Archive for February, 2009

Verizon Officially Intro LG Versa Touchscreen Cell Phone

Flash Support, 3D UI
By on Thursday, 26. February 2009

Verizon Wireless have officially confirmed (not that it wasn’t already well known) that they are set to carry the LG Versa (Versa being short for Versatility) touchscreen cell phone which comes with detachable QWERTY keypad and user customisable 3D UI, as of 1st March.

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Transcend PF810 Multimedia Digital Photo Frame

8" Digiframe
By on Thursday, 26. February 2009

Transcend’s PF810 8″ digital photo frame, which is set for release in Japan at the end of March, like so many digiframes these days, fully embraces the notion of convergence in offering true multimedia capabilities as well as an integrated FM radio and alarm clock functionality.

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Asus W90Vp-X1 Gaming Laptop Available in US

Portable Gaming Powerhouse
By on Thursday, 26. February 2009

If you’re in the market for a high end gaming laptop, and even if you’re not, the Asus W90Vp-X1 is enough to conjure uncontrollable drooling thanks to a spec sheet that will leave no one in any doubt as to the serious clout the W90Vp-X1′s packing which, as you’d expect, [...]

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Fujitsu LifeBook A1120 15.6" Notebook Pending Release

A1110 Successor
By on Thursday, 26. February 2009

Fujitsu have announced the successor to their LifeBook A1110 notebook in the form of the Fujitsu LifeBook A1120 which, whilst retaining the removable lids featured on the A1110, comes with a larger 15.6″ widescreen Crystal View display, a spill-resistant keyboard, and 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU.

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Nokia N5800 XpressMusic Hits North America

US/Canadian N5800 Availability
By on Wednesday, 25. February 2009

Back in October of last year when my savings bank were at least paying me nominal interest on my savings (ah, the good old days when a whole pence would be deposited in my account every month) we posted, at some length, about the touchscreen Nokia N5800 XpressMusic cell phone [...]

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Sony Walkman NWZ-X1050B & NWZ-X1060B OLED Touchscreen PMPs

Pricing Announced
By on Wednesday, 25. February 2009

If you don’t, for some reason, find yourself particularly anamoured with apple’s iPod Touch (though we cannot think why this would be the case – perhaps you just hate Apple? Perhaps you’re just looking for better sound quality?) and you’re looking for a strictly non-Apple alternative then Sony’s new Walkman [...]

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ViewSonic Intro 24" VTMS2431 LCD Multimedia 1080p HDTV

Home TV & Signage Display
By on Wednesday, 25. February 2009

Viewsonic have unveiled their new VTMS2431 LCD Multimedia HDTV (incidentally, ViewSonic’s first multimedia LCD HDTV) which comes with a Full HD 24″ display as well as ATSC/NTSC/QAM tuner and internal media player allowing the VTMS2431 to serve happily as both a home HDTV or a digital signage display (or both, [...]

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PlayStation Skin Disorder 'PlayStation Palmar Hidradentitis'

You a Sufferer?
By on Wednesday, 25. February 2009

Notwithstanding the fact that playing computer and console games makes you clinically antisocial, emotionally warped, mentally unstable and potentially a serial killer (so the media would have us believe) it now transpires that excessive console gaming can also result in skin disorders (life, eh?).

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Philips SIC4714BB Video Camera

Uninspiring Flip Mino Wannabe
By on Wednesday, 25. February 2009

Whilst, on the whole, we tend to get rather excited about new Philips gadgetry no matter how hard we try we just cannot conjure any excitement whatsoever concerning this new stills and video camera from Philips. And, judging by the catchy name – hail the Philips SIC4714BB/27 Video Camera – [...]

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Samsung CL5/PL10 Camera Boasts PMP Capabilities

Actually Recognises Faces
By on Wednesday, 25. February 2009

With all manner of gadgetry bringing multi-functionality to the table (the broad abilities of cell phones being a prime example) it was only a matter of time before camera manufactures looked to bring additional functionality to their devices and, to that end, Samsung have done just that with their new [...]

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