Category Archives: Technology

Sky are hot out the box with 3D TV

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Simon

Wow, I knew we were going to get a 3D offering from Sky but this is something else!  So fast…  Sky are broadcasting the first ever 3D sports match, a football (soccer for you US types) er on Sunday. Yep, … Continue reading →

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Fast ways to find blog content

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Simon

I’ve just made a simple change to the site to make finding some of  my content much easier.  Starting now if you’re only interested in Windows 7 content go to win7.simon-may.com for cool geeky stuff use geek.simon-may.com and for tech … Continue reading →

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B&O laptop is beautiful

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Simon

Wow, the design of this laptop has just blown me away… Asus and Bang and Olufsen have teamed up to produce this stunner.  It has all the usual premium features, blazing processor, tons of RAM, HDMI out and Blu-Ray but … Continue reading →

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Sky v Spotify, the winner is?

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Simon

Today BSkyB in the UK is launching their new subscription based music model carefully named Sky Songs, but I wonder how long the idea to call it SkyTunes was banded about in the office?  The subscription model they are introducing … Continue reading →

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EEE PC in your kitchen cupboard

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Simon

File this one under impressive installations.  This little video, featured on Make magazine shows a superb kitchen installation of a touch screen EEE PC that’s been modded and had a touch screen added.  Looks like a good bit of installation … Continue reading →

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The ZuneHD looks awesome!

Posted on August 11, 2009 by Simon

Microsoft’s new music player looks awesome, no seriously it does.  It’s got some great technical specs, like an NVidia chip that gives it fantastic graphics, an OLED screen that looks super crisp and HD radio.  Some of the leaks around … Continue reading →

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How much are your memories worth?

Posted on July 5, 2009 by Simon

This is a little off topic for Media Center but you’ll see the link in a little while.  One of my contacts on Twitter got in touch about the latest first Panasonic Blu-Ray recorder available in the UK and it … Continue reading →

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BBC video on Microsoft’s Future home

Posted on May 13, 2009 by Simon

Just stumbled over this on twitter but unfortunately I don’t remember who from, sorry.  The beeb have been to Microsoft’s future house to look at some of the tech that might be coming into our homes in the future, the … Continue reading →

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Long term test – the new Jawbone

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Simon

When I was in the states a few weeks ago I picked up the new Jawbone from an At&T store.  A small sleek black unit, with hidden buttons, leather bound ear loop and the killer feature “Noise Assassin” technology.  Well … Continue reading →

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Squezebox part 1: Squeezebox Duet Installation Experience

Posted on June 10, 2008 by Simon

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