Category: Tech

  • Sky+, DNLA, UPnP, the iPad app and the IP control protocol

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    Sky launched an update to the iPad Sky+ app this week, which enables the ability to remotely control your Sky box over IP, if you’re updated to the new picasso interface. Obviously, I needed to figure out how it all works, and how I could write my own code to control it. Here are my…

  • Falling Behind

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    For the last 5 years, it’s felt very much like Apple was leading the way with mobile operating systems and technology, but in the last 12 months it’s very much going in the direction of Android, and in the last 24 hours, Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8. The problem is Apple seem to be making very…

  • Lost Pleasures

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    Two years ago, minus a little over a month, I hopped on the first train from Swindon to Bath. The commute was a regular occurrence (though usually not that early), but today was different. I had the day off, and I was heading to one of the most special events in a modern, Apple loving…

  • Premium TV: The thirst for a new model

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    Currently, the number one paid app in the UK App Store is “TV English Premium”. Since its launch 2 days ago, it provided live streaming of a number of obviously copyrighted content, such as Sky Movies and Sky Sports, all in a really rather glorious 1080p HD and AirPlay support. Unfortunately, while it’s still available…

  • Raspberry Pi: First Impressions and Notes

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    I got my Raspberry Pi today, and it’s really lovely. The first thing that struck me was how small it is – the pictures didn’t really correlate in my head, at least, to the size of the device. I was smart enough to have pre-made my SD card, which provides its boot code as well…