I've tested and reviewed tech, pet, fitness and home gear for decades. Time stops for no one, and for no technology. There was a time when you probably preserved family memories by saving them to ...

Digitizing old tapes can be a challenge, but after using the Portta VHS converter, I found the process straightforward and mostly hassle-free. It handled VHS, camcorder tapes, and even gaming consoles ...

July 7, 2008 When a new technology usurps a previous one there are often casualties. With the downfall of VHS the casualties were the stacks and stacks of VHS cassettes people had collected over the ...

Can I interest you in a VHS player? Ok, you might not want just any player, but how about one with USB connectivity? That’s what you get with the appropriately-named USB VHS Converter. It makes the ...

Given that you can pick up a four port USB hub for about five quid these days, there’s no economic value in converting an old VHS cassette tape into one (particularly as you need to buy a USB hub to ...

Video killed the radio star, and now the video star is languishing in the back of a cupboard somewhere. Before it goes supernova, resurrect your favourite recordings from yesteryear before they become ...

I have been Contributing Editor at one of the biggest selling UK computer magazines, PC Pro, since the first issue back in 1994. A basic device backed up by basic but powerful enough software that ...