10th March 2008 Archive

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What's the best way to digitise VHS tapes?

Q&A

There is an interesting product to allow PC users to listen to/rip audio cassettes - the Ion Tape2PC USB cassette deck - so our dodgy 1980s collections can be saved to MP3 or similar before being consigned to the bin. Does anyone know of a similar product that can be used for VHS? I realise that size might be a problem here. …

Q&A 10 Mar 08:02
Man webcams butt in Burnout Paradise prang rage

12-year-old mooned

So what do you do if you get beaten at Burnout Paradise by a youngster? If 12-year-old Najee Kennedy's experience is anything to go by, you plug your webcam into your PS3 and give the victor a look at your butt. Kennedy told New York newschannel CBS 2 HD what some guy did to him after he thrashed the man in said online PS3 …

Consoles 10 Mar 09:51
Asus CEO: Eee PC to get HDD options, Intel Atom CPU

Company still backing Linux

Asus boss Jerry Shen has revealed that the upcoming 8.9in Eee PC 900 will use Intel's Atom processor and may eventually come with a hard drive. Asus' 8.9in Eee PC 900: coming April/May In an interview with US title Laptop Magazine, Shen confirmed that the decision to offer an Eee 900 with Windows XP will not end Asus' …

PCs 10 Mar 10:17
Wii gamers draw bead on laser-sight crossbow add-on

Stick 'em up

Wii peripherals are ten-a-penny these days, but until today none of them have had us living in fear. However, a new crossbow designed for one of the console’s shoot-‘em-ups could be taking things too far. The Laser Sight Crossbow: twaaaaang The Laser Sight Crossbow does exactly what it says on the tin: it's a crossbow and …

Consoles 10 Mar 11:24
HP Compaq 2710p tablet PC

Review Could be a contender

The tablet PC may never have come close to achieving the success Microsoft hoped for when it launched the concept a few years back, but these transforming laptops have won a solid audience. Unfortunately, with many tablet PCs the inclusion of a screen that can be operated with a stylus but not a finger hasn’t done anything for …

PCs 10 Mar 12:02
Ten years old: the world's first MP3 player

Forgotten Tech Who remembers the MPMan F10 now?

The MP3 player is ten years old this month. The first commercially released personal music player capable of handling MP3 files was the MPMan F10, manufactured by Korea's Saehan Information Systems and launched in March 1998. The F10 contained 32MB of Flash storage, enough for a handful of songs encoded at 128Kb/s. It measured …

Media players 10 Mar 12:33
Sony readies multi-room music streaming stereo

Giga Juke range extended

Sony has updated its Giga Juke range of hard disk-based home stereos, adding two slimline models. One, the company claimed, can become the basis for a multi-room music streaming set up. Sony's NAS-SC55PKE: stream music to five different rooms The entry-level NAS-E35HD and higher spec NAS-SC55PKE both have an 80GB hard drive …

Media players 10 Mar 14:37
Amazon spills beans on upcoming SanDisk MP3 player

Whooops

Amazon’s US website has let slip the specs and availability of the latest member of SanDisk’s Sansa family of MP3 players - before the manufacturer has even announced the gadget. SanDisk's 4GB Sansa Fuze: specs blown Called the Sansa Fuze, the 4GB player looks much like the existing Sansa View, but is much wider. It also …

Media players 10 Mar 14:46
MS to cut Xbox 360 prices this week

Save yourself some cash

If news of the recent Blu-ray talks between Sony and Microsoft has got you thinking about buying an Xbox 360, just hold off for a few days and you’ll save yourself a few quid. Microsoft's Xbox 360 Elite: £40 cheaper by the weekend Microsoft today confirmed that, from 14 March, a new European pricing plan will come into …

Consoles 10 Mar 16:14