Archive for September, 2007

Nikon P50, s51c, s700 – More Digicams

Following our piece on the Nikon Coolpix P5100, other Nikons that were announced at the same time include the Nikon Coolpix P50, an 8.1 megapixel compact digital camera offering some enthusiast- chuffing manual controls, a 3.6x 28-102mm equiv. lens, software-stabilization (rubbish compared to a proper optical job) and ISO 2000 capability, all for £199.99.

Is Sony Making A Significant Shift?

Rick Rubin, he of Def Jam records, has been running Colombia Records, owned by Sony.
Yesterday, there was a 12 page piece in the IHT about Rubin and his attempt to change Colombia Records
Beyond the “‘You might never see me, I may never wear shoes, you’re not the boss of me,” demand that Rubin was [...]

Sony Rolly: More (Sketchy) Details

We’ve been digging deep into our Sony contact book in an effort to find out more details about the now-seen Sony Rolly.
Cards are being held very close to the chest about it all over at Sony. As we know Engadget have been through the video with a fine tooth comb in a desperate attempt to [...]

UK Public Slow To VaVaVoom VoIP

New report says that Brits still none too keen on that VoIP thang.

Palm Centro For September UK Release?

Budget Palm smartphone could get early European release.

Nikon Coolpix P5100

Top of the range compact offers 12 megapixels, image stabilisation and a 3.5x zoom

Pure Digital Tempus-1S Comes With Natural Sounds

Nod off to the sound of little birdies with Pure’s natty new DAB bedside radio

$2 Multi-touch Screen: Video

Many thanks to megamani, a new subscriber to our YouTube channel, who pointed us to a video of a $2 multitouch screen.
Much was made of the Microsoft multi-touch table when it first came out, well, with a plastic bag, some blue dye and water – and a bit of trickery, some clever wag has created [...]

Next week, more time for in-de…

Next week, more time for in-depth interviews, not just a blizzard to news announcments as per last week.

Manic days at the start of IFA…

Manic days at the start of IFA over. Theme of the show? The next stages of HD TV – 100 Hz. More confusion for consumers!