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Still watching analogue TV? Digital switchover is now underway for viewers in parts of Hampshire, Berkshire and Surrey.

The Hannington transmitter group in the Meridian TV region had all remaining analogue channels switched to digital on 22nd Feb 2012. See  Digital UK for more information.

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By 18th April 2012, the London area will have completed the digital switchover. There are 2 stages; Analogue BBC Two will disappear in London and neighbouring parts of Berkshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, Middlesex and Surrey on April 4th 2012. The remaining analogue channels – BBC One, ITV1, Channel Four and Channel Five – will then be turned off on April 18th 2012. Some 12 million viewers will be affected and Digital UK estimates that four million analogue sets need to be converted.

For more information and to take a look at the Laskys range of Digital Set Top Boxes and Digital TV Recorders then click here:

Laskys Digital Switchover 

Fancy winning yourself some of the latest Beats By Dre headphones?  Can you choose a favourite album of all time? Are you signed up to Facebook? If yes to all those then you’re in luck because Laskys have a competition that will suit you to a tee…

To celebrate the recent Grammy’s and Brit awards, we are giving away a pair of Beats By Dr Dre Studio headphones worth £223.99.

All you have to do is visit Laskys Facebook Page , like the page and then complete the phrase  ‘My favourite album of all time is…’ and you will be in for a chance to win a brand new set of Beats By Dre headphones!

Pancake Day is fast approaching, with it falling on February 21^st this year. In celebration of the upcoming day we offer you some of the Shrove Tuesday trivia that we have found on our travels across the web…

- The day has many different names across the globe including Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras, Fastnacht Day and the Irish Máirt Inide.

- The widest pancake ever to be created was a 15m giant that was cooked in 1994 in Rochdale.

- As far back as the 12^th Century many English towns used to hold a Shrove Tuesday football match. However the game had only 2 rules; firstly the winners are the ones with the most goals and the second rule no killing your opponents, and that was all.

-In 2005 the record for the highest pancake toss was set, which reached the grand heights of 3.29 metres.

- A common English tradition is the pancake race. The most famous and still going race event is in Olney Buckinghamshire which has been held since 1445. Traditionally contestants are women, so if men want to participate they must dress up as a housewife!

If you feel like getting into the Pancake Day spirit as well then check out our range of mixers to make the perfect pancake mix.

 Mixers on Laskys

Sources

www.chiff.com

www.linksalpha.com

www.independent.co.uk

http://olney100.ning.com

Wondering what everyone is talking about? Well you are in luck because we have the answer; Apple’s 3^rd tablet, the iPad 3. And so they should be, with rumours of a 3D display, new release Siri application, SMD camera and A6 quad core processor the new iPad is shaping up to be potentially one the most exciting new products in 2012.

We have scoured the net and gathered all the information we can find to provide you with the best rumours (and possible facts) to do with the latest upcoming iPad release.

Display

There have been tonnes of rumours concerning the possible display of the new iPad 3 and from them it seems Apple have gone back and forth on what attributes the display will have and who’s going to make it. Initial rumours were that the display could be 3D to keep in line with the trending technology. The screens were also going to be made by Sharp who is known for their display expertise, however apparently the Japanese electronics manufacturer could not meet Apple’s demands. The latest word on the street is that the screens will now be made by Samsung, which is an unusual choice considering Apple’s ongoing legal battle with the company. It has also been suggested that the screens will have more pixels than some HDTV’s providing crystal clear imagery for the viewer. However the possible appearance of the iPad 3 at CES would counteract this rumour.

Processor

The iPad 3 is thought to have a much more powerful processor than it’s predecessor the iPad 2. The most probable replacement is a quad core A6 which will be quicker, more powerful and more efficient than the A5 so hopefully not putting too much of a strain on the tablet’s battery life, which we come on to next.

Battery and Thickness

Apple are said to have purchased more costly batteries that are both thinner and hold more charge however in order to accommodate the new hardware and a higher resolution screen the iPad 3 is said to be going against the general trend of slimming down and is beefing up by a possible 0.7mm compared to the previous model.

