Month: August 2008
Shiny at IFA 2008: Logitech's squeezebox boom sounds painful
As Logitech has delivered some pretty decent speakers in the past, I'm going to overlook the strange name of their latest product - the Squeezebox Boom. I'm also going to turn a blind-eye to its unattractive design as the specs are pretty top notch. For a start they're wireless, so you can stream your tunes…
Shiny at IFA 2008:Liveblogging the Samsung Notebook Conference- The X360 Lighter than Air laptop
Summary: Samsung shows us the X360 Notebook, and explains how this is the lightest model to ever hit the market. 16:13 We're welcomed and told that topic today is Lighter than Air. I know it's a notebook, so I'm guessing it's going to be pretty portable. 16:19 We get a video to watch! Woo hoo!…
Shiny at IFA 2008: Toshiba Regza ZF upscaling TV for 'near HD'
Blu-ray may have won the format war, but that doesn't mean Toshiba are sheepishly going to join the other side. Oh no. In fact, they reckon they've got upscaling technology that means you can forgo Blu-ray for a little while longer. Their new Regza ZF TV line will upscale the existing TV signal to 'near…
Pamper yourself and indulge in a bit of home sauna-ing
Public saunas. There's something very grimy and unbearably dank about sharing a sauna with the general public - especially if it's a unisex one! And especially when men with humongous food babies (beer bellies) decide to sport those only-to-be-worn-if-you're-hot Speedos (argh the nightmares!). If you can sympathise with me and agree that sharing a sweatbox…
Shiny at IFA 2008: iRobot automated vacuum cleaners
Dan is loving it over at IFA, he can hardly contain himself. 'The show has barely begun and already I'm getting excited about the pending UK release of robotic hoovers. This is actually a little footage I grabbed last night of the Roomba and Scoomba from the slightly "er...didn't they call a film that?" company,…
Shiny at IFA 2008: Cinema One from Philips
If the thought of shelling out upwards of 500 quid on proper surround sound speakers fills you with dread, Philips might have something for you. This is a miniature home cinema set up designed for those with a small budget, or for people who want decent sound quality for the second TV in their bedroom.…
Shiny at IFA 2008: Philips Essence keeps it minimalist
The buzzwords are back, and this time it's 'essence'. Philips has taken the essence of a TV with their new range, and delivered a 'TV solution' which keeps things clean and simple. Since 40% of people who would like to mount their TV don't, they've made the process dead simple. Once you've mounted the included…
Shiny at IFA 2008: Philips 9800 series keeps your blacks black, thanks to LED Lux
If you're after blacks blacker than black, and you know your contrast ratio from your elbow, the new Philips 9800 series is right up your street. Tagged 'pure performance' it uses all Philips technology to get the best picture - their HD engine, Pixel Perfect technology and the like. The new stuff comes with the…
There are people out there with no access to the internet… AND they like it that way
Being without the internet is like having tea with no milk, or having jam on toast without the butter (can you tell I haven't had breakfast yet?). Despite this unquestionable convenience, some shocking news has been brought to my attention this morning - a vast majority of UK residents do not, I repeat *do not*…
Shiny at IFA 2008: Sony's Cyber-shot T500 – 10.1 megapixels and 720p movie clips
Susan here is impressing her friend with the new Cyber-shot T500, which Sony has just revealed at IFA 2008. The minuscule snapper boasts a spec-sheet-pleasing 10.1 megapixels, plus the ability to record videos at official HD Ready 1280x720 resolution, in MPEG4 AVC/H.264 format, for proper HD playback on the widescreen TV of your choice -…
