| Show 126 |
- We’re Back! After a long break, Pete and Kelly return, by popular demand!
- Focus: Where have we been for the last two years? And why does Kelly glow in the dark?
- Offshore Radio: We take a boat trip and find out more about the history of offshore radio
- Discussed: Streaming TV services, Raspberry Pi and apps
- Feedback: We need to know you’re there – get in touch!
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Released: Oct 2019
Show 126 Show Notes |
| Show 125 |
- News: Nokia 3310, MakeTheAirFair & Nintendo
- Focus: Pete gets hands-on with Amazon Alexa
- Discussed: 2MT & the birth of radio
- Feature: Fitness tracking for man’s best friend
- Interview: Contactless Payment Ring
- Feedback: Sky boxes & 4G interference
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Released: Mar 2017
Show 125 Show Notes |
| Show 124 |
- News: GalaxyGate, Phone Roaming & Alexa
- Discussed: Delays & Peer 1 Woes
- Focus: Pokemon Go Madness
- Discussed: Google Cardboard & VR
- Out-and-About: Radio Caroline
- Discussed: Top Google Searches
- First Look: BBC Microbit
- Feedback: HDMI, Ofcom and TV licensing
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Released: Oct 2016
Show 124 Show Notes |
| Show 123 |
- News: Windows 10 upgrades and Google privacy
- Focus: The end of the first social network
- Hands-on: Home security with a Smart Dog
- Interview: Antenna testing
- Feature: Smart Watchstraps
- Discussed: Tracking your sweat
- Feature: No more lost keys
- Feedback: Sky Q, Discovery and SCART
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Released: Jul 2016
Show 123 Show Notes |
| Show 122 |
- News: Kindle updates, touch pay and bots
- Celebrating: Ten years of FrequencyCast
- Focus: Wearable Tech 2016 in London
- Feature: Wearable kids mobile & tracker
- Interview: A sociable virtual network
- Hands-on: Fitness tracking rings
- Help us: Show your support – make a donation!
- Feedback: PVR, Discovery and cassettes
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Released: Apr 2016
Show 122 Show Notes |
| Show 121 |
- News: DAB Channels, Pi3 & no more Nook
- Discussed: All change for Facebook Like
- Focus: Girls in Tech
- Out-and-About: Electronics Fair
- Discussed: Paper-thin lenses
- Interview: Eyejusters reading glasses
- Discussed: Snapchat updates
- Help us: Show your support – make a donation!
- Feedback: Record on a Macbook & Marshmallow
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Released: Mar 2016
Show 121 Show Notes |
| Show 120 |
- News: 3 tariff swap, Sky Q and BBC 3 news
- Update: The Riutbag Backpack
- Discussed: A crowd-funded 10 hour film
- Focus: Tim Peake ISS radio contact
- Interview: De-stressing with Interaxion
- Look ahead: Sci-fi Ball & Wearable Tech
- Feedback: TVPlayer and BBC radio sport
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Released: Feb 2016
Show 120 Show Notes |
| Show 119 |
- News: BBC hacked, EE recall and AVG issues
- Focus: Tech Review of 2015
- Discussed:Weather with Jim Bacon
- Discussed: Hyperlocal crowdsourcing
- Feedback: Power cuts and Pi VPNs
|
Released: Jan 2016
Show 119 Show Notes |
| Show 118 |
- News: Tim Peake, Vtech Hack and BBC Three
- Hands-on: Raspberry Pi Zero
- Discussed: Facebook Word Cloud risks
- Disliked: Black Friday
- Discussed: The end of BBC Three
- Featured: TomTom’s new products
- Featured: Orbitsound 360 speakers
- Features: Character Options kids toys
- Feedback: Sky phone & Windows 10 start
|
Released: Dec 2015
Show 118 Show Notes |
| Show 117 |
- News: TalkTalk, BBC Store & Windows 10 Update
- Discussed: Instagram… why?
