Tech Topics covered by FrequencyCast
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 |
| Amateur Radio | We interviewed the Chairman of an amateur radio society. More: Radio Ham Interview |
Featured: 'cast 53 |
| Archiving Media | Ways to archive your collection of audio and video cassettes, vinyl, CDs and photos. More: Archiving your media |
Explored: 'cast 21 |
| Asus Eee PC | More on the Asus laptop - under £200, and tiny! More: Asus Eee 701 Reviewed |
Focus: 'cast 26 |
| Backups | Ways to keep your valuable data backed up safely More: Backing Up Transcript ; Backup Advice |
In-depth: 'cast 47 |
| BBC iPlayer | On-demand TV service from the BBC More: BBC iPlayer |
In-depth: 'cast 26 |
| Behringer Podcastudio | The Behringer Podcastudio kit reviewed |
Featured: 'cast 17 Overview: 'cast 17 |
| Broadband | High-speed Internet access, over a phone line. More: Broadband Page ; Broadband Transcript |
In-depth: 'cast 17 Faster speed: 'cast 41 |
| BT Broadband Talk | Voice-over-Internet service More: VoIP page |
Reviewed : 'cast 08 |
| BT Fon | BT are keen on you sharing your Home Hub bandwidth to others More: BT Fon Info , BT Home Hub Page |
In-depth: 'cast 28 |
| BT Home Hub | Wireless Broadband Router from BT, supplied with BT Total Broadband More: BT Home Hub Page , Home Hub 2.0 review, BT Home Hub Help , BT Home Hub Forum |
In-depth: 'cast 09 |
| BT ToGo | Free wireless smartphone to rival RIM's Blackberry... free from BT More: BT ToGo |
In-depth: 'cast 28 |
| BT Vision | Home TV service that receives Freeview and downloads movies, sport and TV shows over broadband More: BT Vision page | BT Vision Review Transcript |
Reviewed: 'cast 53 |
| BT Voyager | Play your MP3 files and listen to Internet radio around the house More: Cast 04 Shownotes |
Reviewed: 'cast 04 |
| Buying a TV | What to look for when buying a TV - we explore the options More: Buying a TV page |
In-depth: 'cast 25 |
| Cable TV | Digital TV provided over a cable network to houses in a cable coverage area. More: Cable TV page |
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| Catch-up TV | Our look at how to get BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Five shows from the last 7 days |
Reviewed: 'cast 42 |
| Chumby | Desktop companion to keep you up to date with the world | Reviewed: 'cast 46 |
| Cyber Clean | Keep your keyboard clean with a pot of yellow putty |
Review: 'Cyber Clean |
| Dabs Live Show | Our coverage of the Dabs.com Gadget show London 2010 |
Coverage: 'Dabs Live |
| Creative X-Fi2 | A hands-on look at the Zen X-Fi, recorded at the Dabs.com show March 2010 |
Reviewed: 'Dabs Live |
| Digital Economy Act | Discussion of the law that came into power in April 2010 affecting TV, radio and Internet access in the UK |
Discussed: 'cast 51 |
| Digital Photos | Keep healthy with this web-driven fitness tracker |
Reviewed: 'cast 52 |
| Digital TV | Digital offers more TV choice, less interference, and improved features. In the UK, digital TV means Sky Digital, Freeview, Cable and TV-over-Internet. More: Digital TV Options , Digital Basics, Freeview , Sky, Analogue Switchoff |
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| Digital Switchover | UK TV is 'going digital' by 2012, and UK homes need to switch to digital by then |
Explained: 'cast 07 Detail: Audio Guide |
| DVD Recorders | Help and advice on buying and using a DVD recorder. More: DVD recorders page |
Featured: 'cast 21 |
| E-Books | A look at electronic books, and the Sony Reader More: eBook Readers Explored ; Amazon Kindle |
Explained: 'cast 31 Detail: Audio Guide |
| Energy Meters | Devices to monitor your home electricity usage, and reduce your bills and emissions |
Featured: 'cast 19 |
| EnigmaTAG | Protect your valuables with a coded micro-dot More: EnigmaTAG review | EnigmaTAG interview |
Featured: Gadget Show Special |
| Envi Power Meter | Powerful power consumption meter from Current Cost More: Current Cost Envi Review |
Reviewed: 'cast 45 |
| Equinux TubeStick | We get hands-on with the small, sleek USB Freeview receiver for the Mac More: Cast 42 Show Notes |
Reviewed: 'cast 42 |
