announced two new e-Book readers, to follow up from the Sony PRS-505. The PRS-300 is smaller, and more pockable, whilst the Sony Reader PRS-600 comes with a touchscreen, holds up to 350 books and support handwritten notes. The new Sony Readers will be out on the 10th September, and are available to pre-order
- [iPhone loses pounds](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/04/iphone-loses-pounds.html) - The Apple iPhone today sheds £100, with the 8Gig version dropping from £269 to £169. Tariff includes 600 minutes and 500 texts a month, plus unlimited data. Details at http://shop.o2.co.uk/iPhone or on the Carphone Warehouse site If you're interested in the iPhone, check out our 30 minute audio review at frequencycast.co.uk/iphone.html
- [3g Iphone - Thousands disappointed](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/07/iphonethousands-disappointed.html) - Who'd believe a phone could stir such a fuss. Thousands are set to be disappointed as Apple's 3G iPhone goes on sale today, but stocks are severely limited. Here's the scene in Central London this morning... Madness. If you're desperate for a 3G iPhone, try your luck ordering online at o2 or Carphone Warehouse It's
- [BT Vision just round the corner](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2006/11/bt-vision-just-round-the-corner.html) - Here in the FrequencyCast office, we're all getting terribly excited about the 'any day now' launch of BT Vision. With BT Vision, you get a special set-top box from BT that connects to BT Broadband to offer a range of downloadable TV content over the Internet. The box is also a PVR and a Freeview
- [Watching premier League footy online](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/08/watching-premier-league-footy-online.html) - Tomorrow sees the start of the 2009/2010 English Premier League footy season. In case you're not kitted out with Sky, Virgin, or any other digital services offering sporting coverage, you can still watch tomorrow's matches, coutesy of an online service from Sky: Everton vs Arsenal (EPSN) and Chelsea vs Hull (Sky Sports) are both available
- [LG Touchscreen Watchphone now available](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/08/lg-touchscreen-watchphone-now-available.html) - The long-awaited LG Watchphone, the LG-GD910, is now available from Orange. The Watchphone is 3G, with touchscreen and VGA camera. It also has Bluetooth, eight different watch faces, MP3 playback and a scratch-resistant screen. The LG Watchphone is a steep £500 at at launch is only available by turning up in person at the Orange
- [BT Vision Photos online](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/01/bt-vision-photos-online.html) - Thanks to one of our site's regulars, nicknamed 'justsomebloke', the FrequencyCast team now has a few photos of the BT Vision service in action, plus a shot of the connectors at the back of the BT Vision V-Box.You can find these at https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/btvision.htmlAs a reminder, BT Vision launched in December 2006, offering Freeview TV and
- [BT Broadband Smartphone](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/05/bt-broadband-smartphone.html) - BT's just released a new addition to their Total Broadband package... "BT Total Broadband Anywhere". For an extra £5 a month, you can get a BT ToGo - This is a Windows Mobile smartphone that switches between wi-fi and the mobile phone network to let you surf and handle emails on the move. Think 'Blackberry'
- [High Definition coming to BT Vision](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/08/high-definition-coming-to-bt-vision.html) - 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
- [Double your download speed for free](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/06/double-your-download-speed-for-free.html) - Tired of your slow old "up to 8 meg" download? BT's about to ramp this up to "up to 20 meg" at no extra cost. As part of their roll-out of ADSL2+, around 40% of properties are about to get the speed ramp-up, with this number rising to 55% by March 2010. The bad news
- [Free motion-detector light from Maplin](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/03/free-motion-detector-light-from-maplin.html) - Want a nice freebie from those lovely gadget chaps at Maplin? Order anything from them between now and the 22nd of March, and they'll give you a free 15-LED solar-powered motion-detector light if you spend over £35. If you've been considering getting an external light for your front door, but don't fancy the hassle of
- [FrequencyCast interviews one angry bird](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/03/frequencycast-interviews-one-angry-bird.html) - Angry Birds continues to be the runaway success of the iPhone gaming apps - mixing a cunning blend of physics, catapult engineering and pig destruction, if you not tried it - you must. FrequencyCast now has a hot bird in the office, and we'll be squeaking to him in the new show. Here's an early
- [Apple updates iPhone, iPad, Touch, iTunes and Apple TV](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/03/apple-updates-iphone-ipad-touch-and-apple-tv.html) - Apple has just rolled out a series of updates: For iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch: iOS 4.3 Software Update The new update includes various tweaks and fixes, plus the following improvements: Personal Hotspot - Share iPhone 4 mobile data connection with up to 5 devices iTunes Home Sharing - Play music, films and TV shows
- [Sponsors of Friends. Says who?](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/03/sponsors-of-friends-says-who.html) - One of the joys of working from home this week has been daytime TV, and you can always rely on E4 to be running old Friends episodes in an endless loop. Watching the whole Ross and Rachel "we were on a break" this week has exposed me to the sponsor credits that top and tail
- [Bad Day for Vodafone UK](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/02/bad-day-for-vodafone-uk.html) - Hundreds of thousands of Vodafone customers in England lost service today. The outage affected voice calls, text messages, voicemail and data services, and is apparently as a result of a break-in at a key Vodafone data centre in Basingstoke. According to the BBC website burglars stole some vital computer equipment and network hardware. The Sun's
- [Crimestoppers Gel featured on Gadget Show](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/02/crimestoppers-gel-featured-on-gadget-show.html) - If you were watching tonight's Gadget Show on Channel 5, you'd have seen Jon Bentley talking about dabbing on special coded gel, which he referred to as Crimestoppers Gel. In case you're wondering, he's referring to "Crimestoppers Property Protector", another name for a product we reviewed last year, EnigmaTag. In 2010, we interviewed Clive Smith,
- [iPhone falls out of top five handset list](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/02/iphone-falls-out-of-top-five-handset-list.html) - Seems we might be seeing the end of the iPhone's dominance as the handset of choice? Why? Well, Android's catching up, and given that Android phones are generally much cheaper with most (if not all) of the features on the iPhone handsets, it's not surprising that cost-conscious UK mobile phone buyers are shopping around and
- [iPad 2 Annoucement due 2nd March](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/02/ipad-2-annoucement-due-2nd-march.html) - A quick heads-up that there's expected to be an announcement about the new iPad, the iPad 1.5 or iPad 2 (even the name's a mystery), is set for Wednesday the 2nd of March 2011. Rumours are that we can expect a front-facing camera, a slimmer iPad and possibly a faster processor. As ever, it's all
- [Pre-order deal on Nintendo 3DS until 3 March](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/02/pre-order-deal-on-nintendo-3ds-until-3-march.html) - The long-awaited 3D console from Nintendo is due out in March 2011. The Nintendo 3DS handheld games console allows you to play games in 3D, without the need for special 3D glasses. It also includes a motion sensor and a gyro sensor for new times of game play, plus a bundle of other nifty features
- [Olympus VN-8500PC Voice Recorder Review](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/03/olympus-vn-8500pc-voice-recorder-review.html) - We've just completed our review of the handy dandy little Olympus VN-8500PC, as featured briefly in Show 61. This lightweight recorder stores up to 420 hours of audio, and runs for up to 51 hours on one set of batteries. It has built-in noise reduction filters and voice activated recording. The clever bit though, is
- [Kindle Gets Software Update](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/02/kindle-gets-software-update.html) - Users of the Amazon Kindle will find that there's a new software update rolling out. Version 3.1 of the Kindle Operating System add the following: Real Page Numbers: At the moment, instead of page numbers, you get a Location and a Percentage. This update adds actual page numbers, to help those referring to a paper
- [FrequencyCast Update 17 February 2011](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/02/frequencycast-update-17-february-2011.html) - Just out, a 13 minute FrequencyCast Audio Update Our update, dated 17th Feb 2011, covers some TV channels news, a new Waze, plus news of the new BT Home Hub 3. We also talk about tablet computers, broadband migration, 3D format wars and online advertising. Our update is now available iTunes: FrequencyCast on iTunes, or you
- [Waze adds Sat Nav Voice Broadcasting](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/02/waze-adds-sat-nav-voice-broadcasting.html) - As you know, here at FrequencyCast, we love Waze - the free DIY Smartphone Sat Nav application. If you've not heard Pete banging on about Waze in a recent show, it's a free application for iPhone, Android, Windows Mobile and Symbian smartphones that allows users to create road maps, earn points for "munching" or creating new
- [Alan Partridge Webisodes Return](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/02/alan-partridge-webisodes-return.html) - Fans of OAP, Old Alan Partridge, should note that the new series of webisodes (sponsored by Fosters), is back after a short break. Episode 7 is out now at www.fostersfunny.co.uk - and as well as being required viewing for Partridge fans, is also a must-watch for anyone who's spent time working in local radio, like our Carl
- [FrequencyCast Show 60 Out Now](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/02/frequencycast-show-60-out-now.html) - The latest free TV and Tech show is now available... Grab yourself a chunk of FrequencyCast Show 60 today. In this show, here's a look at what we cover: News Updates: A busy month the news on YouView, Sky HD, Wifi Hotspots and the BBC Focus: By popular demand, a look at tablet computers... can
- [Angry Birds Are Coming](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/01/angry-birds-toys-are-coming.html) - Are you a fan of the game that's taken the mobile world by storm? Angry Birds has to be the most popular, and the most addictive, mobile phone game out there, and from March 2011, you can own your own angry bird. Handy as stress toys - you can fling them at those pesky pigs,
- [3D Nintendo Console Available from March 2011](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/01/3d-nintendo-console-available-from-march-2011.html) - Handheld gaming console fans note that the new Nintendo 3DS now has a confirmed launch date of the 25th of March 2011 here in the UK. This new machine offers a 3D gaming experience without the need for 3D glasses. An initial 30 3D games are expected and the new machine will cost around £220.
- [Sky Reaches For The Cloud](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/01/sky-reaches-for-the-cloud.html) - Two bits of news for fans of wi-fi hotspots: At the end of January 2011, Sky announced that its bought The Cloud, the wi-fi hotspot service with around 5,000 wi-fi sports around the UK. Expect these to be made available to Sky Broadband customers sometime soon. In the same week, phone provider o2 announced plans
- [BBC iPlayer meets iPhone any day now](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/01/bbc-iplayer-meets-iphone-any-day-now.html) - Great news for those with an iPhone or iPad... at long last, the wait for the BBC iPlayer app is nearly over. According to insiders, we can expect the official release of the long-awaited BBC iPlayer mobile application in February 2011. Expect the app to hit silly download numbers when it becomes available, but remember,
- [BBC Cuts Affect The Galaxy Guide](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/01/bbc-cuts-affect-the-galaxy-guide.html) - As any good hitchhiker knows, the central repository of all knowledge in the Universe, is the Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy, with Wikipedia coming a close second... There is, of course, the oft-forgotten H2G2 - The online encyclopedia originally created by fans of the Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy, the Douglas Adams classic. H2G2 is
- [FrequencyCast Update 13 January 2011](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/01/frequencycast-update-13-january-2011.html) - We hope your New Year is off to a good start. To keep you informed, Carl and Pete are proud(ish) to present a 14 minute "update" for you. In the update, you'll hear news about ITV1, Heart, Mac Store and the Chumby, plus lots of your feedback, and a little controversy on Internet advertising. Our
- [Apple Mac App Store a hit](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/01/apple-mac-app-store-a-hit.html) - Apple Mac users appear to be having fun with the new Mac App Store, which launched on the 6th of January 2011. The store offers over 1000 apps for Mac computers, following on from the success of the iTunes app store for iPhone and iPad devices. The new App Store reportedly clocked up over 1
- [FrequencyCast Show 59 Out Now](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2011/01/frequencycast-show-59-out-now.html) - Happy New Year everyone! The first show of the New Year is out - Get your ears around FrequencyCast Show 59 today. In this latest show, here's a look at what we cover: News Updates: All change for Sky HD, plus Atlantic and new channels Focus: Our look back at the last 12 months of
- [FrequencyCast Update 18 Dec 2010](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/12/frequencycast-update-18-dec-2010.html) - As an early Christmas present for you, we recorded a 19 minute "special" last night, and it's now available. In the update, you'll find a couple of bits of news, your feedback and the results of our Broadband survey. We also have a couple of important announcements about FrequencyCast, and our plans for next year.
- [FrequencyCast Wins Podcast Award](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/12/frequencycast-wins-podcast-award.html) - If you're a listener to FrequencyCast, you're now a listener of an award winning podcast! Yesterday, the results of the European Podcast Awards 2010 were announced, and we were a national winner in the Best Non-Profit Podcast category! We'd like to extend a huge thanks to our loyal listeners who voted for us in this
- [FrequencyCast Show 58: Broadband Providers and Big Trak](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/12/frequencycast-show-58-broadband-providers-and-big-trak.html) - FrequencyCast Show 58, for the 1st of December 2010, is out now. In this latest show, here's a look at what we cover: News Updates: Tablet newspapers, 3D BT, and no more Tease Me Focus: Broadband Suppliers - Making the right choice Hands-on: Big Trak Junior 2010 Your comments and questions on Nokia's DAB, slow
- [FrequencyCast Update 18 Nov 2010](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/11/frequencycast-update-18-nov-2010.html) - We've released one of our mid-month updates - 12 minutes of unplanned chat from Carl and Pete. In this update, we look at BBC iPlayer, Apple iTunes, Karotz, servers, Zombies and Apple TV The 12 minute FrequencyCast Update is attached to this blog entry, and is available free via iTunes or at www.frequencycast.co.uk/update.html We hope
- [FrequencyCast Server Problems Today](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/11/frequencycast-server-problems-today.html) - Apologies to those of you who've been having problems with our site today. According to our hosting provider, Namesco, we're getting more traffic than their server can handle. (Is there a news story we've missed?). Both us and Namesco are seeing if there's anything that can be done to keep us up and running. In
- [Cheapest Freeview HD Box](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/03/cheapest-freeview-hd-box.html) - Considering buying a Freeview HD box? The first box out, the Humax Fox T2, costs £149.99 at most retailers, but you can save yourself £50 by opting for the new Bush DVB680 Freeview HD receiver. This Freeview HD box is available for £99.99 on pre-order, with estimated availability on 31st March 2010. This Freeview HD
- [Freesat box for under 30 quid](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/02/freesat-box-for-under-30-quid.html) - Spotted today - a Freesat receiver box for under £30. OK, so it's not an HD box or a PVR, but if you have a satellite dish you're not using, £30 will get you the hardware needed to watch over 120 subscription-free TV channels. The box in question, the Bush BFSAT01SD, is available for a
- [FrequencyCast Show 57: Apple TV and TomTom Go 1000](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/11/frequencycast-show-57-apple-tv-and-tomtom-go-1000.html) - A new month.. a new show. FrequencyCast Show 57, for the 1st of November 2010, is out now. In our latest TV and Tech show, we cover the following: News Updates: BBC One HD, BT Vision Powerline Recall Focus: Seconds Generation Apple TV Hands-on: TomTom Go 1000 Sat Nav Your comments and questions on tablets,
- [Skype and Facebook integrate](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/10/skype-and-facebook-integrate.html) - Technically, this is slightly old news, as it happened about two weeks ago, but it's not always easy spot these things amongst the tech noise. If you're a Skype user, note that there's a new version of the Skype Windows app available for download. Version 5 of Skype comes with an amazingly handy feature -
- [Waze Halloween Goodies](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/10/waze-halloween-goodies.html) - Regular listeners will know that our Pete is hooked on Waze, and he's having even more fun than ever this week. When driving around, Pete runs two sat navs - a TomTom, for the hardcore navigation, and a smartphone running Waze, the social navigation application. Waze is a global project to create a free and
- [Spy Camera Keyring Listener Review](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/10/spy-camera-keyring-listener-review.html) - Many thanks to one of our regular listeners for drawing our attention to this nifty little surveillance device. The Spy Camera sits on your keyring and looks like a standard car opening "beeper" box - but it's so much more. It can capture high res video, audio and still photos - making it perfect for
- [FrequencyCast Show 56: 3D, Tri-link and Classic Tech](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/10/frequencycast-show-56-3d-tri-link-and-classic-tech.html) - FrequencyCast Show 56, for the 1st of October 2010, is out now. In this latest show, here's a look at what we cover: News Updates: Sky to kill top TV channels, and a book on DAB's future Hands-on: TV distribution with a Triax TV Link Classic Tech: Our look back at the humble calculator Your
- [Virgin Media pips Sky to the 3D punch](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/09/virgin-media-pips-sky-to-the-3d-punch.html) - Sky's planning to launch the UK's first 3D channel, "Sky 3D", this Friday, the 1st of October, and you can't have failed to notice the amount of cash Sky has spent promoting their 3D offering. Well, those cheeky chappies and chapessess at cable company Virgin Media have pipped them to the post by today launching
- [Unofficial Amazon Kindle Audio Guide](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/09/unofficial-amazon-kindle-audio-guide.html) - As a follow-up to our "first look" at Amazon's Kindle in FrequencyCast Show 55, Pete and Carl are proud to present a full 25 minute review of the Kindle, as one of our series of "Unofficial Guides" In our Kindle UK Review, we look at how to download a book, explore some of the more
- [Sky to dump Bravo and Channel One](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/09/sky-to-dump-bravo-and-channel-one.html) - It looks like satellite TV operator BSkyB is set to axe two channels, Bravo (which started in 1985), and Channel One (recently rebranded from Virgin 1) Apparently, Bravo is too similar to Sky One, and Channel One is too similar to Sky Three, so Bravo and Channel One will be closed, with content merging into
- [FrequencyCast Update 15 Sept 2010](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/09/frequencycast-update-15-sept-2010.html) - Hot off the presses, an unexpected 10 minutes of Carl and Pete. We've just released a quick 10 minute update covering a few news snippets - the changes at Global Radio, a new TomTom sat nav, good news for T-Mobile and Orange users, plus new toys from Apple The 10 minute FrequencyCast Update is attached
- [FrequencyCast Show 54: Sport and the FM Switch-off](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/08/frequencycast-show-54-sport-and-the-fm-switch-off.html) - FrequencyCast Show 54 has just been released. Here's what today's show contains: News Updates: More broken Freeview boxes, new HD channels and the Kindle. Focus: Sport on TV. Sky's stranglehold is broken, or is it? Comment: iPhone 4 reception problems and the FM Switchoff Hands-on: We play with the world's smallest Internet radio Your comments
- [FrequencyCast Show 55: Hands-on with the new Kindle](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/09/frequencycast-show-55-hands-on-with-the-new-kindle.html) - FrequencyCast Show 55, for the 1st of September 2010, is now available. Here's what today's free show contains: News Updates: Rivals to Facebook, ABC, ITV plus new TV and radio channels Hands-on: We've got a new Amazon Kindle, and we want to talk about it Preview: Project Canvas and Sky Anytime+ previewed Social Collaboration: Harnessing
- [Wand Remote Control on Dragons Den](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/08/wand-remote-control-on-dragons-den.html) - The Wand Remote Control, which we featured back in Show 46, got an appearance on the BBC Dragon's Den this evening. Control your TV, Hi-fi, audio and home electronics with the flick of a wrist. It's a great product, as proved by the fact that all five Dragons wanted to invest. For our full hands-on
- [UK Kindle Now Shipping (Wi-fi only?)](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/08/uk-kindle-now-shipping.html) - The UK version of the Amazon Kindle eBook device is hitting people's doorsteps today, one day ahead of the 27th August release date. It seems some lucky customers that placed a pre-order are seeing deliveries today, with more expected over the next few days, although it seems that the early deliveries may only be for
- [Sky rebrands Virgin 1](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/08/sky-rebrands-virgin-1.html) - As we've reported in recent shows, Sky's purchased a bunch of channels from Virgin Media - including Living, Bravo and Virgin 1. Obviously, the station has to lose the "Virgin" brand, so Sky's presumably paid a bunch of consultants to come up with the rather original name "Channel One". (Our money was on "Chuck 1"
- [New UK Kindle due in August](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/07/new-uk-kindle-due-in-august.html) - A brand new version of Amazon's eBook Reader is due out at the end of August 2010. The new Kindle has 3G and Wi-fi for book download wherever you are, it's 21% smaller and 15% lighter than the last version, can hold over 3,500 books, has better contrast and one charge will give you a
- [BBC News mobile app is a hit](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/07/bbc-news-mobile-app-launched.html) - After being delayed by a BBC Trust review, the BBC News mobile application was released last week for the iPhone and iPad. The app allows you to scroll around stories in the main BBC News categories, and edit the layout of the screen to customise what stories you see first. Stories contain embedded video clips,
- [FrequencyCast Listener Survey 2010](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/07/frequencycast-listener-survey-2010.html) - A quick message to listeners of the FrequencyCast podcast. We need your feedback! We're reviewing our shows, and we'd love your feedback on whether you're still enjoying what we're doing, what we could do better, and what interests you. We ran a survey last year with some great results, and we'd like to do it
- [FrequencyCast Show 51: Digital Future](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/05/frequencycast-show-51-digital-future.html) - 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 Update - Research, iPhone, Humax and Powerlines](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/05/frequencycast-update-research-iphone-humax-and-powerlines.html) - 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 Show 52: HD, DAB and Digital Pics](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/06/frequencycast-show-52-hd-dab-and-digital-pics.html) - Hot off the audio press, a brand new FrequencyCast - lots of hot news, a busy Focus, plus loads of your feedback. Here's what we cover in FrequencyCast Show 52: News Updates: BBC1 HD, Freeview HD, DAB Amnesty and new iPhone. Focus: Getting more from your digital photos Hands-on: A tech-tech keep-fit bug Your comments
- [iPhone 4 Launch Special](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/07/iphone-4-launch-special.html) - The iPhone 4 is well and truly out. Released last week, the media is a buzzing with news and comment, and as with any launch, everywhere's sold out. Our listeners have spoken - they want to hear Carl and Pete talking about the new Apple ShinyPhone, and want to know what we think of the
- [FrequencyCast Show 53: BT Vision and iPhone 4](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/07/frequencycast-show-53-bt-vision-and-iphone-4.html) - FrequencyCast Show 53 was released a little earlier today. Here's what this bumper show contains: News Updates: iPhone 4 has launched, and big changes for local radio. Focus: BT Vision reviewed. A cheaper alternative to Sky for TV and Sky Sports? Interview: Radio past and present discussed with a leading radio amateur Hands-on: An update
- [Podcast #50: Get More From Your MP3 Player](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/04/podcast-50-get-more-from-your-mp3-player.html) - Happy April! It's the start of a new month, and that means it's time for a new FrequencyCast - and this is show number 50! Here's what we look at in Show 50: News Updates: Lots of HD news, tablets, cancellations and 3D. Focus: Getting more from your MP3 Player Hands-on: Who needs and iPod
- [Series 3 of Lost due 19th November 06](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2006/10/series-3-of-lost-due-19th-november-06.html) - Carl and Pete are big "Lost" fans, and we're all terribly excited that Series 3 is due to start rolling in the UK on 19th November 2006.Sky has bid fortune to get the rights for Lost, meaning that it moves from E4 / Channel 4, to Sky One, so you'll need Sky Digital or cable
- [Sky Channels removed from Virgin's Cable service](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/03/sky-channels-removed-from-virgins-cable-service.html) - Confirmed - as of midnight on 1st March 2007, the Sky channels, Sky One, Sky Two, Sky News, Sky Travel and Sky Sports News vanished from the Virgin Media Cable TV channel lineup. This happened after Virgin Media failed to agree to Sky's terms for ongoing broadcast of the Sky channels on Virgin's Cable TV
- [Uncapped Broadband access, at last](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/09/uncapped-broadband-access.html) - Don't want your Broadband capped? Sky's just changed their Broadband Max tariff, removing the Fair Use Policy - this means that Sky's currently the UK's only 'truly unlimited' broadband service. If you're a heavy Broadband user, switch to Sky Broadband Max for your actual unlimited Broadband service Go to packages.sky.com/surf for details of Sky's three
- [Homechoice and Tiscali to merge](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2006/08/homechoice-and-tiscali-to-merge.html) - Broadband provider
- [Update on Voice & Video over the Net](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2006/11/update-on-voice-video-over-the-net.html) - Since featuring Voice-over IP on our November podcast, we thought we'd update you on some new snippets: First off, BT has now dropped £50 of the price of their BT Videophone range. Get discounted video phones at www.shop.bt.com. Thanks also to FrequencyCast listener Matthew Cooper for adding to our mention of Vonage. As well as
- [Free cases for flawed iPhones](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/07/free-cases-for-flawed-iphones.html) - The Apple press conference at 6pm UK time has wrapped up. Apple appears to have admitted that there is a problem with the iPhone 4's reception, and that holding the handset in a certain way will impact signal strength. There won't be a product recall, but Apple has gone some way to addressing the problem.