- First Look: Samsung Gear S2 smartwatch
- Featured: Samsung contactless payment
- Featured: Philips Hue lighting
- Featured: Y-Cam home security cameras
- Hands-on: Wraps headphone wristband
- Feedback: New USB-C connectors and Loewe TV
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Released: Nov 2015
Show 117 Show Notes |
| Show 116 |
- News: LG Selfie-phone, Chomecast Audio and iOS bill shock
- Discussed: Facebook Privacy hoax
- Mentioned: Support your local Air Ambulance
- Focus: National Hamfest Radio Rally
- Featured: Contactless Coffee
- Reviewed: HP Instant Ink
- Interview: Gadget Girl Nikki Moore on the Kodak Moments app
- Feedback: Cloud storage, pair stealing and the Principality of Sealand
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Released: Oct 2015
Show 116 Show Notes |
| Show 115 |
- News: Data breaches, new stuff from Apple, drones & Facebook M
- First Look: Around Pete’s Home Office
- Focus: Office 365 & Cloud Computing
- First Look: whatsonit scheduling app
- Interview:MySmartRemote car security
- Discussed: TX Factor – Radio enthusiast’s TV show
- Feedback: BBC iPlayer on old iOS, Flash security, solar meters and powerline
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Released: Sep 2015
Show 115 Show Notes |
| Show 114 |
- News: Ultra HD channels, SkyQ, Angry Birds 2 and the HomTom
- Focus: First look at Microsoft Windows 10
- Discussed: Fitbit and Nike Fuelband Trackers
- First Look: Living with the Apple Watch
- Hands-on: Contactless Payment Explored
- Discussed: Planned Obsolescence petition
- Feedback: Smart meters, Gmail unsend and 4k TV
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Released: Aug 2015
Show 114 Show Notes |
| Show 113 |
- News: End to roaming charges, iOS 8.4, BPay and Amazon Prime Now
- Discussed: GMail Undo Send
- Focus: Drones – Woes, and Amazon Prime Air
- Interview: Parrott on using flying drones
- Discussed: The coke bottle challenge
- Interview: Sunfriend – limiting exposure to the sun
- Feedback: Your thoughts on smart meters and more on BBC Internet radio
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Released: Jul 2015
Show 113 Show Notes |
| Show 112 |
- News: Windows 10, Cortana, Google & Netflix
- Focus: We’re live on Periscope
- Featured: The cost of Smart Meters
- Hands-on: Augmented reality cards
- Interview: Tools for entrepreneurs
- Feedback: More BBC radio and FM in Norway
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Released: Jun 2015
Show 112 Show Notes |
| Show 111 |
- News: Apple Watches, Twitter video & passwords
- Focus: We’re at Gadget Show Live in Birmingham
- Hands-on: Makey Makey Musical Fruit
- Featured: HP Sprout Workstation
- Featured: Powered Paper Planes
- Featured: NETDUMA R1 Router
- Hands-on: 3D pen from 3D Replex
- Interview: OmniO Rider compact stroller
- Featured: Home security from Kibbi
- Feedback: Voice recorders, BBC radio & meters
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Released: May 2015
Show 111 Show Notes |
| Show 110 |
- News: BT 4G, Amazon Fire TV and April Fools
- Focus: Wearable Technology Show 2015
- Hands-on: Augmented reality furniture shopping
- Featured: Beddit Sleep Tracker
- Featured: Cogito Smart Watches
- Interview: Ellie Stevens, Glofaster sports jackets
- Featured: Innovations from Queen Manry College
- Feedback: BBC Radio streams, fitbit trackers & weather stations
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Released: Apr 2015
Show 110 Show Notes |
| Show 109 |
- News: TalkTalk Scammers, Virgin and TV licence
- Focus: Voice Recognition – Friend or Foe?
- First Look: Pebble Time smartwatch
- Hands-on: Tech Rescue packs
- Discussed: Osprey portable 4G wi-fi
- Featured: Linx Windows Tablets
- Feedback: Connected TV and home networking
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Released: Mar 2015
Show 109 Show Notes |
| Show 108 |
- News: Windows 10, Phone Wars and DAB
- Focus: Toy Fair 2015
- Discussed: Reviving Retro Tech
- Mentioned:The end of Google Glass
- Hands-on: MicroDrone personal quadcopters
- Feedback: eBooks, Nintendo 3DS and first phone calls
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Released: Feb 2015
Show 108 Show Notes |
| Show 107 |
- News: Hydrogen cells, iTunes refunds & e-Books
- Focus: The Interview – Sony vs North Korea
- Feature: The end of Orange Wednesday
- Feature: BT EE takeover update
- Focus: 2014 In Technology Reviewed
- Feedback: shortwave, 13 amp plugs & indoor aerials
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Released: Jan 2015
Show 107 Show Notes |
| Show 106 |
- News: Freeview vs 4G, EE TV & iCracked
- Discussed: BT o2 takeover
- Focus: Printing 3D printers
- Featured: Raspberry Jam
- Featured: Shortwave radio & numbers stations
- Mentioned: One Rogue Reporter
- Feedback: Gadget Show, Bluetooth AV & HP Stream
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Released: Dec 2014
Show 106 Show Notes |
| Show 105 |
- News: YouView updates, Microsoft fitness & SSID
- Focus: Wakie Social Alarm Clock App
- Feature: Talking to an ISS astronaut
- Feature: Youngsters & technology
- Mentioned: High Altitude Balloons
- Discussed: Flying the Phantom drone
- Feedback: Sky, Radio 3, weak wi-fi & Gadget Show
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Released: Nov 2014
Show 105 Show Notes |
| Show 104 |
- News: Windows 10 launch, Blackberry Passport and Phablets
- Focus: Apple’s “interesting” product launches
- Feature:A day in the life of an Air Ambulance