| Fitbug Fitness | Keep healthy with this web-driven fitness tracker More: Fitbug Review and Fitbug hands-on transcripts |
Reviewed: 'cast 52 Reviewed: 'cast 53 |
| Flip Mino HD Camcorder | A hands-on look at the Flip MinoHD, recorded at the Dabs.com show March 2010 |
Reviewed: 'Dabs Live |
| FM Radio Switchoff | FM to vanish by 2015? |
Featured: 'cast 54 |
| Freesat | Details of USB modems that get your laptop on the net at high speeds. More: Freesat | Free satellite TV |
Featured: 'cast 27 |
| Freeview | Free-to-view Digital TV service, with around 40 TV and 25 radio stations More: Freeview page ; Reception help; More Freeview channels |
Reception help: 'cast 14 Get more: Cast 39 |
| Gadget Show Live | Our coverage of Gadget Show Live April 2010 |
Coverage: 'Gadget Show Live |
| Garmin 405 GPS Watch | Sports watch with GPS and Heart-rate monitor. |
Review: 'cast 43 |
| Go To My PC | Software to allow you to take control of your PC from another PC. More: Cast 02 Shownotes and www.gotomypc.com |
Featured: 'cast 02 |
| Google G1 | The first mobile phone powered by the Google Android OS |
Reviewed: 'cast 38 |
| GPS | Global Positioning System - Use satellites to tell you where you are, and where you're going. More: Transcript of GPS Watch review ; Transcript of GPS Trackers item |
Overview: 'cast 04 Gadgets: 'cast 43 |
| Griffin Navigate | FM radio for Apple's iPhone and iTouch More: Cast 39 Show Notes |
Reviewed: 'cast 39 |
| Gupi | Scary furry toy More: Cast 05 Show Notes |
Reviewed: 'cast 05 |
| HDTV | High Definition TV - This offers higher-quality, crisper TV pictures with loads more pixels than standard TV. Providers: Sky & Virgin Media |
Overview: 'cast 01 Focus: 'cast 23 |
| Helicopter | In show 18, we reviewed the Pico Z remote controlled helicopter. More: Show notes for Show 18. |
Reviewed: 'cast 18
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| HomePlug | Networking accessory that lets you feed Broadband around your home using your electrical wiring. |
Overview: 'cast 02 Security:'cast 08 |
| Home Security | We looked at a system called HomeSight in Show 12, and a system called myhome247 in Show 39 |
Reviewed : 'cast 12 Reviewed : 'cast 39 |
| Humax HD Freeview | The first Freeview HD box, the Humax HD Fox T2 |
Reviewed : Feb 2010 Update |
| iAudio D2 Player | Tiny touchscreen media player with DAB More: iAudio D2 show notes |
Featured: 'cast 19 Featured: 'cast 31 |
| i-GotU | Tiny GPS tracking device |
Reviewed: 'cast 29 Mentioned: 'cast 43 |
| Internet Cameras | Wireless webcams to allow you to keep an eye on your home while you're out More: Internet Camera Page |
Focus: 'cast 35 |
| Internet Radio | Listen and record radio stations from around the world More: Internet Radio notes |
Overview : 'cast 15 Focus: 'cast 24 |
| iPhone | We get hands-on with the with Apple's iPhone, released in the UK in November 2007 More: iPhone page | iPhone 4 Launch | iPhone AntennaGate |
Sat Nav: 'Cast 43 |
| IPTV | TV-over-Internet - will let you access a range of TV content using your Broadband connection More: BT Vision , TalkTalk TV , Virgin Media, and Jumptv |
Overview: 'cast 01 |
| Kindle | We look at the Kindle - Amazon's powerful eBook Reader | News: 'cast 54 |
| Knight Rider | We featured a mobile phone animated Knight Rider series, plus a remote-controlled KITT in our December 2007 show |
Featured : 'cast 21 |
| Livescribe Pulse Pen | The world's smartest pen? More: Pulse Pen ; Transcript | Reviewed : 'cast 40 |
| Lobster 700TV | Windows Smartphone that gets digital TV and radio (DAB) More: Mobile Phone page |
Reviewed : 'cast 07 |
| Loc8tor | Device that tracks down lost keys, cats and dogs More: Cast 09 Shownotes |
Reviewed: 'cast 09 |
| MiBody scales | Bathroom scales with a USB slot More: Salter MiBody |
Reviewed: 'cast 10 |
| Micro PC | Small net-top PC for your lounge or home office | Reviewed: 'cast 48 |
| MiFi from 3 | Portable Wi-fi modem reviewed More: Show 44 Focus Transcript |
Overview : 'cast 44 |
| Mobile Phones | Featured: 'cast 49 |
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| Mobile Internet | Details of USB modems that get your laptop on the net at high speeds. More: Mobile Broadband | Feature Transcript |
