SBS SBS has relaunched its SBS On Demand website, offering a redesigned look and new content offerings. First launched as a catch-up TV service in September 2011, SBS On Demand has grown significantly and now features over 4,000 hours of video. The publicly funded TV, radio and online broadcaster is dedicated to providing content that …
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Redefining the state of the art: Vinnie Rossi LIO Integrated Amplifier
Vinnie Rossi LIO Integrated Amplifier Vinnie Rossi The Vinnie Rossi LIO Integrated Amplifier is a unique design, I’ve never seen or heard anything like it before. LIO is a modular component, so it can be configured to suit your needs when you buy it, and reconfigured down the road when your needs change. Each section of the LIO Integrated Amplifier …
Read More »Streaming digital sound from an analog turntable: Is that such a good idea?
Flexson’s VinylPlay turntable Flexson I thought it was some kind of joke, but it’s for real: you can now play LPs over a wireless system with the Flexson VinylPlay turntable . The unit — which appears to be based on the UK-made Rega RP1 audiophile turntable — can be paired with a Sonos Connect or Sonos Connect Amp “base station,” …
Read More »How to show off your pride on Facebook
Facebook Facebook has rolled out a new tool that lets anyone easily show off their support for marriage equality. Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg personally announced the Celebrate Pride tool on his personal page following the US Supreme Court’s ruling that same-sex couples have the constitutional right to marry. The tool allows users to superimpose a rainbow over their profile …
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With so much news of shootings these days, can you really blame them? Dartz When you have kids, you tend to worry about a lot of things. Will your child ever be potty-trained? Will she ever sleep through the night? When the heck is he going to stop biting people because he doesn’t know how else to communicate? One set …
Read More »Telstra announces new bundles for its national Wi
When it comes to Telstra’s national Wi-Fi rollout, it’s just like when your mum warned you about drugs: The first taste is always free. Newly rebranded as Telstra Air, the network is leaving behind its free trial period and is now exclusive to Telstra customers who opt-in for sharing their home broadband via an Air-enabled “Home Gateway” compatible modem. Telstra …
Read More »How to use IFTTT recipes to save money
Sarah Jacobsson Purewal/CNET Often, you have to choose: Would you rather save time, or money? Is saving $1 worth the extra 10 minutes of work? Well, what if you could save money automatically — but setting up IFTTT to perform money-saving tasks? IFTTT, or “If This, Then That,” is an automation tool that connects devices, apps, and social networks together …
Read More »eBay gives investors a date for PayPal’s independent market debut
The split gets an official July 17 date. eBay PayPal’s split from eBay will come to a close, and its new life as a separate company will happen, on July 20. So who will invest in PayPal? All of eBay’s shareholders. The company said investors will receive one share of PayPal (tentatively under the symbol “PYPL”) for every share of …
Read More »Regulators push for more broadband competition, but is it enough?
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler: “Competition is paramount.” Mark Wilson/Getty Images FCC chairman Tom Wheeler says that the upcoming wireless spectrum auction is one of many opportunities for the agency to promote broadband competition, which he says is crucial for getting high-speed Internet service to every American. But smaller wireless providers worry he isn’t doing enough. Speaking at the Brookings Institution …
Read More »Crave giveaway: Two Alchemy Goods bags made from recycled bike tires
Josh Miller/CNET Congratulations to Ron M. of Covington, Ohio, for winning three custom photo products from Collage.com last week. Can you ever have too many computer bags? We think not — at least not if they’re as unusual as the bags we’re giving away this week. We have two of them made from reclaimed bicycle inner tubes, both from Seattle-based …
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