- Comment: All change for Channel 5’s Gadget Show
- Discussed: Pizza and parcel tracking
- Feedback: Proms Surround Sound, Google Sphere and Sky with a landline
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Released: Oct 2014
Show 104 Show Notes |
| Show 103 |
- News: Freeview changes, Sky+ & USB condoms
- Focus: A fresh look at 3D printing
- Feature: 360 degree photo taking
- Hands-on: Amateur Radio in action
- Discussed: Changes to the 999 service
- Feedback: Ingress, screen-sharing and CO
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Released: Sep 2014
Show 103 Show Notes |
| Show 102 |
- News: Local TV, encrypted calls and quadcopters
- Focus: UK Copyright law and the VCAP announcement
- Feature: The Useless Box – £40 kit
- First look: Boosting your broadband speed
- Hands-on: Ingress, the real-world hacking game
- Feedback: Powerline, voice recorders & Multicast TV
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Released: Aug 2014
Show 102 Show Notes |
| Show 101 |
- News: Facebook, Mobiles over Wi-fi & OS updates
- Focus: Smart Watches are coming
- Feature: What’s round the corner for TV technology
- Hands-on: Budget custom phones for the family
- Discussed: Online media from Simple TV
- Feedback: Powerline adapters, ChromeCast and amateur radio
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Released: Jul 2014
Show 101 Show Notes |
| Show 100 |
- News: eBay breach, Skype Translator & minty biscuits
- Focus: FrequencyCast hits its Centenary – we look back in time
- Featured: Samsung 1TB Wireless media drive interview
- Discussed: Dartford Crossing changes on the way
- Feedback: Red Rat, Centenaries and Thermal Kettles
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Released: Jun 2014
Show 100 Show Notes |
| Show 99 |
- News: So long Samba, 30 day iPlayer and Star Wars
- Focus: The threat from Heartbleed
- Featured: The Vektra Thermal Kettle
- Discussed: Facebook’s latest purchases
- Featured: Gadget Show Live 2014
- Hands-on: Occulus Rift & Google Glass
- Interview: John Challis, Boycie from Only Fools
- Feedback: Office for iOS, Twit.TV & Slingbox
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Released: May 2014
Show 99 Show Notes |
| Show 98 |
- News: Save BBC Three, Office for iPad, London Live launch and mp3 copyright laws
- Discussed: Get your name on the Bennu Comet
- Focus: Radio Caroline 50th Anniversary
- Featured: GB5OR amateur radio station
- Hands-in: Ayegear Jacket Tech
- Featured: Back 2 You Car Tracking devices
- Feedback: BBC for expats & Solid State drives
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Released: Apr 2014
Show 98 Show Notes |
| Show 97 |
- News: Virgin Speedup, Galaxy S5, Fitbit recall and get your name in space
- Gadget Show Live: Win a pair of tickets!
- Discussed: Slouchmat and Energy Egg on Dragon’s Den
- Focus: Lytro Focus-free camera
- Discussed: Amazon Prime
- Hands-on: OCR and Body Scanning apps
- Feedback: Life blogging, Powerline and Windows 7
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Released: Mar 2014
Show 97 Show Notes |
| Show 96 |
- News: LBC, Nintendo, ITV Encore & Adsmart
- Focus: Life Logging 24 hours a day
- Interview: Jonathan Mitchener, Futurologist
- Discussed: LED Lighting
- Feedback: BT Sport, XBMC & Powerline
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Released: Feb 2014
Show 96 Show Notes |
| Show 95 |
- News: Smartphone cheques, Now TV & Bendy Phones
- Focus: 2013 in Tech Reviewed
- Mentioned: Pete is a Sealand Lord
- Discussed: No digital radio switchover date
- Feedback: BBC HD channels and IPTV
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Released: Jan 2014
Show 95 Show Notes |
| Show 94 |
- News: VuTV launches, DAB switchover delayed and no consoles in sight
- Focus: Gadget Show Live London 2013
- First-look: BT Home Hub 5 explored
- Discussed: Google’s plans to automate Facebook and Twitter
- Feature: Kelly goes to Kempton Races… sort of!
- Feedback: IPTV, Super-slow broadband and full-screen iPlayer
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Released: Dec 2013
Show 94 Show Notes |
| Show 93 |
- News: Android KitKat, BBC iPlayer, TV news and on-train advertising
- Focus: The State of Digital Britain
- First-look: Subscription TV on Freeview from VuTV
- Feature: Odd seasonal gadget ideas
- Discussed: 3D printed people from Asda
- Reported: Amateur radio RSGB convention news
- Feedback: Macbook Pro TV connection and Powerline Adapters
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Released: Nov 2013
Show 93 Show Notes |
| Show 92 |
- News: Top Up TV dies, Yahoo Email security and offline YouTube
- Focus: Mandatory iPhone 5S and iOS 7 review
- Reviewed: Dave Gorman and Rick Stivens on Dave TV
- Feature: Cambridge enters the Australian Solar Challenge
- Discussed: Hitchhikers Guide Live Radio Show
- Teased: Gadget Show Live London and Spy Gadgets
- Feedback: Printer ink, Raspberry Pi video and accessibility
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Released: Oct 2013
Show 92 Show Notes |
| Show 91 |
- News: 4G launch, Sky wi-fi box, 2DS & Windows 8.1
- Focus: Be More Dog – The o2 TU Go service
- Feature: Raspberry Pi Explored
- Discussed: Hands-free PC control from Leap Motion
- Feedback: BT Sport, Wi-fi and Gridwatch
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Released: Sep 2013
Show 91 Show Notes |
| Show 90 |
- News: HD, £10 media streamers and o2 4G launch
- Focus: Out and about with handy smartphone apps
- Feature: Are you ready for BT Sport?
