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If you’re in the market for a new TV – Perhaps check out this story from A Current Affair last night
http://aca.ninemsn.com.au/video/#439bd02c-5da4-460d-8c8d-f8e4385156a5
Let me know what you think in the comments below…
What a week. On Sunday, just before lunch time, my wife gave birth to our second child. Victoria Lillian Long – She’s beautiful, and just the most wonderful thing for us all.
But, she came a day or so early, in fact, as far as we were concerned, she came about four days early – so, we weren’t quite ready. The house was a bit of a mess, and generally we could have done with an extra day or so!
In the 3 full days since, I’ve learned fast that a good neighbour beats any technology – any day… Read on for why…
Apple today opened its latest Retail store – this time in the North West of Sydney at Castle Hill’s popular Castle Towers shopping centre.
I headed along to the launch, and have posted some some thoughts a video and photos below – click Continue Reading for more..
The Seven Network today announced they will launch a ‘third’ channel on Digital TV in late September – Named ’7mate’
According to the press release, republished at Mumbrella, the channel will commence with a broadcast of the AFL Grand Final in HD.
There’s a stack of content on offer – like “New episodes of FAMILY GUY, AMERICAN DAD, PARKS AND RECREATION and LAST COMIC STANDING will lead the primetime comedy schedule. 3O ROCK, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, THAT 70’S SHOW, SCRUBS and CRANK YANKERS round out the laughs.” – however, what I find interesting is the decision once again to remove HD from the ‘main’ channel – just like the ABC has done
More programming details are below. … Continue Reading
Leaving aside the standard technology which we often take for granted (TV Cameras, Broadcast Satellite, Radio ISDN technology), this could be a great year for watching the Election – as boring as it might be given the nothingness of the campaign, we are in for a real treat when it comes to the coverage.
At the recent General Elections in the UK, the BBC among others went absolutely tech mad – it was fantastic. I can recall the use of Holograms by CNN or the BBC (I can’t remember) during the US Elections, but for the BBC in the UK election the key tech was the touch screen interface to a big screen TV, and also a ‘white room’ which was totally interactive.
I’ve had the iPhone 4 for a few days now, and figured once and for all it was time to test the ‘death grip’ and see what the results might be.
With no bumper on the phone, I set off on my way home. I’m sure you can imagine someone else was driving the car while I conducted all these tests.
As I’ve noted before, I’m with Optus and am aware of two clear blackspots on different routes home. So, I decided to try a lengthy call heading up the Pacific Highway through blackspot #1 at Lindfield.
I don’t think it’s as big as buying a house, however choosing an iPhone plan is a big financial decision. You see you are locked in for at least a year, if not two years in most cases.
What if the carrier you choose has a bad network in your area, but you don’t know that because you don’t use them now!
How much data will you use?
For a full list of iPhone plans – view my data page here
These are all difficult questions, continue reading for my personal thoughts on the plans all released today.
Well, what a day, finally we get to see what the Australian carriers are offering for Friday’s iPhone 4 launch.
Telstra got the ball rolling at 6am with their release, followed by Optus a couple of hours later. Later in the afternoon VHA (Vodafone and Three) released their pricing.
So, now to choose!
Continue reading for a full list of plans, and pricing from all carriers.
In an unfortunate mix up tonight at the ABC, the much anticipated iPad app update from the ABC is not allowing you to watch ABC News 24.
Instead, it’s streaming ABC 2 when you click on the live stream. Same applies at http://www.abc.net.au/news/abcnews24/ it’s probably just a switch that’s been flicked incorrectly somewhere at ABC MCR.
click to read more and to see screenshots..
Ok, so I’m no-one to judge – given I’m not lining up for any modelling shoots any time soon. But – when I received this Deluxe WiFi Internet and DAB+ Radio from Kogan my first reaction was not great.
Looks are important when it comes to the shelf buying decision, and I wondered if with Kogan’s online only model perhaps that had gone out the window. I just wouldn’t see myself picking this from a lineup of DAB radios.
However, like many things, this has really grown on me. I’d still prefer several others for looks, but it’s the old ‘don’t judge a book by its cover’ that is important here.
This is one heck of a big unit. Packing twin 30W speakers, plus a front tweeter and a subwoofer, there’s a lot to get into any size box. … Continue Reading
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