The future of radio may well be digital, but it won't survive on DAB
It's neither the best technology, nor the most adaptable
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Pimp your TV: Goggle box gadgets and gizmos
FEATURE Blinged up audio a must
Personal Tech17 Oct 2015 | 37
Meaningful gesture: Thalmic Labs Myo motion sensing armband
Review Fist and twist to control your PC the electromyographical way
Personal Tech12 Oct 2015 | 22
The last post: Building your own mail server, Part 3
FEATURE Adding some much-needed spam and virus filtering
Personal Tech26 Sep 2015 | 54
If you got Netflix for Miss Marple, you're out of luck (and a bit odd)
Breaking Fad How I started to stop streaming and love physical media again
Personal Tech25 Sep 2015 | 69
The last post: Building your own mail server, part 2
Feature Getting the basics of your box up and running
Systems19 Sep 2015 | 73
UHD everywhere ... but it's not quite ready to drink, yet
IBC 2015 Audio adventures, growing pains, and pirates ahoy at Euro broadcasting show
Personal Tech16 Sep 2015 | 5
The last post: Building your own mail server, part 1
Feature Know your writes – and your boxen
Systems12 Sep 2015 | 125
Euro telly bods say 'non' to spectrum sharing with mobiles
If the LTE gang gets its way DTT is toast, says report
Legal02 Sep 2015 | 13
Scrapheap challenge: How Amazon and Google are dumbing down the gogglebox
Breaking Fad It's time to get some guarantees for smart TV
Software27 Aug 2015 | 75
Still safe as houses: More CCTV for the masses
Feature More app-equipped cameras for you to scare your pets with, apparently
Personal Tech15 Aug 2015 | 15
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+: 4K-positive fun for ... vloggers?!
First Look Korean mobe maker goes large, ups periscope
Personal Tech14 Aug 2015 | 32
Safe as houses: CCTV for the masses
Feature App equipped cameras all ready to keep an eye on you and yours
Personal Tech08 Aug 2015 | 72
Think beyond the Beeb: Gov consultation is crucial for free telly
Breaking Fad Channelling some answers for Auntie
Legal31 Jul 2015 | 77
Acer Revo One RL85: A pint-sized PC for the snug
Review Compact living room Core i5 put through its paces
OSes24 Jul 2015 | 47
Roll up, roll up, for the Meta35: The hybrid snapper's data dumpster
Review Brings film cameras into the digital realm with capture metadata
Personal Tech19 Jul 2015 | 24
Kobo Glo HD vs Amazon Kindle Paperwhite: Which one's best?
Review Our Vulture locks the two in a cage together
Personal Tech04 Jul 2015 | 77
Q: What's black and white and read all over? A: E-reader displays
Feature Evolving e-books and the holy grail of colour e-paper
Personal Tech28 Jun 2015 | 64
Humongous headsets and virtual insanity
Breaking Fad VR goggles can give a great experience, but are they stuck in a niche?
Personal Tech26 Jun 2015 | 56
Virtual reality below the prehistoric waves: David Attenborough's First Life
Review A trip back in time at the Natural History Museum
Science20 Jun 2015 | 17
RealSense possibilities: Dell Venue 8 7000 8.4in Android tablet
Review The world’s first fondleslab with post-photo focus functions
Personal Tech10 Jun 2015 | 5
Taming the Thames – The place that plugged London's Great Stink
Geek's Guide to Britain How Joseph Bazalgette flushed the capital into the modern age
Geek's Guide30 May 2015 | 74
Wearable fitness tech: Exercising your self-motivation skills
Breaking Fad Do health trackers really keep you in good shape?
Personal Tech29 May 2015 | 30
The Happiness Industry, Seveneves and Confessions of a Tinderella
Page File Myth and mischief-making in fact and fiction
Bootnotes23 May 2015 | 7
Messerschmitts, Sinclairs and a '50s living room: The Bubblecar Museum
Review There's much more to microcars than Sir Clive's C5
Personal Tech16 May 2015 | 41
Building the Internet of Things with Raspberry Pi et al, DIY-style
Page File How to create your own IoT gadgets and gizmos
Personal Tech09 May 2015 | 13
London Coffee Festival: Caffeine, tech and martinis on show in Shoreditch
A brimming beany buzz
Bootnotes02 May 2015 | 12
High-speed powerline: Home connectivity without the cables
Breaking Fad Perfect for security-conscious types who want cameras in every bedroom
Personal Tech30 Apr 2015 | 72
E-voting and the UK election: Pick a lizard, any lizard
Feature Would digital democracy really solve our political problems?
Legal29 Apr 2015 | 141
Go for a spin on Record Store Day: Lifting the lid on vinyl, CD and tape
Feature Tech for digitising treasured tunes – how easy is it to get into the groove?
Personal Tech18 Apr 2015 | 85
The coming of DAB+: Stereo eluded the radio star
Breaking Fad Could the end finally be in sight for first-generation DAB?