- [iPhone OS 4.01 upgrade released](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/07/iphone-os-4-01-upgrade-released.html) - Apple has just released a new version of operating system for the iPhone - iOs 4.01 is now available for download via iTunes The 580 megabyte download includes bug fixes and improvements, most notably: "iOs 4.01 Improves the formula to determine how many bars of signal strength to display". The new OS appears to have
- [Freeview boxes lose EPG](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/07/freeview-boxes-lose-epg.html) - Got a Freeview recorder made by DigiFusion, Inverto, Sony or Thomson? You may find that you've lost your 14 day programme guide. Some boxes from the manufacturers listed made use of the 14 day EPG known at 4TV - a service supplied by a company called InView. It seems that the contract between InView and
- [iPhone 4 Signal Press Conference](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/07/iphone-4-signal-press-conference.html) - The problem with signal strength (or lack thereof) on the new iPhone 4 just won't go away, and Apple's been forced to make a comprehensive statement. This will happen tomorrow, Friday the 16th of July, at 10am California time. The problem manifests itself when you hold the handset in a certain way - causing the
- [Survey: Sport on TV](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/07/survey-sport-on-tv.html) - We're conducting a short survey to find out how you watch sport on TV in the UK, and would love to get your input. There's only 7 questions - If you can spare two minutes of your time, your thoughts would be appreciated! Take The Survey: Sport on TV Survey
- [Happy iPad Day to the UK](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/05/happy-ipad-day-to-the-uk.html) - 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
- [Conspiracy For Good to hit London](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/07/conspiracy-for-good-to-hit-london.html) - This weekend, the 17th of July 2010, Conspiracy For Good hits London. The augmented reality drama will hit the streets of London. Created by Tim Kring, the chap that created Hereos, this is something rather unique, and you can take part for free. Want to know more? See this video teaser...
- [TalkTalk Silent Nuisance Calls - Make it Stop!](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/07/talktalk-silent-nuisance-calls.html) - That's it. I've had enough TalkTalk. Thanks for playing. Years back, I did the smart thing and switched my home phone calls from BT to TalkTalk - My line rental stayed with BT (for Broadband reasons), but calls went through TalkTalk to benefit from cheaper calls.' However, there's a problem with TalkTalk, and that's that
- [Who deserves your vote? Try Sky's Vote-u-lator](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/04/who-deserves-your-vote-try-skys-vote-u-lator.html) - Still don't have a Scooby-Doo who to vote for? Fear not... help is here, via the Sky Vote-U-Lator. You can have your voting preference scientifically worked out for you, based on your Facebook social networking activity. Want the fill SP? Click on this here video, voiced by the lovely Brian Blessed: Or hop to www.vote-u-lator.com
- [6 Music Saved](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/07/6-music-saved.html) - It looks like radio station BBC 6 Music is set to survive. Plans to close the music station were announced by BBC bosses in March, but today, the BBC Trust has announced that plans to shut the station are to be shelved, and the station will carry on. Not so lucky is BBC Asian Network, which
- [Vote for us in the Euro Podcast Awards](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/07/vote-for-us-podcast-awards.html) - If you love FrequencyCast, and who doesn't, please cast your vote for us in the European Podcast Awards 2010 Voting ends on 31st of July. You can vote for us at www.european-podcast-award.eu/uk/start/vote-and-win/non-profit/type/player/uid/1081/podid/1081.html
- [Vintage telly for grown ups](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/06/vintage-telly-for-grown-ups.html) - From September, the over 50's will get their own TV channel. Vintage TV is set to launch on the 1st of September 2010 on Freesat and Sky. The face of Vintage TV is set to be former Radio 1 DJ Paul Gambaccini, and the station will show material from the 50s to the 80s, including
- [All change for Heart and Gold Radio](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/06/all-change-for-heart-and-gold-radio.html) - Back in 2008, we reported that Global Radio were scrapping many of their local radio station brands to form a network of 33 statations all branded as Heart? Well, that number is set to shrink to 15. Following recent rule-changes announced by regulators OfCom, Heart stations will be merged into what's being called "Super Stations",
- [iPhone 4 available at 7am online](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/06/iphone4-available-at-7am.html) - The iPhone 4 is almost upon us, and all signs are that tomorrow's launch day is set to be an interesting one. We know that stocks will be limited - o2 are only selling to existing o2 customers, no-one's been accepting pre-orders, and Carphone Warehouse are rumoured to be getting a relatively small amount of
- [iPhone software updated to iOS 4](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/06/iphone-software-updated-to-ios4.html) - Got an iPhone? Get iOS 4. The new version of firmware for the iPhone has just been released to the waiting world. If you want to give your iPhone 3GS an update, hop to iTunes and upgrade from 3.1.3 to 4.0 There's a bunch of new toys to play with, including: Multitasking - Run apps
- [o2 scraps iPhone unlimited data](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/06/o2-scraps-iphone-unlimited-data.html) - From the 24th of June 2010, o2 will be scrapping the unlimited data plan for new iPhone customers. Existing iPhone customers on an unlimited data plan can keep that plan as long as they don't change tariff, or upgrade to the new iPhone 4. Anyone getting a new iPhone from 24th June will instead be
- [New iPhone 4 announced](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/06/new-iphone-4-announced.html) - In one of the worst-kept secrets, Apple today announced the next generation of iPhone, the iPhone 4. Speaking today at Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco, Steve Jobs announced the slimmest smartphone ever. Here are the highlights: 24% thinner than the iPhone 3GS (9.33mm) Front facing camera - video calling (called FaceTime), but initially
- [Sky buys Virgin's TV channels](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/06/sky-buys-virgins-tv-channels.html) - Sky has just spent £160 million acquiring Virgin Media portfolio of TV channels, in a deal confirmed today. Virgin Media has offloaded Bravo, Virgin 1, Living and Challenge to Sky, as they are looking to consolidate on their core business of cable data connectivity. This is clearly good news for Sky, who will be rebranding
- [New BBC HD channel later this year](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/05/new-bbc-hd-channel-later-this-year.html) - 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
- [Sat Nav for a fiver](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/05/sat-nav-for-a-fiver.html) - 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,
- [Test drive a virtual watch](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/05/test-drive-virtual-watch.html) - 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
- [Happy Towel Day](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/05/happy-towel-day.html) - 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
- [Calling Internet radio owners](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/05/calling-internet-radio-owners.html) - 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
- [Lost. The end is nigh](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/05/lost-the-end-is-nigh.html) - 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
- [Changes to Virgin 1 on Freeview](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/04/changes-to-virgin-1-on-freeview.html) - On the 20th of May 2009, there'll be a couple of changes to Virgin 1's service on Freeview. Firstly, Virgin 1 will go 24 hours a day (currently it's only 12) And secondly, there'll be a timeshifted "+1" service - although Virgin 1 + 1 has an odd ring about it (1 and 1 makes
- [First Freeview HD recorder from Humax](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/05/first-freeview-hd-recorder-from-humax.html) - 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
- [iPhone 4G coffee maker](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/05/iphone-4g-coffee-maker.html) - As we covered in our last podcast, details of what's believed to be the next iPhone have been leaked, as a result of some Apple bod leaving a prototype in a bar. Someone's created a rather nifty little video showing the 4G iPhone spin and flip in an iPhone TV ad style. Take a look
- [FrequencyCast Facebook Group](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/07/frequencycast-facebook-group.html) - Always on the cutting edge, we now have a Facebook Group - if you're on Facebook, please sign up to our book at www.facebook.com/pages/FrequencyCast-UK-Tech-Podcast/24782575017
- [Nookie TV is no more](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/05/nookie-tv-is-no-more.html) - 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
- [FrequencyCast gets an iPhone app](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/05/frequencycast-gets-iphone-app.html) - 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
- [Orange and T-Mobile Merger Update](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/05/orange-tmobile-merger-update.html) - 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
- [Breaking News 24](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/05/breaking-news-24.html) - Breaking News - Nothing to report! If you've been following the unprecedented situation with Britain's Hung Parliament on one of the rolling news channels, you may be mistaken for thinking that No News is Breaking News. I've been following the story by watching the 24 hour BBC news channel over the last few days. I've
- [Control your TV with an iPhone](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/05/control-your-tv-with-an-iphone.html) - 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
- [Bizarre Amazon results](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/05/bizarre-amazon-results.html) - Now and again, sites like Amazon throw up odd results. Out and about looking for a new ink cartridge, I had call to use Amazon on my iPhone to look up what ink cartidges my printer takes. Without a model number, I entered "HP all-in-one" to see a list of printers. I got pages of
- [Vote for... FrequencyCast](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/05/vote-for-frequencycast-2.html) - 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!
- [Apple: Flash? No thanks!](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/04/apple-flash-no-thanks.html) - It crashes our devices, it's a security risk, it eats batteries, it's slow, it's closed to third-parties, it's poor on touch-screen devices, and it's not needed. That's why iPhone users won't be seeing Adobe's Flash on their hardware any time soon, according to Apple. For months, there's been some ping-ponging between Adobe and Apple about
- [Nokia N8 with HD Camcorder](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/04/nokia-n8-with-hd-camcorder.html) - News of a new killer smartphone from Nokia, the Nokia N8. What's so exciting about the N8? This is a touchscreen device powered by the Symbian operating system, and it'll have a whopping 12 megapixel camera. The big selling point though, is likely to be video. The phone has an impressive lens, can record 720p
- [Freeview on the iPhone](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/10/freeview-on-the-iphone.html) - iPhone users - you can now watch 11 Freeview channels live on your phone. The service from TVCatchup.com allows you to watch the following channels: BBC1, BBC2, BBC3, ITV1, ITV2, Channe 4, Five, Film 4, e4, More 4 and 4 Music. To watch, point your iPhone web browser to http://iphone.tvcatchup.com/ - No subscription, no sign-up,
- [McAfee puts computer users at risk](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/04/mcafee-puts-computer-users-at-risk.html) - Looks like a bad week for anti-virus firm McAfee. On Wednesday the 21st, the released a virus definitions file that wrongly detected a Windows XP system file, svchost.exe, as a virus. The result, thousands of PCs around the world crippled - either constantly rebooting, or failing to connect to a network. The company has issued
- [How safe are your data backups?](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/04/how-safe-are-your-data-backups.html) - You have to laugh, don't you? There's us, banging on in Show 47 about the importance of backing up your data, and this week, we lost a vital file. The file in question was actually a transcript of the latest show, Show 50, kindly created by the team at Typing Angels. Foolishly, our Pete deleted
- [Calling all road warriors](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/03/calling-all-road-warriors.html) - Got a car and a smartphone? Your country needs you! We've been trying out a rather nifty little application that has some serious potential... that's if enough people get involved. Waze is a social navigation application that's available for a range of GPS-enabled smartphones including the iPhone, Android phones, Windows Mobile and Symbian OS devices.
- [Virgin HD Ups Its Game](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/03/virgin-hd-service-ups-its-game.html) - With Sky working hard to own the HD market, Virgin has just made their own HD offering that little bit sweeter. Here's what's new... 1. The cost of the V+ HD box has just dropped to £49 (free if you get the XL TV package) 2. No extra fee for HD channels. Unlike Sky's offering,
- [Google Pizza anyone?](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/03/google-pizza-anyone.html) - Everybody loves pizza. Friday night was pizza night for the FrequencyCast boys tonight, and we took the easy option and ordered a Dominos pizza online. Car's a "create your own" kinda guy, and Pepperoni does it for Pete. Ordering online is pretty straightforward, obviously. Slap in your details and address into the ordering engine at
- [Ofcom pulls Five HD licence](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/03/ofcom-pulls-five-hd-licence.html) - Regulators Ofcom have revoked Five's licence to launch an HD service on Freeview by the end of the year. This action has been taken after Five appears to have failed to provide information about when they will be in a position to launch some kind of HD service, or provide Ofcom with details about what
- [Do these three notes sound familiar?](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/03/do-these-three-notes-sound-familiar.html) - A little musical challenge for you. The FrequencyCast phone, the INQ1 has a distinctive 3 note "Low Battery" tone that wafts through FrequencyCast HQ and reminds me of a certain UK song. Click on this link to have a listen: https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/audio/inqnotes.mp3 Have a quick listen, and see if it reminds you of anything... Comment below
- [Google Street Maps Major Update](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/03/google-street-maps-major-update.html) - Over the last 24 hours, Google has completed a major rollout of new Google Maps Street View data. When the service launched in 2009, only roads in major cities were covered, but in today's update, it seems that around 95 per cent of homes across England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales are now covered in high
- [Big Trak to return this August](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/03/big-trak-to-return-this-august.html) - Remember this bad boy? Classic 80's retro toy Big Trak is set for a come-back. Programmable fun... Forward... Forward.... 90 degrees Left... Fire Phasers! Now watch that cat scarper! This six-wheeled tank has a 23-button keypad, used to enter a series of commands. None of this remote-control malarky with Big Trak. Big Trak is due
- [FrequencyCast Gets Android App](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/03/frequencycast-gets-android-app.html) - Got a phone powered by the Android Operating System? Congratulations - there's an app for you to install! The FrequencyCast podcast now has its very own Android app. With our app, you can listen to the latest show, see our latest news stories, read Pete and Carl's Random Words blog, and see our new TV
- [Flight Control comes to Nintendo DSi](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/02/flight-control-comes-to-nintendo-dsi.html) - What's the best game for the iPhone / iPod Touch? Flight Control, of course. Hideously addictive, and oh-so-simple - land the planes without them crashing into each other. If you've not tried it - get it from the iTunes App Store now (assuming you don't want to be productive for the next few hours, that
- [BBC may shut 6 Music](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/02/bbc-may-shut-6-music.html) - As has been widely reported in the media in the last 24 hours, rumours are that the Beeb is considering axing digital music station 6 Music as well as the BBC Asian Network. According to the last audience survey, 6 Music pulls in 695,000 listeners a week (0.4% of all UK radio listening). Amongst those
- [Recycle your old mobiles](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/01/recycle-your-old-mobiles.html) - Got a new mobile for Christmas, then why not do a good deed for charity...There's a scheme called Fonebak that takes old unwanted mobiles, and refurbishes them for use in underdeveloped countries. The countries can really benefit from mobile communication, where a landline infrastructure isn't in place. If you have an old unwanted mobile phone,
- [Happy St. George's Day](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/04/happy-st-georges-day.html) - Happy St George's Day from all at FrequencyCast, the UK TV and Tech podcast. Think England's National Day should be a public holiday? There's a petition at www.bombardier.co.uk/bombardier/promotions/petition
- [FrequencyCast Campaigns!](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/01/frequencycast-campaigns.html) - OK - Time to flex those muscles and make a difference... FrequencyCast has today launched its campaign... "Stop it! 2007".We need to know what you find to be the most annoying or frustrating 'thing' that affects your life at the moment... perhaps you're sick of mobile phone ringtones, frustrated with online shopping, or tired of
- [The fuss about Freeview HD](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/02/the-fuss-about-freeview-hd.html) - Freeview's HD service launched in December 2009, but it's only now that the required set-top boxes are trickling onto the market. The first of the bunch of Freeview HD boxes to appear, as was reported recently by our podcast boys, is the Humax Fox-T2 Freeview HD box, pictured below. On the face of it, a
- [Quick Listener Survey on MP3 Players](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/02/listener-survey-on-mp3-players.html) - We're after some listener help. We're planning a feature on MP3 Players in an upcoming FrequencyCast show, and we've put together a short survey to get some opinions and stats. Got two minutes to answer some MP3 player questions? Fill in the survey at www.frequencycast.co.uk/limesurvey/index.php?sid=61754 Thanks in advance!
- [Freeview iPhone App Appears](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/02/freeview-iphone-app-appears.html) - Freeview has just launched an app for users of the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch. Before you get excited - it won't let you watch Freeview from your iPhone - what it does provide, is a handy and fairly powerful TV listings service to see what's on the 50 or so Freeview channels. Easy-to-use, and
- [SeeSaw IPTV Service Launches](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/02/seesaw-iptv-launches.html) - New TV-over-IP service SeeSaw has just launched. Offering TV shows from the BBC, Channel 4 and Five, plus catch-up TV shows, this complements the BBC iPlayer very well and offers over 3,000 hours of TV shows that you can watch online. In return for the free content, you have to watch an unskippable TV ad.
- [Humax launches the first Freeview HD box](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/02/humax-launches-the-first-freeview-hd-box.html) - Freeview HD launched in December 2009, but there was one big problem - you couldn't buy a receiver. Fortunately, that changed this weekend, when the first Humax Freeview HD boxes started to appear in the wild. Yes, it's now possible to get your hands on a Freeview HD set-top box - although HD is only
- [Channel 4 loses its Friends](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/02/channel-4-loses-its-friends.html) - Channel 4 has announced that it's relationship with the US series Friends will come to an end next year. 4's digital channel E4 has been showing two eps each night for the last six years, and it still draws a steady audience despite the show's end in 2004. Channel 4's Gill Hay said: "After 15
- [An end to low poor mobile reception](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/01/an-end-to-low-poor-mobile-reception.html) - Vodafone has just relaunched their "Access Gateway" product as "Vodafone Sure Signal"... but what is it? Well, it's something called a Femtocell. No clearer? Thought not. It's actually a little box that you plug into your broadband router, and what it does is clever. For those living in a valley, basement, mine shaft, or miles
- [Summary of the Apple iPad announcement](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/01/summary-of-apples-ipad-announcement.html) - The iPad is out. We've been listening to a flaky audio stream live from Apple's Keynote speech to find out what's new, and here's what we can report:
- [RedLaser barcode reader Red Alert](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/11/redlaser-barcode-reader-alert.html) - 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
- [Yellow Alert as Star Trek goes online](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/01/yellow-alert-as-star-trek-goes-online.html) - Trekkies of the world are about to unite as the Massive Multiplayer game "Star Trek Online" is about to go live. The game officially launches on Tuesday the 2nd of February, but many Trek fans have been able to get early access to the online Trek Universe through a successful public beta and a "headsup"
- [BT Infinity Super-fast Broadband out now](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/01/bt-infinity-super-fast-broadband-out-now.html) - BT has officially started offering their "up to 40 Megabit" high-speed broadband service, under the brand "BT Infinity". Initially, it's only available to a few areas of the UK, but coverage will increase as BT continue to expand their fibre optic network. By the end of 2010, it's estimated that around 4 million homes and
- [Help Spread the Word?](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/01/help-spread-the-word.html) - Thanks to those of you taking the trouble to tell your friends about us. If you like the show, but have not yet shown your support... please see www.frequencycast.co.uk/promote.html for some suggestions on how to tell the world about us. We'd really appreciate it!
