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Freeview Play manufacturers announced

Digital UK and Freeview have today announced that Panasonic will be the first manufacturer to launch TVs featuring the Freeview Play connected TV service.

9 comments “MikeB:If they all do pretty much the same thing, there will inevitably be confusion in the minds of non-technoical viewers, probably the majority.”- MikeP

Connected Home refrigerator used by hackers in cyber attack

I suppose that it raises an interesting question; why do we want a smart refrigerator and why do we want it to be connected to the internet?

28 comments “Rega: A lot of fridge freezers dont have an external display, thats true, although I checked on the Bosch range, and they seem to have an internal scr”- MikeB

YouView - Freeview: the Next Generation - launches

A couple of years later than expected, the YouView service was announced today. When you plug a YouView box into your TV set, it will combine a Freeview+HD receiver and recorder with BBC iPlayer, ITV player, 4OD and Demand Five.

16 comments “ed: It is a bit late for that.It comes down to the fact that when the that the licencees weren t mandated to provide as full a coverage as the Pub”- Dave Lindsay