- Updates: Mobile fitness tech products
- Discussed: BT Cloud Storage
- First look: Google ChromeCast Media Streamers
- Feedback: Designed to fail, ham radio & RAM upgrades
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Released: Aug 2013
Show 90 Show Notes |
| Show 89 |
- News: Data roaming, Amazon Autorip and iOS7
- Focus: Tech that’s designed to fail
- Feature: .UK web domains on the way
- Mobile Apps: Malcolm Tucker, Vine and Catchphrase
- Discussed: Rachel Riley and X-Box One
- First look: Tom Lawton’s impressive 360 degree BubblePod
- Feedback: DAB phones, cashback and tin-foil
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Released: Jul 2013
Show 89 Show Notes |
| Show 88 |
- News: Windows Start button to return, o2 wi-fi hotspots to vanish, and Home Hub 4
- Focus: Getting ready for BT Sport
- Feature: RAM upgrades made easy
- Mobile Apps: Cashback apps and Stephen Fry
- Discussed: NFC contactless payment
- Feedback: HDD audio boxes, HTML links and Lobsters
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Released: Jun 2013
Show 88 Show Notes |
| Show 87 |
- News: YouView, Google Now and £29 eReaders
- Focus: Touchscreen adapters and tablets
- Featured: Gadget Show Live 2013
- Discussed: Are Scanners and trackers legal?
- Featured: Gadget Show Live 2013 and Carl
- Feedback: Sky shows, Gold on Vision & catchup TV
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Released: May 2013
Show 87 Show Notes |
| Show 86 |
- News: Sky Sport on Now TV and the end of Google Reader
- Focus: Android TV dongles reviewed
- Hands-on: USB Freeview, radio and aircraft radar
- Discussed: Smartphone watches and the Pebble
- Featured: BBC News, and Fools and Horses
- Feedback: Sky reception and London area codes
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Released: Apr 2013
Show 86 Show Notes |
| Show 85 |
- 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
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Released: Mar 2013
Show 85 Show Notes |
| Show 84 |
- News: 4G, Blackberry, BBC Radio & Sky Sport
- Focus: BT SmartTalk & Facebook Graph.
- Featured: RoadPixel Car Cameras
- Featured: London Toy Fair 2013
- Interview: Behind Dragon’s Den
- Questions and comments on YouView, Freesat & Windows 8
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Released: Feb 2013
Show 84 Show Notes |
| Show 83 |
- News: Instagram backlash, Ofcom stats, maps apps and Amazon Airbags
- Focus: Look back at the last twelve months of tech – our review of 2012.
- Questions and comments on powerline adapters, HDMI on BT Vision, and our show transcripts
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Released: Jan 2013
Show 83 Show Notes |
| Show 82 |
- News: Freeview disruption and the end of Live Messenger
- Focus: We’re at Gadget Show Live Xmas 2012
- Hands-on: Nintendo Wii U
- Feature: Bubblepix, Movband, Echostar, Aves DAB radios, bikes, ears, cat loos and more!
- Questions and comments on weather stations, Virgin TiVo and power meters.
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Released: Dec 2012
Show 82 Show Notes |
| Show 81 |
- News: Freeview disruption, more TV channels and the end of Windows Messenger
- Focus Gadget Show Live, London
- Feature: Destination Star Trek London
- Preview: Gadget Show Live London 2012
- Discussed: F-1 CubeSat and the end of the Switchover
- Questions and comments on Kindle, Virgin and Slingbox.
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Released: Nov 2012
Show 81 Show Notes |
| Show 80 | |
Released: Oct 2012
Show 80 Show Notes |
| Show 79 | |
Released: Sep 2012
Show 79 Show Notes |
| Show 78 | |
Released: Aug 2012
Show 78 Show Notes |
| Show 77 | |
Released: Jul 2012
Show 77 Show Notes |
| Show 76 |
- News: YouView, 4 Seven, Samsung Galaxy S III & Kent
- FOCUS: British Gas Smart Homes HQ Tour
- Feature: Test driving the Nissan Leaf Electric Car
- Hands-on: Nextorch Programmable Torch
- Comments and questions on Radio Luxembourg, Powerline adapters, Freeview in the South, and the Raspberry Pi
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Released: Jun 2012
Show 76 Show Notes |
| Show 75 |
- News: Freesat 2.0, Google Drive & the o2 Wallet.
- FOCUS: Products from Gadget Show Live 2012
- Interview: Marconi and the Titanic
- Comments and questions from the LV18 Lightvessel the BBC iPlayer, the delayed YouView, Gadget Show World Tour, PMRs, and Android
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Released: May 2012
Show 75 Show Notes |
| Show 74 | |
Released: Apr 2012
Show 74 Show Notes |
| Show 73 |
- News: 4G Filters, Raspberry Pi, DAB and cheap Broadband.
- FOCUS:A look at The House of 2027
- Featured: Blackberry Playbook Tablet
- Your comments and questions on the Roku, fast broadband, Internet TV apps and powerline adapters
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Released: Mar 2012
Show 73 Show Notes |
| Show 72 | |
Released: Feb 2012
Show 72 Show Notes |
| Show 71 | |
Released: Jan 2012
Show 71 Show Notes |
| Show 70 |
- News: Formula 1 on Freeview, updates for 3DS and TiVo.
- FOCUS: Internet Insights
- Hands-on: A look at a clever pen, iPhone remote controller and a home weather station – See our gadget guide
- Your comments on printers, GetJam, BBC +1, Siri and OEM
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Released: Dec 2011
Show 70 Show Notes |
| Show 69 |
- News: BBC HD to go, iPhone 4S madness, PBS in the UK and with Switchover.
