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Sony unleashes ultra-fast Blu-Ray burner

September 24, 2008, 11:00 am by James Holland Leave your comment

Filed under Home Entertainment Tags: Blu-ray, burner, MWU-300S, Sony

Playing Blu-Ray discs is sooo last year. The future’s all about burning, baby! And Sony just unveiled their fastest disc-makers to date.

Cambridge Audio’s first iPod friendly all-in-one

September 22, 2008, 5:00 pm by James Holland Leave your comment

Filed under Home Entertainment Tags: Apple, Cambridge Audio, DAB, fusion, iPod

iPod-compatible speaker systems and stereos are everywhere, but here’s one that deserves serious attention. The Fusion is well designed, made by sound experts Cambridge Audio and blends every type of music format you an imagine.

Logitech Pure-Fi Express Plus: the first ever omnidirectional iPod dock

September 16, 2008, 5:00 pm by Sam Kieldsen Leave your comment

Filed under Home Entertainment Tags: Apple, iPod, logitech, Pure-Fi Express Plus

The world isn’t exactly short on iPod speaker docks, but the latest from Logitech at least manages to offer something a bit different: an omnidirectional speaker, projecting audio to all parts of your room.

Tangent returns to FM with retro-tastic Uno

September 15, 2008, 10:00 am by Sam Kieldsen Leave your comment

Filed under Home Entertainment Tags: Retro, Tangent, Uno

Danish audio maestros Tangent are best known for their high class desktop DAB radios (like the Trio), but they’ve gone old school with their latest wood-clad wireless, the AM/FM only Uno.

Sleep smart in the Hi-Can media bed

September 12, 2008, 2:30 pm by Jim Hill Leave your comment

Filed under Home Entertainment Tags: bedroom, Hi-Can, home, Home Entertainment, prototype, smart bed

Have trouble getting up in the morning? No need to with a smart bed. Built into the Hi-Can (high canopy) is a drop down screen showing a projected image that allows you to surf the web, or just watch a film in surround sound.

Blu-Ray won’t last PS3 life cycle says Samsung

September 5, 2008, 10:30 am by Stephen Ebert Leave your comment

Filed under Gaming, Home Entertainment Tags: Blu-ray, PS3, Samsung, Sony

Blu-Ray might have beaten down HD-DVD and helped Sony sell more PS3s, but the company’s plans for a 10 year PS3 life cycle have been dashed by Samsung, which claims Blu-Ray only “has five years left”.

Arcam’s awesome ‘knobless’ AV receiver

September 4, 2008, 3:28 pm by James Holland Leave your comment

Filed under Home Entertainment Tags: Arcam, FMJ AVR600

Few companies can claim the heritage of Arcam. This British AV manufacturer not only creates great sounding kit, but serves it up in eye-popping designs too. The brand new FMJ AVR600 is no exception. Tired of stale AV designs, Arcam’s ditched the knobs for a minimalist look.

EMI gives music away through ad-supported player

September 3, 2008, 11:35 am by James Holland Leave your comment

Filed under Home Entertainment Tags: emi, free, MP3, music, we7

Fancy listening to EMI tracks without paying a penny? No, you needn’t resort to piracy, just tap into We7, where EMI’s just agreed to make its music available for free as long as you put up with some ads.