- [Vote for FrequencyCast!](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/11/vote-for-frequencycast.html) - We've been nominated for the 2009 European Podcast awards Show your support and vote for us at www.european-podcast-award.eu/uk/start/vote-and-win/
- [Revert back to plain English?](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/01/revert-back-to-plain-english.html) - A FrequencyCast gold star for the best use of 'Plane Engrrish' goes to Barnetts Solicitors, in Southport. One of our team moved house recently, and was persuaded to make use of this nationwide solicitors service, as opposed to using a trusty local firm of solicitors - all to save a few bucks. Apparently, you're assigned
- [FrequencyCast Podcast Listener Stats](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/01/frequencycast-podcast-listener-stats.html) - Well, dear listeners, we've been playing around with stats this evening and we thought you might be interested in a little information about who else is listening to our tech podcast. Seems the average listener is between 35 and 44, a bit of a techie, running iTunes, using Internet Explorer on a Windows PC with
- [Mammoth Tech Audio Update 14 Jan 2010](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/01/mammoth-tech-audio-update-14-jan-2010.html) - Carl and Pete have completed another one of their audio updates looking at the latest tech news, plus your feedback on the last show - which was all about backups. Planned as a 15 minute quick update, this runs to nearly 26 minutes, and fans of Carl and Pete's tech ramblings and rudeness should enjoy
- [They all use Macs in America](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/01/they-all-use-macs-in-america.html) - Well, that's the claim of our show's presenter Carl in our latest update. To hear the full discussion, or read the transcript, go to www.frequencycast.co.uk/pc_or_mac.html VOTE NOW! Brits use PCs, Americans use Macs. True or False? Spot on | Utter Rubbish
- [FrequencyCast Happiness Survey](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/01/frequencycast-survey-happy.html) - We're running a short survey to find out if you're happy with the way we talk to you. Got a minute? Please answer our questions at https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/limesurvey/index.php?sid=25112&lang=en
- [Fancy a Lavazza coffee anyone?](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/01/fancy-a-lavazza-coffee-anyone.html) - It's jolly chilly out there, so our advice is to stay in and have a nice cup of coffee. Our Pete considers himself to be something of a coffee connoisseur, and he's been on a quest for a decent home coffee machine for a while. He's tried a generic coffee machine, been sadly disappointed by
- [Wanna be a weather forecaster?](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/01/wanna-be-a-weather-forecaster.html) - Britain's in the grip of some lovely weather at the moment, isn't she? Snow and ice... record low temperatures, having to import grit and rocksalt from Egypt to keep our roads running? Madness! Well, as it's too cold to go out and play today, one of our team has taken the time to write a
- [Tiscali becomes TalkTalk](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/01/tiscali-becomes-talktalk.html) - Users of Tiscali's broadband and phone service will find that from this Thursday, the 7th of January, they'll have a new provider - TalkTalk. In May last year, the Carphone Warehouse announced the acquisition of troubled Tiscali, and the user migration happens this week. However, some users may find that they're in for a shock.
- [Show 47 Out Now - Happy New Year](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2010/01/show-47-out-now-happy-new-year.html) - Happy New Year to all of our FrequencyCast listeners! Show 47, the first show of 2010, 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: Project Canvas, Tesco iPhone, iPlayer on Freesat, Freeview HD
- [Apple offers free Lesbians](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/12/apple-offers-free-lesbians.html) - 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
- [Pulse Pen Apps out now](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/12/pulse-pen-apps-out-now.html) - 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
- [Audio Update 16 Dec 09 - Freeview HD and Vision Box](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/12/audio-update-16-dec-09-freeview-hd-and-vision-box.html) - 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
- [Audio Update 12 Nov 09 BBC HD and 3D](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/11/audio-update-12-nov-09-bbc-hd-and-3d.html) - 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 UK Podcast 46 released](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/12/frequencycast-uk-podcast-46-released.html) - 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
- [Meet Chumby](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/10/meet-chumby.html) - We'd like to introduce you to Chumby... Always keen to explore new gadgets, we think the Chumby is a rather interesting concept - somwhere between a Nabaztag and a Joggler, the Chumby sits quietly where you put it, and uses an wi-fi Internet connection to pull down weather, news, Internet radio, podcasts (including ours, we
- [Join the Global Secret Santa](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/11/join-the-global-secret-santa.html) - 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
- [Free Channel 4 shows with 4oD player](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/11/free-channel-4-shows-with-4od-player.html) - In front of your PC and at a loose end? Download the free 4oD player from Channel 4. Channel 4's 4 on Demand service provides access to 30-days of Channel 4's schedule free of charge, plus a stack of classic Channel 4 shows including Black Books, Peep Show, Father Ted, Brass Eye and lots more.
- [Wii gets BBC iPlayer](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/11/wii-gets-bbc-iplayer.html) - 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
- [BT Home Hub and BT Fon](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/10/bt-home-hub-and-bt-fon.html) - In October 2007, the BT Home Hub software got an update, and a new service, called the "wi-fi community" service, was added. This is also known as BT Fon, and is a service that lets other people use your Hub to access BT’s network, in return for you being able to access other people's broadband
- [Amazon Kindle hits UK next week](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/10/amazon-kindle-hits-uk-next-week.html)
- [FrequencyCast UK Podcast 45 released](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/11/frequencycast-uk-podcast-45-released.html) - 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
- [Happy 7th Birthday Freeview](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/10/happy-7th-birthday-freeview.html) - Freeview is celebrating its seventh birthday today. The service launched on the 30th of October 2002 as a joint venture between the BBC, Crown Castle and BSkyB. Freeview offered free-to-view TV after the collapse of ITVDigital, and OnDigital before that. Greg Dyke, then Director-General of the BBC, said: "Today is an important day in the
- [Robot Records Radio Record Repeats](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/10/robot-records-radio-record-repeats.html) - Our website of the day... The tech team at Absolute Radio has released a nifty site that allows the world to peek into the playlists of UK radio stations. Their site robot monitors the "Now Playing" information transmitted by radio stations, and uses this to work out the number of songs on a station's playlist,
- [Barcode scanning on the iPhone](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/10/barcode-scanning-on-the-iphone.html) - At last - barcode scanning on a mobile phone that actually works. Despite some glowing reviews for the application RedLaser on iTunes, I must admit our hopes weren't high. We've tried barcode scanning apps for mobiles in the past, notably on Nokia Series 60 handsets, and the results have been dreadful - lots of faffing
- [Audio Update released 15 Oct 09](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/10/audio-update-released-15-oct-09.html) - New Tech Podcast out now... We've had a busy couple of weeks, and while we're working on our next full-length podcast, we've released a quick audio update. Featured in the show: An update on the Freeview Retune News of the TomTom Start Amazon Kindle to hit the UK Barcode scanning on the iPhone Plus your
- [FrequencyCast UK Podcast 44 released](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/10/frequencycast-uk-podcast-44-released.html) - Show 44 of FrequencyCast, the UK's TV and Tech podcast, has just been released. 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 Retune time, Vision updates, Google's new SideWiki and more. Focus: Save cash by going subscription-free. Also, how to
- [Today is Freeview Retune Day](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/09/retune-freeview-toda.html) - If you're reading this on Wednesday the 30th of September 2009, today is Freeview Retune Day. If you get your digital TV from Freeview, you will need to get your Freeview box or TV set to re-scan its Freeview channel lineup, to make sure you get all of your channels. The changes that are being
- [Sky TV comes to X-Box](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/09/sky-tv-comes-to-x-box.html) - From October, X-Box 360 users will be able to get TV shows from Sky. Sky subscribers will be able to watch selected channels from their Sky package on the X-Box 360 once a planned software update is rolled out in October. Sky Player will also allow you to create an avatar of yourself and watch
- [WKRP - Now available in the UK](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/09/wkrp-now-available-in-the-uk.html) - Thanks to listener and forum member Speedrite for letting us know.
- [Portable Wi-fi is here](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/09/portable-wi-fi-is-here.html) - Want a better way of getting Internet on the move? How about carrying your own wi-fi hotspot in your pocket? 3 has just launched MiFi, their mobile wi-fi modem service. Get a Mi-Fi modem for a one-off £70, and use it as a portable wi-fi 802.11 access point. The modem is a combined 3G data
- [Sky HD boxes to be replaced](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/02/sky-hd-boxes-replaced.html) - Sky is set to replace around 90,000 Sky+ HD set-top box after problems with internal cabling were uncovered. The problem affects early HD boxes manufactured by Pace. To see if yours is affected, go to Services, System Setup, System details and check the version number. Pace boxes with version numbers: 9F3001, 9F3002, 9F3003 and 9F3004
- [FrequencyCast Audio Update 16 Sept Released](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/09/frequencycast-audio-update-16-sept-released.html) - Hot off the press, over 16 minutes of tech and TV news from the team at FrequencyCast. In this update we look at the merging of two mobile networks, what Apple's been up to this month, Freeview HD testing, BT Vision updates, a Sky offer, the latest on iPhone sat nav applications, and a new
- [CoPilot Live Sat Nav for iPhone updated](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/09/copilot-live-sat-nav-for-iphone-updated.html) - Got an iPhone? Turn it into a Sat Nav for £27. For a comparison of the three iPhone Sat Nat apps, see the FileSaveAs iPhone Satnav Apps Compared page.
- [FrequencyCast blog now iPhone compatible](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/09/frequencycast-blog-now-iphone-compatible.html) - The FrequencyCast News Blog (wot you're reading now!), is now iPhone, iPod Touch and Google Android compatible. Here's a before-and-after on how our Blog behaves on an iPhone: FrequencyCast on an iPhone - Before FrequencyCast on an iPhone - After Our blog now detects if you're connecting on an iPhone, Touch or Android device, and
- [iTunes 9 Podcast Categories Removed?](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/09/itunes-9-podcast-categories-removed.html) - Here at FrequencyCast, we've been playing with the new iTunes 9 released yesterday, and it seems that one of the key features for podcast listeners has vanished. The list of podcast categories no longer appears on the main iTunes Podcast page. The new iTunes interface makes it easy to select from the top podcasts and
- [New iPods, updated iTunes and new iPhone OS](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/09/new-ipods-updated-itunes-and-new-iphone-os.html) - Lots for fan of Apple products to sink their teeth into as Apple has released a new set of iPods, a new version of firmware for the iPhone, and an updated iTunes. Here's a summary: New iPods: A new iPod Nano has been released, sporting a video camera and a slightly larger screen. 8 Gig
- [Orange and T-Mobile to merge](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/09/orange-and-t-mobile-to-merge.html) - It's just been announced that UK network Operators T-Mobile and Orange are set to merge into one company. This will make the new combined network operator the largest in the UK, with 37% of the mobile phone market, knocking the current number one, o2, off the top spot. Although the merger will mean less competition
- [FrequencyCast UK Podcast 43 released](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/09/frequencycast-uk-podcast-43-released.html) - Show 43 of FrequencyCast, the UK's TV and Tech podcast, has just been released. In this show, we discuss all that's new with digital TV and technology. Here's what we cover in this show: News Updates: 3D TV is with us, the end of the ISS, Freeview changes, and Lazy Britain. Focus: GPS gadgets -
- [FrequencyCast UK Podcast 42 released](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/08/frequencycast-uk-podcast-42-released.html) - Show 42 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: ESPN launches Premier League service, 4 HD channels come to Virgin, half-price mobile broadband and robotic
- [Help with ESPN on Freeview ](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/08/help-with-espn-on-freeview.html) - As we discussed in today's podcast update, it's now possible to get ESPN on a Freeview box or TV that has a suitable card slot (known as a CI slot). The CI slot accepts a CAM, which accepts a subscription card. If you were previously able to get Setanta Sports on Freeview, then you should
- [FrequencyCast enters Top 5 Tech News Podcasts](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/08/frequencycast-enters-top-5-tech-news-podcasts.html) - Something of a milestone for us here at FrequencyCast, so we had to shout about it. Today, for the first time, we entered the Top Five in the iTunes chart for Tech News Podcasts. If you filter out the video podcasts, we're number three! Link: iTunes Tech News Chart
- [Best prices to recycle your old handset](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/08/best-prices-to-recycle-your-old-handset.html) - Envirofone, Fonebank, Mazuma Mobile? They'll all offer you cash if you return a dusty old mobile phone that you no longer need - but how can you get the best price? Now, there's a handy dandy online price comparison checker for mobile phone recycling. Enter your make and model, and the service checks who'll pay
- [FrequencyCast UK Podcast 41 released](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/07/frequencycast-uk-podcast-41-released.html) - Show 41 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: Setanta Sport collapses, a date is set for Freeview HD, plus what's set to change in
- [Teletext to close in January 2010](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/07/teletext-to-close-in-january-2010.html) - Everyone remembers good old Teletext. The only real way to get on-demand content before the net came along. Ceefax and Teletext are set to be retired after the Digital Switchover is complete, in favour of the more high-tech "press the red button" digital TV service. It seems that Teletext, as used on ITV and Channel
- [FrequencyCast Audio update 13 July 2009](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/07/frequencycast-audio-update-13-july-2009.html) - We've just released an audio update to cover some stories that have broken since our last full-length show... In our update, we look at the latest on Setanta / ESPN, good news for Virgin Media customers looking for HD, news of a product recall for the o2 Joggler, plus the end of the road for
- [Kodachrome production to cease](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/07/kodachrome-production-to-cease.html) - In Show 41, we talked about the demise of Kodachrome. The massively popular film type has been around for the last 74 years, and in June, Eastman Kodak announced that with Kodachrome accounting for just one percent of total sales, production is about to cease. After show 41 was released, we heard from John from
- [ESPN fills Setanta slot](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/06/espn-fills-setanta-slot.html) - This evening, ESPN America has started broadcastoing on Freeview channel 34, the slot taken by Setanta Sports until its collapse yesterday. It seems that ESPN America is being transmitted by Top Up TV, and anyone with a Top Up TV subscription can view ESPN for free though it's not clear how long for). Users with
- [Setanta Sports - Plug finally pulled](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/06/setanta-sports-plug-finally-pulled.html) - We've been reporting on the ongoing financial problems at Setanta for weeks. Today at 6pm, the plug was finally pulled and the Setanta channels in the UK went dark. The company formally went into administration at 2:30pm on Tuesday 23rd June, leaving an estimated 1.2 million UK customers without their sports service. We'll be covering
- [Setanta loses football rights](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/06/setanta-loses-football-rights.html) - News just in on the Setanta saga. Setanta has today failed to make the required £30 million payment to the English Premier League, and accordingly, the Premier League has terminated the agreement This means that Setanta's 1.2million UK customer won't be able to watch the 46 Premier League matches planned for the upcoming 2009/2010 football
- [Queues for the iPhone 3GS](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/06/queues-for-the-iphone-3gs.html) - Woo-hoo! This has been a great week for those that like their phones shiny with a picture of an apple on. Two days ago, the new version of operating system OS 3 came out offering cut-and-paste, MMS and a lot of under-the-hood tweaks. Today, Friday the 19th of June 2009, the iPhone 3GS went on
- [Campaign to Terminate The Rate](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/06/campaign-to-terminate-the-rate.html) - It's been in the press over the last few days, so we thought we'd give this a mention. When you use your mobile to call a mobile on a different network, you're charged an MTR (Mobile Termination rate) for the priviledge. This is typically 4.7p a minute. The same is true when you call a
- [Four channels selected for Freeview HD](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/06/four-channels-selected-for-freeview-hd.html) - This month, Ofcom announced details of the fourth service to be offering free-to-view HD content, when the new Freeview HD service goes live. Bids are in and the fourth slot has provisionally been awarded to Five. That makes the lineup unsurprisingly BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Five. Five will be offering some of their fdaytime
- [US Digital Switchover went well](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/06/us-digital-switchover-went-well.html) - The US digital TV switchover is now complete, and the transition seemed to be a smooth one. The switch was delayed from the original February 2009 date, but finally went ahead on Friday the 12th of June, and 900 TV stations turned off analogue. There are still a few rural services running on analogue. According
- [FrequencyCast Update - Setanta, DAB and iPhone](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/06/frequencycast-update-setanta-dab-and-iphone.html) - There's been lots of breaking news since the last full-length show at the start of June, so we've just released a short audio update. In the update, Carl and Pete cover the following: Setanta close to collapse, changes to DAB, the new iPhone 3GS, iPhone OS 3.0, Sky on the X-Box, and rise of the
- [Setanta Sports close to collapse?](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/06/setanta-close-to-collapse.html) - An update on the ongoing Setanta Sports story.. The Daily Mail is running with the story Setanta on the brink of collapse. Setanta needs to pay £30m to the Premier League by the end of the week as part of its contract before the end of the week, but appears to have been unsuccessful in
- [New iPhone 3GS and OS 3.0](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/06/new-iphone-3gs-and-os-30.html) - In San Francisco at Apple's Worldwide Developer conference within the last hour, Apple's been presenting all that's new iPhone-wise: First off, we can expect a new iPhone later this month in the UK. Launch date on o2 is 19th June for the iPhone 3GS. The "S" stands for Speed - the phone has a faster
- [More on that Smart pen](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/06/more-on-the-livescribe-smartpen.html) - We've had an amazing response to one of the products we covered in Show 40 of our podcast... the Pulse Smartpen. Thanks to all those who've been in touch asking questions about the pen, or who tried our first Pen Cast. Yes - the Pulse pen appears to be our hit gadget of the year
- [Birdsong Radio falls off the perch](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/06/birdsong-radio-falls-off-the-perch.html) - In 2008, a number of national DAB radio stations vanished, due to cost cutting measures. To fill the void left by speech station Oneword, a 20 minute loop of birdsong took to the air, delighting many and being a welcome and relaxing breath of fresh air. Yesterday, the 1st of June - Radio Birdsong was
- [Sky TV coming to X-Box](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/06/sky-tv-coming-to-x-box.html) - Sky has announced that it will be offering Sky TV, Sport and Film content over the Internet for Microsoft X-Box users. This deal will mean that it's possible to watch Sky content on your TV without the need for a Sky dish or set-top decoder, although some kind of Sky subscription, plus a broadband account,
- [FrequencyCast UK Podcast 40 released](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/06/frequencycast-uk-podcast-40-released.html) - Show 40 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: Plans for Freeview HD in doubt, all change for the charts, new content for Top Up,
- [Top Up TV Box Lockups](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/05/top-up-tv-box-lockups.html) - More troubles for Top Up TV users... It seems that over the Bank Holiday weekend, something happened that affected users of a number of Thomson Top Up TV Anytime boxes. The Thomson DTI 6300 hard-disk recorders appear to be failing to start up - showing an orange light. Attempts to reboot the boxes don't seem
- [Sat Navs to crash from 2010](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/05/sat-navs-to-crash-from-2010.html) - Satellite Navigation devices could start to fail from 2010, according to a US Government report. The network of orbiting GPS satillites is now around 20 years old, and satellites are expected to fail shortly. The satellites need replacing after their 20 year lifespan, and the first launch of a new satellite was due for the
- [Happy Towel Day, listeners](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/05/happy-towel-day-listeners.html) - A quick shout out to all of today's towel carriers. Today is Towel Day, celebrated the world over. FrequencyCast extends the towel of friendship to all men, women and small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri. Share and Enjoy, froods...
- [Gadget Show's Jon Bentley listens?](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/05/gadget-shows-jon-bentley-listens.html) - We've heard a rumour that the Gadget Show's Jon Bentley may be a listener to our humble tech podcast. Could this be our first famous listener? Jon - If you're reading, we gave you a shout in Show 39. Get in touch and say "hi"?
- [FrequencyCast UK Podcast 39 released](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/05/frequencycast-uk-podcast-39-released.html) - Show 39 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: HD on iPlayer, concerns for canvass, plus 1 billion apps on iPhones Focus: Get more from
- [Nine more stations to become Heart in June](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/04/nine-more-stations-to-become-heart-in-june.html) - According to a report on Brand Republic, the third and final round of Global Radio owned local radio station re-brands to "Heart" are set to be complete by the 22nd of June 2009. By this date, the following stations will lose their local name, and become part of their "Heart" brand: 2CR Buzz 97.1 Coast
- [FrequencyCast site re-design](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/04/frequencycast-site-re-design.html) - Just to let you know, our site's had a little bit of a makeover. Nothing too radical, but by popular demand, we've re-ordered a few things and hopefully made navigatation a little easier... Share and Enjoy!
- [Griffin Navigate for iPhone FM](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/01/griffin-navigator-iphone-fm.html) - 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
- [FrequencyCast Guide to the Nintendo DSi](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/04/frequencycast-guide-to-the-nintendo-dsi.html) - The Nintendo DSi was released in the UK at the start of April 2009. The Frequencycast podcast lads have been quick to get their hands on this new games console and put it through its paces. Now, regular listeners will know that we're not a games podcast - we're all about the technology - so
- [FrequencyCast UK Podcast Show 38 released](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/04/frequencycast-uk-podcast-show-38-released.html) - Show 38 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: Thousands lose Freeview, bad news for ITV and commercial radio, plus who is next in the
- [More stations go Heart](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/03/more-stations-go-heart.html) - The second round of local radio station re-brands have taken place. From 23rd March 2009, another group of Global Radio owned radio stations will lose their local name, and become part of their "Heart" brand. The first round of Heart re-brands was in January this year, and now we're seeing the following stations vanish in
- [Come in Radio, your time is up!](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/03/come-in-radio-your-time-is-up.html) - The clock is ticking for the UK commercial radio industry. Ad revenue is falling, the big players are struggling to make money, listening is down, digital's not taken off, and big names have scaled back their plans for future radio services. That's the bleak picture being painted by many, and at the recent Changing Media
- [Devon and Dorset Do Digital](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/03/devon-and-dorset-do-digital.html) - The UK Digital Switchover continues, with Devon, Dorset and Somerset next on the list. The Beacon Hill transmitter and its 23 relay transmitters serve Torbay and South Devon. They're set to go fully digital from 08 April 2009. Stockland Hill, serving Exeter, parts of Devon, Somerset and Dorset, is due to follow in May 2009.
- [UK streets now Googled](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/03/uk-streets-now-googled.html) - Google Streetmaps for the UK has just been launched. 25 UK towns and cities have now been digitised, with Google's camera cars patrolling the streets. Coverage of the following towns and cities is now online: London, Aberdeen, Belfast, Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Coventry, Derby, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich, Nottingham, Oxford, Scunthorpe,
- [FrequencyCast Update 12 March 2009](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/03/frequencycast-update-12-mar-2009.html) - Following on from Show 37 at the start of March, Carl and Pete bring you a FrequencyCast update. In this podcast update, we look at the following: BT's plans for their 21st century network, here may be trouble ahead for Tiscali customers, a new EPG for Sky HD users, and a silly name for Dave.
