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Why I Hate Vonage


Hate is a strong word I know BUT in the case of Vonage I think I can justify my feelings. I was an early adopter and signed up in September 2004, since then I transferred my home number and a fax line. I am now throwing in the towel and slowly but surely getting Vonage […]

Walmart to offer cheap HD Video Player


Walmart have announced that they will stock a sub $300 HD video player which will effectively make HD available to the masses. Just like they did with DVD when they commoditized the hardware by offering DVD players for peanuts it will be interesting to see whether this will mean Mom and Dad will […]

SanDisk provides first significant step forward since iPod


The new SanDisk Sansa Connect in my estimation is the most interesting and significant evolution in the portable music player market since.well. the introduction of the iPod. Why? Because unlike the handicapped Zune it manages to integrate next gen thinking into a tight product form and apparently does it very well.
The new Sansa Connect integrates […]

DRM Free Music from EMI - what about the rest?


You can’t have escaped the widespread media coverage of EMI’s decision to make their entire catalogue available via iTunes and other retailers free of DRM. If you have been living under a rock DRM limits what you can do with music that you have purchased from legit sources. Apple limits the number of times you […]