The Digital Lifestyle Show #605 – Red or Green Button?
Welcome to this week’s podcast where Jason, Garry, Richard and I talk about Apple’s entry into the home speaker market and ask if its a rival to Amazon Echo or Sonos. We ask if the new iPad Pro is as productive as a Surface, talk about the benefits smart home…
Video: Testing an OLALA 64GB USB 3.0 Lighting/USB Drive
In this video I take a look at an OLALA iDisk USB drive. The cleaver thing about this drive is that it has a lighting connector so you can connect it to an iPhone or iPad and a USB connector that you can connect to a PC of Mac. The…
Emby for iOS 1.09 released
The iOS client of my favourite media server system Emby has been updated. Version 1.09 has improved photo gallery performance, improved performance of the now playing screen, better search and you can now turn off the subtitle from the remote control. You can find the app in the iTunes store…
Plex for iPad and iPhone update adds TV out support
Plex have updated the iPhone / iPad app with fixes and with TV Output support. TV Out means you can connect up your iPad or iPhone to a TV (via a HDMI adapter) and watch your Plex content on your TV. Also in the update are cloud syncing fixes, improved…
The Digital Lifestyle Show #517 – Is iPad or Surface the way forward
Welcome to podcast 517 where we have a busy show for you. We discuss if the iPad Pro is the next paradigm of computing or if the Surface Pro is the future. We also discuss Microsoft’s forthcoming hardware event, will we see new phones and a new Surface? We have…
Plex launch an all new app for iOS
Plex have released a brand new version of their Plex app for iOS adding new features and improving many areas of the app. First off the app is now free, previously you had to buy the app. The free version can be used as a remote control for other Plex…
GoodPlayer iOS video player adds Apple Watch support
GoodPlayer the versatile media player app for iOS has been updated adding support for the Apple Watch. This doesn’t mean that you will be watching your favorite movies on the watch but it does display the now playing information on the watch. Also added to the app are automatic subtitle…
BBC iPlayer and 4oD TV apps for iOS updated
Two of the most popular UK TV app for the iPad and iPhone have been updated today, BBC iPlayer and 4oD. The BBC’s catch up app has a new country setting so you can chose a home nation, it fixes a headphone crashing issue and a notification bug. The app…
Google Play Music now has an iPad app
Since Google Play Music for iOS was launched it was only ever an iPhone app so on an iPad you had to have the app in a small window or use the 2x button which didn’t make great use of the iPad’s larger screen and frankly looked rubbish. The good…
iOS media app Infuse 3.2 adds Google Cast support
If your Chromecast is feeling a little underutilised the update to Firecore’s iOS Infuse media player from app should make it feel a bit better. The 3.2 update adds Google Cast support so you can stream from your iPhone or Pad to a Chromecast or Nexus Player. Also in the…