- [New look Sky Guide any day now](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/03/new-look-sky-guide-any-day-now.html) - Sky+ HD users will soon be noticing some changes when they press the "TV Guide" button. Sky will shortly be updating the look and feel of the on-screen programme guide. Here's a preview: Sky+ HD boxes made by Thomson will be the first to get the new guide, which includes a mini-TV view (so you
- [New radio comedy from ITV starts this week](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/02/itvs-new-radio-comedy-starts-this-week.html) - This week sees the start of a new comedy series with local radio as it's theme. "FM" stars Chris O'Dowd from The IT Crowd. He plays on-air presenter Lindsay Carol, star of Skin FM, a London Indie station. Other characters include rival presenters, the station's producer, plus the token dizzy receptionist and techy Station Engineer.
- [FrequencyCast UK Podcast Show 37 released](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/03/frequencycast-uk-podcast-show-37-released.html) - Show 37 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: Sky HD boxes recalled, the fourth Freeview HD services, and the UK footy coverage wars. Focus:
- [Shed TV opens in March](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/02/shed-tv-opens-in-march.html) - OK... Now we've seen everything. The Discovery channel, famous for it's world-changing documetaries, thought provoking nature shows, and other educational content, is launching something a little bit special next month... Discovery Shed. Yes, you read it right, and no, it's too early for April Fools. Apparently this new TV channel will be "the place for
- [Top Tech Podcasts - so close!](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/02/top-tech-podcasts-so-close.html) - We've been releasing FrequencyCast, the UK TV and Tech podcast, since 2006, and we've been hoping to make it into the list of Top Ten shows since we started. For the top ten, we rely on iTunes, which is the leading podcast distribution method. We're listed in the 'Tech News' category, and we see our
- [New Listener Survey](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/10/new-listener-survey.html) - We're trying out a new listener survey - Please tell us what you think of our shows at https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/limesurvey/admin/admin.php?sid=41369
- [FrequencyCast update 21 December](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/12/frequencycast-update-21-december.html) - The third of our December trials of a weekly podcast has just escaped from the studios. Carl's almost back on form, and Pete runs through some Virgin Broadband, BBC DAB and movies news, plus the bit where we read your emails, in our "Bit where we read your emails" section. Download from our FrequencyCast Latest
- [FrequencyCast update 15 February 2009](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/02/frequencycast-update-15-february-2009.html) - Following on from Show 36 at the start of February, Carl and Pete bring you a FrequencyCast update. In this Update, we look at the following: Sky is 20 years old, Project Kangaroo is canned, and BT Vision HD news. Plus a look at the emails we received after the controversial show 36, our media
- [On Demand Kangaroo buried](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/02/on-demand-kangaroo-buried.html) - Proposed Video-on-Demand service, codenamed Project Kangaroo, has been blocked from launching in the UK by the Competition Commission. Kangaroo was a joint venture between BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4 to launch a huge back-catalogue of their shows on demand, meaning that users could get content in one place, without the need for separate applications
- [Happy 20th, Sky](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/02/happy-20th-sky.html) - This month marks the 20th anniversary of satellite broadcasting the UK. Rupert Murdoch's Sky television service started on 5 February 1989. At launch, just 4 channels were available, with that number now over 500. Sky merged with rival BSB (remember the squarial?) in 1990, and now has over 9 million customers in the UK Over
- [FrequencyCast UK Podcast Show 36 released](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/02/frequencycast-uk-podcast-show-36-released.html) - Show 36 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: Digital switchover update, plus news on changes to Freeview, Virgin, BT Vision and Sky. Focus: Media
- [Digital Switchover Delayed](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/01/digital-switchover-delayed.html) - ... 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
- [Freeview additions](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/01/freeview-additions.html) - 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.
- [BBC to give DAB a hand](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/12/bbc-to-give-dab-a-hand.html) - As we've covered in recent podcasts, all is not well with DAB in the UK - specifically with commercial radio stations on DAB. The commercial national multiplex, owned by Digital One, is sounding decidely empty since the departure of the GCap stations, and with Channel 4's decision not to launch the Channel 4 Radio stations...
- [Local Radio Heart Rebrand starts in January](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/12/local-radio-heart-rebrand-starts-in-january.html) - As reported recently, Global Radio is planning to scrap a bunch of local radio station names, replacing them with the generic "Heart" brand. Phase 1 of the re-brand kicks in at the start of January. The following nine stations will be "Heart" by Monday 5th January 2009: Chiltern FM, Bedford - Heart 96.9 Chiltern FM,
- [FrequencyCast UK Podcast Show 35 released](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2009/01/frequencycast-uk-podcast-show-35-released.html) - 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
- [Time's up for GMT](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/12/times-up-for-gmt.html) - We're on the final day of the year 2008, and it'll be a long day! Since 1972, a "leap second" has been added, to correct differences between the atomic clock and the earth's rotation, with one planned for 31st December 2008. In 2011, the International Telecommunications Union plan to vote on abolishing the leap second.
- [Forget HD, the future's 3D](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/12/forget-hd-the-futures-3d.html) - Now you've got an HD TV... what's next? Well, it could be 3D. You may remember the various experiements with three dimensional TV transmissions. Now, Sky's looking seriously into providing a 3D TV service. They've recently demonstrated a test of 3D TV using an exitsing Sky+ HD box. The service has to be connected to
- [Discovery coming to Freeview](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/10/discovery-coming-to-freeview.html) - The company behind the Discovery Channel has secured a slot on Freeview. Using content from the existing Discovery-branded channels, the new channel on Freeview apparently won't carry the Discovery name, and will be free-to-view from early 2009. The slot on the Freeview network was put up for auction by SDN (owned by ITV) in June
- [Pirate Radio Rocks The Big Screen](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/12/pirate-radio-rocks-the-big-screen.html) - Rock and Roll on May 2009... there's a Britcom about Pirate Radio coming soon. "The Boat That Rocked" is a comedy film based on a 1960's pirate radio station ship moored off the UK coast. The film's from the makers of Four Weddings, Notting Hill and Love Actually, with an all-star cast, and if the
- [FrequencyCast update 07 December](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/12/frequencycast-update-07-december.html) - As an experiment for December, we're aiming to release a weekly show. Here's the first - three news stories and a couple of letters. Pete and Carl have some unofficial fun in this 10 minute audio update.
- [FrequencyCast Audio Update 16th September](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/09/frequencycast-audio-update-16th-september.html) - We've today launched our first "FrequencyCast Update". This is a short show providing our listeners with a quick update between shows. The update, recorded on Sunday the 16th, is a 4 minute catch-up on what's happened since we launched Show 18 at the start of the month. Carl and Pete run down some news headlines,
- [FrequencyCast - Audio Update 13 Feb 2008](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/02/frequencycast-audio-update-13-feb-2008.html) - A quick update from the FrequencyCast team. We're between shows, but given this week's news about national DAB in the UK, and the emails we're getting, we thought we'd release a quick update. In this 7 minute audio update, Carl and Pete discuss this week's news about DAB radio, and the imminent departure of GCap's
- [Audio update on Faulty Freeview boxes and the 3G iPhone](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/07/audio-update-on-faulty-freeview-boxes-and-the-3g-iphone.html) - It's been a busy week for FrequencyCast, and we've just released a 9 minute audio update - covering faulty Freeview boxes, us on national radio, the clamour for Apple's 3G iPhone, and a summary of sporting TV services in the UK. Available from https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/latest.html
- [Audio Update - Apple, eBooks and the end of the world](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/09/audio-update-apple-ebooks-and-the-end-of-the-world.html) - We've just released a 7 minute emergency podcast. Lots to cover: Apple, Sony, Google, BT... and so little time left! You can listen to our update at https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/latest.html, or better still, get us via iTunes. Share and Enjoy!
- [FrequencyCast Update - Dark Days for DAB](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/10/frequencycast-update-dark-days-for-dab.html) - We've just released a 5 minute 'update' podcast, looking at Channel 4's decision to pull out of the digital radio business, meaning bad news for the future of national DAB radio in the UK We also feature a couple of questions on eBook readers, some BT Vision news, and several ways to save money on
- [FrequencyCast audio update](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/11/frequencycast-audio-update.html) - A quiet day here, so we thought we'd release a quick update ahead of show 34. A five minute show discussing the iPhone v2.2 release and some other snippets.
- [Sky offers online subscription service](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/12/sky-offers-online-subscription-service.html) - Want to watch Sky but don't want a dish? Sky has just launched "Sky Player TV". This is a subscription service that lets you get access to some of Sky's live channels plus on-demand content from a computer without needing a satellite dish. Channels include Sky News, Disney, Eurosport and the Sky Sports channels. More
- [50 Years of STD](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/12/50-years-of-std.html) - Who'd believe that it's 50 years since the first national direct dial phone call was made. Prior to December 1958, if you wanted to call long distance in the UK, you'd have to go through an operator - and to get the billing right, the operator would write down your details in longhand. The Queen
- [FrequencyCast UK Podcast Show 34 released](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/12/frequencycast-uk-podcast-show-34-released.html) - Show 34 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. Here's what we cover in this show: News Updates: ITV joins BT Vision, phones for a fiver, new channels, and the imminent Facebook phone. Focus: A round-up
- [ITV On Demand on BT Vision](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/11/itv-on-demand-on-bt-vision.html) - BT Vision already offers "on demand" TV shows from the BBC, Channel 4 and Five. Now, ITV will be joining that line-up. You'll be able to watch ITV content from the last 8 days, as well as a back-catalogue of ITV shows. You can watch on a pay-per-view basis, or the all-you-can-view TV package. BT
- [FrequencyCast UK Podcast Show 32 released](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/11/frequencycast-uk-podcast-show-32-released.html) - Show 32 of FrequencyCast, the UK's TV and Tech podcast, has just been released. Be one of the first to listen to this bumper show. Here's what we cover: News Updates: Freesat PVR details revealed, Freeview HD next year, and lots more. Focus: We're looking at three items in our focus - the only digital
- [Mobile Phone Watch review](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/11/mobile-phone-watch-review.html) - Pictured to the right is the SWAP Mobile Phone Watch, from Dyal. We got our hands on one of these in early November, and now our Carl is wearing one with pride. If you heard Show 33 of our podcast, you'll know that this watch contains a mobile phone and a 1.3Meg still and video
- [FrequencyCast Show 33 Special Edition](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/11/frequencycast-show-33-special-edition.html) - Well, well, well... it's been less than a week since we released Show 32, and here we are again with another podcast! Show 33 is a special edition show featuring some new gadgets including Pure radios, the SWAP watch, TVonics boxes and more. We're also covering some important news for Virgin Media customers, as well
- [Ooops - Sky's EPG confused](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/11/ooops-skys-epg-confused.html) - Every now and then, you see something to put a smile on your face. Our podcast producer has a small child in the family, so their home's Sky+ box is full of a mixture of kid's and grown-ups content. Imagine, as they say, our surprise, when the on-screen guide for Five's "Make Way for Noddy"
- [Fetch TV service launches](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/11/fetch-tv-service-launches.html) - Fetch TV has just launched, combining a Freeview box, PVR and a TV-over-Internet service. The Fetch TV Smartbox costs £150 and the service is available without a subscription. Made by French firm NetGem (makers of the iPlayer box a few years back), the Smartbox holds 60 hours of TV and claims to offer hundreds of
- [Happy Birthday Red Button](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/11/happy-birthday-red-button.html) - Here at FrequencyCast, we'd like to send special birthday wishes to... the Red Button. It's been 10 years since the BBC launched its first pilot of the Red Button in the UK. The Interactive service for BBC TV has an audience of around 11 million people. Over the past 10 years, BBC's Red Button service
- [Sky's online TV service](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/11/skys-online-tv-service.html) - Sky's recently announced plans to launch an online TV service offering Sky content over Broadband. The service will be available to everyone, not just Sky customers. Sky Sports content will be on offer, but no word on Sky 1 content as yet. The service is set to launch in early 2009.
- [Chakotay, first officer on Voyager](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/11/chakotay-first-officer-on-voyager.html) - Chakotay, the tattooed First Office on the bridge of Star Trek's Voyager.... He's a lil bit smug, has a crush on the good Captain, but the one thing he doesn't have... is a first name. OK - so's descended from native American Indian stock, which is meant to explain this... but personally, I reckon it's
- [iPhone firmware 2.2 now available](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/11/iphone-firmware-22-now-available.html) - A software upgrade for the Apple iPhone has just been released. The latest version of firmware includes a number of bugfixes and improvements, including: Enhancements to Maps, including Google Street View Enhancements to Mail, including issues with Fetch and HTML formatting Improved stability and performance of Safari Podcasts are now available for download in iTunes
- [Scottish Border TV region begins switchover](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/11/scottish-border-tv-region-begins-switchover.html) - After the Whitehaven switchover test, the UK-wide switchover has finally started in earnest. On the 6th of November 2008, the BBC 2 analogue service from the Selkirk transmitter was switched off, beginning the Border TV Digital Switchover. According to The Scotsman newspaper, 52,000 households get their telly from the Selkirk transmitter, and 97% of them
- [Sky channels to return to Virgin](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/11/sky-channels-to-return-to-virgin.html) - Good news for Virgin Media customers. The Sky channels withdrawn from Virgin are set to return after an 18 month absence. It seems that Sky and Virgin have met, and resolved their differences, and the following channels are set to return to the Virgin platform: Sky 1, Sky 2, Sky 3, Sky News, Sky Sports
- [Nuts TV set to vanish](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/11/nuts-tv-set-to-vanish.html) - Lads channel Nuts TV is set to vanish from early 2009. Channel owner Turner Broadcasting has confirmed that the 9pm to 1am Freeview slot taken up by Nuts TV will be replaced by CNN International from next year. Nuts TV is also set to vanish from Sky's line-up from January. Fans of Rude News, Overexposed
- [Faulty Freeview Featured on Watchdog](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/11/faulty-freeview-featured-on-watchdog.html) - Regular listeners to our podcast will be well aware of the story featured on tonight's Watchdog. In July and August, Freeview boxes around the UK started packing up. The reason? Older Freeview boxes can't cope with the increasing number of channels, and when the boxes scan for new channels, they lock up, effectively trashing the
- [European Podcast Final Votes](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/10/european-podcast-final-votes.html) - If you've not already voted in the European podcast awards, you only have a few days left to cast your vote. If you want to vote for FrequencyCast, click on the link below... Thanks everyone... Carl & Pete
- [TVonics - Freeview without a SCART](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/02/tvonics-freeview-without-a-scart.html) - A quick mention for the TVonics MFR-200, as mentioned by a couple of our listeners. This is a tiny Freeview box that's designed for tellies that don't have a SCART socket. This is an ultra-small Freeview receiver that has an RF modulator (in English - it works with TV sets that don't have a SCART
- [Own Morph](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/10/own-morph.html) - At last, a chance to go back to your childhood. Small, and made of brown plasticine, the adventures of Morph on BBC kids show Take Hart holds many a happy memory for the Frequencycast boys. So, you can imagine how happy we were to see this "My Own Morph" package. The only downside, is you
- [Freesat PVR out in November](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/10/freesat-pvr-out-in-november.html) - The first Freesat hard-disk recorder is expected to appear in mid-November. Made by Humax, the Foxsat-HDR will bear the "Freesat+" badge, have a dual tuner, and will support HD, series link, live pause, live TV rewind and the ability to split recordings. With two SCART sockets, one HDMI high definition socket, the Humax Foxsat-HDR has
- [Three HD channels on Freeview from 2009](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/10/three-hd-channels-on-freeview-from-2009.html) - The UK TV regular Ofcom has today confirmed that BBC, ITV and Channel 4 (with Welsh-language broadcaster S4C) will soon be broadcasting in High Definition over Freeview. Channel 4 plans to simulcast an HD version of their main content as well as show show HD movies during peak hours. ITV will offer their 6 to
- [More re-brands from UKTV](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/10/more-re-brands-from-uktv.html) - We've now seen a number of UKTV channels move from boring names such as UKTV G2 to names like Dave, Alibi and Watch. Now, two more of the UKTV channel lineup are about to change: UKTV People: Becomes "Blighty", featuring "typically British" content UKTV Documentary: Becomes "Eden", making you feel like like you're somewhere far
- [BBC7 rebrands as BBC Radio 7](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/10/bbc7-rebrands-as-bbc-radio-7.html) - The most popular of the BBC digital radio stations, BBC 7, rebranded itself to BBC Radio 7, last Saturday, the 4th of October. With TV stations rebranding to names like Dave, Alibi and Watch for no readily apparent reason, this is quite an innocent change. According to Mary Kalemkerian, the Head of Programmes at BBC
- [FrequencyCast UK Podcast Show 31 released](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/10/frequencycast-uk-podcast-show-31-released.html) - Show 31 of FrequencyCast, the UK's TV and Tech podcast, is online now. Here's what we cover: News Updates: TV and Radio re-brands, half-price HD, Google phones, and Nuts loyalty. Focus - eBook Readers: Like the idea of an electronic book? We explain about eBooks. Hands on: We look at the updated Cowon media player
- [Gervais and Pilkington Podcasts - Series 5 out now](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/09/gervais-and-pilkington-podcasts-series-5-out-now.html) - If your followers of Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, and the spherical-headed Karl Pilkington... you'll be pleased to hear that their fifth series of massive podcasts is now available. £2.95 gets you the whole collection, although a mess-up with iTunes menas that if you go with iTunes, not Audible, to get your Gervais fix... you'll pay
- [Audio Review of the Sony Reader](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/09/audio-review-of-the-sony-reader.html) - The Sony Reader's now been reviewed by the FrequencyCast boys. Find out what our tech team thinks of this new innovation in bookreading by listening to our 19 minute review. See pics, and download our Unofficial Guide to the Sony Reader at https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/ebookreaders.html
- [UK Radio gets Heart-broken](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/09/uk-radio-gets-heart-broken.html) - Today marks another nail in the coffin of UK radio. It used to be that local radio stations had an identity - they slotted well into their local community, went out-and-about to meet their listeners, and listening was near enough compulsory to many. I grew up in a small town that got its first local
- [Large Hadron Collider this week](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/09/large-hadron-collider-this-week.html) - This Wednesday, the 10th September 2008, the Large Hadron Collider gets fired up. The criteria for this, the world's most expensive experiment, ranges from 'nothing happens' to the creation of a black hole underneath Switzerland, putting the world's Toblerone supply at risk. In the event that the world ends this week, October's podcast may be
- [Hold on tight, black hole this Wednesday](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/09/hold-on-tight-black-hole-this-wednesday.html) - Time to put you affairs in order, as this week, a bunch of CERN scientists press the big green "GO" button on the Large Hadron Collider. They're hoping to create the God Particle (aka the Higgs Boson particle). Cast your votes now... the world will end, or we've flushed 5 billion quid down a large
- [BT Vision's HD service launches](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/09/bt-visions-hd-service-launches.html) - BT Vision's High Definition service is now live. If you have an HD-ready TV, the free BT Vision set-top box will now let you download and watch HD movies. Films available from the start of September 2008 include The Other Boleyn Girl, The Hulk and Babe. New HD film releases cost £4.95 per download, with
- [Comedy Producer Geoffrey Perkins dies](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/08/comedy-producer-geoffrey-perkins-dies.html) - 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
- [Spy photo glasses with mp3 player](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/08/spy-photo-glasses-with-mp3-player.html) - 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
- [Freeview on the Sony Playstation 3](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/08/freeview-on-the-sony-playstation-3.html) - 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
- [iPhone v2.0.2 released](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/08/iphone-v202-released.html) - 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...
- [Kit Curran on DVD](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/08/kit-curran-on-dvd.html) - 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
- [Portable printing without ink](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/08/portable-printing-without-ink.html) - 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.
- [Wingmirror Spider's Web Remover](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/08/wingmirror-spiders-web-remover.html) - 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
- [Halifax axes cheeky chappie](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/08/halifax-axes-cheeky-chappie.html) - 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?
- [Addicted to updates](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/08/addicted-to-updates.html) - 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
- [Apple releases iPhone 2.0.1 patch](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/08/apple-releases-iphone-201-patch.html) - 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: 01.48.02Any info on what 2.0.1 has to offer in the way of fixes, please comment below. Apparently, a 2.1 release
- [Cobra Pubcast and pork scratchings](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/08/cobra-pubcast-and-pork-scratchings.html) - 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
- [Star Fleet coming to DVD](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/07/star-fleet-coming-to-dvd.html) - If you didn't grow up in the 80's, this will mean nothing, but finally, a rare kids cult is coming to DVD.... The Anglo-Japanese series Star Fleet, following the crew of the X-Bomber is out on 1st September from Play.com. A superlative sci-fi classic with some superbly named characters such as "Barry Hercules" and the
- [Freeview boxes about to break in London, Lancs, Yorks and Cheshire](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/07/freeview-boxes-about-to-break-in-london-lancs-yorks-and-cheshire.html) - On Tuesday 29th July, a transmitter update for Freeview viewers in Cheshire, Greater London, Lancashire and South Yorkshire will break a number of older Freeview boxes. This update has already knocked out boxes in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Tyne Tees, Border, Granada, Anglia, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Hampshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Devon and Cornwall. Freeview set-top boxes
- [Yet more regions lose Bush, Daewoo and Labgear boxes](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/07/yet-more-regions-lose-bush-daewoo-and-labgear-boxes.html) - On Wednesday the 23rd July, a transmitter update for Freeview viewers in Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Hampshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Devon and Cornwall will break a number of older Freeview boxes. This update has already knocked out boxes in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Tyne Tees, Border, Granada, Yorkshire and parts of the Anglia regions. Freeview set-top boxes
- [Can a button-press save the world?](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/07/can-a-button-press-save-the-world.html) - Press the button - save the world! News of a new eco-gadget. Plug the Eco Button into a spare USB port on your PC. When you leave your desk, it puts your PC into a powersaving mode - and when you return, you'll be shown just how green you've been. Make the world a better
- [VHS for your PC](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/07/vhs-for-your-pc.html) - It was only a matter of time. In Show 21, we covered archiving your vinyl and audio cassettes with special gadgets that connect to your PC via USB. Now, someone's released a VHS video player that connects via USB. Yes - Archive off your collection of video tapes into a digital format without lots of
- [Cornwall and Devon Digital Dates](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/07/cornwall-and-devon-digital-dates.html) - Details of Devon and Cornwall's Digital Switch programme were announced in July 2008. In July 2009, the Huntshaw Cross transmitter group, serving North Devon, will make the switch to digital. Later in July 09, the Redruth transmitter group, serving west Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly will see analogue turned off. Then, in August 2009.