- FOCUS: Printers and Printing
- REVIEW:The iPhone 4S and Siri
- Your comments and questions on the Steadicam, Overdrive eBooks, dual monitors and geocaching
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Released: Nov 2011
Show 69 Show Notes |
| Show 68 |
- News: More Freeview HD on the way, new eBook readers and the iPhone 5.
- FOCUS: OnLive Gaming Explored
- Discussed: Google+,the Prospero satellite, BT Vision’s facelift, Nintendo Slide Pad and Alan Partridge
- Your comments and questions on Freeview top-ups, HTC Desire signal problems and free French TV
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Released: Oct 2011
Show 68 Show Notes |
| Show 67 |
- News: New Freeview services, problems with Samsung Galaxy and Amazon eBooks.
- FOCUS: Geocaching Explored
- Discussed: Google buys Motorola, Local TV, Sky Movies, and new dictionary words
- Featured: Onavo Smartphone app
- Your comments and questions on eTRVs, wi-fi printers and the iPlayer
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Released: Sep 2011
Show 67 Show Notes |
| Show 66 |
- News: Nintendo 3DS place slash, BT and Sky’s packages change, plus catch up news
- FOCUS: Home Technology Event 2011
- Featured: Speedo Aquabeat and Kodak Zm1
- Your questions on Nintendo Wii, Real Digital and Apple TV
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Released: Aug 2011
Show 66 Show Notes |
| Show 65 |
- News: Scotland switches, cheaper European roaming and no more Broadband Con
- FOCUS: Will 4G ruin Freeview
- Featured: Wii U announced, the BBC Alba controversy, more on the Filter Bubble, Sky Go launch, SeeSaw and Argos TV
- Your questions on Internet camera, Freeview HD and mobile dongles
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Released: Jul 2011
Show 65 Show Notes |
| Show 64 |
- News: BBC ups HD, Apple news, BBC Alba and speedy o2
- FOCUS: The Future Of The Internet and Filter Bubbles
- INTERVIEW: With the COO of Plusnet
- Your questions on Digital Radio Mondiale, Solar meters and tidy wiring
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Released: Jun 2011
Show 64 Show Notes |
| Show 63 |
- News: Sony and Apple security breaches, London Switchover and Virgin radio
- FOCUS: Gadget Show Live 2011 – Our review of this year’s show
- Your questions on DAB in Jersey, BT Vision and classroom video
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Released: May 2011
Show 63 Show Notes |
| Show 62 | |
Released: Apr 2011
Show 62 Show Notes |
| Show 61 | |
Released: Mar 2011 Show 61 Show Notes |
| Show 60 | |
Released: Feb 2011 Show 60 Show Notes |
| Show 59 |
- News: Changes to Sky HD channels, the Skype Fail and some channel news
- FOCUS: Review of 2010 – The TV and Tech of the last 12 months
- Plus your questions on loading a camera with maps, and problems with Freeview HD Surround Sound
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Released: Jan 2011 Show 59 Show Notes |
| Show 58 |
- News: Tablet newspapers, no more Tease Me and 3D BT
- FOCUS: Broadband Suppliers – Making the right choice
- HANDS-ON: Big Trak Junior 2010
- Plus questions on Nokia’s DAB, slow Internet, HD recorders and tablet devices
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Released:Dec 2010
Show 58 Show Notes |
| Show 57 |
- News: BBC One HD, and Powerline recall
- FOCUS: Apple TV – New streaming box
- HANDS-ON: TomTom Go Live 1000
- REVIEW: Spy Keyring
- Plus questions on Freesat, 3D Freeview, tablets, streaming boxes and PIN codes
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Released:Nov 2010
Show 57 Show Notes |
| Show 56 |
- News: Sky scraps channels,Windows Phone 7 & Virgin 3D
- FOCUS: 3D Tech – How does 3D TV work?
- REVIEW: Triax Tri-link Kit
- CLASSIC TECH: The Calculator
- Plus your Kindle questions, what happens after the switchover, and some HD questions
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Released:Oct 2010
Show 56 Show Notes |
| Show 55 | |
Released:Sep 2010
Show 55 Show Notes |
| Show 54 |
- News: Freeview PVR woes, new Amazon Kindle and BBC apps.
- FOCUS: Sport on TV – It’s all change – who’s best?
- HANDS-ON: A look at the tiny View Quest Wi-Fi radio
- Plus a discussion of the FM Switchover and the iPhone 4 reception saga
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Released:Aug 2010
Show 54 Show Notes |
| Show 53 |
- News: Launch of the iPhone 4, and changes to Heart and Gold radio.
- FOCUS: BT Vision Review – A new look at BT’s digital TV service
- HANDS-ON: Our findings on the Fitbug health gadget
- Plus a discussion with a leading radio amateur
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Released:Jul 2010
More on Show 53 |
| Show 52 |
- News: BBC One HD, new iPhone, Freeview HD, Google TV and the Radio Amnesty.
- FOCUS: Get more from your Digital Photos – Some handy apps and accessories for your digital snaps
- HANDS-ON: Our first look at the Fitbug hi-tech pedometer and health scheme
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Released:Jun 2010
More on Show 52 |
| Show 51 |
- News: New iPhone details leaked, 3D TV on sale now, HD news, and more on the HomePlug troubles.