Personal Tech01 Apr 2015 | 120
Coral Reefs: Secret Cities of the Sea exhibition – life beneath the waves
Review Take a dive at the Natural History Museum
Science29 Mar 2015 | 7
Mono Magic: Photography, Breaking Bad style
Feature Snap up a bargain with film cameras and a bit of DIY
Bootnotes22 Mar 2015 | 94
How many Androids does it take to change a light bulb?
Breaking Fad One. But it has to be the right kind of Android. And the right kind of bulb
Personal Tech05 Mar 2015 | 55
Telly behemoths: Does size matter?
Feature And in Blighty, does class matter even more?
Personal Tech01 Mar 2015 | 138
Be your own Big Brother: Covert home spy gadgetry
Feature Every breath you take, every move you make...
Security21 Feb 2015 | 17
Ofcom can prise my telly spectrum from my COLD, DEAD... er, aerial
Breaking Fad Let's have a mass debate shall we?
Networks06 Feb 2015 | 46
'Boutique' ISPs: Snub the Big 4 AND get great service
Feature When it comes to choosing an internet provider, small is beautiful
Personal Tech31 Jan 2015 | 94
Landlines: The tech that just won't die
Feature Do we have any choice about paying for home phone numbers?
Personal Tech25 Jan 2015 | 151
Future imperfect: A UK broadband retrospective
Feature All that money spent. What is there to show for it?
Networks17 Jan 2015 | 69
CES 2015: The good, the mad and the POINTLESS
Breaking Fad Coming to a living room near you – yikes!
Personal Tech08 Jan 2015 | 35
Ghosts of Christmas Past: The long-ago geek gifts that made us what we are
Product Roundup ZX computers, Meccano and more
Personal Tech25 Dec 2014 | 138
Lonely this Xmas? Nerds, n00bs and no-hopers' guide to dating apps, Pt.1
Feature Of frogs and snails and puppy dogs' tails
Bootnotes21 Dec 2014 | 46
Four tuner frenzy: The all-you-can-EEat TV Freeview PVR
Review Enough functionality to fight YouView et al?
Legal15 Dec 2014 | 46
Are you a Geek Dad/Uncle/Mum/Aunt? Ten Techy Gifts for kids this Xmas
Product Roundup Don't know or like kids? Still look
Personal Tech13 Dec 2014 | 18
The Information Age: A day out for grown-up children?
Exhibition Review Will the Science Museum's new gallery keep the kids quiet this Xmas?
Science06 Dec 2014 | 16
Be your own Big Brother: With the help of Apple, Facebook ... oh, HANG ON
(Don't fret, there are other options to keep tabs on kids)
Software30 Nov 2014 | 4
Festive streamers caught in Vulture's claws: Gadget-ogle for audiophiles, video geeks
Breaking Fad Watch out for Chrimbo compatibility, though
Personal Tech28 Nov 2014 | 41
BAD SANTA: Don't get ripped off this Christmas
Feature Caveat emptor and then some
Personal Tech16 Nov 2014 | 28
Be Your Own Big Brother: Going to pot
Feature Cloud computing for gardeners
Personal Tech09 Nov 2014 | 22
Making an entrance: Remote door-opening tech
Breaking Fad Personal portal peace of mind
Software30 Oct 2014 | 22
Be Your Own Big Brother: Peeking at pussy
Feature I know what your cat did last summer
Personal Tech12 Oct 2014 | 17
A moment of brilliance? UPnP for Internet of Stuff lightbulbs
Breaking Fad Thus doth tech of future illuminate present, etc
Personal Tech01 Oct 2014 | 64
Cable guy, Games of Thrones chap team up to make Reg 'best sci-fi film never made' reject
Spike TV to make Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars Trilogy
Legal01 Oct 2014 | 67
Be your own Big Brother: Keeping an eye on Mum and Dad
Feature All watched over by machines of loving grace
Personal Tech27 Sep 2014 | 26
Fake tape detectors, 'from the stands' footie and UGH! Internet of Things in my set-top box
IBC 2014 All these and more at Euro broadcasting conference
Personal Tech24 Sep 2014 | 24
Be your own Big Brother: Monitoring your manor, the easy way
Feature IP cameras and the quantified shelf
Personal Tech14 Sep 2014 | 58
Pimp my lounge and pierce my ceiling: Home theatre goes OTT
Breaking Fad Soundbars to Dolby Atmos: surround on Freeview, Netflix, Blu-ray et al
Personal Tech02 Sep 2014 | 42
Best shot: Coffee - how do you brew?
Review Different ways to get that essential lifegiving goodness
Bootnotes23 Aug 2014 | 115
4K video on terrestrial TV? Not if the WRC shares frequencies to mobiles
Breaking Fad Have your say with Ofcom now, before Freeview becomes Feeview
Personal Tech30 Jul 2014 | 64
