27th
March
2012
Channel 4 have scheduled a change to the transponder that carries C4 HD. The change will occur tonight at 23:00hrs and the channel is then expected to be unavailable on Freesat until approx 03:00hrs tomorrow.
Most Freesat products will rescan for channel changes if left in standby mode overnight, however in the unlikely event that your product doesn’t detect the change or is powered off overnight a manual retune will be all that is required to fix the issue tomorrow morning.
I believe the transponder change is to allow room for the new ’4seven’ channel which is due to launch across all major TV platforms later this year. 4seven was announced by Channel 4 on 8th March and will be the first new channel from the broadcaster since 2005. It aims to give viewers another chance to catch up with the most popular and talked about Channel 4 content from the last 7 days with the ease of a remote control rather than by going online.
21st
February
2012
jtonline can reveal that today, Firebox announced the arrival of the Peppermint Green VW Camper Van Tent. This brand new addition to the gadget range will surely turn heads across festivals this summer as mint green is set to be the summer trend. Say goodbye to dull, conventional tents and be make your friends green with envy.
Firebox launched the original VW Camper Van Tent last year to worldwide acclaim, with the item racking up over 120K ‘Likes’ on Facebook. The ‘tent that think’s it’s a camper van’ was actually the retailer’s most successful product launch and was, as one commentator put it, “simply a brilliant idea”.
Officially licensed, the four-man tent is a luxe, full-size replica of the legendary 1965 VW Camper Van; synonymous with 1960’s hippies, surfer dudes and boho culture. Not only is the tent large enough for campers to stand up in but it’s incredibly sturdy and brilliantly weather proof too – with a 3000mm fabric roof (British Military grade is only 800mm) and 1000mm thick fabric side.
Ben Redhead, Sports & Outdoors Buyer at Firebox says, “We have high hopes for the VW Camper Van Tent for 2012 as, despite not yet seeing a festival season, this retro-warrior was consistently one of our best-sellers for 2011. We expect the latest, perfectly-on-trend, Peppermint Green version to also be a hit and join its colourful companions across festivals and campsites this summer.”
The VW Camper Van Tent in peppermint green is available to pre-order from Firebox now, priced £299. The tent is already available in Blue and Red on the Firebox website.
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7th
August
2011
The Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI) will be presenting its latest developments in Hall 11.1 at this year’s “Internationale Funkausstellung” (IFA) from September 2-7 in Berlin, Germany. With its Visible Light Communication system, the HHI presents a novel method of broadband transmission…
Using standard off-the-shelf LED lights, broadband data streams are transmitted in visible light to computers and other end devices with communication capability. The broadband transmission speed is 100Mbits/s although speeds of up to 800Mbit/s have been achieved in the lab.
This transmission technique, which uses the energy-efficient electronics of LED technology, is ideal for both distribution of broadband video streams and two-way communication – from internet usage to video conferencing.
The optical wireless technology can be deployed in situations where wireless LAN is uncalled for – e.g. in hospitals or manufacturing processes. Basically, however, the areas of application can be anywhere that LED technology is used. Using visible light has the further advantage that data can only be transmitted and accessed within the visible light cone itself.
The fundamentals of Visible Light Communication were developed by Fraunhofer HHI in association with its industry partners Siemens and France Telecom Orange Labs within the framework of the EU OMEGA project.
