Andrew Everard's blog
As CES 2013 showed, the Chinese aren't coming – they're already here
The TV landscape is changing. From being the leaders – both in technology and sales – , big Japanese names such as Panasonic and Sony are in the unenviable position of playing catch-up to the new masters of the market, the South Korean ...
Never mind – 2013 is an OEL New Year. Hopefully...
The Korean giants' race to be first in the shops with superthin organic electroluminescent TVs seems to be slowing – which means there might even be some chance for the big Japanese names to catch up. Or just ever-thinner TVs fighting over ...
How to turn tagging and artwork anarchy into Blissful order
It's hard to argue with the benefits of having an entire music library at your fingertips. Finding a favourite work, or album, or track, is no longer a matter of hunting through racks and stacks of CDs, but can be achieved with a few taps of a ...
Victor's plan to turn CDs into high resolution threatens the entire HD music industry
Interesting – or rather worrying – news out of Japan that Victor Entertainment, the music division of JVC has developed a way to convert CD-quality recordings so they can be sold as HD music.The report, from Japan's Nikkei business news service ...
90 years after its first transmission, BBC radio – from Arthur Burrows to Danny Baker
I have to whisper this around the office, but considering I spend my life surrounded by all things audio and visual, I’m not a great watcher. Yes, we have a big TV at home, and occasionally will load up a movie on a Friday or Saturday night, but ...
Well, would you Adam an' Eve it?
Serpent or servant? The biblical scholars may argue whether the partner in crime in the Garden of Eden was a snake or a mistranslation, but all seem agreed that the instrument of humanity's downfall was a singular fruit.Take one bite when it is ...
The end of 90 years of TV history as the last analogue transmitters go dark
After today, analogue TV in the UK is no more.The last transmitters to be switched off, just after midnight tonight, will be the Brougher Mountain, Divis and Limavady masts in Northern Ireland, along with over 40 smaller local ...
4K TV may be the Next Big Thing. Eventually. Or maybe not.
Y'see, I never got the whole 3D thing – and this isn't going to be some kind of Kermodian rant about lowered light and contrast levels, effects added in during post-production or how the 3D doesn't add anything to the movie experience, but just ...
Apple one year after Jobs
Today's the first anniversary of the death of Apple co-founder and figurehead Steve Jobs. He died on October 5, 2011, after a long – and very public, thanks to the rapt attention of Apple fans and commentators – battle with ...
The CD is 30 years old today
Today’s a significant anniversary in the history of recorded music: the world's first CD players were announced in Japan on October 1st, 1982. And despite the rearguard action fought by some record companies – and some audiophile ...
