Archive for January, 2009 - Page 12

Haier America has added two new models to its Rhapsody line of MP3 players. The Ibiza Mini and Ibiza Touch. Although Mini and Touch are not the most original of names [iPod models with these names exist] the Haier music players are feature-rich and good looking.

The fact that a company that has long since been a well respected household name thanks to moulding little plastic block together still manages to go from strength to strength is testament to Lego’s forward thinking business acumen and its ability to adapt to each and every generation and now, [...]

It has to be said that, to date, every Android powered handset we’ve come across has offered all the style and aesthetic finesse of a particularly dull house brick and, in that respect, this new Android powered handheld mobile device – the CompuLab Exeda – could hardly be accused of [...]

Lok8u claim to have developed the worlds first ever GPS locator aimed specifically for children in the form of the Lok8u num8 which, apart from utilising Lok8u’s proprietary Cell ID technology boasting an accuracy of a mere 3 meters, also happens to serve as a digital watch, thus making it [...]

Garmin have introduced a new Sat Nav unit catering specifically for bikers in the form of the Garmin Zūmo 660 GPS which, apart from offering a 4.3” ‘sunlight readable’ touchscreen has been designed to withstand the elements as well as offering increased durability (to IEC 529 IPX-7 standards) and larger [...]

Sprint have just announced the availability of a pink version of the Samsung SPH-M800 Instinct cell phone, or rather, according to their press release, a version on the Instinct in a ‘fashion-forward pink hue’ the release of which also sees the handset drop in price to just shy of $100 [...]

Dell has added to their ever popular Inspiron range of laptops with the new Dell Inspiron 15 which comes with a 15.6” 16:9 aspect ratio 1366 x 768 resolution widescreen as well as integrated facial recognition security – courtesy to the Inspiron 15’s built-in webcam – and which Dell are [...]

If you’re looking for a new Blu-Ray player but you’re a little restricted in terms of budget Amex Digital’s new BD-P1 Blu-Ray player is well worth a gander as whilst it may come with a particularly low price tag its feature set and capabilities are not in any way unimpressive [...]

Mouse Computer have taken the wraps off their new LB-F1500 netbook which very much joins the throngs of ‘plain vanilla’ netbooks in terms of specifications thus offering little, if anything, in terms of ‘wow factor’ – Intel Atom N270 processor (check), 10.2” WSVGA LCD display (check) – you get the [...]

Sony has introduced the Handycam HDR-XR500 series which consists of two models – HDR-XR500 and HDR-XR520. The cameras support 12 megapixel still photographs and 8.3 megapixel still photos when in dual recording mode. The HDR-XR520 is now Sony’s latest high-end HD hard disc drive camcorder. The internal HDD gives you [...]