Your home network, anywhere
Network-attached storage (NAS) is more familiar to IT departments than consumers, but the benefits can be enjoyed in the home if providers can explain the concept better to individual users.
In the latest Personal Technology column in the FT’s Business Life section, we look at the efforts of Dane-Elec with its MyDitto device, which it claims is the world’s first true “plug and play” home server.
Logitech Alert – camera catches security breaches
While the public has become alarmed at the levels of surveillance from technology such as Google’s Street View and security cameras, individuals can take comfort from the latest remote webcams designed for personal protection.
In the Personal Technology column in the FT’s Business Life section, we look at the new Logitech Alert range of indoor and outdoor video security cameras aimed at safeguarding homes and monitoring the well-being of occupants, such as babies and aged relatives.
U-verse app delivers TV to smartphones
‘Place-shifting’ technology, pioneered by companies like Sling Media with its SlingBox and SlingPlayer Mobile service, has proved popular with consumers but has not always lived up to expectations when the content is streamed and the end user device is a smartphone.
Now however AT&T, the US telecommunications group, has rolled out a new free iPhone and Blackberry Torch app that it claims will enable subscribers to its U-verse IPTV service to download and watch select TV episodes on their device over a Wi-Fi network as well as schedule DVR recordings.
BlackBerry’s new torchbearer
The BlackBerry Torch is the first touch-enabled slider phone from Research In Motion and the first to feature its new operating system, BlackBerry 6.
But does this mean that the BlackBerry is a match for the latest Android smartphones and the iPhone 4? We have a hands-on look at the BlackBerry Torch in the Personal Technology section of this week’s Business Life in the FT.
Text that’s as good as your word
Software that automatically transcribes speech it hears still seems to have a long way to go judging by the inaccuracy of voicemail transcriptions on Google Voice and similar services.
But it can be a different story and a better read if the software is trained to know your voice, as in the new version of Nuance’s Dragon NaturallySpeaking, reviewed in the latest Personal Technology column in the FT’s Business Life section
BlackBerry Torch keeps RIM in smartphone contention
If Research in Motion had rolled out the Blackberry Torch a year ago when RIM first began serious work on the device, it would have been a showstopper.
As it was when Mike Lazaridis, RIM’s co-chief executive, unveiled the device at a New York event on Tuesday, there were few if any surprises though some eyebrows were raised by the news that AT&T which already boasts the iPhone in its smarphone portfolio, would be the exclusive network partner in the US. (AT&T’s Ralph de la Vega was on stage at the launch event to say nice things about RIM and the new device.)
Taking the lug out of laptop luggage
It seems you can have it all with laptops these days – thin and light notebooks that are equally light on the wallet and offer long battery life as well.
In this week’s Personal Technology column in the FT’s Business Life section, we look at the new, more affordable Portégé range from Toshiba and how it shapes up against offerings from Apple, Dell and Lenovo.
All-in-one is one for all
All-in-one computers, which combine monitor and PC components in a single unit, are getting added appeal with multi-touch screens.
In this week’s Personal Technology column in the FT’s Business Life section, we look at options from Acer, Apple and Sony.
Best of the internet on your TV
With Google TV coming to screens near you in the autumn, internet-enabled television is set to attract a lot of eyeballs.
For those that cannot wait for the Google/Sony/Logitech/Intel product, there are already plenty of set-top box options for streaming movies and adding internet content channels to your TV. We explore some of these in the Personal Technology column in Friday’s Business Life section of the FT.
Switch on to holiday mode
Summer holidays are upon us and in this week’s Personal Technology column in the FT’s Business Life section, we look at the gadgets to take and how to protect them from sun, sea and sand.
There are reviews of ruggedised cameras, protective casings, charging on-the-go and how to avoid a big roaming cell phone bill on your return.
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