- [BT Home Hub v2.0 announced](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/07/bt-home-hub-v20-announced.html) - BT's just announced v2.0 of the BT Home Hub. We hope to be featuring a full review of this within the next couple of days. What we know so far is that the new hub supports the faster 802.11n wi-fi standard, has a power-saving mode, and has revised, easier-to-use software. We've also learned that the
- [More regions lose Bush, Daewoo and Labgear boxes](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/07/more-regions-lose-bush-daewoo-and-labgear-boxes.html) - It's already happened in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Tyne Tees and Border, and apparently the Granada and Yorkshire regions, plus some parts of Anglia... are next, with the planned upgrade today - the 15th July 2008. Freeview set-top boxes from Bush, Daewoo, Labgear, Triax and Portland can't cope with a transmitter upgrade that's creeping across the
- [Freeview box demise - featured on BBC radio](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/07/freeview-box-demise-were-on-the-radio.html) - The story of older Freeview boxes around the UK packing up... continues. After the story broke in the Daily Record at the weekend, BBC Radio picked up on the story, and our very own Pete was on BBC Radio 5 Live at 1:30pm, and on the Chris Evans show on Radio 2 at 5:40pm More
- [More Freeview boxes become obsolete](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/07/more-freeview-boxes-become-obsolete.html) - In May 2008, a bunch of Freeview boxes served by the Sutton Coldfield transmitter stopped working. Now it looks like boxes in Scotland have gone the same way. Boxes powered by the SetPal technology, including those made by Daewoo, Labgear, Portland and Triax, lack sufficient internal memory to cope with the number of Freeview stations
- [Tiny wireless MP3 earphones](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/07/tin-wireless-mp3-headphones.html) - Sick and tired or snagging your MP3 earphone cable? Check out the Jaybird Bluetooth Stereo Earphones - some of the smallest and lightest wireless earphones in the world. £79 gets you these snazzy sound isolating earphones, which come with a USB recharger, spare earpieces and a carry pouch. If your phone or MP3 has Bluetooth
- [European Podcast Awards - Vote for us](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/07/european-podcast-awards-vote-for-us.html) - We've been nominated for a European Podcast award - show your support for us at www.european-podcast-award.eu/uk/start/vote-and-win/non-profit/type/player/uid/603/podid/603.html
- [Bye Bye Birmingham Boxes](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/01/bye-bye-birmingham-boxes.html) - If you're living in Birmingham or parts of the West Midlands, you may find that any old onDigital/itvDigital boxes you're using will stop working from the 3rd of March 2008 Work on the Sutton Coldfield transmitter means that some early pre-Freeview boxes won't. According to the announcement at www.freeview.co.uk, boxes affected include: Daewoo DS608P, LabgearDTT100, Triax DVB2000T,
- [FrequencyCast Show 17 online](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/08/frequencycast-show-17-online.html) - FrequencyCast Show number seventeen features: Sporting news - BT Vision Sport launches, and Sky and Virgin are fighting for your Footy viewing Channel 4 DAB - 10 channels of national digital radio on the way. FOCUS: Broadband: How to choose a provider, how to get it installed, and some broadband extras. New gear - Podcasting
- [Pocket-sized GPS tagger](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/06/pocket-sized-gps-tagger.html) - Here's a nifty little gadget - this is a tiny GPS receiver that uses satellite signals to record your position and the current time. Carry this around, and it will capture information about where you've been. Download the information to your PC using USB, and you can do clever things such as plot where you've
- [3G and GPS iPhone a month away](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/06/3g-and-gps-iphone-a-month-away.html) - After months of speculation, Apple's announced the 3G version of the iPhone. This will be available in the UK from the 11th July 2008. As well as supporting high-speed HSDPA Internet access, the new iPhone has built-in GPS and a bunch of software extras. It's available in 8Gig and 16Gig versions. Existing iPhone users can
- [FrequencyCast makes The Times](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/06/frequencycast-makes-the-times.html) - National press for FrequencyCast! Your favourite podcast got a mention in today's Times Newspaper, in their Daily Universal Register. Here's the snippet!
- [Planet Rock Lives on](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/06/planet-rock-lives-on.html) - Planet Rock, originally set to close a few months ago, has been saved, and is set to continue broadcasting on DAB digital radio. Entrepreneur Malcolm Bluemel has bought the station, with the backing of rock names Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath), Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull), Gary Moore and Fish.
- [ITV HD starts 7th June 2008](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/06/itv-hd-starts-7th-june-2008.html) - The ITV High-definition service launches on Satuday 7th June 2008, exclusively on Freesat. Euro 2008 will be available in high definition. ITV HD will be available via the Red button on Freesat. More on Freesat at frequencycast.co.uk/freesat.html.
- [FrequencyCast featured on BBC Click](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/05/frequencycast-featured-on-bbc-click.html) - Well, sort of. Anyone watching BBC's Click on BBC 24 on the 25th of May probably wouldn't have even noticed, but we featured in a screenshot of a piece discussing Apple TV. Fame at last? Here's a screencap:
- [FrequencyCast Show 01 online](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2006/04/frequencycast-show-01-now-online.html) - Our first FrequencyCast Show is now online. Please go to www.frequencycast.co.uk/cast01.html and have a listen to our first podcast. The first show looks at the BBC's plans for Hi-definition TV, a first look at the Nabaztag Wireless bunny rabbit, a look at IPTV (TV over the Internet), details of Sky's half-price subscription deal, and our
- [FrequencyCast Show 02 online](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2006/05/frequencycast-show-02-now-online.html) - FrequencyCast Show #02 is now online. Please go to https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/cast02.html and have a listen to the latest online radio show from the Radio & Telly team. We're looking at Sky's HD TV plans, getting more from (free) Broadband, latest Freeview news, and feedback on the last show. Please go to www.frequencycast.co.uk/cast02.html and have a listen
- [FrequencyCast Show 03 online](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2006/06/frequencycast-show-03-now-online.html) - Show 3 of our podcast, Frequencycast, is now online. In this episode of FrequencyCast, we look at DAB digital radio, a new gadget for watching your TV system over the Internet, called Slingbox, news of a new Broadband offer from BT, and the latest Freeview news Please go to www.frequencycast.co.uk/cast03.html and have a listen to
- [FrequencyCast Show 04 online](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2006/07/frequencycast-show-04-now-online.html) - Show #04 looks at the recent broadband announcements from BT, Sky and Telewest/NTL, explains a little about what Sat Nav has to offer (including a runthrough of using the TomTom One), covers the launch of the free Film4, mentions the discounted BT Voyager, and answers calls to our podline. Please go to www.frequencycast.co.uk/cast04.html and have
- [FrequencyCast Show 05 online](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2006/08/frequencycast-show-05-released.html) - In FrequencyCast Show 05, Carl and Pete take a look at new TV remote viewing solution Orb, Tiscali's broadband plans and details of a free iPod Shuffle UK offer. We also take a look at what wi-fi offers, the Nabaztag and the Gupi, plus a new USB turntable. Available from www.frequencycast.co.uk/cast05.html
- [FrequencyCast Show 12 Online](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/03/frequencycast-show-12-online.html) - FrequencyCast show number 12 is now online. In this show, we feature: BT Vision - Carl and Pete get their hands on the latest kit from BT, and explore their new home TV service. Movies and TV shows on demand without subscription, plus an impressive new set-top box. Virgin Media vs. Sky Digital - Withdrawl
- [FrequencyCast Show 13 Online](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/04/frequencycast-show-13-online.html) - FrequencyCast show number 13 is now online. In this show, we feature: Virgin vs. Sky - More on the battle of the big boys for our TV viewing ITV Play removed from Freeview. Updates to Sky+, Tiscali TV launches, and WKRP on DVD. Focus on: Internet extras. As requested by our listeners, we look at
- [FrequencyCast Show 14 Online](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/05/frequencycast-show-14-online.html) - FrequencyCast show number 14 is now online. In this show, we feature: Help and advice on getting a better Freeview signal Hands-on with the new Nokia N95 GPS handset A look at the free TV offer from Virgin Media Prices drop on Mobile Internet, plus free SIM cards. News of some survey software to help
- [FrequencyCast Show 15 Online](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/06/frequencycast-show-15-online.html) - It's the first of June... and FrequencyCast show number 15 is now online. In this show, here's what Carl and Pete explore: Internet Radio: This show's Focus section looks at how (and why) to listen to radio from around the world, what software is available, and some ways to improve the listening experience News roundup:
- [FrequencyCast Show 16 online](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/07/show-16-online.html) - It's the first of July... and FrequencyCast show number 16 has been released today. In this show, here's what Carl and Pete explore: Focus on Sky Digital: In this show's Focus section, we take a look at satellite TV in the UK, including Sky+ and Sky HD. News: Including details of a new Virgin channel
- [FrequencyCast Show 21 online](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/12/frequencycast-show-21-online.html) - Just to let you know... a new episode of FrequencyCast , the UK's online TV and Tech radio show, has just been released. FrequencyCast Show 21, released on the 1st of December, covers the following topics: News Updates: Plans for a Freeview expansion and HD on Freeview, Sky's having a Freeview picnic, an update on the
- [UK iPhone reviewed in a podcast special](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/11/uk-iphone-reviewed-in-a-podcast-special.html) - The FrequencyCast team has been busy with Apple's much-hyped iPhone. Launched in the UK on the 9th of November 2007, the iPhone boasts an amazing user interface, a full web browsing experience, seamless integration with iTunes, and powerful iPod media playback. However, the iPhone's not cheap, and lacks the features found on other much cheaper
- [FrequencyCast Show 18 online](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/09/frequencycast-show-18-online.html) - FrequencyCast Show 18, the latest edition of the UK TV and Tech Radio Show has just just been released. Here's what the show's hosts Carl and Pete uncover: Focus on TV on your PC: Ways to watch and record TV on your PC - the devices and software needed to use your computer as a
- [FrequencyCast Show 19 online](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/10/frequencycast-show-19-online.html) - Another FrequencyCast has just rolled off the press - you can now download Show 19 of FrequencyCast, the UK's online TV and Tech radio show. In Show 19, released on the 1st of October, here's what Carl and Pete discuss: News Updates: - A busy month for Freeview viewers, Apple news, Tiscali TV expands, an
- [FrequencyCast Show 22 online](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/01/frequencycast-show-22-online-now.html) - Happy New Year FrequencyCasters! To welcome in the New Year, and to give you something to make that hangover even worse... we've just released a new FrequencyCast. FrequencyCast Show 22, our first TV and Tech podcast of 2008, covers the following topics: News Updates: Updates planned to Freeview Playback, two new HD channels, news of
- [FrequencyCast Show 23 online](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/02/frequencycast-show-23-online.html) - It's the first of the month, and Show 23 of FrequencyCast has just been released to the world. FrequencyCast Show 23 covers a whole bunch of TV and tech topics, including: News Updates: An update on the HD DVD format wars, some BT Vision news, two national radio stations departing DAB, the iPhone software update,
- [FrequencyCast Show 24 online](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/03/frequencycast-show-24-online.html) - It's the first of March, and Show 24 of FrequencyCast has just been released. Yes - 24 shows... we've reached our second birthday. Thanks for being with us for the ride! Here's what we cover in today's show: News Updates: An end to the High Def DVD format wars, BBC on the iPhone, the US
- [Unofficial Digital Switch Audio Guide launched](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/01/unofficial-digital-switch-audio-guide-launched.html) - UK Podcast Team, FrequencyCast has released an audio podcast providing help on the Digital Switchover. This follows results of our survey telling us that 39% of our listeners and visitors aren't ready for analogue TV to be switched off. See our press release for more. Our "Unofficial Guide to The Digital Switchover" looks at the
- [Asus Eee PC Audio Review](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/04/asus-eee-pc-audio-review.html) - We've just released one of our Audio Guides - this time, discussing the amazing Eee PC from Asus. This is a small sub-notebook that's powered by Intel, supports wi-fi, has 3 USB ports, and best of all, costs a mere £190. In this show, Carl and Pete get hands-on with the Asus Eee PC 701,
- [FrequencyCast Show 25 online](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/04/frequencycast-show-25-online.html) - No fooling - it's the first of April, and Show 25 of FrequencyCast has just been released. Here's what we cover in the latest UK TV and Tech radio show: News Updates: The Phorm controversy, National Local Freeview, phones on a plane, backing up your mobile, iTunes TV, and the perils of roaming. Focus -
- [FrequencyCast 26 - Podcast released](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/05/show-26-released.html) - Show 26 of FrequencyCast, the UK's TV and Tech podcast, is online now. Here's what we cover: News Updates: Freeview HD, iPhone price cuts, FreeSat rumours, and the return of Blake's 7. Focus - BBC iPlayer: Carl and Pete explore Auntie Beeb's catch-up TV service, now available on PC, Mac, Wii and iPhone. Virgin Media:
- [Electronic cigarettes now available](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/05/electronic-cigarettes-now-available.html) - Here's something that feels like an ideal candidate for our next podcast's "And finally"... An electronic cigarette... Available from I want one of those, this looks like a cigarette, tastes like a cigarette, smokes like a cigarette, but it isn't a cigarette. Containing no tobacco, this has a tiny built-in battery that creates a vapour
- [Freesat Installation Loophole](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/05/freesat-installation-loophole.html) - If you're thinking of getting Freesat, and haven't got a satellite dish, here's an interesting loophole. With Freesat, if you don't have a dish, it'll cost you £130 to get Freesat working (£50 for a basic box, and £80 for installation). Sky Digital are offering something called "Pay Once, Watch Forever", which offers over 200
- [HomeSight Vista Drivers available](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/11/homesight-vista-drivers-available.html) - Users of the low-cost home security system "Homesight" from will be pleased to know that manufacturer Motorola has now released drivers for the Windows Vista operating system. The updated software is available from It's available for download from Motorola Support and from the downloads section at MyHome247. There's more on Homesight on our Homesight page,
- [BBC and Channel 4 on iTunes](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/03/bbc-and-channel-4-on-itunes.html) - The BBC and Channel 4 have added a stack of new TV shows for on-demand download via iTunes. Episodes of Torchwood, Skins, Fonejacker and Life on Mars are available for £1.89 an episode. You can also get an entire series of shows like Spaced and Black Books for about £8. Getting shows over iTunes is cheaper than
- [Blake's 7 coming back?](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/04/blakes-7-coming-back.html) - The FrequencyCast podcast boys are divided on this one... Sky One's announced that they've just given the go-ahead to a 21st Century remake of the 1970's BBC TV classic, Blake's Seven. We've recently seen revivals of Battlestar Galactica and Knight Rider, and the cult sci-fi series with Blake, Avon, Cally, Jenna, Gan, Orac and Zen
- [BT Vision adds Picturebox](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/04/bt-vision-adds-picturebox.html) - BT Vision's about to get some extra movie content - they've done a deal with Universal Studio's Picturebox to get up to 28 movies a month, with titles such as The Bourne Ultimatum, Knocked Up, Atonement, The Kingdom and Elizabeth: The Golden Age. Picturebox is already available on Top Up TV Anytime and on Tiscali
- [BBC News 24 to rebrand](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/04/bbc-news-24-to-rebrand.html) - The beeb's news channel BBC News 24 is set to re-brand as "BBC News" from Monday 21st April... let's hope they don't change our favourite piece of music - that 60 countdown at the top of the hour
- [theJazz and Planet Rock to close](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/02/thejazz-and-planet-rock-to-close.html) - More bad news for DAB digital radio this month - theJazz and Planet Rock, two of the national DAB stations, are due to fall silent soon. Owners gCap recently switched off digital station Core, and are now axing two more stations. With OneWord going too, this will leave just three national commercial DAB stations, Virgin
- [Mobile Broadband Info](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/03/mobile-broadband-info.html) - As requested by one of our listeners, we've taken a look at some of the ways you can access Mobile Internet, and taken a look at the packages on offer from the likes of 3, T-Mobile and Vodafone. Just at the moment, there are some good deals to be had on the little USB modems
- [BBC iPlayer now on Wii](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/04/bbc-iplayer-now-on-wii.html) - The BBC's 7-day catchup TV service, BBC iPlayer is now available on the Nintendo Wii. Last month, the iPlayer came to the Apple iPhone, and now it's on a games console. To get access to the last seven days of BBC TV shows on the Wii, go to the Wii's web browser, and type in
- [Top Up TV software updated to 2.91](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/03/top-up-tv-software-updated-to-291.html) - Top Up TV has updated their software from v2.88 to v2.91. This appears to be a minor release that apparently addresses a "channel scanning issue" that affects users on the Sutton Coldfield transmitter, adds an option to the Engineering menus to temporarily stop the video preview window in the library, and adds some stability fixes.
- [National Local TV from Channel 6](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/03/national-local-tv-from-channel-6.html) - Plans are being drawn up for “Channel 6” – a nationwide local TV service. The group United for Local Television is campaigning for a UK-wide network of local TV stations to fill the void in local TV news and content that’s not being servced by the BBC and ITV. Campaigners include local TV operators, voluntary
- [FrequencyCast Listener's Forum launched](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/03/frequencycast-listeners-forum-launched.html) - We've today launched a special Listener's Forum, where our show listeners can meet to discuss shows, pass on suggestions, point out cool new things for us to review, and pass on feedback on how our online radio shows are shaping up. If you'd like to sign up, the forum is now live at http://frequencycast.co.uk/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.pl We'll
- [It's official - we're crap](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/03/its-official-were-crap.html) - The latest two reviews on iTunes say we're rubbish! Here are the headlines: Are our shows tedious? Tired of our ham-fished attempts at humour? Catch our latest reviews here on iTunes
- [New Top Up TV Viewing Cards](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/03/new-top-up-tv-viewing-cards.html) - Top Up TV has started sending out a batch of new Top Up TV viewing cards to their subscribers. It's not immediately clear from the rather condescending covering letter what the change is all about "Why a new viewing card? Well the boffins here did explain, but it's a bit techy" Here at FrequencyCast, we
- [BBC iPlayer now on Apple iPhone](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/03/bbc-iplayer-now-on-apple-iphone.html) - The BBC's 7 day catch-up TV service is now available on Apple's iPhone. The service is currently a beta. You can access the iPlayer from an iPhone by typing in the URL http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer from the iPhone's browser (a little pink triange stating "Beta BBC iPlayer for iPhone" pops up. You can only watch video when
- [National Lottery channel?](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/03/national-lottery-channel.html) - A new channel is coming to Freeview. "National Lottery Xtra" has appeared in the Freeview channel lineup, on Channel 45. But is it actually a channel? It seems that National Lottery Xtra will broadcast for one hour a day, from 08:45 to 09:45, seven days a week. Does this really consistitute a TV channel? To
- [HD-DVD loses the format wars](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/02/hd-dvd-loses-the-format-wars.html) - It's official. The HD formats wars are over... and the winner is [drumroll] Blu-Ray. In February, Toshiba finally announced that HD-DVD is dead. From their press release: "This was a very difficult decision to make ... but when we thought about the trouble we would cause to consumers and our partners, we decided it was
- [Lobster 700 / Movio TV ends](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/02/lobster-movio-tv-ends.html) - On the 31st January, the TV-over-DAB service, provided by BT Movio, was finally discontinued. Users of Virgin Mobile's Lobster 700TV handset, the only UK handset to offer TV-over-DAB, are now greeted by the message "this channel is not currently broadcasting" when they try to tune to a telly station. The phone still works perfectly well
- [Knight Rider 2008](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/02/knight-rider-2008.html) - First Star Trek, then Battlestar Galactica… Now Knight Rider. In February, a "next generation" version of Knight Rider took to the air in the US. An impressive 10 million US viewers tuned in, but the critics were scathing. We've had a quick preview of the new series, that's set 25 years after the days of
- [BBC iPlayer Update](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/02/bbc-iplayer-update.html) - The seven-day catch-up service from the BBC will soon be available to Virgin Media customers, and we've heard that from March, you'll be able to watch BBC catch-up TV on Apple iPhones and iTouch devices.
- [Oneword Radio to shut in January](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/01/oneword-radio-to-shut-in-january.html) - Digital speech-based radio station OneWord is to shut down on 12th January 2008. The station started back in 2000. Owners UBC Media laid off staff back in December, and the station will fall silent in a couple of days. Another national station is also about to vanish - Music station Core, owned by GCap, is also set to
- [FreeSat to launch in the Spring](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/01/freesat-to-launch-in-the-spring.html) - Later this year, we can expect to see FreeSat launch in the UK. This is a joint free-to-view satellite TV service that's due to offer 80 free TV channels, plus some high-definition content. It's due in "Spring 2008". What we know so far can be found on our FreeSat UK page.