- FOCUS: Your Digital Future – How the Digital Economy Act affects UK TV, radio and Internet
- HANDS-ON: We try out three walkie talkies to see what range we can get
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Released:May 2010
More on Show 51 |
| Gadget Show Live 2010 |
- A FrequencyCast Special covering the April 2010 Gadget Show Live in Birmingham. London Dabs Live Gadget show featuring interviews with Revo Radios, POS (PsiXPda), A.C. Ryan, EnigmaTag and Orca (Power Strap)
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Released:
More on Gadget Show Live
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| Show 50 |
- News: A round-up of HD news, an update on tablet devices and the launch of Sky’s 3D service.
- FOCUS: Get more from your MP3 Player – Accessories and add-ons
- HANDS-ON: Replacements for the iPod and Apple’s iTunes
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Released:Apr 2010
More on Show 50 |
| Dabs Live Special |
- A FrequencyCast Special covering the March 2010 London Dabs Live Gadget show featuring interviews with Creative, Navigon, Cisco, Sonos and more
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Released:
More on Dabs Special
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| Show 49 |
- News: Freeview HD update, the end of BBC 6 Music, a new phone from Puma, and the latest from SeeSaw and Freesat.
- FOCUS: Get more from your Mobile – Apps, Maps and more
- HANDS-ON: Olympus Tough 6010 and SWaP Active watch
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Released:Mar 2010
More on Show 49 |
| Show 48 | |
Released:Feb 2010
More on Show 48 |
| Show 47 |
- News: Project Canvas gets go-ahead, iPlayer on Freesat, new BT Vision box and Tesco iPhones.
- FOCUS: Back up your data – Keeping your stuff safe.
- HANDS-ON: Olympus Tough 6010 camera
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Released:Jan 2010
More on Show 47 |
| Show 46 |
- News: Freeview HD launch, o2 Joggler updates, plus BBC iPlayer for the Wii and Freesat.
- FOCUS: Wireless wi-fi Hotspots – Connecting on the move.
- HANDS-ON: The Chumby – Desktop information chum.
- HANDS-ON: TV Wand – Who needs a remote control?
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Released:Dec 2009
More on Show 46 |
| Show 45 |
- News: Sky comes to Freeview, Windows 7 launched and BBC Multiscreen changes.
- FOCUS: TV Listings services – TV mags, online services and applications explored.
- HANDS-ON: Olympus LS-11 – High-quality voice recorder.
- HANDS-ON: Current Cost Envi – Power-saving meter.
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Released:Nov 2009
More on Show 45 |
| Show 44 |
- News: Retune your Freeview, Premier Radio goes nationwide and Sky comes to the Xbox.
- FOCUS: Subscription-free TV – Save a few quid. Could you live without paying Sky and Virgin each month?
- HANDS-ON: 3 MiFi – Portable Wifi, without wires.
- FOCUS: TV in other rooms – How to get TV in other parts of your home.
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Released:Oct 2009
More on Show 44 |
| Show 43 |
- News: 3D TV on the way, the end of the line for the ISS, new eBook readers and Lazy Britain
- FOCUS: GPS Gadgets – A GPS watch, geotagger and direction finder
- HANDS-ON: iPhone Sat Nav apps – Hands on with the TomTom, CoPilot and Navigon for the Apple iPhone.
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Released:Sep 2009
More on Show 43 |
| Show 42 |
- News: New ESPN channels come to the UK, more HD for Virgin, cheap dongles, Digital Switch and mobile luggage
- FOCUS: Catch-up TV– Details of what’s new with Broadband and how to get a faster speed
- HANDS-ON: Equinux Tubestick – Smallest USB Freeview receiver.
- First look: Truecall – Avoid nuisance calls and record your telephone discussions.
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Released:Aug 2009
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| Show 41 |
- News: The end for Setanta, Digital Britain results are in, and an update on Freeview HD
- FOCUS: Broadband – Details of what’s new with Broadband and how to get a faster speed
- HANDS-ON: o2 Joggler – Digital picture frame / fridge door.
- HANDS-ON: Nintendo Walk with Me – Get fit with a pocket tracker.
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Released:Jul 2009
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| Show 40 |
- News: Freeview HD plans under threat, free calls and Sky+, the end is near for GPS and a new Hitchhiker’s Guide book
- FOCUS: wi-fi – An update on wi-fi Internet, and wireless woes
- HANDS-ON: Pulse Smart Pen – The world’s most high tech writing implement, the Pulse Smartpen.
