There were some ridiculously gorgeous cars at IFA this year that had been modded to oblivion. Both from the major car audio manufacturers and local enthusiast companies. Clarion, JBL and all the major players were there to show off their latest and greatest. It sounds almost ridiculous to say I got sick of Lamborghinis after [...]
While the BDA were putting their name on any surface they could rent at IFA, it was a distinctly low-key affair for their rival in the HD space, HD DVD. The HD DVD Association had a section of the very large Toshiba stand, and not to take anything away from Toshiba either, they had one [...]
The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA to you and me) certainly meant business at IFA this year. The logo was emblazoned on name badges, walls and even the floors! These feet were plastered around the entrance and early exhibition halls steering you towards the BDA booth, and it was certainly an impressive one. Paramount’s name still [...]
It has been a crazy day. Dave and I arrived in Berlin around lunchtime and have spent all afternoon and evening at the IFA show. I have so much to write up it is unbelievable, a ton of photos and information about new Sony products, including some very nice looking Blu-ray players. The show is [...]
Watch out, watch out, there’s a podcast about! This week on the Red Rant podcast it’s yet another three-way, and my car keys are not in the bowl. So sit back and enjoy Ben, Dave and Tom talking about “What makes something next-gen?”. Be warned: Even more swearing than usual in this one in a [...]
New year, new tech toys to play with. Here’s a brief look at what I’ve been investigating this week. First up, this all-in-one Sony VAIO desktop PC. Just before Christmas I installed the top of the range version of this machine for my boss. That one was £1,700 worth of the cream of the crop [...]
Before Michael Bay spent a gazillion dollars on the Transformers franchise he made a series of somewhat clichéd action movies, but the one that has always stuck out for me is Bad Boys (his first feature film). Give Bay a relatively small budget and a paper thin plot (two cops bust drug dealers and cop [...]
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