Creative’s simple surround sound
Computers & Accessories
Want to add immersive audio to your computer? Creative’s external Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 is a bit of a mouthful, but serves up all the necessary connections, no bother.
Advanced snappers don’t often pack more features than this. The new E-520 from Olympus squeezes in 10 megapixels, as well as a beefy 2.7 inch LCD with Live View, so it acts more like a compact, and won’t have you squinting through a viewfinder.
Attention gamers! If you’re looking for a top notch entertainment PC, there’ll be one less brand to choose from next month.
Radio One DJ Chris Moyles took delivery of his half-scale multi-function entertainment unit over the weekend admitting he couldn’t quite remember making the two grand purchase online last year due to inebriation.
The DVD playing, iPod docking, stereo-sound delivering dustbin on wheels has had us hot under the collar since our first sighting back in early 2007 but seemed to be consigned to the scrap yard after Nikko went bust in the UK.
AT&T is listing a phone dubbed the “iPhone black” on its website. Unfortunate error, or a taste of things to come?
It’s been a big day for BlackBerry. First the e-mail magnates slipped us a brand new phone, then dished up $150 million in development bounties, and now they’ve announced a tie-up with Microsoft to get Windows Live on their handsets.
Apple’s not going to be happy about this. miShare has just started selling a simple device to swap almost any media between two iPods. Plug two of Apple’s music boxes in, press a few buttons and you’ll have transferred music, playlists, even photos and videos.
Grab one of Elgato’s satellite tuners, and your Mac will be all set to suck up free telly through a dish!
The company just updated its EyeTV software, adding support for H.264, which is the system used to broadcast the free satellite service. All you’ll need to do is grab an EyeTV 310 box, connect one end to a Mac, and the other to a dish to enjoy free TV.