We all love the idea of standing up and singing at a karaoke but the reality is usually very different from what we had hoped it would be. You might think that you are going to warble like Old Blue Eyes or bring down the house like Bono but what if you end up sounding like James Blunt trapped inside a ferret? The key to avoiding karaoke based tragedies is to practice at home. The good news in this respect is that you can now use the Mini Karaoke Player to hone your skills and get ready for the big night. Hook It Up and Start Singing It...
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With all the hot weather of late, we were pleased when Dyson agreed to send us their brand new fan to review. The Dyson Hot and Cool is a heater and fan built in one, which carries the same ultra modern styling as other Dyson products. Needless to say it costs a pretty penny too, so we thought it right to compare it to a £24.99 run-of-the-mill fan in terms of design, functionality and performance. Design Dyson is renowned for creating products that look great and the Hot and Cold is no exception. It comes in beautiful no nonsense packaging...
If you would like a more local twist to what you listen to on the radio then the good old BBC might have the perfect solution. Boffins at the Beeb have come up with something which goes by the rather exciting name of The Perceptive Radio. The crux of it is that the material broadcast can alter automatically according to where the listener is and even the current weather conditions. The idea has been getting worked on by the Future Media North Lab of the BBC and is believed to a unique concept. The cutting edge radio was shown to the public...
The interactive movie controller, Myndplay, has been featured at the Gadget Show live, NBC, on Channel 4’s Future Families and on the BBC. It’s fair to say that this brain powered EEG device has been making more than just brainwaves in the press recently. How it works The brain produces electrical pulses known as brainwaves. Each particular brainwave correlates to your emotional and mental processes. By wearing the EEG headset these brainwaves are collected and then used to change the outcome of the film being watched at the time....
Streaming platform Roku has announced that consumers in the United Kingdom and Canada will be able to buy its player early next year. The company will also expand its platform to be able to support region-specific channels, so publishers of music, games, videos and other content can reach users’ TVs via Roku. The company’s announcement follows the expansion of Netflix to 43 countries in the Caribbean and Latin America. In 2008, Roku launched the first streaming player in the United States. Now, it is the leading streaming platform...
Roku announced its new line of media streaming devices that has a smaller physical footprint, more features and the same price points that is cheaper than the Apple TV. The new models, the Roku 2 HD, Roku 2 XD, and Roku 2 XS, have improved media streaming capabilities compared to the previous models. All major steaming sources are there, including Amazon Instant Video, Hulu Plus and Netflix. Roku also has capabilities to stream live sports events like the NBA, NHL and Major League Soccer, along with online radio stations like Pandora,...
Japanese electronics company JVC has announced the release of two Dual Docking Stations for the iPad and iPhone: the UX-VJ5 and UX-VJ3. These two docking stations can accommodate an iPad, and an iPhone or iPod simultaneously. These universal docking systems feature two 15 Watt speakers and a slim, vertical center unit that can charge two Apple devices at the same time. These are the first dual docking stations in the industry and aside from playing music from your devices, the stations’ center units have an audio CD player, USB connection,...
Sky is preparing a brand new service which will render Sky Player obsolete from next month onwards. Sky Go is a new mobile service which will both current Sky subscribers and non-subscribers alike to access Sky channels via their PC, laptop or tablet PC whilst on the move. Current Sky subscribers will be able to register two devices to work with Sky Go, they will not be charged an additional fee and will be able to access the content they have paid for in their regular Sky package. People who do not have a Sky subscription will...
Angry Birds Rio launched on iOS and Android earlier this week, on the whole it seems the new format has gone down rather well with mobile gamers with many looking forward to next months collaborating film release. Rovio teamed up with the makers of Rio to create a game to promote the film which will be released on April 8th 201. Sky is giving their customers the chance to see the film before anyone else. See Rio First This is the first time Sky has laid this kind of reward for its subscribers. They will even provide entertainment and activities...
You may remember back in February 300,000 Sony Playstation 3 consoles where seized and impounded in Holland after LG filed legal proceedings against Sony for as they believed (and I am sure still do) Blu-Ray technology used in the PS3 was in direct infringement of a patent they owned. At the time LG were given the benefit of the doubt and authorities in Holland took an entire shipment of PS3 and impounded them indefinitely. The Hague’s civil court has now ordered LG to release all of the consoles for distribution throughout Europe. This...