Laserdisc and Laserdisc Player Formats and Features There's a lot of confusion about laserdisc players and the formats that they will or won't accept. This is a brief guide to the formats and what to look for...
If you're American and buying DVDs from Britain, you may need to read this... A few months ago I sold a British (Region 2) DVD to an American customer. About a month later I got an anguished email, asking why...
Orreries (named for the Earl of Orrery) are mechanical models of the solar system originally intended as educational tools, and also often used as ornaments. They are often called Planetariums. Generally...
Remember the 1960s? Programs like Supercar and Fireball XL-5 created a huge market for children's SF, and even Gerry Anderson couldn't fill it. One of the programs that tried to bridge the gap was Spa... read full review
I've had one of these for about two years. It's a good all-round performer within the limits of being a high-end HD Compatible (XGA) rather than a true HD display. There's a very good range of vi... read full review
This is a pretty good breadmaker; loaves are well-formed and have a good crust, and the blade comes out easily and leaves a relatively small hole in the loaf. It doesn't have a hopper for automatically add... read full review
To an extent I liked all four seasons of Lois and Clark, but it got harder as the series progressed. During season 2 there was still a lot to like - the cast were comfortable in their roles, and we hadn't ... read full review
I like Bones a lot, but in this season the story arc seems to have moved from solving crimes to getting personally involved in them, much more so than in S1. At the end of the first season we learned that Brenn... read full review
This is a very nice little tablet PC / UMPC that doubles as a media player using a special simplified "AVStation Now" interface. It incorporates Bluetooth, WiFi, two USB ports, a network socket, CF ca... read full review