Films available from the start of September 2008 include The Other Boleyn Girl, The Hulk and Babe. New HD film releases cost £4.95 per download, with older titles available for £2.95.

More on BT Vision at http://www.frequencycast.co.uk/btvision.html

• News Updates: HD news from Freeview, Sky & BT Vision. Also news on the Skypephone 2 and Freeview PS3.
• Focus - Power consumption: How much power do your gadgets consume? Any how you can save the planet.
• Smartphones: A look at a collection of handsets, including the Nokia 6220, Skypephone, BT ToGo, XDA Orbit and the Apple iPhone 3G.
• Your Questions: Freesat, VoIP, Setanta Sports, Home Hub and Digital TV in the US and more.

You can download Show 30 direct to your MP3 player or listen online at http://www.frequencycast.co.uk/latest.html. You can also get us via iTunes.

The HD service is expected to launch in Summer 2008, and throughout August, BT Vision set-top boxes have been auto-updated with a new version of firmware, 1.2.14642.551.

This new update adds a “Downloads” menu option to the “On Demand” section.

The bandwidth needed to stream High Definition movies with 5.1 digital sound just isn’t there with UK Broadband, so HD movies will need to be downloaded to the BT Vision box’s drive before you can watch them. Apparently downloads can take between 5-7 hours. Price is £4.95 for a blockbuster HD movie, or £2.95 for an older movie.

If you want more info on BT Vision, see our BT Vision page, or go to the BT Vision site

For us, he’ll be remembered for his involvement with two classic radio comedy series. Geoffrey produced the original Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy radio series, and also wrote for, and starred in, the spoof series Radio Active (Britian’s first National Local Radio Station). Mike Hunt is no more.

Geoffrey died at the age of just 55 in a traffic accident in Marylebone.

From all of the FrequencyCast team, we’ll miss you.

You can use the PlayTV box to export TV content easily from the PS3 HDD to the Sony PSP, so you can watch telly on the go. You can channel surf with PlayTV using your BD remote or your Sixaxis.

The PlayTV box is available to pre-order now for £70 (press P&P) at Play.com

9 hours of battery life, USB connectivity, and a set of clear or polarised lenses, there’s a lot of uses for these shady gadgets. You also get a wireless keyfob to allow you to trigger the camera secretly.

To get your snappy shades, go to I want one of those.com

Carl and Pete look at the Polaroid PoGo pocket inkless printer, the BBC Test Card W, and our Pete’s desperate to see Kit Curran back on our TV screens.

Links to what we covered:

Polaroid Pogo Review: http://www.frequencycast.co.uk/pogo.html

Test Card W: http://www.adambowie.com/weblog/archive/002482.html

Bring back Kit Curran: http://www.frequencycast.co.uk/words/2008/08/kit-curran-on-dvd.html

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Update addicts: Sorry, we can’t find a decent change log for you…

Take a look at the Polaroid PoGo handheld printer. It’s rechargeable, ink-free and very portable. Take a look at our online review of the Polaroid PoGo Printer.

• Version: 2.0.1 (5B108)
• Model: MB496B
• Modem firmware: 01.48.02

Any info on what 2.0.1 has to offer in the way of fixes, please comment below. Apparently, a 2.1 release is due soon.

More on the iPhone

• News Updates: Freeview boxes breaking, new Freesat channels, Sporting deals, Top Up news and a KITT sat nav.
• Focus - Digital TV Roundup: A long-verdue look at the digital TV options, and what’s best for you.
• i-GotU GPS: A nifty little GPS tracker, ideal for tracking treks and geotagging photos.
• Wii Fit Listen to lads try to lose a little weight.
• Your Questions: Freesat on a PC, BT Vision problems, AAAA batteries and more.

You can download Show 29 direct to your MP3 player or listen online at http://www.frequencycast.co.uk/latest.html. You can also get us via iTunes.

Their boxes have been hit by the recent Freeview transmitter updates, which created a problem for users who performed a channel rescan.

v2.93 has to be downloaded manually, via Menu > 4 > 6. Then press 1397 and scroll down to option 17 “Force next OAD”. The download should get to you within an hour

Freeview set-top boxes from Bush, Daewoo, Labgear, Triax and Portland can’t cope with a transmitter upgrade that’s creeping across the UK. Affected boxes can’t cope with the changes made at transmitter sites, and can’t be upgraded, so the official advice is to buy a new box.

Note also that Top Up TV Anytime boxes appear to be affected, and the advice is not to perform a “rescan” until a patch is made available.

Find out more at www.frequencycast.co.uk/freeviewlandfill.html

A superlative sci-fi classic with some superbly named characters such as “Barry Hercules” and the evil Makara. If you remember Star Fleet, leave us a comment below. We’ll be mentioning this in Show 29.

Heard of the Kindle? This is an electronic book reader released in the US by Amazon as a new way of distributing books. This won’t be coming to the UK, but in a matter of weeks, you’ll be able to get your hands on something (possibly) better.

If you’re a serial book reader, fear not, as there’s an alternative about to hit the UK. From September 2008, you can get your pinkies on the Sony Reader in the UK.

The Reader has a 6-inch display, and is reportedly almost as good as paper. The screen is high-contrast and high resolution, with a near 180° viewing angle. The Reader supports 3 font sizes, is an ideal travel companion, is only half an inch thick, and can store around 160 e-books. Battery life is pretty impressive too, with the built-in rechargeable battery supporting up to 7,500 continuous page turns on a single charge. One thing that’s not clear, is how many books will be available electronically - it’s all about the content.

The Reader from Sony is available to pre-order now, exclusively from Waterstones UK, or direct from Sony UK.

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Freeview set-top boxes from Bush, Daewoo, Labgear, Triax and Portland can’t cope with a transmitter upgrade that’s creeping across the UK. Affected boxes can’t cope with the changes made at transmitter sites, and the advice is - bin it, and buy another.

Find out more at www.frequencycast.co.uk/freeviewlandfill.html

News of a new eco-gadget. Plug the Eco Button into a spare USB port on your PC. When you leave your desk, it puts your PC into a powersaving mode - and when you return, you’ll be shown just how green you’ve been.

Make the world a better place… one finger can make a difference. Available for £15 from I want one of those

We’ve got an online review available at www.frequencycast.co.uk/homehub2.html

We’ve also released an audio “hands-on” review, which can be downloaded from the same page, as well as from our FrequencyCast iTunes page

What we know so far is that the new hub supports the faster 802.11n wi-fi standard, has a power-saving mode, and has revised, easier-to-use software. We’ve also learned that the Hub 2.0 has four Ethernet ports.

We’ll be adding more to our BT Home Hub 2.0 soon.