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DivX 7: H.264 w00tage and Blu-ray p0wnage

Ian Morris — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:45:00 +0000

We'll admit it, we've got a soft spot for DivX. The much-used video codec started as a hack of Microsoft's proprietary MPEG-4 codec, and was born out of frustration with Microsoft's video-playback lameness. DivX quickly became an important ingredient of Internet video, but in an HD ...

Philips Aurea 42PFL9903D: It’s illuminating

Ian Morris — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:00:00 +0000

(Credit: Philips)

If you love Christmas lights and don't see why they should be restricted to just one time of the year, the Philips Aurea II is the TV for you. It boasts enough colored illumination to put Oxford Street to shame. The only disappointment: it costs more than ...

Philips SPR550BN: The squid of power awaits you

Ian Morris — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:46:00 +0000

Water and electricity: that's a winning combination if ever we heard one.

Clearly Philips thinks it's a theme that has some legs--five of them to be precise--because it's created a mains extension socket it calls the "power squid."

Anyone with an encyclopedia would be able to tell ...

Photos: Switching on the tiny Optoma Pico projector

Ian Morris — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:55:00 +0000

No, no, we haven't employed a giant, the Pico really is that tiny. Very handy if you need to conduct an impromptu presentation while out and about. Click on the image above for more photos of the projector.

(Credit: Crave UK)

If you don't live in a ...

Crave UK: Five ways the Japanese are technically better than us

Ian Morris — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:23:00 +0000

Japanese TV programs have more than their fair share of weirdness. But let's be honest--when you've seen one British or American game show, you've pretty much seen them all. Click on the image above to read about yet more ways the Japanese have the ...