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CES 2009: the hottest trends in tech

Posted on01. May, 2009 by Rob.

If staying in is the new going out, then you’re going to need to some cutting edge home tech to keep your entertained – and there was plenty of that on offer at CES 2009

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Rolly robot conducts an orchestra of Aibos

Posted on26. Feb, 2009 by Rob.

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How to turn your home into a high tech hideaway

Posted on01. Feb, 2009 by Rob.

One of the biggest benefits of choosing custom install is that enables all the technology in your home to melt away unseen. Here’s how

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7 green gadgets that use recycled parts

Posted on27. Jan, 2009 by Rob.

Let’s be honest, gadget makers don’t have the best track record when it comes to helping saving our planet’s precious resources, but there are signs that that is beginning to change

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How to cut your high tech energy bill

Posted on01. Jan, 2009 by Rob.

Great energy saving ideas for your gadget habit – you could even help the planet too

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Come back laserdisc, all is forgiven!

Posted on30. May, 2008 by Rob.

Celebrating the home entertainment formats of yore… mostly

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8 reasons why it sucks to be an early adopter

Posted on20. May, 2008 by Rob.

From the PSP to the iPhone, the course of gadget love never quite runs smooth. Here’s why

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Paramount movies to appear on Blu-ray

Posted on22. Jan, 2008 by Rob.

Blu-ray is clear winner in bitter format war

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Rear projection TVs – it’s not over yet

Posted on21. Jan, 2008 by Rob.

It’s getting dark out there… but new DLP tech offers a glimmer of hope

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Robots set date for home invasion

Posted on07. Dec, 2007 by Rob.

Will they fiddle while the human race burns?

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Secret DRM tech could change your gadgets forever

Posted on22. Nov, 2007 by Rob.

Marlin to infect everything from websites to consumer tech

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Sony entertainment robot makes a slight return

Posted on15. Nov, 2007 by Rob.

QRIO takes on toddlers in UC, San Diego study

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Sony Bravia ad is very, very bunny

Posted on05. Oct, 2007 by Rob.

Rabbiting on about its TVs again

Sony has launched another version of its award-winning Bravia TV adverts – this time filled with hundreds of multi-coloured bunnies bouncing around New York. The 90-second commercial, which can be viewed on the Bravia Advert site, shows the Play-Doh rabbits hopping to a central point where they turn into an [...]

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Bravia, PSP coming to Sony Ericsson mobiles

Posted on04. Apr, 2007 by Rob.

Now you can watch TV and play great games on your phone

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CES 2006: Sony launches new Micro Vault flash drives

Posted on07. Jan, 2006 by Rob.

You can never have enough USB flashdrives, especially when they’re as good looking as the new Micro Vault models from Sony – even if the growing list of variations can be a bit befuddling on the old hungover brain

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CES 2006: Blu-ray and HD DVD are go

Posted on06. Jan, 2006 by Rob.

This is it. After months – no, years of speculation – the Blu-ray and HD DVD camps have finally pulled on their boxing gloves and are going to be slugging it out in the only bare-knuckle bout that matters: the fight for the hearts, minds and, most importantly, wallets of US consumers

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CES 2006: Sony takes on TomTom, Garmin with Nav-U NV-U70 satnav

Posted on06. Jan, 2006 by Rob.

Sony has been trying – and largely failing – to get into in-car satellite navigation for a while now, but this could be its best effort yet

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CES 2006: The trouble with Sony’s prototype 1080p LCD TV

Posted on06. Jan, 2006 by Rob.

Howard Stringer’s non-apology for the whole rootkit debacle at his CES 2006 keynote Wednesday was joined by more disappointing news from the company – this time on its stand in the Central Hall in the Las Vegas Convention Center

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Ouch! Sony TV scarred my son

Posted on01. Dec, 2005 by Rob.

One-year-old’s head meets glass shelf – with painful consequences

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The pros and cons of TV tech: from CRT to plasma

Posted on01. Jun, 2003 by Rob.

Pop into your average TV shop and you’ll be faced with a bewildering choice of TVs and technologies – from old school CRT sets to brand spanking new plasmas. But which one is worthy of your money?

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