Category: Technology
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Not Optimised For The IPhone
With the recent launch of the iPhone in the UK, suddenly we’re getting a spate of “we’ve optimised what we do for the iPhone” announcements. For example, Sky News has an iPhone friendly home page, while the BBC has streamlined its podcasts page for iPhones. A couple of things to say about this: 1) Isn’t…
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Colossus Working Again
It’s great to hear that the team over at Bletchley Park has finished its rebuild of Colossus. This was one of the first programmable computers ever built, and it was used for code breaking towards the end of WWII. The photo above was taken a couple of years ago now when I visited Bletchley Park.…
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Dynamic Interactive Content from the Radio
I note that Virgin Media customers will be able to get “dynamic interactive content” from BBC Radio services later this month. Basically this gives you lots of “now playing” type information when you’re watching a BBC Radio channel. As the press release explains, this has been available on Freeview for sometime. And the release also…
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New Products Launch – Hold The Front Page (Or Page 7 anyway)
I’m torn. I admit it. On the one hand, it annoys the hell out of me that one company’s product launches gets so much coverage. But on the other hand, at 6pm last night I was sitting at my desk hitting refresh on Engadget’s excellent live blogging of Apple’s latest launch event. So much was…
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Currys/Dixons to Stop Stocking…
I can’t believe the number of times that Dixons Stores Group can put out effectively the same press release, and still get the media lapping it up. Today, it’s the shock-horror news that they’re no longer going to sell blank cassettes. Are we going to get this same story every time DSG makes a decision…
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Is WiFi Dangerous?
This week’s Independent on Sunday had a massive banner headline – “Wi-Fi: Children at risk from ‘electronic smog’ ” A further story was entitled “Danger on the airwaves: Is the Wi-Fi revolution a health time bomb?” The reports go on to report that WiFi is everywhere these days including many homes, towns and schools. So…
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Google Maps On Your Mobile
Google recently introduced an application for Windows Mobile phones that lets you view Google Maps neatly and quickly on your mobile phone. This is a great little app which is wonderfully useful. No longer will I have to remember to printout a paper map before I set off somewhere new. On GPRS, the maps load…
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A Kind of Addendum
A short aside from the previous piece on Apple. In the presentation, Jobs pointed out that Apple had got more than 200 patents on various parts of the iPhone. And a recent Audi A6 TV ad talks about how it has taken out more patents than NASA has ever taken out for its new car…
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Apples Are Not The Only Fruit
OK. I know every website, newspaper and blog in the world has already commented on Apple’s announcements yesterday, but I just had to get a few things off my chest. First of all, I want to know why everyone practically has orgasms about new Apple launches. I mean CES has been taking place in Las…
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Frustrations With ITunes
Please do let me know if I’m doing some obviously wrong, but I’ve got a bit of an issue with iTunes that I can’t solve without using a workaround. I have iTunes on a work computer (ahem – don’t tell our IT department) and also on a home PC. I like to listen to podcasts.…
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Comparing PVRs
Well – PVRs or DVRs – whatever the correct phrase is. “Sky+ has changed my life!” This is a phrase you hear all too frequently. This must be a truly wonderous invention then? Well, having now experienced it first hand, I must admit that it is really pretty good. But you know what? Some things…
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Bush TR2015WIFI Wi-Fi Radio
I thought I’d write a brief review of the recently released Bush Wi-Fi radio. With the growing number of home networks being set up, this has to be a growth area for radio, and I’ve only really been waiting for prices to fall far enough to buy one. This particular model can be purchased at…