Monthly Archives: September 2012

Pure Outs Avalon 300R Connect, Its First Freeview+ HD Box

Not satisfied with building some of the best DAB radios in existence, Pure is making its first foray into television with the launch of its sleek new Pure Avalon 300R Connect Freeview+ HD digital TV recorder. Pure outs Avalon 300R Connect, its first Freeview+ HD box With prices starting at £299, Pure’s latest gadget certainly doesn’t come cheap, but at ... Read More »

New BT Infinity Broadband Users To Get Free YouView Box

BT is dangling a tasty-looking carrot in front of consumers, offering a ‘free’ Humax DTR-T1000 YouView set-top box to all new subscribers to its fibre-to-the-cabinet broadband network service Infinity. New BT Infinity broadband users to get free YouView box However, as with all deals of this sort, nothing is completely ‘free’. The catch in this case being BT’s £49 ‘activation ... Read More »

BBC Develops Media Player App For Android iPlayer

BBC yesterday announced the launch of a new Media Player app to replace its old iPlayer, which will be made available on Android smartphones and tablets as of next week. The BBC Media Player has been developed in response to Adobe’s decision to remove its Flash Player app from the Google Play store, and will ensure that Android users can ... Read More »

4K LCD TVs To Reach Mass Market Before OLED TV?

Despite previous statements from the likes of Samsung and LG Electronics to the contrary, it appears that the mass production of OLED TV sets is still some way off, with panel makers beginning to shift their focus to 4K LCD TVs instead. 4K LCD TVs to reach mass market before OLED TV? OLED TVs have been hailed as the greatest ... Read More »