Archive for October, 2008

October 21, 2008

TECH: The answer to Blu-ray adoption?

By benfrain in Tech-tip

Even though Blu-ray has officially defeated it’s closest rival (HD-DVD) it still seems an incredibly niche product. I know of only one person who owns a player, and that’s a PS3. The trouble with any form of high definition medium at present is that to the majority, the quality increase just isn’t worth the expenditure [...]

October 14, 2008

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TECH: iPhone – where the hell is TomTom?

By benfrain in Tech-tip

Since the June launch of the iPhone 3G there was speculation of TomTom being available for the device. After all, with the inclusion of a GPS chip in a touch screen device, surely full-blown satellite navigation is the next obvious step? Well, it’s been a bit quiet lately hasn’t it? I’ve heard nothing through the [...]