Author Archives: Dan
iPhone Downunder
Thanks to the magic of Salary Sacrifice and a friend on holidays in the US, I decided to buy myself a Birthday Present… The Jesus Phone aka iPhone…… The phone arrived with firmware 1.0.2, I followed an excellent set of … Continue reading
Another Boy…. When Will The Madness End??
Early this evening at approx 5:32pm, after an insanely long (18 hours) and ultimately unproductive labour, my sister Vicky gave birth to her first child. Jack Richard Cordingley Weight: 3.65 kg Length: 50 cm Head: 36.5 cm Special mention … Continue reading
Sony: Here is a good reason to finalise your "standard" before going to market….
I was reading an interesting post on two new Blu-ray releases. It seems that there are issues with BD+ on existing units. And of course since Ethernet ports are optional for Blu-ray players it is non-trivial to perform a firmware … Continue reading
Livin' It Large
As I posted earlier, we bought a new TV to replace our ageing 43" rear projection unit. It was delivered Saturday and I’ve set it up including a total rebuild of all the gear in the A/V cabinet, I can … Continue reading
Hey Sony!!! We're not feeling the love down here
There are times when I really wish I was living on one of the "First Class" continents…. In an article I read on Smarthouse News this morning we find out that Sony have left Australia off the list of countries … Continue reading
Getting High!!!!
Definition 😉 I finally relented and bought a new TV to replace my aging but still loved 43" rear projection beast. The new hotness is the Panasonic Viera TH-50PX700A bask in its HD (ish) glory and weep…. 50" (127cm) 1366 … Continue reading
Let The Ice Age Begin !!!
After a monumental wait the decision in the Nine Vs IceTV case has been handed down…. I will have a link to our press release once it’s online but for now here are a few links to articles in the … Continue reading
PS3 – The Trojan Horse
So, not only was the PS3 a way to give Blu-ray a leg up over rival HD DVD, it appears that it is also set to take a bite out of the PVR market. Smarthouse News are running a story … Continue reading
A New Format War Looming???
Arstechnica have a piece on the upcoming Wireless A/V connection standards… In a nutshell we have in one corner Philips, TZero Technologies and Radiospire Networks with “Wireless HDMI” running over UWB (which is the brainchild of the WiMedia Alliance consisting … Continue reading
There's a new Mac in town!!!
Not content with my first Mac, the 20" iMac (G5), I decided to take advantage of "Salary Sacrifice" and buy a nice shiny new MacBook Pro (Core 2 Duo)… Specs 2.33GHz Core 2 Duo2GB RAM160GB HDDATI Radeon X1600 256MB I … Continue reading
