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  • Your post as a movie

    Your post as a movie

    When looking for recognition, some people do the craziest things, from doing a full dive onto a frozen pool to baking miniature cakes to be used with miniature tools, the list is endless. Some, though, just do it for fun, and everybody else drags it along. For those who do not know much about Reddit […]

  • BBC iPlayer Viewers Will No Longer Be Exempt From TV Licence

    BBC iPlayer Viewers Will No Longer Be Exempt From TV Licence

    Television owners who use their set only for streaming live BBC iPlayer will soon face the same licensing fee as full time Freeview and subscription TV viewers. In a new plan unveiled by the government yesterday, it’s about to become illegal for anyone to use the Beeb’s popular internet-based on-demand service for live broadcasts without […]

  • MWC 2016: ZTE Spro Plus – Portable Projector Meets Android Tablet

    MWC 2016: ZTE Spro Plus – Portable Projector Meets Android Tablet

    At the Mobile World Congress over in Barcelona the Chinese mobile company ZTE has just launched its new portable projector, a large screened smart device called the Spro Plus. The ZTE Spro Plus is the follow up to the Spro 2 which was launched last year but this one dwarfs its 5.3-inch predecessor and offers […]

  • BBC Three Moves to Online Through iPlayer

    BBC Three Moves to Online Through iPlayer

    BBC Three (BBC 3) has finally made its move to online after it ceased broadcasting as a TV channel in the early hours of this morning. The Beeb pulled the plug on its third station at 3.35am on Tuesday 16th February after 13 years of service as a Freeview and digital channel aimed at a […]

  • Nurugo Micro – The Pocket Microscope

    Nurugo Micro – The Pocket Microscope

    The device above is currently on Kickstarter and no, it is not just a camera but a powerful pocket microscope that will work on both Android and iPhones. The device clips neatly over the top of the phone and, using the phones own camera, will transport you to the world of ‘Honey I shrunk the […]

  • WWE Network Launches 3-Month Subscription Gift Card

    WWE Network Launches 3-Month Subscription Gift Card

    WWE Network has begun selling a gift card just like the iTunes, Google Play and Spotify cards found in many retail stores. The WWE Network gift card is available at Gamestop and Walmart stores in the US and also through the official website. Weighing in at $29.97 it offers the equivalent of a 3-month subscription […]

  • [UPDATE] Sky Q Price and Release Date Announced

    [UPDATE] Sky Q Price and Release Date Announced

    As announced late last year, Sky is preparing to launch a new system called Sky Q – a multi-room multi-gadget television eco-system. Now it’s got a release date and it’s much sooner than we’d have anticipated. In fact the first home installations will begin in just over a week on February the 9th. Sky Q […]

  • Netflix Announces Stretch Armstrong Animated Series!

    Netflix Announces Stretch Armstrong Animated Series!

    The newest super hero to join the Netflix line-up has been announced! He has no allegiances with either Marvel or DC but he’s one of the most loved (and most abused) toys of the 70’s. That’s right. Netflix is making an animated series about the one and only Stretch Armstrong! Stretch Armstrong was the blonde-haired […]

  • Sony Interactive Entertainment Launching in April

    Sony Interactive Entertainment Launching in April

    It’s been announced that Sony will undergo some rebranding this April, consolidating its two main hardware and digital brands into one entity called Sony Interactive Entertainment. The merge will see the end of Sony Computer Entertainment and Sony Entertainment Network as independent companies. These are the divisions that dealt with PlayStation consoles and software and […]

  • Kids Watching More Online TV Than Traditional TV

    Kids Watching More Online TV Than Traditional TV

    The internet and on-demand viewing has finally overtaken traditional TV as youngsters’ favourite tech pastime. UK kid research organisation Childwise did a study of 2,000 subjects between the ages of five and sixteen years old and has found that average web use on smart devices for this demographic has raised to 3 hours a day, […]

  • Samsung Demonstrates 170-Inch SUHD TV (Which is Actually a Lot of Smaller TVs)

    Samsung Demonstrates 170-Inch SUHD TV (Which is Actually a Lot of Smaller TVs)

    One of last week’s CES stand outs was Samsung’s revelation of a modular TV prototype which can be built up by multiple panels for a seamless viewing experience. Despite having no plans to release the concept to the consumer market, or at least not yet anyway, Samsung took to the floor at the Las Vegas […]