I must say over the years I've been amazed at the amount of heat pumped out by all sorts of modern consumer kit.

F'rinstance, has anybody noticed how hot some of those little mains power supplies for USB hubs, scanners, speakers etc. become? I'm sure they aren't safe.

When you think of the number of power transistors, chips, etc., all jammed into tiny little plastic boxes with inadequate cooling, it's a miracle any modern electronic item works - and lots of them don't after a couple of years.

I will now tickle the crystal on my wireless and try & get the news from 2LO London, harrumph harrumph.