- [iPhone updated to v1.1.3](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/01/iphone-updated-to-v113.html) - Apple has issued a software update for the iPhone. The new version, v1.1.3, can be installed via iTunes. New features include: New Maps application - Find location by mobile phone cell site Send SMS text messages to multiple recipients Customize Home Screen - Rearrange icons and add browser bookmarks to Home Screen IMAP support for
- [Lost Series 4 in Feb](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/01/109.html) - Are you a Lostie? Lost returns to UK screens on Sky One on Sunday 3 February 2008 at 9:00pm. Season 4 of Lost will also be available on Sky HD. www.frequencycast.co.uk/sky.html
- [ITV to go Vod](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/05/itv-to-go-vod.html) - ITV has announced that it's about to launch their web-based Video on Demand service. This will allow you to watch ITV shows that you've missed in the last 30 days from your PC, and and unlike other video on demand services, it's streaming video, so you won't have to wait for a download. Channel 4,
- [ITV Play to be pulled](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/03/itv-play-to-be-pulled.html) - Games channel ITV Play is due to be pulled from Freeview and Sky from 15th March, to be replaced by ITV2 +1. At the start of March, ITV was the subject of some controversy arounding premium rate call lines. All premium rate activities were suspended in March. It's expected that ITV will find a new
- [TV and DAB phone for less than £50](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/04/tv-and-dab-phone-for-less-than-50.html) - Virgin's just halved the price of the Lobster 700TV phone. This means that for under £50, you can get a DAB radio and a phone (plus 5 channels of TV), on Pay-as-you-go (no contract). A bargain well worth nabbing, while stocks last. More on our Lobster 700TV page
- [Energy Meter Reviewed](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/09/energy-meter-reviewed.html) - We've just got our hands on an Efergy Energy Saving Meter, which we'll cover in a future podcast. In the meantime, our review is here
- [Analogue Switch-off. Your views?](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/07/analogue-switch-off-your-views.html) - Between now and 2012, the UK has to "go digital". The extra choice is great, and more and more people are switching. But is it all good news? Are you happy with the switch-off of analogue telly? Should we wait till we're ready, or plough ahead? We have a new pages of notes at www.frequencycast.co.uk/analogueswitchoff.html
- [Sky+ end their subscription fee](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/05/sky-end-their-subscription-fee.html) - Sky's announced that from July 1st, they'll be scrapping the £10 a month charge for Sky+. Some customers on certain packages already had this waived, but from July - all 2 million Sky+ users will get to use this top PVR for free as long as they stay subscribed to Sky.
- [Number's up for the Lobster 700TV](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/07/numbers-up-for-the-lobster-700tv.html) - The Lobster 700TV, the TV and DAB radio phone reviewed in Show 07 is to be discontinued. According to reports in The Register, Virgin has discontinued the DAB TV phone following service provider BT Movio's decision to scrap the mobile TV service. The Lobster became available in October 2006, and the mobile TV service is
- [10 new national DAB stations in 2008](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/07/10-new-national-dab-stations-in-2008.html) - Channel 4 are to launch 10 national radio digital radio stations. Ofcom today granted the licence, and plans are for this new network to go live by July 2008. It's expected that Disney, Sky and Chrysalis will be operating stations on this new network.
- [Sky Pay Once Launched](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/07/sky-pay-once-launched.html) - Want 200 TV channels without a subscription? Sky has launched Sky Pay Once. Available exclusively from Dixons online, this costs £75 and includes the box and installation.
- [Brian The Brain reviewed](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/12/brian-the-brain-reviewed.html) - Don't ask why, but for some reason a Brian The Brain has found its way into our recording studio. Brian, a chatty kid's bedroom toy, featured briefly in Show 22. If you want to find our more about this combined kid's companion and interactive database, see our Brian The Brain Review.
- [Sky HD Box price drop](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/01/sky-hd-box-price-drop.html) - Sky's High-definition box price has dropped. Their combined Sky HD / Sky + box is now £249 (was £299). If you take out Sky HD with Sky's broadband, Talk phone service and Multiroom, the price drops to £199. Details on our Sky Digital page.
- [Are you ready for the Digital Switch?](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2008/01/are-you-ready-for-the-digital-switch.html) - We're taking a straw poll from our listeners to find out how many folk are ready for the Digital TV Switchover, to help with an upcoming podcast feature we're planning. We'd appreciate your vote: Click here to vote
- [Top Up TV Anytime Box patched to v2.81](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/07/top-up-tv-anytime-box-patched-to-v281.html) - Another over-the-air patch for the Top Up TV Anytime box has just been rolled out. This adds Subtitles, has some user interface improvements, and also has some stability fixes. v2.81 is being pushed over-the-air from 4th July
- [New channel - silly name](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/09/new-channel-silly-name.html) - UKTV G2 is relaunching in mid-October... and will be coming to Freeview. The channel name? Errr... "Dave" Apparently, this new name is based on the idea that "everyone has a mate called Dave". The channel will be on Sky and Virgin, and will replace UKTV Bright Ideas on Freeview. The channel will aim at 16-35
- [Problems with UKTV History](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/10/problems-with-uktv-history.html) - In mid-October, some of our listeners started reporting problems with UKTV History on Freeview. This coincided with the addition of a new channel, called Dave, and a reshuffle of the multiplex channels broadcasting channels 12 and 19. The fix is an easy one - you need to rebuild your channel lineup. To get Dave and
- [Virgin TV channel coming to Freeview](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/06/virgin-tv-channel-coming-to-freeview.html) - Virgin Media has announced that it will launch a new channel, called Virgin 1, on Freeview later in 2007. This new channel will show drama, comedy and factual programming,and is likely to replace the channel FTN.
- [Channel 4 and ITV channel issues (Aug 2007)](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/08/channel-4-and-itv-channel-issues-aug-2007.html) - We're seeing reports from site visitors and show listeners reporting problems with missing channels such as ITV2, ITV3 and the channel 4 channels on Freeview. Here's what's happened... Channel 4 started running a "+1 service" on Freeview Channel 13 in August. This has meant a reshuffle of channel numbers on Freeview Multiplex 2 (the multiplex
- [BBC Radio stations move on Freeview](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/10/bbc-radio-stations-move-on-freeview.html) - As we reported in Show 19 of our podcast, BBC National radio stations Radio 1, Radio 2, Radio 3 and Radio 4 are moving from Freeview Multiplex A to Multiplex B today (3rd October 2007) - This means that you'll need to rescan the channels on your Freeview receiver to continue to get these channels.
- [The Digital Switchover has begun](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/10/the-digital-switchover-has-begun.html) - The Analogue switch-off is upon us. In the early hours of this morning, the first part of the UK to switch to a digital service, lost its analogue BBC2. That part of the country, was Cumbria's Whitehaven, in the North West of England. The transmitter, serving around 25,000 homes, made the switch at 2am, under
- [Sky and Disney having a picnic](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/11/sky-and-disney-having-a-picnic.html) - In November, the Disney Channel announced it's joining the Picnic TV lineup. If you’re not sure what Picnic is – this is a proposed pay-TV service backed by Sky. Picnic is pending approval from Ofcom. If it gets the go-ahead, the service, that can be received via a TV aerial, will offer subscribers premium Sky
- [Two new HD services](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/12/two-new-hd-services.html) - This month, we've seen two new HD channels go live on Sky Digital... Sky Channel 140 - Channel 4 HD Sky Channel 286 Luxe TV HD14
- [New radio with DAB, Wi-fi, FM and DAB+](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/12/new-radio-with-dab-wi-fi-fm-and-dab.html) - UK radio firm Revo has launched the world's first ever combined DAB, FM receiver and Internet radio, that's also ready for the new DAB+ standard. Called the Blik RadioStation, this can also stream your music from a PC or Mac using Wi-fi. The brick-shaped Blik is available now, offering offers well over 9,000 stations. The
- [In-car DAB now lick and stick!](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/12/in-car-dab-now-lick-and-stick.html) - If you're a fan of the extra radio channels you can get on digital radio, note that there's now a cheap way to get DAB in your car. Pure has brought out the Pure Highway. Requiring no special installation, it's powered by the cigar lighter and sticks onto your windscreen like a satnav device and
- [UK Podcast Chart?](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/10/uk-podcast-chart.html) - Now here's a question... why isn't there a decent UK Podcast Chart, or an accepted list of the Top Ten UK podcasts?As our regulars will know, we run a UK Tech podcast, and we've been increasingly curious about podcast listening habits.Sure, there's a published iTunes top ten podcast list, and a couple of the podcast
- [FrequencyCast in German radio magazine](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/09/frequencycast-in-german-radio-magazine.html) - Guten Tag to all of our German listeners!
- [FrequencyCast now 24/7](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/08/frequencycast-now-247.html) - FrequencyCast is now broadcasting 24 hours a day. We've set up a streaming radio station for those that prefer to listen to a stream of our shows, as opposed to a podcast. Please give us a try. The feed is at:www.live365.com/stations/frequencycast
- [DIY Podcast Kit reviewed](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/07/diy-podcast-kit-reviewed.html) - If you've got any interest in putting together your own podcast, the FrequencyCast podcast team has taken a look at a new kit, the podcastudio, that makes podcasting easy. The kit contains a mixer, microphone, headphones, software and a USB interface to your PC or MacTake a look at our review at www.frequencycast.co.uk/podcastudio.html - we
- [Audience Survey](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/06/audience-survey.html) - Spare use 3 minutes? We're really keen to find out what our listeners have to say. Please take our short listener survey
- [Wii stock looking better](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/06/wii-stock-looking-better.html) - We've found a couple of online stocks with stock of the Wii (reviewed in Show 10). Go to frequencycast.co.uk/wii.html.
- [FrequencyCast needs your help](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/06/frequencycast-needs-your-help.html) - June 21st... The FrequencyCast podcast has become a victim of its own success. Our webhosting fees have just increased by 500%. To help us to cover these new higher costs, we need your help.We're not after your money - we're asking you to take up a special offer (that also gets you 5,000 free Nectar
- [DAB and Wi-fi USB Dongle](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/06/dab-and-wi-fi-usb-dongle.html) - Following on from our piece on Internet Radio in show 15, we've now found a PC USB stick that supports both DAB digital radio and Internet radio. It has full radio information display screen and programme guide, station presets and lets you record DAB onto your PC. High sensitivity flat antenna with magnetic mount included.It's
- [Bye Bye Audio Cassettes](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/05/bye-bye-audio-cassettes.html) - In show 15, we report that the days of the cassette tape are officially doomed. UK retailer Currys has sounded the death knell for the C60 and C90 cassette, stating that cassette decks will disappear from their range of audio equipment entirely within 18 months. Forget video killed the radio star, iPod has killed the
- [FrequencyCast One Year Old - Big hand please!](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/03/frequencycast-one-year-old-big-hand-please.html) - If you're a regular listener, you should have just received our one year anniversary email, offering some ways to win some Amazon vouchers. If not, join our mailing list. In summary:1. Tell the world about usIf you have your own website, have a Blog, or on MySpace, or frequent a favourite forum, please spread the
- [Graham Cluley Says...](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/01/graham-cluley-says.html) - This one's been bugging me for a while... and today's the day to have my say. Ever come across the name "Graham Cluley" ?Next time you're reading a paper, magazine or online article that discusses a potential new virus threat that will wreck our PCs and change our lives, look for the line:"Graham Cluley, a
- [FrequencyCast has a cube!](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/01/frequencycast-has-a-cube.html) - No - nothing to do with the Borg Collective. Always up for trying something new, the FrequencyCast lads have just acquired a cube on the new online venture You-Cubez. Stop by and visit, look for the brown cube (pictured here), and give us a click...
- [FrequencyCast on Second Life](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/01/frequencycast-on-second-life.html) - We're in the process of moving in to Second Life.If you've not heard of Second Life, it's a virtual world... and we're now exploring - if one or two of our listeners are interested, we could arrange a meeting in Second Life.For more, go to www.secondlife.com - You'll find us as the character "Frequency Cardiff",
- [Gadgets: Great or Hate?](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2007/01/gadgets-great-or-hate.html) - Whilst recording FrequencyCast Show 10, a 'disagreement' broke out between Carl and Pete, and FrequencyCast producer saw fit to include it... so the listeners can settle the arguement.Basically, this is a simple a question. Carl things technology has gone too far, and we don't need the iPod, digital TV and complex mobile phones. Pete, however,
- [We have a Wii... let the fun begin](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2006/12/we-have-a-wii-let-the-fun-begin.html) - There's a massive shortage of the Wii games consoles, but we've got one, and we've been having fun with the amazing controllers... playing tennis, darts, golf, billiards and bowling all with a wireless controller that mimics real-life sporting actions. See a few screenshots at www.frequencycast.co.uk/wii.html, and keep your ears open for Show 10 coming soon,
- [National Jazz station takes to the air](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2006/12/national-jazz-station-takes-to-the-air.html) - As reported back in Show 07, the UK now has a national digital jazz station, called "thejazz". This new station launched on Christmas Day, and is available on the national DAB multiplex, as well as on Sky Digital, NTL cable and online.
- [MP3 Player FM Transmitters now legal](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2006/12/mp3-player-fm-transmitters-now-legal.html) - There's a range of FM Transmitters, priced from upwards of £10. You can find a selection at AdvancedMP3players and Play.com.
- [BT Vision launch date confirmed](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2006/11/bt-vision-launch-date-confirmed.html) - BT's Vision service is set to launch on 4th December, offering Freeview and video-on-demand via a special Philips BT Vision set-top box. More.
- [Freeview channels renumbered](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2006/10/freeview-channels-renumbered.html) - Some minor changes to the Freeview channel numbers took place on 4th October. This affected Film 4, E4+1, ITV4, ITV Play and Quiz Call. Also Five US (ch.35) and Five Life (ch.36) have now been added to the channel list. Current Lineup.You may need to get your box to rescan to get the new channels.
- [Lobster DAB and TV phone](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2006/10/lobster-dab-and-tv-phone.html) - In the next show, show 7, we'll be taking a close look at the new Windows Mobile Phone that's a combined DAB digital radio, and TV receiver. See our Mobile TV page for more on the Virgin Mobile Lobster 700.
- [Free Digital TV on NTL and Telewest](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2006/09/free-digital-tv-on-ntl-and-telewest.html) - From September 2006, you can now get a number of free digital TV channels when you subscribe to a cable TV phone package from NTL or Telewest. Up to 40 channels are available, including Sky One, ITV2, BBC3, E4 and More4. More details
- [Switching to digital](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2006/08/switching-to-digital.html) - New section added to our site, offering information on the UK switch to digital TV by 2012. www.frequencycast.co.uk/godigital.html
- [FrequencyCast Blog created](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2006/08/frequencycast-blog-created.html) - This is the first proper entry into the FrequencyCast blog. at this point, I've no idea whether any of our show listeners will find a blog useful, so I thought I'd create one to see if anyone's interested in what does on at FrequencyCast Towers.With Show #04 out there, we're looking for feedback on the
- [Our Nabaztag has arrived](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/2006/07/our-nabaztag-has-arrived.html) - Our wireless bunny, the Nabaztag arrived in July. We've recorded an interview with him, but we didn't include it in Show 4. You'll hear from him in Show 5

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- [Dave Gorman - Modern Life is Good-ish](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/davegorman.html) - Pete's TV show of the moment is this sideways look at modern life, TV and online marketing, hosted by Dave Gorman. Pete chats about Dave on Dave, and why you should be watching. Listen to FrequencyCast Show 92 - Dave Gorman's Show Reviewed Dave Gorman a.k.a. Rick Stivens: In Show 92, we discuss "Modern
- [Dabs Live Gadget Show 2010 - Podcast Review](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/dabsshow.html) - On the 13th of March 2010, online retailer Dabs.com held their first, and free, gadget show in London. Catch our online review of the first Dabs Gadget Show. Dabs.com Live Show? There's nothing better than a free chance to look at today's latest bit of kit, and online tech retailer Dabs.com stepped up to
- [Cyber Clean - The Keyboard De-gunker](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/cyberclean_review.html) - A look at Cyber Clean - a pot of day-glo goo that's perfect for keeping your keyboard and gadgets free from fluff and muck. Listen to FrequencyCast Show 52 - Cyber Clean 30 second review Our quick review of Cyber Clean for Show 52: It's bright yellow-green, kills 80% of germs and comes in
- [Current Cost Envi CC128 Meter  Explored](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/currentcost.html) - Conserving energy at home and being a little greener is a hot topic. In Show 45, we reviewed probably the best meter on the market, the Envi CC128 from Current Cost. On this page, you'll find a link to the show and a full transcript. Listen to FrequencyCast Show 45 - Current Cost Envi
- [Creative Zen X-Fi2 Media Player Interview](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/creative_xfi.html) - A transcript of our interview recorded at the Dabs Live show, where we got hands-on with the impressive little Zen X-Fi2 media player from Creative. Listen to our FrequencyCast Special from Dabs.com Live 2010 Creative Interview starts around 2 minutes into the show In March 2010, the FrequencyCast team were out and about at the
- [FrequencyCast Show 102: Copyright & VCAP](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/copyright-and-vcap.html) - Our transcript of FrequencyCast Show 102, where we discuss UK copyright and VCAP, as well as a broadcast speed enhancer, the game Ingress, and a kit box with a switch! Listen to, or download, FrequencyCast Show 102 (30 mins) FrequencyCast Show 102 Transcript: Copyright and VCAP Pete: Hello Kelly, how are you today? Kelly:
- [Cookie Catcher Hands-on Report](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/cookiecatcher.html) - Always up for an excuse for a cup of tea, FrequencyCast looks at a new tea dunking safety device. Here's our review of the Cookie Catcher: Listen to FrequencyCast Show 72, featuring Cookie Catcher Catching Cookies Here's the transcript of our hands-on look at this novel tea-dunking accessory, from show 72: Transcript continues from
- [Cable TV in the UK Explored](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/cable.html) - In each of our podcasts, we cover Digital TV, and cable TV plays a big part in the UK's digital TV offering. On this page, we provide more information on Cable TV and Virgin Media. What is Digital Cable? Cable TV is transmitted via special fibre optic cable that can handle the high bandwidth needed.
- [Cashback Apps Reviewed](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/cashback_apps.html) - We look at Quidco and TopCashback - two cashback apps that can help you make money when you shop online or on the high street - do they work? We look at what the apps claim. Listen to, or download, FrequencyCast Show 88 (30 mins) Make money whilst shopping online: Transcript continues from
- [Carl's Top Gadgets, and Why He Bought Them](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/carlsgadgets.html) - Our presenter Carl takes a look at a handful of gadgets that have changed his life. You make think they're gimmicks, but here, Carl explains why these widgets were a must-have... Third Hand Magnifier (Blackspur) Two crocodile clips attached to a frame with a magnifying glass in the middle attached to a sturdy base.
