The Digital Lifestyle Show #390 – No Toothpaste Ads

Welcome to this weeks Digital Lifestyle Show. Garry and I are joined by Simon Hewitt part of the team organising Silicon Dreams a retro event celebrating retro computing and electronics. Simon tells us about the event which takes place in July which includes the Vintage Computer Festival.

Garry and I also talk over the news including firmware updates for the Surface RT and the initial reviews of the Surface Pro, we talk commercial skipping with MediaPortal, new products from Sonos, Plex Android app, DVBLink update, iOS 6.1.1, Samsung Smart TV review, My Movies, BBC to preview shows on iPlayer, Raspberry Pi and more.

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Links for this week:

• Silicon Deams and Vintage Computer Festival GB
  
• Patch Tuesday brings Firmware updates for the Surface
  
• Commercial Skipping with MediaPortal TV Server and XBMC
  
• Sonos launch the Sonos PLAYBAR soundbar
  
• Plex for Android re-written and adds Media Server
  
• Sonos update adds new widget for Android and iPhone 5 support
  
• Apple issue iOS 6.1.1 to cure iPhone 4S issues
  
• Microsoft release Surface Getting Started Guide
  
• Video: Samsung Series 8 Smart TV review
  
• My Movies Home and Essentials Server Solution 2.13 PR5 released
  
• My Movies for Windows Media Center 4.05 PR4 released
  
• Raspbmc final for the Raspberry Pi released
  
• Cyberlink PowerDVD Mobile for Windows 8/RT released
  
• Microsoft Surface to go on sale in more markets.
  
• DVBLink for Android updated with improved UI
  
• Spotify launched for Windows Phone 8
  
• BBC to trial premiering TV shows on iPlayer
  
• DVBLink for PowerPC based Synology NAS models released
  
• Dave launch TV catch up app for iOS
  
• Channel 4’s 4oD app for iOS updated to 2.6
  
• Channel 4 launch Android 4oD catch up app
  
• Plex Media Server, Plex for Windows and Plex/Web updated
  
• Sky to show F1 testing in 3D
  

 

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