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Released:Jun 2009
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| Show 39 |
- News: HD comes to the BBC iPlayer, Tiscali woes continue and some Freeview changes afoot
- FOCUS: Extra Freeview channels – Squeeze a little more from Freeview
- FOCUS: Home Security – Pete gets hands-on with a home security system for under £100
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Released:May 2009
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| Show 38 |
- News: Thousands lose Freeview, bad news for ITV and local radio, plus who is next to switch
- FOCUS: Mobile Broadband – Get the Internet on the move
- HANDS-ON: Google G1 – Hands-on with the first Android phone
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Released:Apr 2009
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| Show 37 |
- News: Sky HD boxes recalled, the fourth Freeview HD services, and the UK footy coverage wars
- FOCUS: Sat Nav – the latest in personal navigation
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Released:Mar 2009
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| Show 36 |
- News: US Digital Switchover delayed, use your phone in hospital, plus a 3D webcam
- FOCUS: Streaming Media – Get your music, video and photos streamed around your home
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Released:Feb 2009
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| Show 35 |
- News: 3D TV, Freeview update, Virgin HD, High-def testcard and the end of GMT
- FOCUS: Wireless Cameras – Home security systems explored
- HANDS-ON: A look at the Salter MiBody USB bathroom scales
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Released:Jan 2009
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| Show 34 |
- News: ITV on BT, Fetch TV launched, phones for a Fiver, Facebook phones and lots of channel news
- FOCUS: PVRs A look at what’s new with digital recorders for satellite, Freeview and Cable TV
- A look at tedious toy Elmo Live, and the top-notch Denon AH-NC732 noise-cancelling headphones
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Released:Dec 2008
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| Show 33 |
- News: Sky returns to Virgin, no more Nuts, Android escape, and new satnavs
- FOCUS: Out-and-about! We meet up with Pure, Dyal, Olympus and TVonics to talk about new gadgets
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Released:Nov 2008
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| Show 32 |
- News: Freesat PVR revealed, Freeview HD on the way, and shortwave under threat
- FOCUS: Tiscali TV
- Hands-on with the Power Chimp
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Released:Nov 2008
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| Show 31 |
- News: Station renames, half-price HD, Nuts Loyalty and the Google Phone
- FOCUS: eBook Readers
- Updated iAudio D2 media player and new Pure One DAB radios
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Released:Oct 2008
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| Show 30 |
- News: Freeview, Sky & BT Vision HD, plus Skypephone and PS3
- FOCUS: Watts & Power Consumption
- A look at Smartphones in the UK
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Released:Sep 2008
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| Show 29 |
- News: Freeview boxes breaking, new Freesat channels, Sporting deals, Top Up news and a KITT sat nav
- FOCUS: Digital TV Options – A round-up of TV in the UK
- i-GotU Tracker – Nifty, low-priced GPS tracker
- Wii Fit – Lose those pounds
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Released:Aug 2008
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| Show 28 |
- News: BT Vision charge for BBC on demand, Sky+HD price drop, 3G iPhones nearly here… and R2D2
- FOCUS: BT ToGo – BT’s free Windows Smartphone
- BT Fon – Fancy sharing out your broadband bandwidth?
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Released:Jul 2008
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| Show 27 |
- News: Freesat launches, Sky Picnic postponed, a free smartphone from BT, Sky Player and ITV’s rabbit
- FOCUS: Free satellite TV – including a look at the new Freesat service
- Mobile Broadband – Details of those little USB broadband modems
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Released:Jun 2008
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Released:May 2008
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| Show 25 |
- News: An update on Phorm, national local TV for Freeview, phones on a plane, iTunes telly and a DAB update.
- FOCUS: Buying a TV – Need a new telly? Carl and Pete explore the options and explain the technology.
- Audio Description: More on the service for visually-impaired TV viewers.
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Released:Apr 2008
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| Show 24 |
- FOCUS: Digital Radio – After DAB has it’s worst two months on record, Carl and Pete pick up the pieces
- Neurous OSD: Converts your video and DVDs to a digital format
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Released:Mar 2008
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| Show 23 |
- FOCUS: Classic Technology – Carl and Pete look back at what TV, Computers, Phones and the ‘Net looked like twenty years ago
- High-definition summary – A look at what’s on offer with Sky and Virgin’s HD service.
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Released:Feb 2008
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| Show 22 |
- FOCUS: TV accessories – Carl and Pete look at a wide range of accessories available to enhance your TV viewing, including flashy remotes, AV sender, surround sound, Apple TV, TV-B-Gone, SCART switchers and surge protectors
- TomTom Latest – A quick look at one of the new TomTom devices – take a listen to what’s on offer from today’s satnav devices.
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Released:Jan 2008
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| Show 21 |
- FOCUS: Archiving your media: Carl and Pete explore how to get your audio cassettes, 7″ singles, VHS cassettes and photos safely archived.
- Two phones – More details of getting free calls with the SkypePhone, plus we don’t review Apple’s iPhone.
- Other stuff: A wi-fi gadget that vibrates at 40,000, plus you can get your hands on the Knight Industries 2000
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Released:Dec 2007
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| Show 20 |
- FOCUS: DVD Recorders: Carl and Pete look at the advantages of recording to DVD, what to look for in a new machine, and explore the various DVD recording formats.
- BT Home Hub – BT’s soft-launched a new version of their Broadband router – we take a look at the Home Hub v1.5 changes, and what the new BT Fon service has to offer.
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Released:Nov 2007
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| Show 19 |
- FOCUS: On Demand TV: We look at the various services offering TV and films without having to wait for the schedule – We look at Virgin Media, BT Vision, Tiscali TV and Sky.
- Energy Saving Meters – We review the Efergy meter that keeps a check on how much electricity your home’s using – displaying your consumption in pounds and pence.
- iAudio D2 DAB and MP3 – Tiny gadget with touchscreen, DAB radio, FM, photos, recorder and MP3
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Oct 2007
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| Show 18 |
- FOCUS: TV on your PC: How to watch and record TV on your PC – the devices and software needed to use your computer as a TV.
