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  • YouTube - Voice Control on Car PC - One Voice & StreetDeck

    I am very tempted to put my Samsung Q1 in my car with and use it as my car entertainment system and now having seen this Youtube video of Streetdeck and One Voice's voice control software I am really close to doing it. The video shows Streetdeck being control by voice (the same technology as Media Center...
    Posted to Ian Dixon's Blog on 10-17-2007
    Filed under: Computers and Internet
  • New DRM scheme will let consumers stream cable TV over home networks

    Thanks to Fieldhouse over in the forums for pointing this out: Cable subscribers should soon be able to stream cable TV programming over their home networks, as CableLabs has announced its approval of a new streaming protocol. Called DTCP-IP (Digital Transmission Copy Protection), the new spec will use...
    Posted to Ian Dixon's Blog on 08-25-2007
    Filed under: Computers and Internet
  • Pictures of the Sony UX1 in the Photo Galleries

    I have a video review of the Sony UX1 I was sent for review out soon, so I have posted some pictures of it in the Photo Galleries . I must admit to taking a liking to the device, at first I couldn't get used to the small 4.5" screen but after a bit you do get used to it. What is also impressive...
    Posted to Ian Dixon's Blog on 08-20-2007
    Filed under: Computers and Internet
  • Bluray v HD-DVD my take

    Last week I got a review unit of Sony's XL301 Media Center PC complete with Blu-ray drive. I recorded a video review and in the review (out soon) in the video I said it was a shame that I had no Blu-ray film to try with it. So on Saturday I visited my local Blockbuster store to rent a Blu-ray film. The...
    Posted to Ian Dixon's Blog on 08-19-2007
    Filed under: Computers and Internet
  • Major Skype Problems

    I noticed today that one of my machines would not sign in to Skype. Well it turns out that Skype have a major problem at the moment, I noticed only 241,725 users online which is a lot less than the millions normally logged in to Skype. I hate to think how much revenue they must be losing, and the disruption...
    Posted to Ian Dixon's Blog on 08-16-2007
    Filed under: Computers and Internet
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