Sling Media will make Slingboxes available to BlackBerry owners by the end of the month, and we already know it’s working on versions for iPhone and Android. But where next for everyone’s favourite TV streaming box?
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It’s official. January’s Macworld will be Jobs-less, and mark Apple’s last participation in the expo. The Mac-maker’s official explanation is that it now reaches customers in different, more effective ways, but that doesn’t quite explain Jobs snubbing it.
Sony’s poised to take the iPod Touch to task next month, with the unveiling of its first full touchscreen Walkman. It’ll pack Wi-Fi, a full web browser and be able to download music and video on the move. But what else does Sony need to beat the iPod?
We’re still hearing mixed messages about the Zune Phone reportedly being unveiled by Microsoft at CES next month.
Some industry-watchers reckon Microsoft will unveil a full-blown handset, while others say it’ll more likely be software for existing Windows Mobile devices. The big question though, is what features a new Zune experience needs to topple the iPhone?
We hate it. You hate it. The only people in love with it seem to be record companies. And Nokia. Still, with the latest hacks putting paid to Comes With Music’s copy protection, and Amazon MP3 serving up DRM-free tunes on the cheap, we have to wonder: Will 2008 be the last year of DRM?
Sony’s making job cuts, the tech sector is braced for the worst next year, and stores are discounting gadgets like they’re going out of style.
But is the dreaded recession putting a crimp on your gadget spend? Or are you making the most of the bargains, stocking up on entertainment kit and preparing the batten down the hatches for a year of chanting “staying in is the new going out” through 2009?
Mac fans have already begun the count-down. It’s now less than a month until Macworld kicks off in San Francisco, but with Apple’s share price at an all-year low, and the economy beginning to bite, what’s Steve Jobs going to pull out of the bag?
We’ve reached the tipping point. If you’re still holding out for a new gadget this year, you’re out of luck. Everything due in store before Christmas has already been announced. So stop lusting after that N97, kiss goodbye to dreams of a slimline Xbox and tell us what you’ve put in your letter to Santa!