Over the weekend, Engadget reported that Toshiba is planning to launch a Blu-ray player before the end of the year. There are so many better things Toshiba could be doing with its time. Allow us to explain. With prices tumbling for Blu-ray hardware, making a Blu-ray player doesn’t seem like a reliable way for Toshiba …

The internet has claimed another victim, Channel Seven’s Austext information services, which will cease operation on 30 September 2009; closed captioning will continue operation, however. Come 30 September, Austext’s teletext weather, lottery, finance and news pages will shuffle quietly off into the ether. All that will remain will be Channel Seven’s closed captioning service, which, the company says, will continue …

We’ve been promised wireless HDMI for years now and frankly, we’re getting impatient. This is especially infuriating for tech journalists who attend CES each year to see an amazing array of wireless devices, only for them to never see the light of day. This year is different though, because right from the start, Panasonic and Sony both promised wireless HD …

When you first pick up the Digital Vision GiGo Freeview receiver, you’ll almost certainly have the same reaction as us. Namely, this thing feels like it’s made out of cardboard. This is not a sturdy device: it’s what we’d say the exact opposite of an Apple product feels like. The whole thing reeks of cost-cutting, right down to the fact …

Here are some things that aren’t dead: Jeff Goldblum and plasma TVs. Of course, if you’re reading this in 2050 there’s a good chance that Jeff Goldblum is now dead, but if it’s 2050, why on Earth are you reading about a plasma from 41 years ago? That’s like us reading about a black and white TV in a little …

In a post on its blog, the BBC has announced that we’ll start to see some high-definition services appear on Freeview from the end of this year. It looks very much like these channels will be broadcast in 720p, and will comprise the usual terrestrial stalwarts in HD form. Expect BBC HD, ITV HD, 4HD and Five HD to launch …

Foxtel has announced its plans for coverage of the 2010 Winter Olympics, with four dedicated pay-on-demand HD channels available to subscribers. The stone “inukshuk” — the mascot for the upcoming 2010 Winter Games — covered in snow at the Whistler Olympic venue (Credit: Vancouver 2010) Foxtel subscribers can sign up for both the exclusive TV channels and broadband TV for …

Digital radio services (DAB+) in the Sydney area are currently down as engineers work to prepare for a “full-time” service, according to a digital radio spokesperson. Digital Radio Plus — now with pure digital silence.(Credit: CRA) A representative for Commercial Radio Australia (CRA) said the signal would be ready “as soon as we possibly can” and that it could take …

There’s just one winner of our Editors’ Choice award this month, and it’s Korean giant Samsung that takes the prize. Here’s what we thought of the winner. Samsung BD-P3600We’re constantly frustrated by Blu-ray players’ slow performance. The Samsung BD-P3600 addresses that by being fast and efficient. BD Live loads quickly and works brilliantly, and the player itself can load a …

If you missed such thought-provoking documentaries such as The Boy with Seven Faces, or Body Shock: Head of a Girl, Body of a Donkey, rest assured — Channel 4 has you covered. The ass print in your sofa is likely to get sizeably more cavernous from 25 June, when much of the old content only available to Windows users through …