Archive for February, 2010 - Page 15

More and more, we’re seeing LCD displays move away from being backlit by fluorescent lamps to white LEDs. Sharp’s Japanese division unveiled four new HDTVs that are being backlit by LED lamps. In addition to slimmer designs, these TVs can offer impressive contrast ratios.

Right after learning that HP is joining the camcorder business with their new V5061u, V5560u and the V1020h, we caught wind that HP has added to their point-and-shoot camera lineup with quite a few new models, that include the new HP CW450t and the PW460t, CW450 and the SW450, along [...]

Motorola will be expanding their MOTOBLUR user interface to their cable set-top boxes, says CEO Sanjay Jha. Remember that Motorola is splitting into two different companies and the fun side consumer-focused business will continue to manufacture cell phones and set-top boxes. Jha also promised connectivity between the phones and cable [...]

It must be camera week at Sony or something. Earlier this week, the Japanese tech giant showed off their new rugged compact camera, and later they’ve revealed a new addition to their Cybershot line. This new CyberShot features a wide-angle lens in a small compact body.

As part of a plea bargain with the EU government, Microsoft has added a new range of browser options to Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7.  Starting March 1st, a “browser ballot” will appear, giving users a choice between 12 common web browsers including Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Internet Explorer and [...]

Google have released their new shopping application for Android based devices with eh free app, inventively known as Google Shopper, allowing users with Android powered handsets to utilise Google Product Search to find information concerning products such as pricing, reviews and specifications by either searching using barcodes, voice, imagery (obtained with your [...]

Today, HP have decided to expand their business by entering the HD camcorder market with three new models dubbed HP V5061u, V5560u and the V1020h. Seen as entry-level 1080p camcorders, both the HP V5061u and HP V5560u feature a 3-inch touchscreen displays, come with motion-tracking focus, a 5X optical zoom [...]

Those who were impressed (us included) with Nikon’s CoolPix P100, are in for a big surprise as we caught another superzoom that has become available for pre-oreder on Amazon. Dubbed Olympus SP-800UZ, we’re looking at a slim, elegant and lightweight compact camera that features a 30x wide-angle optical zoom lens, [...]

It’s official, the mobile TV touting LG Arena touchscreen phone, which utilises an S-Class 3D UI, is set to hit AT&T with online bases sales commencing from next week – though, it has to be said, its confirmed pricing may prove somewhat of a turn off for many.

For those searching for an affordable, yet powerful compact camera with superzoom options, look no further than the new Nikon CoolPix P100. Making a first appearance just a few months ago, the CoolPix P100 superzoom has now made it to various retailers as a “shipping soon” device that is supposedly [...]