- [Catchphrase and Vine Apps Reviewed](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/catchphrase-and-vine-apps-reviewed.html) - Here's the next part of our Show 89 transcript, where we look at the Waze, Catchphrase, Malcolm Tucker and Vine Apps Listen to, or download, FrequencyCast Show 89 (31 mins) July 2013 Apps of the Month: Transcript continues from Show 89 Gadget Show & Boogieboy Pete: OK, time for App of the
- [What on earth is a Chumby?](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/chumby.html) - The Chumby is a rather unique little desktop gadget. Here, we take a closer look at what the Chumby's all about What is the Chumby? Simple - The perfect present for any gadget-lover! The Chumby is a wi-fi enabled desktop companion that sits on your desk presenting you with 'stuff' from over 1000 applications
- [Contactless Payment Problems](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/contactless_payment.html) - For Show 88, we took a look at contactless payment, or NFC - and the problems being reported where transactions are not debited as the customer expects - how reliable is contactless cash? Listen to, or download, FrequencyCast Show 88 (30 mins) NFC Payment: Here's the transcript of our piece on contactless payment from
- [Chumby Desktop Pal Reviewed by FrequencyCast](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/chumbyreview.html) - The Chumby is a desktop companion that keeps you in touch with the world. We reviewed Chumby in Show 46. On this page, you'll find a link to the show and a full transcript. Listen to FrequencyCast Show 46 - Chumby Reviewed Pete: The next item we're looking at comes in this rather attractive
- [i-gotU GPS Travel Tracker Reviewed](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/igotu.html) - A review of the tiny i-gotU GPS tracker, from UK podcasters FrequencyCast What is i-gotU? This is a nifty little gadget, especially if you're the outdoors type, like to travel, or own a digital camera. Essentially, it's a tiny GPS receiver that captures your location, based on satellite positioning, stores that information on its
- [Rechargeable Batteries vs Standard Batteries](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/rechargeablebatteries.html) - In Show 60, one of our regular listeners asked us whether buying rechargeable batteries really offered a saving, when consideration's given to the cost of running that charger. Interesting question, so we bought a charger and did the maths. Here's our findings... Does it make sense to get rechargeable batteries? For this calculation, we're
- [Freeview boxes destined for landfill](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/freeviewlandfill.html) - 250,000 Freeview boxes obsolete by July & August 2008. At the start of 2008, during an upgrade to the Freeview transmitter serving the West Midlands, a number of Freeview set-top boxes stopped working. After investigation, it was uncovered that Freeview boxes made by Bush, Daewoo, Labgear, Portland and Triax were unable to receive Freeview following
- [Freeview HD iPhone App Reviewed](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/freeviewiphone.html) - In February 2010, Freeview released its first iPhone application. Called "Freeview HD", this free app offers TV listings for Freeview channels. Here's our review. Listen to the Frequencycast Update (Freeview iPhone App) Duration 14 minutes Freeview HD on the iPhone Here is a transcript of our feature on the Freeview iPhone app, recorded in
- [HD on Freeview Explored](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/freeviewhd.html) - Your questions on watching HD channels on Freeview answered by our UK podcasting team. High definition channels on Freeview? There are currently four channels of HD available over Freeview via a TV aerial. At the moment, BBC One HD, BBC Two HD, ITV 1 HD and Channel 4 HD are available to most of
- [Freeview TV Reception Help from FrequencyCast](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/freeviewadvice.html) - Show 14 of FrequencyCast, was our Freeview podcast special, where we offered help and advice on how to get improve your reception, and how to pull in those missing channels. This page offers help and advice on Freeview reception issues. Freeview Reception? Listen online to Show 14, where we discussed Freeview Reception issues -
- [Freeview Digital TV Explored By FrequencyCast](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/freeview.html) - If you've listened in to any of our podcasts, you'll know we're fans of this free-to-view service. This page includes some useful information on Freeview, plus some of the news snippets we've covered recently. What is Freeview? Freeview is, as the name suggests, a free digital TV service. It uses your existing TV aerial
- [Unofficial Guide to Freesat](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/freesat.html) - Freesat is a digital satellite TV service that launched in May 2008 as a joint venture from the BBC and ITV. This page provides more information on the service. What is Freesat? If you're looking for satellite TV in the UK, Sky Digital is the main provider, but many of their channels require a
- [Free Digital TV in the UK](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/free-digital-tv-in-the-uk.html) - Our podcast regularly features Digital TV, and a common subject is how to get subscription-free telly. Here's some help... Free Digital TV? On this site, and on our podcasts, digital TV is our top topic. If you want to watch telly, you have two options: Free stuff: With Freeview (via a TV aerial) or
- [Virgin Media's Cable TV Service](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/virgin-medias-cable-tv-service.html) - Get over 230 channels of digital TV, and one of Virgin's smart TiVo TV recorders. Find out if you're able to get the ourstanding Virgin Media TV service today! What does Virgin offer? 230 TV channels 43 HD channels The TiVo box that records 250 hours of TV and learns your preferences Sky Movies, Sky
- [View Quest Internet Radio - Review](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/view-quest-internet-radio-review.html) - For Show 54 of our tech podcast, we looked at what we believe is the smallest Internet radio on the market, the handheld View Quest WiFi200. Here's a transcript of our review Listen to FrequencyCast Show 54 - View Quest Radio review Pocket Internet radio: The View Quest WiFi 200 Internet radio, explored by
- [Focus on: Plusnet, the UK Broadband Service](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/plusnet.html) - The FrequencyCast team takes a look at the Internet Service Provider Plusnet, to find out what they offer British Broadband users About Plusnet With so many Internet Providers out there competing for our business, it's good to see at least one UK broadband provider offering to provide a decent service with two key benefits:
- [Plus Deck 2c PC Cassette Deck](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/plusdeck.html) - Child of the eighties? Stacks of old cassettes gathering dust in the loft? Now, you can give those old audio cassette recordings a new lease of life, with this product. The Plus Deck adds a cassette player to your PC, so you can get a copy of those old recordings onto your MP3 player. Plus
- [Telly Terminate - TV Begone!](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/tellyterminate_review.html) - A handy keyring that zaps nearby TV sets onto standby. We reviewed this nifty TV remote on a keyring in episode 53 of our podcast Listen to FrequencyCast Show 53 - Telly Terminate 30 second review Our quick review of the Telly Terminate for Show 53: It's a keyring- and it's a TV
- [How Many Watts? Power Consumption Explained](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/howmanywatts.html) - Curious about the cost of powering your PVR, set-top box, Home Hub and other household equipment? We covered watts and power consumption in Show 30. We'd encourage you to take a listen to the MP3 of the show. As promised in the show, here's a handy table of costs, plus some tips on how to
- [Digital TV Basics: The Options Compared](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/digitaltvbasics.html) - Helping you choose which TV service to pick Choosing digital TV The UK completed the digital switchover in October 2012, spelling the end of the older analogue TV system. This section of our site outlines the various digital TV services on offer, and is aimed at those looking for some advice on which service
- [Digital TV Options Explored](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/digitaltv.html) - Our TV and Tech podcast regularly features Digital TV - here's a summary of the digital options in the UK What is Digital TV? The UK has now switched to digital TV. Between 2007 and 2012, the old analogue TV system was phased out, with the UK being fully digital. Digital offers more TV
- [Unofficial Guide to the UK Digital TV Switchover](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/digitalswitchover.html) - Unofficial Guide to the UK Digital TV Switchover The digital switchover has now completed. FrequencyCast created an audio guide to the Switchover, to help those switching. Digital Switchover complete! The digital switchover completed in the UK in October 2012. This page was written whilst the switchover was taking place, and has been left here for
- [DAB Digital Radio Explored](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/digitalradio.html) - In our third show, we took a look at DAB - Digital Audio Broadcasting, and revisited DAB and Internet radio in Show 24. Here's a page of information for you: What's so special about DAB? More choice - Compared with FM radio, DAB offers a range of extra digital radio channels including BBC Radio
- [How to Watch Catch Up TV](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/catchuptv.html) - Gone are the days of missing a TV show and waiting a year for a repeat. Now, you can watch TV from the last seven days, on demand. Here's our guide... Listen to, or download, FrequencyCast Show 42 (30 mins) Catch Up TV - Cast 42 Transcript: Pete: Today we are discussing catch
- [Buffalo LinkStation Backup Solutions](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/buffalo_linkstation.html) - A transcript of our interview with Buffalo, recorded at the Dabs Live show in London, where we looked at the LinkStation Live connected backup solution. Listen to our FrequencyCast Special from Dabs.com Live 2010 Buffalo Interview starts around 5 minutes into the show In March 2010, the FrequencyCast team were out and about at the
- [BubblePod - Our First Look](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/bubblepod_firstlook.html) - Here's the next part of our Show 89 transcript, where we look at the Waze, Catchphrase, Malcolm Tucker and Vine Apps Listen to, or download, FrequencyCast Show 89 (31 mins) 360 Degree Wine Bottle: Transcript continues from Catchphrase and Vine App Reviews Pete: One other thing to cover in today's show, and
- [Bubblepix 360 Degree Images - FrequencyCast Feature](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/bubblepix.html) - One of the most impressive gadgets we found at Gadget Show Live 2012 in Birmingham, was Bubblepix. This is an amazing iPhone 4 accessory that allows you to capture 360 degree video and still images, and it has to be seen to be believed. The BubbleScope was probably the single stand-out gadget for us at
- [BT Sport Interview](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/btsport_interview.html) - For the FrequencyCast Technology Show, we spoke to Pete Oliver from BT about the plans for the upcoming launch of BT Sport. Here, you'll find our exclusive interview and show transcript Listen to, or download, FrequencyCast Show 88, featuring our BT interview Or, listen to the extended version of our interview with BT's Pete Oliver
- [BT Sport - The Game Changer](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/btsport.html) - On this page, you'll find information about the BT Sport channels, how to get them, and what to expect. We also have an exclusive interview with BT. FrequencyCast Show 88 takes a look at the new BT Sport service which launched in August 2013. For this show,m we talk to Pete Oliver, who is the
- [BT SmartTalk Reviewed by FrequencyCast](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/btsmarttalk.html) - Pete and Kelly discuss BT SmartTalk, then smartphone app that lets you make phone calls on the move that benefit from your home phone bill perks. Listen to FrequencyCast Show 84 - BT SmartTalk Discussed Discussing BT SmartTalk: Transcript taken from FrequencyCast Show 84: Pete: Focus Time, and of course I'm with the lovely
- [BT Openzone - One Million UK Access Points](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/bt-openzone-one-million-uk-access-points.html) - At the start of 2010, BT announced that the BT Openzone Wireless Access Point service now has over one million places to connect using wi-fi in the UK and Ireland. Here are our notes on the subject Listen to FrequencyCast Show 46 - Wireless Hotspots Explained What is BT Openzone? BT Openzone has one
- [BT Home Hub 3 First Look](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/bthomehub3.html) - As part of Show 61, Pete and Carl got hands-on with the new BT Home Hub 3, the latest in the line of wireless routers from BT. Here's our first look Listen to FrequencyCast Show 61 - BT Home Hub 3 Hands-on Hands-on with the BT Home Hub 3: Here's the transcript of
- [FrequencyCast UK - Broadcasters](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/broadcast.html) - This page contains the latest version of the show for broadcast partners. On this page, we make the most recent show available in standard and high-quality versions. Here, you'll also find other content and information for our broadcast partners Latest Audio from FrequencyCast: FrequencyCast Show 125 (Mar 2017) - 128 kbps 44.1KHz MP3 FrequencyCast
- [Survey: Your Broadband Provider](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/broadbandsurvey.html) - In Show 58, we discussed how to change your Broadband Provider, and asked our listeners to complete a short Broadband Survey On this page, you'll find the results so far... Listen to FrequencyCast Show 58 - Choosing a Broadband Provider Who provides your Broadband? From what our listeners tell us, BT is the most
- [How to Choose and Change your Internet Provider](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/broadbandproviders.html) - We discuss the various choices that you need to make when selecting a broadband provider. How to get the best deal, and how to switch. Listen to FrequencyCast Show 58 - Choosing Broadband Choosing Broadband: A transcript of our Broadband feature from Show 58: Carl: And now it's time to focus - what are
- [Broadband Help and Advice](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/broadbandhelp.html) - In our July 2009 show, Show 41, we looked at what's new with Broadband, and how to improve your broadband experience. On this page, you'll find a link to the show and a full transcript. Listen to FrequencyCast Show 41 - Broadband in the UK Transcript of FrequencyCast's UK Broadband focus: Carl: So it's
- [Broadband Britain - Ofcom Report](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/broadbandbritainreport.html) - For show 93 of FrequencyCast, we delve into Ofcom's annual report into the state of the UK's broadband and mobile networks. Listen to FrequencyCast Show 93 - Broadband Britain Report Ofcom's Annual Report: A transcript of our look at the Ofcom report, from Show 93: Pete: FrequencyCast show 93. Hello Kelly, you're looking well.
- [Baffled By Broadband? Internet Explored](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/broadband.html) - On this page, we look at the basics of Broadband, and what consumers in the UK need to know... Listen to Show 58, our show covering how to choose a broadband provider: What is Broadband? Broadband offers a fast connection to the Internet. Speeds of up to 20Meg are common with most providers, but
- [Show 96 - Life logging, Futurology and LED Lighting](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/lifelogging.html) - Here is a transcript from FrequencyCast Show 96, where we discuss life logging, talk to a futurologist and look at the future of LED lighting. Listen to, or download, FrequencyCast Show 96 (31 mins) FrequencyCast Show 96 Transcript: Pete: Focus time, hello Kelly. Kelly: Hi, Pete. Pete: You're looking very well. Kelly: Ah, thank
- [BT Vision Review Transcript](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/btvisionreview.html) - We looked at BT Vision for show 53 of our podcast. We discussed packages, content, the BT Vision v+ recorder, and compared the offering to Sky. Here's our transcript of the review. Listen to FrequencyCast's BT Vision Audio Review (from Show 53). Take a listen! BT Vision Feature Transcript: Carl: Well, I'm going
- [Get more from your digital photos](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/digitalphotos.html) - Here's a transcript of our round-up of the gadgets that can help you make the most of your digital image archive, as featured in Show 52 Listen to FrequencyCast Show 52 - Digital Photo Feature Focus on Digital Photos: Carl: So what are we going to talk about in today's show then, Pete? Pete:
- [Streaming Your Media, Explored in Show 61](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/streamingyourmedia.html) - In FrequencyCast Show 61, Carl and Pete took a close look at the options for video and audio streaming around your home. Here's the transcript of our feature. Listen to FrequencyCast Show 61 - Media Streaming Explored Focus on Media Streaming: In Show 61, Pete and Carl took a fresh look at the latest
- [Your Questions Answered](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/questions.html) - The FrequencyCast podcast is a downloadable online radio show (give us a try!). As part of each show, we answer our listeners questions that we've had via our podline or our mailbox. Below are some of the more frequently-asked questions we've received... Freeview Questions Q. I can't such-and-such a channel on Freeview There are
- [MP3 Files and MP3 Players Explained](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/mp3.html) - Without MP3 files, where would the world of podcasting be? We love MP3s and this page looks at the format and some of the players in the Player world We featured mp3 files and players in Show 11. You can listen online with our pop-up Pod Player, save as MP3 or subscribe via iTunes. What
- [eBook Readers in the UK](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/ebookreaders.html) - In September 2008, Sony launched the Sony Reader, also known as the PRS505. Could this do for books what the iPod did for music? On this page, the FrequencyCast UK podcast team takes a look at e-Books, and in particular, the UK Sony Reader. Listen to our Sony Reader Audio Review More about eBooks:
- [Internet Insight Session - The Net of the Future](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/internetinsight.html) - In November 2011, FrequencyCast was invited to a round-table discussion in London discussing the future of the Internet. The event was organised by Internet provider Plusnet, and the agenda was set by our listeners. Here's a transcript of our feature on this enlightening session. Plusnet's Insight Session: We recorded the entire Insight Session, lasting
- [Get More From Your Mobile Phone](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/mobilephoneextras.html) - On this page, we look at some of the apps and services that could allow to you get more from your mobile phone - Read on for some hot mobile phone extras Listen to FrequencyCast Show 49 - More From Your Mobile Get More! In Show 49 of FrequencyCast, the UK's TV and Tech
- [Dragon's Den 2014 - Stuff We've Covered](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/dragons-den-2014.html) - At FrequencyCast, we like to sniff out new and exciting tech. Two years before Dragon's Den, we found two products that have now been featured. Find out more! Listen to FrequencyCast Show 97 - Slouchmat and Energy Egg Dragon's Den 2014: Two of the products we've covered in the past have appeared on Dragon's
- [Tablet Computers Explored by FrequencyCast](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/tabletsexplored.html) - For FrequencyCast show 60, Pete and Carl looked into the trend towards tablet computing, and reviewed the iPad and the Galaxy Tab. Here's our show transcript Listen to FrequencyCast Show 60 - Tablet Computing Explored Tablet Computers Back-to-Back: Here's the transcript of our look at tablet computers, including the Apple iPad and the Samsung
- [Watching Subscription-free Telly](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/nosubscription.html) - In Show 44 of the FrequencyCast Tech podcast, we looked at how to watch TV without paying a subscription to Sky or Virgin. Here's a full transcript of our summary of the Freeview, Freesat, Freesat from Sky and BT Vision options. Listen to FrequencyCast Show 44 - Free TV Explored Transcript of Show 44's
- [Sky Digital Explored](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/sky.html) - This page explains the basics of what Sky Digital has to offer, and answers our listener's common questions about Sky's UK satellite TV service. Listeners to our free podcasts will know that we're often covering Sky Digital in our shows. Our full Sky Digital review was in Show 16 and we looked at Sky+ HD
- [FrequencyCast Show 90 Transcript](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/show90transcript.html) - Here is a transcript of the first part of Show 90, our August 2013 show. Here we talk about BT Sport, and ask if you're ready. Listen to, or download, FrequencyCast Show 90 (31 mins) Are You Ready for BT Sport? To start Show 90, we look at the launch of BT Sport, on
- [BT Vision Explored by FrequencyCast](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/btvision.html) - BT Vision is a digital TV service that combines Freeview, a digital video recorder, and TV content delivered over broadband Internet. At FrequencyCast HQ, we like BT Vision, as it offers a wider range of TV content, without tying you into an expensive contract. Listen to FrequencyCast's BT Vision Audio Review (from Show 53). Take
- [UK Digital Switchover Explained](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/godigital.html) - The UK's digital TV switchover took place between 2007 and 2012, with homes in the UK switching over to digital TV, as the Government switched off the old analogue TV service. Digital Switchover - Now complete! The digital switchover completed in the UK in October 2012. This page was written whilst the switchover was taking
- [Festive Gadgets Roundup](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/festivegadgets.html) - Carl, Pete and guest star Kelly were bundled into a car and taken out shopping. We take a look at some gadget ideas for 2011 festive season, and have a little fin on the way. Here's our transcript. Listen to FrequencyCast Update - November 2011 Festive Gadget Ideas Seasonal Gadget-hunting: Here's the transcript of
- [Get More From Your MP3 Player](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/mp3extras.html) - Got an MP3 Player? In Show 50 of the FrequencyCast podcast, we look at the essential MP3 player accessories on the market, and how to get more from your pocket media player. Listen to FrequencyCast Show 50 - More From Your MP3 Player Get More! In Show 50 of FrequencyCast, Pete and Carl investigate
- [FrequencyCast UK - Podcast Transcripts](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/transcripts.html) - A list of the various FrequencyCast podcast transcripts available FrequencyCast Transcripts: As a service to our listeners and site visitors, we provide transcripts of our recent show features. Here, you'll find links to the features that have been transcribed so far: 2o12L Ham Radio Station Amateur radio station for the London Olympics 3D
- [Tech Topics covered by FrequencyCast](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/topics.html) - Here's a handy index to the topics, products and items featured on FrequencyCast, the UK's online TV and Technology radio show. Topic What it is Featured 3D technology We compare the various 3D technologies. More: 3D Focus Transcript Featured: 'cast 56 4G Mobile Broadband Faster mobile broadband is on the way, but at a cost!
- [British Gas Smart Home Meters](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/britishgassmarthomes.html) - We take a look at new Smart Meters from British Gas that report on your gas and electricity usage, and find out how these are being rolled out to customers for free. Smart Meters Explained: The FrequencyCast team was at this year's Ideal Home Show in London, where we caught up with Paul Grosvenor from
- [Meeting British Gas Smart Homes (Transcript)](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/britishgas_transcript.html) - We met the British Gas Smart Homes Team to discuss energy meters, home security, remote heading control and charging for electric vehicles. Here's the transcript of our focus on British Gas Smart Homes, from Show 76. Listen to FrequencyCast Show 76 - British Gas Smart Homes (31 mins) Behind The Scenes at British Gas:
- [Living with Remote Heating Control: Month 2](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/britishgas_rhc_month2.html) - FrequencyCast is taking part in a British Gas trial of their Remote Heating Control system. Here's a quick overview of Pete's findings of the system so far, as featured in show 79. Listen to FrequencyCast Show 79 - Remote Heating Control Month 2 Update Remote Heating Control Month 2: Pete has been living with the
- [British Gas Remote Heating Control Installation](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/britishgas_remoteheatingcontrol_install.html) - If you're considering getting the British Gas Heating Control system, you may be interested in how the system is installed. We documented the installation process as part of our review. What is Remote Heating Control? Check out our review: Remote Heating Control Review for the full story! Remote Heating Control - Getting it
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- [FrequencyCast Show 98 Transcript](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/bennu.html) - FrequencyCast Show 98 includes details of how to get your name sent into space on the comet Bennu. Listen to, or download, FrequencyCast Show 98 (31 mins) Show 98 Transcript: The show starts with discussion of how to get your name sent into space... Pete: Hello Kelly, how are you? Kelly: I'm good thank
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- [Ayegear Gadget Jacket Featured by FrequencyCast](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/ayegear.html) - At Gadget Show Live 2012, we interviewed Zain Sehgal from Ayegear about their range of gadget-friendly clothing. Here, you'll find more information on Ayegear, plus our interview. Hands-on with Ayegear Gadget Garments: Real men don't carry handbags (or man-bags), they shove their bulging tech into their pockets - and at Gadget Show Live 2012
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- [Apple TV UK Review Transcript](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/appletvreview.html) - Apple's second-generation TV box is out, and we got hands-on with this new streaming media device. Here's a transcript of our UK Apple TV review. Listen to FrequencyCast's Apple TV Review here: Hands on with Apple TV: Transcript of our Apple TV Review from Show 57 Carl: Focus fully loaded and ready to roll.
