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Is Prince the prototype?

Digital Living Miles's prediction is even more on the money in another sense, though, and it has nothing to do with notes on a scale. But it goes without saying that few artists enjoy the clout -- or, for that matter, the gumption -- that gave Prince permission...

Tags: stores, fans, digital music, deal

9 May 2005, 15:48

Bringing it all back home

Digital Living Economies of scale and the move to standard Internet protocols mean that it makes sense to start joining up the disparate communications and entertainment services that come into our homes. How big is your bill for digital services at home?

1 July 2006, 9:00

Which MP3 bit rate should I use?

Digital Living At the top end of the scale we get into what is known as 'lossless' audio.kbps, 256kbps and similar bit rates are known collectively as 'lossy' formats. I want to use MP3s on a music player but I have no idea which bit rate to use.

16 May 2007, 15:24

Do I need to pay more than £30 for earphones?

Digital Living At the other end of the scale, Shure's flagship SE530s -- also sound-isolating earphones -- feature three separate micro speaker drivers -- that's more than some hi-fi speaker systems! I've seen earphones cost from about £20 to £500.

Tags: noise, compressed, speaker, pair

17 October 2007, 15:30

What camcorder for filming kids in low light?

Digital Living At the top end of the scale, the prosumer Sony HDR-FX1 is very good in low light, with the added benefit of being high definition, so you'll get a seriously detailed picture. I need a camcorder to take video of my 1-year-old to send to my parents...

14 September 2006, 16:02

Top five ways MP3 has changed the world

Digital Living Large-scale piracy by 'average' consumers told the music industry in no uncertain terms that people were ready to acquire music online -- legally or otherwise. About ten years ago, a guy named Jürgen Zeller sent out an email to the rest of the team...

17 August 2005, 15:30

Do I need a TV with 1080i or 1080p?

Digital Living There have been a number of TVs that have 1080p panels -- ones with a native resolution of 1,900x1,080 pixels -- but couldn't support 1080p, so would down-convert it internally and then scale it back up for display.

6 June 2007, 12:14

Living in a fantasy world

Digital Living This reckless sense of scale is what makes these worlds so exciting, and so addictive. He turns into an early Terminator, terrorising the residents of a high-tech entertainment resort called Delos, in which fat cats live out their fantasies in a...

10 July 2006, 12:16

Living with infinite digital choice

Digital Living Yet it's startling to think about the range and scale of the stuff they have access to. You spend a third of your day working, a third of the day sleeping, and you have another eight hours a day to spend on grooming, shopping, eating and other...

26 October 2005, 12:48