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Anynet+ one remote to rule them all

Darren — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:29:00 +0000

Picture the scene if you will. It’s been a while since you’ve all sat down to watch a DVD or Blu-Ray movie, you all agree on which movie you’re going to watch, then the hunt for the remote begins. Let’s say you find that remote down the side of the sofa but you fancy listening to the movie using your surround sound system that barely gets a look in these days. Once again it’s grown leg

What is Panasonic’s VIERA Connect?

Darren — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:05:26 +0000

VIERA Connect is the successor to VIERA Cast, it is important to point out there that VIERA Connect is NOT backwards compatible with it’s predecessor. It is an expanded version on CAST taking advantage of the “cloud” computing that is taking the I.T. world by storm at the moment. Here are the proposed features: Various and expandable apps Select apps from a wide range of genres, includ

What is Panasonic’s VIERA Cast?

Darren — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:38:17 +0000

Here in Soundwave towers we do include a lot of Blu-Ray players which include several features. I’m sure sometimes you’ll glance at the technical details or even the title and go “wtf is that???” we have explained one or two on here, Allshare and Anynet+ from Samsung as an example but one that is cropping up more and more is VIERA Cast from Panasonic. So what is it? Well believe it or not, i

What is iControlAV2 from Pioneer all about?

Darren — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 08:51:15 +0000

iControlAV2 is the second generation app. of its kind from Pioneer Home Electronics that allows you to literally control your new Pioneer AV Receiver and BD Player with your iPhone or iPod Touch! Friends and family will be truly amazed as you take full control of your home theater sound in a whole new way! 4 screen modes allow you complete control of your Pioneer receivers sound tuning and switching capabilities. L

Pocket BLU, Mobile-BLU and iControlAV2. One app to rule them all?

Darren — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 09:17:40 +0000

It has been a couple of years since the advent of controlling you Blu-Ray player through your hand held device. Universal’s PocketBLU was first on the scene and by all accounts still appears to be the leader with titles being rolled out all the time. Pioneer’s iControlAV2 application however does not rely on disks being enabled to allow it to work meaning that any title you choose will be controllable f

Ri by Apptwee makes your iDevice a Universal Remote

Darren — Fri, 13 May 2011 12:53:45 +0000

So what is Ri? On this site we have reported on a number of ways to turn an iPhone into a universal remote, normally via an app like the ones from FLPR, Seagate, and even Universal with the Pocket BLU. However a company called apptwee has created a small hardware device known as the Ri that is small enough to fit in the pocket, and will plug right into the headset jack of the iDevice. Which apparently works as a

3D without the glasses – a vision of the future?

Darren — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:22:20 +0000

3D as we all know isn’t a brand new thing, it’s been around for years peaking in the 1980s and then disappearing untill it’s resurgence in popularity over the past couple of years. Newer technologies have now made it cheaper for Joe Public to own hardware that will allow them to enjoy the 3D experience. There is still one niggle though, one problem that hasn’t changed from its inception all

Does DVD and Blu-Ray still have a lot to offer?

Darren — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 12:38:56 +0000

Blu-Ray has really only been among us for 5 years yet people are talking about it’s impending obsolescence already. DVD the slightly older counterpart has co existed with Blu-Ray successfuly since it’s release to the general public and there has

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Streaming Content From The Internet Via the likes of DLNA and Allshare The Way Forward?

Darren — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 12:46:35 +0000

To be honest, watching videos, news reels or listening to music directly from the Internet is not a new phenomena. And even cabling your PC or Laptop to the TV and watching your favourite movie while using the PC as the ‘middleman’ wasn’t unheard of either. However, movies streamed directly to your TV from the Internet without the need for cables, is pretty new and it’s becoming more a

Samsung To Focus On Human Digitalism

Darren — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 12:30:39 +0000

It was announce that Samsung’s focus would be on digital humanism. This ”is evolving into human digitalism,” said Yoon, president of the company’ visual display business. “What we need now is digital technology that is truly aligned with our most fundamental human desires.”

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