- [Android Smart Watches Are Coming!](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/androidsmartwatches.html) - Transcript of FrequencyCast Show 101 - inlcuding Android TV, Simple TV, Ownfone amd Finlux TV technology. Listen to, or download, FrequencyCast Show 101 (31 mins) FrequencyCast Show 101: Here's a transcript of of July 2014 show, Show 101... Pete: Show 101, Kelly. How are you feeling? Kelly: I'm not too bad. How are
- [Google Android TV Cloud Stick Reviewed](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/androidtvstick.html) - As requested by our listeners, we review a Google Android TV Cloud Stick that connects to a TV's HDMI socket to make it a truly smart TV. Here's our review from Show 86. Listen to FrequencyCast Show 86 - Playing with the Google Android TV Dongle Smart TV Android Dongles: Our look at a
- [Apple TV - UK Review](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/appletv.html) - After the lukewarm success of the original Apple TV, Apple's brought out the second generation of Apple TV devices. Here's our initial review of the new-look Apple TV. Apple TV 2nd Gen Review: In October 2010, we got our hands on the new second generation Apple TV device. On this page, you'll find our
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- [Analogue Switch-off - Good or Bad?](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/analogueswitchoff.html) - The UK Government announced that by the end of 2012, the analogue TV service would be switched off. The analogue TV service had been operating in the UK since the 1930s, and has been turned off to make way for digital TV services. Here, you'll find information about the process, plus your thoughts. Digital Switchover
- [Lavazza Amodo Mio Podcast Review](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/amodomioreview.html) - In our January 2010, our coffee lover Pete, told us how to make the perfect cappuccino with Italian coffee. Here, you'll find a transcript. Listen to our review of the Lavazza Amodo Mio - 14 January 2010 update Lavazza Amodo Mio Transcript: Carl: Right, time for HD Freeview. No, Freeview HD? Pete: No, it's
- [Amateur Radio:  Foundation Training Course Explored](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/amateurradio_foundation.html) - If the idea of experimenting with the world of radio, communications and electronics appeals, consider becoming a radio ham. Our Kelly joined a Foundation Course to find out more. Listen to FrequencyCast Show 85 - Kelly joins Ham Radio Foundation Course Kelly and the world of ham radio: Challenged by a listener, Kelly attends
- [Amateur Radio in the UK](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/amateurradio.html) - Serious radio enthusiasts around the world chat unite on the amateur wavebands. On this page, we offer some information about the world of the radio ham What is Radio Amateur Radio? Amateur radio is a fascinating and engaging hobby for anyone with an interest in radio, communication, technology and/or electronics. Up and down the
- [Touching Base with the Air Ambulance](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/airambulance.html) - The Air Ambulance stations around the UK do an amazing job often under very difficult circumstances - they are also reliant on donations from the public to keep the service in the air. We caught up with the team from the Essex & Herts Air Ambulance service to find out more. A Day in the
- [A.C Ryan Playon! Media Players](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/acryan_playon.html) - In April 2010 at the Gadget Show in Birmingham, we caught up with the team at A.C Ryan to look at their range of Playon! media players. Here is a transcript of our interview with Paula Stevenson from A.C.Ryan. Listen to our FrequencyCast Special from Gadget Show Live 2010 Our interview with Paula from A.C.Ryan
- [4G and Freeview Problems Explained](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/4g_vs_freeview.html) - Faster mobile Internet with 4G sounds like a great idea, but not if you watch your TV via Freeview. We look at your top ten Freeview 4G interference questions. Listen to FrequencyCast Show 85 - Freeview Interference and 4G Explained 4G Interference - Top Ten Questions: From May 2013, many home may be hit
- [4G Mobile Broadband to cripple Freeview?](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/4ginterference.html) - From 2013, we can expect faster mobile Internet, courtesy of new 4G mobile services. The down-side is these new services could kill Freeview reception for some. Here's our first thoughts on the 4G problem. Listen to FrequencyCast Show 65 - 4G Mobile Broadband and Freeview Interference 4G vs Freeview? In Show 65, Carl and
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- [FrequencyCast UK - What's on Show 125](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/cast125.html) - The show notes to go with Show 125 of our technology radio show. Listen to, or download, FrequencyCast Show 125 (30 mins) Show 125 NEWS Here's a look at the news stories covered in Show 125: Nokia Revival: Mobile World Congress is where the top phone makers announce their latest and greatest. This year’s
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- [Amateur Radio Callsign 2o12L](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/2o12lcallsign.html) - Ham radio operators around the world are queuing up to work the official flagship Olympic callsign 2o12L. FrequencyCast went behind the scenes to find out what it's all about, and how this unique callsign is being managed. Here's an extended version of our 2o12L Interviews (Duration 7 minutes) 2 Oscar One Two
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- [forum](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/forum)
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- [vhs](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/vhs)
- [usb](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/usb)
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- [london](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/london)
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- [ebooks](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/ebooks)
- [waterstones](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/waterstones)
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- [dvd](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/dvd)
- [sci-fi](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/sci-fi)
- [nintendo](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/nintendo)
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- [printing](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/printing)
- [photo](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/photo)
- [apple iphone](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/apple-iphone)
- [frequencycast update](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/frequencycast-update)
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- [kit curran](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/kit-curran)
- [playstation](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/playstation)
- [playtv](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/playtv)
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- [radio active](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/radio-active)
- [hitchhiker's guide](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/hitchhikers-guide)
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- [watts](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/watts)
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- [cern](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/cern)
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- [google](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/google)
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- [audio guide](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/audio-guide)
- [ilr](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/ilr)
- [local radio](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/local-radio)
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- [uk radio](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/uk-radio)
- [ebook reader](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/ebook-reader)
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- [national dab](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/national-dab)
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- [podcast awards](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/podcast-awards)
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- [cnn](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/cnn)
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- [facebook](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/facebook)
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- [watch](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/watch)
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- [INQ](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/inq)
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- [equinux](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/equinux)
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- [itunes chart](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/itunes-chart)
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- [orange](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/orange)
- [watch phone](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/watch-phone)
- [lg](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/lg)
- [co-pilot](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/co-pilot)
- [navigon](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/navigon)
- [geotagger](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/geotagger)
- [garmin gps](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/garmin-gps)
- [gps watch](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/gps-watch)
- [network operators](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/network-operators)
- [itunes 9](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/itunes-9)
- [podcast categories](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/podcast-categories)
- [podcasts](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/podcasts)
- [ipod nano](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/ipod-nano)
- [ipod shuffle](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/ipod-shuffle)
- [blog](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/blog)
- [wordpress](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/wordpress)
- [ipod touch](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/ipod-touch)
- [nano](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/nano)
- [copilot](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/copilot)
- [ipod](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/ipod)
- [satnav](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/satnav)
- [wkrp](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/wkrp)
- [freeview retune](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/freeview-retune)
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- [free tv](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/free-tv)
- [barcode](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/barcode)
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- [amazon](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/amazon)
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- [eBook](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/ebook)
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- [tv listings](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/tv-listings)
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- [weather station](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/weather-station)
- [weather forecast](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/weather-forecast)
- [weather](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/weather)
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- [frequencycast application](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/frequencycast-application)
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- [android market](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/android-market)
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- [retro](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/retro)
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- [five hd](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/five-hd)
- [dabs](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/dabs)
- [dabs.com](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/dabs-com)
- [gadget show](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/gadget-show)
- [wembley](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/wembley)
- [dabs live](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/dabs-live)
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- [virgin hd](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/virgin-hd)
- [channel news](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/channel-news)
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- [tv news](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/tv-news)
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- [data safety](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/data-safety)
- [online backups](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/online-backups)
- [acronis](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/acronis)
- [pc fort](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/pc-fort)
- [security](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/security)
- [gadget show live](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/gadget-show-live)
- [special report](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/special-report)
- [enigmatag](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/enigmatag)
- [gadget security](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/gadget-security)
- [asset tagging](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/asset-tagging)
- [mcafee](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/mcafee)
- [anti-virus](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/anti-virus)
- [total security](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/total-security)
- [tvcatchup.com](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/tvcatchup-com)
- [3D TV](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/3d-tv)
- [3D](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/3d)
- [nokia n8](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/nokia-n8)
- [hd recorder](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/hd-recorder)
- [general election](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/general-election)
- [vote](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/vote)
- [adobe](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/adobe)
- [flash](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/flash)
- [digital economy act](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/digital-economy-act)
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- [uk election](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/uk-election)
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- [tv remote](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/tv-remote)
- [nookiebox](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/nookiebox)
- [internet tv](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/internet-tv)
- [streaming internet](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/streaming-internet)
- [everything everywhere](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/everything-everywhere)
- [shoutcast](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/shoutcast)
- [iphone application](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/iphone-application)
- [app store](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/app-store)
- [frequencycast app](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/frequencycast-app)
- [streaming radio](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/streaming-radio)
- [sky 1](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/sky-1)
- [hitchhikers guide to the galaxy](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy)
- [augmented reality](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/augmented-reality)
- [tissot](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/tissot)
- [navigation](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/navigation)
- [NDrive](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/ndrive)
- [bbd hd](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/bbd-hd)
- [fitbug](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/fitbug)
- [eye-fi](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/eye-fi)
- [stephen fry](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/stephen-fry)
- [cyber clean](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/cyber-clean)
- [living](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/living)
- [bravo](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/bravo)
- [iphone os](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/iphone-os)
- [iphone 4](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/iphone-4)
- [unlimited data](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/unlimited-data)
- [marconi](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/marconi)
- [history of radio](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/history-of-radio)
- [radio amateur](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/radio-amateur)
- [interview](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/interview)
- [iOS](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/ios)
- [vintage tv](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/vintage-tv)
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- [conspiracy for good](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/conspiracy-for-good)
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- [nokia](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/nokia)
- [inverto](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/inverto)
- [sony](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/sony)
- [fusion](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/fusion)
- [digifusion](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/digifusion)
- [inview](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/inview)
- [4tv](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/4tv)
- [death grip](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/death-grip)
- [videocalls](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/videocalls)
- [vonage](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/vonage)
- [homechoice](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/homechoice)
- [listeners](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/listeners)
- [bbc news](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/bbc-news)
- [sky sport](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/sky-sport)
- [antennagate](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/antennagate)
- [fm switchover](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/fm-switchover)
- [fm switchoff](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/fm-switchoff)
- [channel 1](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/channel-1)
- [V](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/v)
- [Morena Baccarin](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/morena-baccarin)
- [amazon kindle](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/amazon-kindle)
- [tech podcast](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/tech-podcast)
- [sky anytime](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/sky-anytime)
- [unofficial guide](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/unofficial-guide)
- [galaxy](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/galaxy)
- [ios 4.1](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/ios-4-1)
- [apple tv](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/apple-tv)
- [channel one](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/channel-one)
- [tri-link](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/tri-link)
- [calculators](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/calculators)
- [spy keyring](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/spy-keyring)
- [keyring camera](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/keyring-camera)
- [video keyring](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/video-keyring)
- [halloween](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/halloween)
- [skype](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/skype)
- [bbc one](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/bbc-one)
- [hd radio](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/hd-radio)
- [server problems](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/server-problems)
- [maplin](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/maplin)
- [european podcast awards](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/european-podcast-awards)
- [podcast award](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/podcast-award)
- [awards](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/awards)
- [europe](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/europe)
- [sky atlantic](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/sky-atlantic)
- [apple mac](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/apple-mac)
- [itv1](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/itv1)
- [mac app store](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/mac-app-store)
- [firstdirect](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/firstdirect)
- [h2g2](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/h2g2)
- [the cloud](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/the-cloud)
- [wifi](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/wifi)
- [wi-fi hotspot](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/wi-fi-hotspot)
- [nintendo 3ds](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/nintendo-3ds)
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- [galaxy tab](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/galaxy-tab)
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- [channel 5](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/channel-5)
- [tablets](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/tablets)
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- [dictation](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/dictation)
- [transcribe](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/transcribe)
- [preorder](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/preorder)
- [crimestoppers](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/crimestoppers)
- [mobile network](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/mobile-network)
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- [PIR](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/pir)
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- [digital camera](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/digital-camera)
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- [advancedmp3players](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/advancedmp3players)
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- [powerline adapters](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/powerline-adapters)
- [plt](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/plt)
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- [collectible](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/collectible)
- [internet filter](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/internet-filter)
- [privacy](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/privacy)
- [location](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/location)
- [world ipv6 day](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/world-ipv6-day)
- [UK ISP](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/uk-isp)
- [filter bubble](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/filter-bubble)
- [internet](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/internet)
- [really](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/really)
- [tv channel](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/tv-channel)
- [4G](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/4g)
- [chorley fm](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/chorley-fm)
- [eBay](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/ebay)
- [sponsorship](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/sponsorship)
- [BBC Alba](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/bbc-alba)
- [Nintendo Wii U](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/nintendo-wii-u)
- [Sky Go](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/sky-go)
- [top up tv anytime](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/top-up-tv-anytime)
- [3DS](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/3ds)
- [Nintendo eShop](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/nintendo-eshop)
- [Nintendo Ambassador](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/nintendo-ambassador)
- [home technology event](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/home-technology-event)
- [savant](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/savant)
- [screen-kleen](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/screen-kleen)
- [lightwaverf](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/lightwaverf)
- [etrv](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/etrv)
- [geocaching](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/geocaching)
- [geocache](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/geocache)
- [sky movies](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/sky-movies)
- [iphone 5](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/iphone-5)
- [jeremy hunt](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/jeremy-hunt)
- [onlive](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/onlive)
- [Prospero](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/prospero)
- [AirSwimmer](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/airswimmer)
- [tim cook](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/tim-cook)
- [iphone 4s](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/iphone-4s)
- [fast track](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/fast-track)
- [upgrade](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/upgrade)
- [PAC](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/pac)
- [Siri](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/siri)
- [iOS 5](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/ios-5)
- [battery](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/battery)
- [printers](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/printers)
- [ISS](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/iss)
- [christmas](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/christmas)
- [shopping](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/shopping)
- [kelly](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/kelly)
- [marmite](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/marmite)
- [marmite chocolate](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/marmite-chocolate)
- [savegadgetpolly](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/savegadgetpolly)
- [pollyanna woodward](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/pollyanna-woodward)
- [mario kart](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/mario-kart)
- [internet future](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/internet-future)
- [Gear4](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/gear4)
- [UnityRemote](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/unityremote)
- [formula 1](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/formula-1)
- [Tivo](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/tivo)
- [2011 Review](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/2011-review)
- [cable](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/cable)
- [cloak](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/cloak)
- [SEP field](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/sep-field)
- [tricorder](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/tricorder)
- [fitbit](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/fitbit)
- [withings](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/withings)
- [netflix](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/netflix)
- [playstation vita](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/playstation-vita)
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- [vax](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/vax)
- [ebuyer](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/ebuyer)
- [suzi perry](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/suzi-perry)
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- [jason bradbury](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/jason-bradbury)
- [raspberry pi](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/raspberry-pi)
- [blackberry playbook](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/blackberry-playbook)
- [ideal home show](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/ideal-home-show)
- [earls court](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/earls-court)
- [zombies](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/zombies)
- [LV18](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/lv18)
- [birmingham](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/birmingham)
- [NEC](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/nec)
- [british gas](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/british-gas)
- [nextorch](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/nextorch)
- [radio luxembourg](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/radio-luxembourg)
- [iOS 6](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/ios-6)
- [echobox](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/echobox)
- [WOWee](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/wowee)
- [jane badler](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/jane-badler)
- [london film and comic con](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/london-film-and-comic-con)
- [remote heating control](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/remote-heating-control)
- [microspft](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/microspft)
- [hotmail](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/hotmail)
- [outlook.com](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/outlook-com)
- [googlemail](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/googlemail)
- [LFCC](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/lfcc)
- [convention](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/convention)
- [olympics](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/olympics)
- [pinterest](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/pinterest)
- [facebook smap](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/facebook-smap)
- [greetings](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/greetings)
- [happy birthday](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/happy-birthday)
- [dave prowse](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/dave-prowse)
- [darth vader](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/darth-vader)
- [green cross code man](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/green-cross-code-man)
- [phoenix fm](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/phoenix-fm)
- [community radio](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/community-radio)
- [2o12L](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/2o12l)
- [ham radio](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/ham-radio)
- [galaxy nexus](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/galaxy-nexus)
- [motorola xoom 2](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/motorola-xoom-2)
- [expansys](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/expansys)
- [Nook](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/nook)
- [Yale lock](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/yale-lock)
- [cctv](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/cctv)
- [home security](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/home-security)
- [power station](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/power-station)
- [sci-fi convention](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/sci-fi-convention)
- [london excel](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/london-excel)
- [gadgetpolly](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/gadgetpolly)
- [boogie board](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/boogie-board)
- [improv electronics](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/improv-electronics)
- [voiceworks](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/voiceworks)
- [hands-free](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/hands-free)
- [fitness](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/fitness)
- [pedometer](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/pedometer)
- [excel](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/excel)
- [bubblepix](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/bubblepix)
- [5G](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/5g)
- [endoftheworld](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/endoftheworld)
- [2012](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/2012)
- [2013](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/2013)
- [tech review](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/tech-review)
- [instagram](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/instagram)
- [toy fair 2013](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/toy-fair-2013)
- [toy fair](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/toy-fair)
- [vtech](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/vtech)
- [apptoyz](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/apptoyz)
- [tosi](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/tosi)
- [london phone code](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/london-phone-code)
- [area codes](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/area-codes)
- [podline](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/podline)
- [foundation](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/foundation)
- [only fools and horses](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/only-fools-and-horses)
- [sue holderness](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/sue-holderness)
- [USB stick](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/usb-stick)
- [aircraft tracking](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/aircraft-tracking)
- [realtek RTL-2832](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/realtek-rtl-2832)
- [eReader](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/ereader)
- [android tablets](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/android-tablets)
- [google now](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/google-now)
- [free wi-fi](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/free-wi-fi)
- [BT Sport](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/bt-sport)
- [NFC](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/nfc)
- [Contactless Payment](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/contactless-payment)
- [catflap](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/catflap)
- [Planned Obsolescence](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/planned-obsolescence)
- [podcast review](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/podcast-review)
- [credit crunch](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/credit-crunch)
- [finance](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/finance)
- [halifax](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/halifax)
- [addiction](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/addiction)
- [patches](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/patches)
- [software updates](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/software-updates)
- [electricity](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/electricity)
- [standby](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/standby)
- [spider's web](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/spiders-web)
- [wing mirror](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/wing-mirror)
- [chance in a million](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/chance-in-a-million)
- [hot metal](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/hot-metal)
- [sitcom](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/sitcom)
- [thames television](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/thames-television)
- [lhc](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/lhc)
- [heart fm](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/heart-fm)
- [voyager](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/voyager)
- [noddy](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/noddy)
- [greenwich mean time](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/greenwich-mean-time)
- [south london radio](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/south-london-radio)
- [time 106.8](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/time-1068)
- [arcade game](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/arcade-game)
- [ladybug](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/ladybug)
- [plain english](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/plain-english)
- [revert back](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/revert-back)
- [solicitor's letter](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/solicitors-letter)
- [friends](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/friends)
- [humax hd fox-t2](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/humax-hd-fox-t2)
- [dominos pizza](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/dominos-pizza)
- [gps tracking](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/gps-tracking)
- [pizza technology](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/pizza-technology)
- [ADS-B](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/ads-b)
- [airports](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/airports)
- [iceland](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/iceland)
- [volcanic ash](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/volcanic-ash)
- [hp printers](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/hp-printers)
- [breaking news](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/breaking-news)
- [british election](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/british-election)
- [iphone 4G](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/iphone-4g)
- [wappuccino](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/wappuccino)
- [silent calls](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/silent-calls)
- [talktalk nuisance calls](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/talktalk-nuisance-calls)
- [talktalk silent calls](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/talktalk-silent-calls)
- [unwanted calls](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/unwanted-calls)
- [early mobile phone](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/early-mobile-phone)
- [tomorrow's world](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/tomorrows-world)
- [e4](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/e4)
- [mars planets](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/mars-planets)
- [in-store- tannoy](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/in-store-tannoy)
- [pa system](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/pa-system)
- [tesco](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/tesco)
- [first direct](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/first-direct)
- [electroluminescent wire](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/electroluminescent-wire)
- [dancing](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/dancing)
- [autorip](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/autorip)
- [roaming](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/roaming)
- [bt cloud](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/bt-cloud)
- [02](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/02)
- [Weatherr](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/weatherr)
- [ChromeCast](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/chromecast)
- [Tu Go](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/tu-go)
- [Mitch Benn](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/mitch-benn)
- [Zaphod Beeblebrox](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/zaphod-beeblebrox)
- [iOS 7](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/ios-7)
- [vutv](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/vutv)
- [asda](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/asda)
- [Now TV](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/now-tv)
- [Sealand](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/sealand)
- [life logging](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/life-logging)
- [Jonathan Mitchener](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/jonathan-mitchener)
- [Futurologist](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/futurologist)
- [Narrative clip](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/narrative-clip)
- [LED lighting](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/led-lighting)
- [Bennu](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/bennu)
- [Space](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/space)
- [Amazon Prime](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/amazon-prime)
- [Slouchmat](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/slouchmat)
- [TX Factor](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/tx-factor)
- [Lytro](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/lytro)
- [Radio Caroline](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/radio-caroline)
- [Offshore radio](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/offshore-radio)
- [BBC Three](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/bbc-three)
- [Heartbleed](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/heartbleed)
- [Vektra](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/vektra)
- [Google Glass](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/google-glass)
- [Occulus](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/occulus)
- [John Challis](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/john-challis)
- [Dartford crossing](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/dartford-crossing)
- [kettle](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/kettle)
- [Simple TV](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/simple-tv)
- [finfux](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/finfux)
- [Smart watches](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/smart-watches)
- [VCAP](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/vcap)
- [Cppyright](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/cppyright)
- [Boosty](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/boosty)
- [Useless Box](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/useless-box)
- [Ice Bucket Challenge](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/ice-bucket-challenge)
- [Macmillan Cancer Support](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/macmillan-cancer-support)
- [3D Printing](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/3d-printing)
- [Panoramic](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/panoramic)
- [360 degree](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/360-degree)
- [Microsft](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/microsft)
- [Windows](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/windows)
- [Air Ambulance](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/air-ambulance)
- [Scouts](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/scouts)
- [Drone](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/drone)
- [Wakie](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/wakie)
- [EE](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/ee)
- [Quadcopter](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/quadcopter)
- [Sooty & Sweep](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/sooty-sweep)
- [Speech Recognition](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/speech-recognition)
- [Pebble](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/pebble)
- [Wearable Technology Show](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/wearable-technology-show)
- [Cimagine](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/cimagine)
- [Glofaster](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/glofaster)
- [Beddit](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/beddit)
- [Queen Mary's College](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/queen-marys-college)
- [Apple Watch](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/apple-watch)
- [Smart Meter](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/smart-meter)
- [NetDuma](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/netduma)
- [HP Sprout](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/hp-sprout)
- [Makey Makey](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/makey-makey)
- [Periscope](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/periscope)
- [Smart Meters](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/smart-meters)
- [Windows 10](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/windows-10)
- [Sunfriend](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/sunfriend)
- [Coke Challenge](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/coke-challenge)
- [Openreach](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/openreach)
- [Digital TV](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/digital-tv)
- [BT Home Hub](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/bt-home-hub)
- [Top Up TV](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/top-up-tv)
- [Freeview](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/freeview)
- [Radio](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/radio)
- [Gadgets](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/gadgets)
- [HD](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/hd)
- [iPhone / iPad](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/iphone)
- [Digital Switchover](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/digital-switchover)
- [Freesat](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/freesat)
- [Podcasting](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/podcasting)
- [Broadband](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/broadband)
- [Nostalgia](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/nostalgia)
- [Sat Nav](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/sat-nav)
- [Samsung](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/samsung)
- [Gear S2](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/gear-s2)
- [Philips Hue](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/philips-hue)
- [Hamfest](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/hamfest)
- [HP Instant Ink](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/hp-instant-ink)
- [Kodak Moments](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/kodak-moments)
- [Raspberry Pi Zero](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/raspberry-pi-zero)
- [Jim Bacon](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/jim-bacon)
- [2015 Review](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/2015-review)
- [Dark Skies](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/dark-skies)
- [Riut](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/riut)
- [Sarah Giblin](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/sarah-giblin)
- [Social Media](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/social-media)
- [Eyejusters](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/eyejusters)
- [SmartDog](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/smartdog)
- [SteppIR](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/steppir)
- [Friends Reunited](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/friends-reunited)
- [Watchstrap](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/watchstrap)
- [Wearable Tech](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/wearable-tech)
- [Social Networks](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/social-networks)
- [Peer1](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/peer1)
- [Pokemon Go](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/pokemon-go)
- [Google Cardboard](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/google-cardboard)
- [2MT](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/2mt)
- [Alexa](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/alexa)
- [MakeAirFair](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/makeairfair)
- [Hello](https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/blog/tag/hello)