Featured: 'cast 38 |
| MP3 | Audio format, for playback on a dedicated MP3 player More: MP3 files & player page | Get more from Mp3 | Shrink MP3 files |
Featured: 'cast 11 Focus: cast 50 |
| Nabaztag | A desktop gadget in the shape of a rabbit, that connects to your wireless network, and entertains and informs you. More:Nabaztag page. |
Mentioned: 'cast 01 Reviewed: 'cast 05 New Version: 'cast 11 |
| Navigon 3D Sat Nav | A hands-on review of the Navigon 8410 3D Sat Nav recorded at Dabs Live in London. |
Reviewed: 'Dabs Live |
| Nintendo DSi | Handheld games console with 2 cameras, wi-fi and a web browser. Released in April 2009 More: Nintendo DSi page |
Guide: 'DSi Guide |
| Nintendo Walk with Me | Get fit and track your footsteps on a Nintendo DS. More: Walk With me Transcript |
Reviewed: 'cast 41 |
| Nintendo Wii | Games console with innovative wireless controllers, released in December 2006 More: Nintendo Wii page |
Reviewed: 'cast 10 |
| Nintendo Wii Fit | FrequencyCast losing those pounds More: Nintendo Wii page |
Reviewed: 'cast 29 |
| Nokia N95 | Feature-packed mobile phone with 5 megapixel camera and a GPS receiver |
Reviewed: 'cast 14 |
| o2 Joggler | Combined calendar / media player / news reader / digital picture frame. |
Reviewed: 'cast 41 |
| o2 XDA Orbit | Mobile phone powered by Windows Mobile software with built-in GPS receiver |
News: 'cast 10 Compared: 'cast 14 |
| Olympus Voice Recorders | Handheld voice recording devices |
Reviewed: 'cast 45 Featured: 'cast 33 |
| On Demand TV | Watching TV shows and movies without having to follow TV schedules More: TV-on-Demand in the UK |
Overview : 'cast 19 |
| Oral B Triumph | A wireless-enabled toothbrush, no less! More: Cast 21 Shownotes |
Reviewed: 'cast 21 |
| Orb | Watch TV over the Net with this Windows software More: TV Control page |
Mentioned: 'cast 05 Mentioned: 'cast 13 |
| Packard Bell iMax Mini | Tiny PC for your desktop or lounge | Reviewed: 'cast 48 |
| PlusDeck PC Drive | PC cassette drive that allows conversion of audio cassettes to MP3 More: Plus Deck Page ; Archiving your media |
Featured: 'cast 11 |
| Podcast Kit | The Behringer Podcastudio kit reviewed |
Featured: 'cast 17 Overview: 'cast 17 |
| PowerChimp | PowerChimp is the little brother of PowerMonkey - great for topping up power on your phone More: Powerchimp review |
Review: 'cast 32 |
| Powerline Adapters | Networking accessory that lets you feed Internet to other rooms using your house electrical wiring. |
Overview: 'cast 02 Security:'cast 08 |
| Pull String Charger | A few tugs to give your phone some free energy |
Review: Dynamo Charger |
| Pulse Pen | The world's smartest pen? More: Smart Pen | Pulse Pen Review Transcript |
Reviewed : 'cast 40 |
| PVR | Personal Video Recorder - A set-top box that has a built-in hard-disk used to record TV shows for playback at a later time More: PVR Explained ; Sky's Sky+ site ; Freeview PVRs |
Overview: 'cast 34 |
| SatNav | Uses data from orbiting GPS satellites to tell you where you are. Used for route planning - giving you spoken and visual prompts More: Satellite Navigation page , Transcript of iPhone App review |
Overview: 'cast 04 TomTom 940: 'cast 37 TomTom One: 'cast 04 iPhone Apps: 'cast 43 |
| Second Life | Online virtual world. You'll find us online in Second Life as "Frequency Cardiff" More: Cast 11 Shownotes ; www.secondlife.com |
Featured: 'cast 11 |
| Sky Digital | Digital TV service received with a satellite dish and a digibox. More: Sky page and www.sky.com/skycom. |
Reviewed: 'cast 16 Sky+: 'cast 06 Sky+ Remote: 'cast 04 |
| Skype | Voice-over IP service for cheap phone calls.
More: VoIP page and www.skype.com. |
Quick look: 'cast 02 Tested: 'cast 08 Lie Detector: 'cast 11 |
| Skypephone | Handset from network operator 3 that lets you make free Skype calls over their mobile data network. More: Mobile Phone page |
Reviewed: 'cast 21
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| Slingbox | Plugs into your existing home TV system and lets you watch your system over broadband.