- Demented Wasp – We look at and listen to the amazing £20 remote control helicopter
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Sep 2007
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| Show 17 |
- 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 kits and rapping ringtones
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Aug 2007
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| Show 16 |
- Virgin on Freeview – New Virgin channel coming to Freeview soon.
- Pocket Radio Station – A new MP3 player with a built-in FM transmitter.
- FOCUS: Sky Digital: Discussion of satellite TV, including Sky+ and Sky HD.
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Jul 2007
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| Show 15 |
- ITV goes VoD – TV on demand from ITV, plus a look at what other offer
- Lobster 700 DAB and TV phone – price drops to £50 on pay-and-go.
- FOCUS: Internet Radio: Listening to radio from around the world, online.
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Released: Jun 2007
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| Show 14 |
- Free TV from Virgin Media – A look at Virgin’s new offer
- Mobile Panel – Get cash by using your Smartphone
- FOCUS: Freeview reception: Help and advice on improving your signal.
- FOCUS: Nokia N95: Getting hands-on with Nokia’s new GPS phone.
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Released: May 2007
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| Show 13 |
- Sky battles with Virgin Media – The latest on the battle of the big boys
- Digital TV news including the removal of ITV Play, two changes to Sky+ and the launch of Tiscali TV.
- FOCUS: Internet Extras: We explore buzzwords such as Web 2.0 and RSS, and take a look at some sites that caught our attentions, such as Orb, Wikipedia, Del.icio.us, Digiguide, LinkedIn and Web Radio.
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Released: Apr 2007
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| Show 12 |
- FOCUS: BT Vision – Carl and Pete go hands-on with BT’s new home TV service that offers on-demand movies and TV shows.
- HomeSight – News of a wireless home monitoring system, at a silly price
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Released: Mar 2007
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| Show 11 |
- FOCUS: MP3 and MP3 players
- Top Up TV Anytime‘s latest problems – A further reduction in hours, and a Watchdog feature
- Second Life – Our Pete doesn’t have much of a life, so he’s found one online.
- A look at the new Skype lie detector, ways to recycle your old mobile, and we need your help with our cube.
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Released: Feb 2007
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| Show 10 |
- Top Up TV Anytime – Feedback from our listeners, plus a review of the new box.
- FOCUS: 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, now for other platforms
- o2 XDA Orbit: A new Windows-powered high-spec mobile with built-in GPS
- FM Transmitters – A change in the UK law makes it easier to connect your player to your in-car system
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Released: Jan 2007
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| Show 09 |
- BT Vision – Details of the new home TV service finally released
- Digital Radio – News of a change to the DAB format, and the prospect of a new batch of national digital radio stations coming soon
- FOCUS: The Home Hub: A closer look at the BT Home Hub Broadband router
- Loc8tor – We look at the latest in “what have I done with my keys?” technology
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Released: Dec 2006
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| Show 08 | |
Released:Nov 2006
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| Show 07 |
- Top Up TV – More on the unfolding story, and what will happen to existing customers once Anytime launches.
- Lobster 700TV – We explore a phone with TV and DAB radio onboard
- FOCUS: Going Digital: The UK’s TV services get switched off in a few years? Does this mean no more telly? Nah. We explain the Digital Switch
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Released: Oct 2006
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| Show 06 |
- Top Up TV Anytime – From September 2006, Top Up TV reduces their subscription TV service, offering a hard-disk based content service.
- Free TV on cable: Around 40 channels of digital TV are now offered subscription-free from cable TV firm Virgin Media (at the time of recording known as NTL and Telewest) – to customers that route their home phone calls over cable.
- FOCUS: Digital Recorders: For our Focus section, we look at PVR / DVR, what’s on offer to Sky Digital, Freeview and Cable customers.
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Released: Sep 2006
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| Show 05 |
- Broadband Wars: It’s getting cut-throat, and Tiscali’s entered the fray
- News of Orb (remote control your PC’s TV), a DVD release of KYTV, and how to get a free iPod Shuffle
- FOCUS: A feature on wi-fi technology, including a closer look at the Nabaztag
- Convert your old singles to MP3 with a USB turntable
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Released: Aug 2006
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| Show 04 |
- Quad-players: Updates on what Telewest and NTL (now Virgin Media), Virgin Mobile , BT and Sky are up offering, in an effort to win our broadband, phone, mobile and TV loyalty.
- Info on Film4‘s relaunch and the new options to program your Sky+ box remotely
- FOCUS: A feature on Satellite Navigation and the TomTom One
- The BT Voyager Internet radio, for the amazing price of £65
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Released: Jul 2006
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| Show 03 |
- Slingbox – A new piece of kit to let you access your TV system from around the world
- BT Total Broadband – BT fights back at TalkTalk free Broadband
- FOCUS: DAB – Exploring what Carl knows about digital radio, and a look at a new DAB radio from Pure
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Released: Jun 2006
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Released: May 2006
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| Show 01 |
- News on the BBC’s plans for HiDef TV & the World Cup
- A first look at the Nabaztag Wifi Bunny
- FOCUS: TV over the Internet – IPTV
- Details of Sky‘s half-price subscription deal
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Released: Apr 2006.More on Show 01 |
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