Price

Like the sound of all that? Well then you must be wondering what price you can be expecting this piece of kit for. Although tablet prices are decreasing generally in the market due to increased competition and the technology not being quite soo new anymore, the pricing for Apple’s new iPad 3 is not expected to be as competitively priced as some may have hoped. There are two main reasons for this: firstly Apple would argue the new and improved hardware the iPad 3 is packing justifies the large price and secondly this is Apple; to sustain the brands exclusivity and desirability the price will always be kept relatively high. The most basic model is speculated to be about £420.

Release Date

The general consensus is that the iPad 3 will be released in the spring time possibly towards the end of March. The latest rumour is that it will be announced on Steve Jobs birthday (February 24^th). This along with some books and manuals for the iPad 3 appearing on the French Amazon site point to a March release date.

Sources

www.cnet.co.uk

www.techradar.com

www.pluggedin.co.uk

www.t3.com

www.ubergizmo.com

Save yourself some of your hard earned money by checking out the Promotional Codes page for our latest offers. http://www.laskys.com/tv_and_dvd/~laskys_offers.html

Valentine’s is around the corner and to celebrate the romantic day we thought we would share a few quick and interesting Valentine’s statistics with you.

So here we go…

- 196 million roses were purchased on the day last year.

- 15% of women send themselves flowers on Valentines.

- Chocolate and Sweets in 2005 made profits of $1,011 Billion.

- And here’s the shocker for the guys (with American girlfriends) out there; 53% of women in America would dump their boyfriend if they did not buy them anything!

If you think your other half is in the lucky 47% then no worries, however if this is not the case or you do not want to risk it then Laskys have a few gift ideas for you…

http://www.laskys.com//tv_and_dvd/~for_the_perfect_valentine_s_day.html

Sources

Valentine’s Day Statistics             Squidoo.com

Valentine’s Day Floral Statistics     Aboutflowers.com

Valentine’s Day Statistics             allbestideas.blogspot

The Asus Transformer Prime is now is stock on Laskys.com!

Transformer Prime is one of the slimmest tablets on the market. It is just 8.3mm thin and weighs only 586g but the main benefit is that it comes with a mobile dock. The mobile dock offers a full QWERTY keyboard and touchpad along with a USB port and extends the battery life to a huge 18 hours.

The powerful quad-core processor supports 1080p HD video playback and all kinds of new 3D effects, offering superb 3D graphics performance previously unseen on a tablet. The Transformer Prime also features an 8MP camera with flash, back-illuminated CMOS sensor and large aperture design – ensuring that you don’t miss a  moment.

It’s a great all-round product at a great price.

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The CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 2012 exhibition has recently finished, displaying some of the most recent and exciting new technology in the pipeline.

CES has been running since 1967 and has introduced such famous products as the videocassette recorder, camcorder, Nintendo Entertainment System and more recently 3D HDTV. CES 2012 didn’t pull its punches with introductions to loads of exciting and innovative technology. We share with you some of the highlights below.

OLED TV

One of the biggest releases and winner of CNET’s best of show award was the unveiling of LG’s 55inch organic light-emitting diode TV, the LG 55EM9600. The TV uses a film of organic compounds which emit light in response to an electric current. The Technology boasts such advantages as ultra fast panel, excellent viewing angles and absolute black levels; taking colour contrasts to a whole new level. And at only 4mm thick (thin) this TV makes even the iPad 2 look like it’s packing on the pounds.

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Razer’s Project Fiona

Razer have bought out a gaming tablet that looks like it would be more at home at a NASA lab than at CES. Project Fiona combines a tablet with gaming control pads by integrating two gaming sticks on either side of a tablet screen. Probably one of the biggest surprises of this custom piece is a tablet with Intel’s latest Core I7 processor, making it more powerful than many laptops on the market. To sum up if you want a big PSP then you better hope this item goes from concept into mass production soon.

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Lytro’s Light Field Camera

For the amateur photographers out there, the perfect product made an appearance at the show in the form of a Lytro Light Field Camera. This clever little device allows you to take a picture and then…   focus it afterwards! Now the user can capture the moment without having to wait for the autofocus to kick in. This is achieved by capturing the entire light field; meaning after the picture has been taken you can set the focus to any specific point in the picture. It would not be a surprise if this becomes a standard camera feature in years to come.

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Overall a very eye-opening show with 2012 shaping up to be a year of great technological advancement.