Posts by Simon A

TomTom navigates way onto iPhone

@Co Pilot

I've used various versions of CoPilot on WM and now on Android and have always found it to be excellent. My brother has just installed it on his iphone and is also more than happy with it as far as I know. The new version is a bargain at £25.

I have heard that TomTom on the iphone will turn off when someone calls you! Can anyone confirm this as it sounds completely stupid!?

HTC Touch Diamond 2

Headphones..

You can buy various adaptors to plug in normal headphones.. I've got a splitter type that gives you a 3.5mm headphone and a standard USB for syncing/charging... Cost less than a tenner from expansys..

No idea why HTC don't include them!

Group Test: Universal Remote Controls

Logitech Harmony 555

I've got one of these - excellent remote for a really great price!

The key feature you missed from your review is it's ability to run activities. To watch TV, I need to turn on my TV, cable box, surround sound amp, set the TV to AV3 and set the amp to TV. This is all achieved at the press of a button on the harmony. If I then want to watch a DVD, another button will also start up the DVD recorder, set the TV to HDMI and set the amp to DVD. Equally, I can turn everything off (well to standby) at the press of the power button.

Also, if for some reason something doesn't happen (e.g. if the infra-red signal was interrupted, or you've used the manual controls on the TV, etc.), the help button will guide non-techies (e.g. my wife!) on how to get it working..

The online setup is superb - no more entering pages of numbers and counting the LED flashes as you get on the One4All remotes!

The only downside was that my first remote failed after a couple of months. However, Logitech support were very good and sent out a replacement immediately. This one is still working well (and hopefully will continue to as it's now out of warranty!)

PS3 DVR add-on launch delayed

@Danger Mouse

Try getting a device with GuidePlus (http://www.europe.guideplus.com). It's not perfect but does the job of recording either the integrated freeview and Sky/Virgin (uses a red-eye device to control the the set top box). I recently got a Sony HXD870B DVD-HDD for just under £200 - only a single tuner but that's good enough for my needs (i.e. record Virgin, watch freeview or vice versa). Plus it upscales TV and DVD (1080p), plays MP3, shows photos and unlike Sky+/Virgin+, doesn't cost me a monthly fee to use it!