The forward thinking SmartLink app will allow users to control a docked iPhone or iPod Touch using a second iOS device from anywhere in the home by combining Gear4’s sophisticated SmartLink technology with home wi-fi.

Not only does the SmartLink app turn iPhones and iPod Touches into a wireless remote control, it also features a built-in music player and adds additional features to a range of GEAR4’s docking stations including the HouseParty SmartDock, HouseParty Airwave and AlarmDock Halo.

As with the SmartDock app, SmartLink automatically syncs clock and alarm settings when docked, which stay synced when removed. Up to two different alarms can be set at any one time, and users have a choice of two visual clock interfaces.

Finding favourite radio stations has never been easier. Using the SmartLink app, users can see who and what they are listening to, all on the screen of their iPhone or iPod touch and autoscan for the best stations – all with the tap of a finger.

The SmartLink app will be available from the Apple app store this month as a free download, with further developments promised during this year.

The most affordable and all encompassing solution to ever hit the European market is released surely with an eye on the upcoming Christmas sales and represents real value for money in a range that starts at just £129.99.

The stylish HomeSurf range is Binatones response to consumers calling for an easy to use tablet with excellent functionality at an affordable price. The company aim to put the tablet in the hands of everyone, regardless of age, experience or technological know how.

Available in two handy sizes, users of the entry level HomeSurf 7™ will enjoy supreme clarity with a 7 inch TFT LCD resistive touch screen which auto-rotates, providing exceptional viewing pleasure.  Featuring 2GB of built-in storage, customers can easily store over 250 photos or around 500 songs.  And with plenty of battery life and easy video playback, it has never been so simple to undertake a multitude of tasks, whilst on the move.

For those that are seeking a little more, the HomeSurf 8™ comes with a larger screen and longer video playback time, giving an enhanced tablet experience.  Both products in the range possess a MicroSD card slot (SD/SDHC), built-microphone and stereo speakers, as well as a rechargeable Li-Ion battery and 3.5 mm stereo audio jack with headphones to make it easy to listen to music or watch the latest movies.

Binatone HomeSurf tablets

Technical Specification:

HomeSurf 7™  Touch Tablet

-          7” TFT LCD, 800×480 pixel (WVGA)

-          Resistive Touch Screen with Stylus

-          WiFi b/g

-          Android OS

-          2GB Storage (expandable via MicroSD)

-          Auto rotating screen

-          MicroSD Card slot (SD/SDHC)

-          Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery

-          Video Playback (MP4, H.264, XVID)

-          Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery

-          Stereo Speakers

-          Built-in Microphone

-          3.5 mm Stereo Audio Jack with headphones

-          Mini USB cable for data transfer

-          Video Playback Time 3h

£129.99 / € 169.90 UK and European version

HomeSurf 8™  Touch Tablet

-          8” TFT LCD, 800×600 pixel (SVGA)

-           Resistive Touch Screen with Stylus

-           5 Cap-Sens keys

-          WiFi b/g

-           Android OS

-          2GB Storage (expandable via MicroSD)

-          Auto rotating screen

-          Micro SD Card slot (SD/SDHC)

-          Video Playback support MP4, H.264

-          Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery

-          Video Playback Time 4h

-          Stereo Speakers

-           Built-in microphone

-          3.5 mm Stereo Audio Jack

-           Mini USB cable for data transfer

-           Charging dock with Speaker

£179.99 / € 229.90 UK and European version.

Nokia working with Philips to boost Home Media Solution

Nokia working with Philips to boost Nokia’s Home Media Solution interoperability and to enhance the experience of connected devices in the home environment.

With Philips Streamium wireless audio products and Nokia Home Media Solution users can seamlessly listen to their mobile music via their home stereo and control their music from phone, stereo and PC via their Nokia phone.

Nokia Home Media Solution interoperability is creating a world where you play your mobile music on your home stereo, where you control your music devices with your mobile, and where digital content flies between your home devices and your phone.

This is the world that Nokia and Philips are building.
Taking the next steps towards making this vision a reality, Nokia and Philips announce a new collaboration to bring consumers the ultimate user-friendly home experience supported by the DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) protocol.

Nokia Home Media Solution and Philips Streamium products are optimised to give consumers a simple, seamless, and interactive out-of-the-box experience. The Philips Streamium wireless audio products will let users stream music from their mobile devices or from another DLNA-enabled device like a PC in order to enjoy the music at home. With their Nokia mobile device, users can control the Philips wireless audio systems and interact with their music that’s stored on their phone, on their PC or on the audio device.

Nokia Home Media Solution
The Nokia Connected Home is a set of Home Media applications and services allowing Nokia mobile users to enjoy their digital music, photos and videos through TV and stereos wirelessly at home.

All you need is a compatible Nokia Nseries multimedia device, a wireless network solution and a compatible PC or a supported UPnP/DLNA media renderer or server, such as a television, home stereo system or a gaming console.

The Nokia Home Media solution is now available on millions of Nseries devices, including the Nokia N96 and Nokia N95 8GB.

Philips Streamium
Philips innovative wireless music devices empower music lovers to free their digital music from the confines of a PC or a personal CD collection, and effortlessly stream the music throughout their entire home or work space.

Today this range of Streamium products includes the Philips Wireless Music Center (WACS7500) with its satellites, the wireless music station (WAS6050), and the Philips Network Music  Players (NP1100, NP2500 and NP2900).

All models of the Philips Network Music Players’ range easily integrate into an existing wireless network and stream Internet radio as well as music from the PC wirelessly to any room in the house.