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 - although recording time is limited to 10 minutes per clip. You'll fit a fair few on the supplied 4GB Memory Stick, mind.

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Posted by Lucy Hedges on August 28, 2008 1:03 PM in IFA 2008
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Shiny Preview: Sony ZX1 - the thinnest LCD ever

Sony has announced a size 0 TV here at IFA today, claiming the crown of Thinnest LCD TV At This Current Place in Time (Sharp's press conference is on now....). It's called the ZX1, and it's going to be available throughout Europe from December, although we currently don't know the price. At just 9.9mm thick with a 40-inch screen size, it's a much more sensible option than the OLED 3.3mm 11-inch screen they're finally making available in the UK this month.

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Posted by Susi Weaser on August 28, 2008 12:47 PM in IFA 2008| TVs and Home Cinema| Video reviews
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Sony Walkman S Series to allow playback of iPlayer programmes

Most of the Sony Walkman series was leaked last week, but it seems we may have missed a trick. Their flagship range, the S series, actually does some pretty cool stuff.

At just 7.5 mm thick, it's thin. Really, really thin. But luckily, there's more. There's also a 2-inch LCD screen, which will come I handy for watching the BBC iPlayer stuff it allows you to download. This has previously been protected from playback (you can stream it on the iPod Touch) so this is some pretty unique stuff.

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Posted by Susi Weaser on August 28, 2008 12:28 PM in IFA 2008| MP3 and Media Players
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Shiny at IFA 2008: Compositor media streamer

As the guy on the stand took great pleasure in telling me, the UK are the biggest consumer of digital photo frames. We can't get enough of that stuff. The idea behind the compositor system is that you can stream all your media - photos, videos, even DivX movies, to these photo frames, which you can dot round your room. You can also buy a Meeceivor, which will stream it all to your TV. Will it catch on? We'll see.

Posted by Susi Weaser on August 28, 2008 6:44 AM in Home Appliances| IFA 2008
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Shiny at IFA: Griffin Evolve add ons and more

We loved the Griffin Evolve wireless iPod speakers when we reviewed them, and now Griffin have launched additional speakers, so you can go wireless mad. They've also released those 4 iPod charging docks, for the mentalists that own 4 iPods. *hangs head in hypocrisy*.

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Posted by Susi Weaser on August 27, 2008 11:19 PM in Accessories| IFA 2008| iPod
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