Month: August 2008
Shiny at IFA: The story so far
Right at this moment, we're probably lost somewhere in the enormous exhibition halls that make up IFA in Berlin. However, good news! We've already brought you some of the best of the announcements, products and bizarre and ill-translated signage. Here's a round-up. We'll keep adding the stories to the top, so keep checking back for…
Shiny at IFA 2008: Room-sized Speakers from Swan
In the above video Dan is awed by a set of *massive* speakers from Swan. One is the size of a wardrobe. You can only buy them as a set, and each one its own costs in the region of £20k, but they make poor Dan look like a dwarf. Imagine the volume you'd get…
Shiny at IFA 2008: Transcend's T.photo 720 Digital Photo Frame is great at multi-tasking
Another digital photo frame is soon to hit the stands, and this time it does more than simply show digital pictures. As well as displaying images on its high resolution 7 inch TFT screen it also doubles as a clock, a radio a calendar, an MP3 player and an alarm. That's a lot of features…
Shiny at IFA 2008: Spy monitors and picture frames
Zara is still over in Berlin checking out the gadgets at IFA 2008. Check out the video below where she demonstrates an unusual hybrid device that combines digital photo frames and cameras that can be used as baby monitors or security cameras - ideal if you're a big fan of surveillance society or destroying the…
Shiny at IFA 2008: Samsung gets emotional with the U4 and the Q1 MP3 players
The latest players on offer from Samsung are based around the concept of `Imagining Freedom from Monotony`. Right. With that rather uninspiring title aside there's two models that aren't half bad There's the YP-U4 Litmus, a sleek looking player that's available in three fashion friendly colours, blue, purple and red. It weighs in at 27.5g…
Shiny at IFA 2008: Rollei X-8 Sports is the Chuck Norris of cameras
Duncan Geere writes... No, actually, it's not. Because nothing could possibly be as rugged than Chuck Norris. What it does rival is the Ricoh G600. When I say "rival" though, I actually mean "spec slightly worse in every category". There isn't any price yet, though, so maybe that's where it can win out. The Rollei…
Shiny at IFA 2008: JVC Everio HD30 and HD40
Over in Berlin, Zara's been hunting down camcorders - specifically the new Everios from JVC - the HD30 and HD40. They've got dual-format recording, so they record in both MPEG2 and AVCHD. This means you can get far more video into much less storage space. 50 hours onto the 120GB HD40. It's got 10x optical…
Shiny at IFA 2008: Fortune Technology's Sound Base G1 – surround sound for your laptop
Dan's been taking a look at a laptop dock from Fortune Technology called the Sound Base G1. You sit your laptop on it, plug it in via USB, and then you get to enjoy surround sound with your music. Simple, and attractive. No word on when it's out or how much it costs. More IFA…
Shiny at IFA 2008: Skullcandy gets wood with Hölua
Fancy a pair of eco-friendly earbuds that look super stylish and give you great sound? Well look no further than Hölua,the latest addition to the Skullcandy family. Always an office favourite, their latest pair of 'phones are an in ear sound isolating device encased within a wooden shell. They're fashioned with laser cut aluminum accents…
Shiny at IFA 2008: Texas Instruments DLP paves the way for projecting goodies
The aim of DLP Pico-Projectors is to allow you to display content any time, anywhere - without the hustle and bustle of carting around something weighty. And as Texas Instruments DLP moves into the consumer market, they bring a whole lot of projecting goodies with them. Both Toshiba and Optoma will be releasing miniature projectors…