3D TV: The Future Of Home Entertainment?
Posted by Nick Bryan on July 27, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Cinemas have been offering three dimensional viewing for some time now, so it was inevitable that our living rooms would follow suit. After all, with more and more movies filmed for 3D, eventually the DVD buyer starts to feel they’re missing something.
I imagine I’ll own a 3D set one day. So when offered the chance to see a range of demonstrations, it seemed foolish to say no, lest I be left behind in our manic dash for the future.
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iPad lessons – one week in
Posted by Susi on June 8, 2010 · 3 Comments
Having gone public on my complete bafflement as to what the iPad was supposed to be, it took only 23 hours post-launch for me to find myself in the Apple shop willing to part with proper amounts of cash for one. And I can’t help it – I frickin’ love it. But you’re definitely a more considered... Read More »
Five ways libraries need to improve their internet offerings
Posted by Stuart on May 27, 2010 · 7 Comments
I recently moved house and, while this entailed dealing with a whole litany of woes, the most damaging to my emotional and mental health was the loss of internet. Of course, you’re supposed to be able to move properties and have your web juice redirected without a hitch these days, but it doesn’t... Read More »
My Eyes! Four minutes on ChatRoulette
Posted by Susi on April 2, 2010 · 1 Comment
I went on it so you don’t have to. Things I saw: Read More » AKPC_IDS += "3104,"; Read More →
Is Guitar Hero ruining creativity?
Posted by Dork Adore on March 2, 2010 · 1 Comment
This week, we’ve got a guest post from Jenny Williams. In recent years, it has become quite acceptable to find yourself at a party being challenged to perform your best SingStar song. Since 2005, with the release of Guitar Hero, play-along gaming has got bigger and bigger. We’ve been given... Read More »
Avatar crushes lesser films with sheer numbers
Posted by Nick Bryan on February 17, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Officially, James Cameron’s magnum opus Avatar is now the most successful film ever made. Having pulled in more than two billion dollars, the blue meanie crushed the previous residents of the chart, in a manner that runs a little contrary to its messages of love and cultural tolerance. But many reading... Read More »
Wireless routers are evil and should be stopped
Posted by Katie Lee on February 2, 2010 · Leave a Comment
It comes as no surprise that wireless routers came top of a recent survey to find the most confusing gadgets. The hours I’ve spent slowly losing my grip on sanity as I try in vain to get the wireless router to find its backside with both hands. It really doesn’t bear thinking about. To make... Read More »
So, what’s the dork opinion on the iPad?
Posted by Susi on January 28, 2010 · 7 Comments
You want to know, don’t you? You want to know which way to jump. Should you join the ‘OMG the iPad is RUBBISH! And it sounds like a SANITARY TOWEL!’ group, or go for the ‘OMG Apple have done it AGAIN! They have created something so excellent I wasn’t even aware I needed one UNTIL NOW!’ folks?... Read More »
The iPhone: crank calling made simple
Posted by Katie Lee on January 13, 2010 · 3 Comments
I doubt there’s a single mobile phone owner out there who hasn’t been guilty of this modern malaise. It’s easily done, after all. But if you recently got yourself an iPhone, I’m prepared to stake a small sum that you’ve been making quite a habit of it of late. After all,... Read More »
