Another month of technology articles for the Digital Home blog on the TechRadar website. October’s posts include the following:
New Xbox Experience rocks the Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 gets a software revamp on November 19th when the ‘New Xbox Experience’ (NXE) is released. It’s the latest salvo in a next-gen console war that’s increasingly being won by Microsoft.
Psion 7 – was it the original netbook?
The forerunner of the MSI Wind, Acer Aspire One and the Asus Eee, the superb Psion 7 delivered instant-on, ‘netbook’ computing before running Linux became cool.
Why the iPod touch rocks the digital home
Why bother booting up your laptop to surf from the sofa. Here’s why a modern wireless-equipped web tablet like an iPhone, iPod touch or brand new HTC Touch HD is ideal.
10 brilliant buys for your digital home
What if you could chuck out your old technology and replace it with the newest and best kit that a random lottery win could buy? Here’s what I’d go for.
Blu-ray: don’t write it off just yet
Once you’ve tasted full-fat HD it’s difficult to go back. In a world where digital downloads are the new cool, Blu-ray is still a game-changer.
Is a digital home also an ‘automated home’?
Will your house have automated lighting and curtains that intelligently close themselves when it gets dark? A survey says, “yes”. But it seems a little far-fetched.
Beating the credit crunch one gadget at a time
As the credit crunch bites, consider the size of your ‘digital footprint’ – all the technology that costs you money on an ongoing basis.