More: Slingbox page |
Overview: 'cast 03 Mac / Symbian: 'cast 10 Price drop: 'cast 18 |
| Smart Pen | High-tech replacement for the good ol' pen. More: Pulse Smartpen |
Reviewed: 'cast 40 |
| Smartphones | We frequently feature smartphones, including Windows Mobile and Symbian OS devices.
More: Mobile Phone page |
Roundup: 'cast 30 |
| Sport on TV | The options for getting the best Sky Sports deal. | Reviewed : 'cast 54 |
| Streaming Media | Discussion of how to get video and video piped around your home More: Streaming Media Explored |
Overview : 'cast 36 |
| Subscription-free TV | Tired of paying a hefty TV subscription each month? Go subscription-free More: Show 44 Focus Transcript ; Free TV |
Overview : 'cast 44 |
| SWAP watch | It's a watch - and also a mobile phone and media player. |
Reviewed: 'cast 33 Mentioned: 'cast 43 |
| TalkTalk TV | Formerly Homechoice, this offers TV-over-Internet in parts of the UK. Rebranded from Tiscali TV to TalkTalk TV in Jan 2010 More: TalkTalk TV |
Review: 'cast 32 On-demand: 'cast 19 |
| Telly Terminate / TV B Gone | Kill that TV with this here keyring More: Telly Terminate |
Review: 'cast 53 |
| TomTom Sat Nav | Leading name in Sat Nav manufacturers More: Satellite Navigation page , TomTom Start, Transcript of iPhone App review |
TomTom 940: 'cast 37 iPhone Apps: 'cast 43 |
| Top Up TV Anytime | Digital TV service that receives Freeview, and downloads content overnight onto a built-in hard-disk recorder More: Top Up TV Anytime page |
News: 'cast 06 Reviewed: 'cast 10 |
| TrueCall | As seen on Dragon's Den, screen out those annoying home phone calls. More: Cast 42 Show Notes |
Mentioned: 'cast 42 |
| TV Accessories | Discussion of a range of TV gadgets, such as: AV sender, surround sound, Apple TV, TV-B-Gone, SCART switchers and surge protectors. More: Cast 22 Shownotes |
Featured: 'cast 22 |
| TV Max | TV-over-Internet service from Internet provider Namesco More: Cast 01 Shownotes |
Featured: 'cast 01 |
| TV in other rooms | How to watch digital TV in a second room More: Show 44 Transcript |
Overview : 'cast 44 |
| TV Listing Services | TV Guides, listing magazines, online sites and applications reviewed |
Reviewed: 'cast 45 |
| TV on your PC | Use your PC to watch and record telly shows More: Our TV on PC page |
Overview : 'cast 18 |
| USB Modems | Details of USB modems that get your laptop on the net at high speeds. More: Mobile Broadband |
Featured: 'cast 27 |
| USB Turntable | Transfer your old vinyl to MP3 with this record deck More: Cast 05 Shownotes ; MP3 Gadgets |
Overview : 'cast 05 |
| Verballs | Cheeky critter for hands-free Skype calls More: Verballs page |
Reviewed : 'cast 08 |
| Video Senders | Send TV wirelessly to a second room More: Show 44 Transcript |
Overview : 'cast 44 |
| View Quest Internet Radio | Probably the world's smallest Internet radio | Reviewed : 'cast 54 |
| Virgin Media | Digital TV, Internet and phone down a cable More: Cable TV page |
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| VoIP | Voice over IP refers to technology to allow voice calls over the Internet, for cheap phone calls More: VoIP page and www.skype.com. |
In depth : 'cast 08 |
| Walkie-Talkies | A review and hands-on test of walkie-talkie PMR radios |
Reviewed: 'cast 51 |
| Wand TV Remote | Control your TV with the flick of your wrist
More: Cast 46 Wand Transcript |
Reviewed: 'cast 46 |
| Watts | The world's going green - we cover how to measure and limit your power consumption. | Focus: 'cast 30 |
| WD HD Media Player | Small HDMI media player for your lounge | Reviewed: 'cast 48 |
| Weather Stations | Try your hand as a weather forecaster | Reviewed: 'cast 48 |
| Wi-Fi | Wireless networking - Allows sharing of a home broadband connection without the need to run lots of wires.
More: See our wi-fi page ; Wi-Fi Focus |
In depth: 'cast 40 |
| Wi-Fi Hotspots | Getting a wireless connection from a local hotspot. | Focus: 'cast 46 |
| Wi-Fi Webcams | Wireless webcams to allow you to keep an eye on your home while you're out More: Internet Camera Page |
Focus: 'cast 35 |
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