Manic days at the start of IFA over. Theme of the show? The next stages of HD TV – 100 Hz. More confusion for consumers!
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Philips Power4Life: Traveling With Gadgets Gets Easier: IFA
Power4Life is a new range for Philips with two prongs.Power2Charge
Power2Charge tries to get over the problem that anyone who travels with battery-driven technology knows only to well – that of having to carry a seperate charger for each device.
(more…)Nikon Coolpix L14 and L15 Budgets Camera Announced (Part Two)
Earlier we looked at the Nikon L14. Now we take a gander at it’s big brother.Nikon Coolpix L15
The L15 is more or less identical to the L14, substituting an 8.0 megapixel sensor and adding optical lens shift VR (Vibration Reduction) image stabilisation at the sacrifice of the superlong battery life.
(more…)Sony Rolly: Video
There´s been a lot of chatter about the Sony Rolly. It’s been unclear what it is, or what it really does and by not revealing anything, Sony are starting to claw back some of the ‘magic’ that Apple has been enjoying for ages.A video of it has _just_ come out (it was posted 36 minutes ago) … and it doesn’t really give you any more info as to what it might be. It moves around and flaps a little by the look of it. The thing that surprised us is how small it is.
Video after the click
(more…)Nikon Coolpix L14 and L15 Budget Cameras Announced
Nikon has spilled the beans on no less than seven shiny new new consumer digicams, all expected to be parading on the shop shelves during September. We take a look at their two budget offerings.Nikon Coolpix L14
Lurking closest to the bargain bin is the Nikon Coolpix L14, an entry-level jobbie which Nikon claims has the honour of having the longest battery life of any 3x zoom compact – a niche category if ever we saw one.
(more…)Philips Launch Aurea
Philips continue their run of staging press event differently. At IFA they started with a stage with dancers, before the boss came on stage to tell us all about the wonderful things they’d been working on.
(more…)Sharp Show 20mm Thin LCD TV: IFA
Sharp have shown their next generation LCD TVs – the summary?They are phenomenally thin – extraordinarily thin.
How thin? 20mm thin, increasing slightly to 29mm at their thickest part. Crazy isn’t it?
The bezel is just as slim, with the top coming in at 20mm at the top and 25mm on sides.
Samsung BD-UP5000 Duo HD Player Actually Released: IFA
Two years after Samsung first announced their intention to sell a dual fomat HD player that would play HD-DVD and Blu-ray – in the same unit.As well as being the first dual format player, the BD-UP5000 Duo HD Player supports both formats interactive formats – DB Java and HDi.
(more…)Samsung: Monitors with VoIP Built-in: IFA
Samsung have announced two 22″ monitors with a mic and 2mpx video camera built-in.All that is needed to get going with the top of the range, 220TN, is an Internet- connected Ethernet cable in the back as all of the required software is installed.
They say that it’s been optimised for Microsoft Unified Communication (UC).
(more…)Treo Film Festival Wants Your Mobile Movies
Created to celebrate the emerging art form of made-for-mobile films, the Treo Mobile Comedy Film Festival is still open to entries from aspiring film makers.Open to wannabe mobile videomakers from the United States, Canada, and good ol’Blighty, the entry deadline is 14th September 2007, with entrants having to be 18 or over.
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Power4Life is a new range for Philips with two prongs.
Earlier we looked at the Nikon L14. Now we take a gander at it’s big brother.
There´s been a lot of chatter about the Sony Rolly. It’s been unclear what it is, or what it really does and by not revealing anything, Sony are starting to claw back some of the ‘magic’ that Apple has been enjoying for ages.
Nikon has spilled the beans on no less than seven shiny new new consumer digicams, all expected to be parading on the shop shelves during September. We take a look at their two budget offerings.
Philips continue their run of staging press event differently. At IFA they started with a stage with dancers, before the boss came on stage to tell us all about the wonderful things they’d been working on.
Sharp have shown their next generation LCD TVs – the summary?
Two years after Samsung first 
Samsung have announced two 22″ monitors with a mic and 2mpx video camera built-in.
Created to celebrate the emerging art form of made-for-mobile films, the Treo Mobile Comedy Film Festival is still open to entries from aspiring film makers.