Sky have started to release a new version of the Digibox Software. The software, which is believed to have been released to Digiboxes since Tuesday 26th September, has today been activated on several Digiboxes. Earlier news suggests that only the Digiboxes manufactured by Pace have been activated. The new software changes the System Setup menu to display: Model: 1.2.4c , Operating System: 1.2S3Bu, EPG: 2.7g.2 . So far it would appear to be a software bug fix as the only real change we have witnessed is that pressing the 'Interactive' button now displays a menu allowing you to select Open.... A sign of more Interactive services to come.
Keith Doxey, leading light in the UK Home Automation scene, has just created his own Taboo Channel Guide using active server pages. Already on version 2 this service is very impressive...