British broadcasters Channel 4 have announced that its E4 and Film4 channels will be getting an HD version this summer, but with a small catch, the 2 channels will only be available exclusively for Virgin Media customers!
This is pretty bad news for the soon to be released freeview HD service as the big selling point [...]
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Film4 and E4 HD coming this summer
UK March Release for Samsung 3D LED TVs
Samsung’s new line of 3D TVs plus Blu-ray player will hit Blighty’s high streets in sometime in March this year.
Stores in the UK will stock the LED 8 Series and 7 Series 3D TVs as well as the BD-C6900 Blu-ray player.
“3D is not a niche or novelty product for Samsung, that is why we have [...]
Sony goes 3D with new Blu-Ray players and PS3 update
Sony has revealed its latest plans with 3D technology in the form of its Blu-Ray offerings and its long suspected Playstation 3 firmware update announcement.
Firstly Sony have announced that the BDP-S470 Blu-Ray player will be its first 3D Blu-Ray player to be released by the end of this month, but the snag is that it [...]
Blu-Ray jargon busted
Fact: Blu-Ray HD technology is now affordable, but that doesn’t mean that it makes sense to everyone. So we at the GadgetHelpline have compiled a list of Jargon busting information to help you get to know and possibly buy a new Blu-Ray disc player.
Blu-Ray
Blu-Ray Discs (or simply BD) is the name of a next-generation optical [...]
CES 2010: 3D TV’s become very real
The one thing that the Consumer Electronics Show 2010 (or CES) can boast is 3D, thing that came in force was 3D technology. With Sony, Panasonic, Samsung and LG all showcasing a range of 3D TVs, blu-ray announcing its 3D plans and compatibility and Sony even announcing a partnership to bring us all a new [...]
The Consumer Electronics Show 2010 Las Vegas: Top gadget releases
The annual Consumer Electronics Show (or CES) 2010 has passed now and for the foremost it was an interesting year. Although the show was overshadowed a little, by the two of the expected major announcements of 2010 were either announced outside CES (Google Nexus One phone) or just a straight up no show (Apple Tablet), [...]
2010: The year of the gadget
So as the tinsel and baubles are being boxed up, the diets start and the festive cheer of 2009 is slowly eeking out of your body it’s time to start looking forward to 2010, and the gadget delights it has to offer.
Now, 2009 was a bit of a slow year technology wise, with many updates [...]
BBC iPlayer, How and where to get it?
Judging by the 3.2 billion pounds that comes in via the yearly license fee rake-in, you could probably surmise the BBC has some pretty awesome content on their channels. So what happens when you miss something? Well, the overlords at the BBC have decided to allow you to watch or re-watch the cream of their [...]
Brits Text the Most in Europe – Also Have Most Digital TVs
According to Ofcom the UK sends the most text messages in Europe, in fact we Brits send the most text messages in the world except for the USA. Last year an estimated 83 billion text messages where sent in the UK. Also in the UK 88% of households have digital TV on their main set which is the highest in Europe.
Virgin Digital Help vs the GadgetHelpline.com
Ok, Yes we know that we are just shamelessly self promoting here but, in the recent tech news of Virgin starting up a new Virgin Digital Service similar to our GadgetHelpline service, we thought we would weigh in with our opinions….
Virgin Digital Help is too Expensive too Impersonal
Virgin has launched a digital help service for [...]
