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Camcorders in focus: HMX E10, HDC-SDX1H, Xacti CA100 and iPhone 4
Camcorders have long been a family favourite and manufacturers are constantly looking for new features to set themselves apart from the competition. We thought we’d look at a few recently released camcorders to see some of these new features. Firstly, why buy a camcorder at all when you have a smartphone like the iPhone4, which can shoot HD video? The iPhone 4 shoots video in 720p and has a pretty…
TWIG:Robot arms, GEKKOLinks and Blackbox M10s
The Week In Gadgets This week saw the launch of the Blackberry Torch 9800 and Blackberry 6 OS to a lukewarm press reaction. We also saw the release of the call-me-anywhere satellite phone – the iSatphone Pro and a cloud based music service from the Carphone Warehouse. There were also some guitars made from paper. The good people at thepresentfinder.co.uk pointed me in the direction of the frankly amazing Remote…
Currys and PC World Christmas range preview
LatestGadgets were invited to a preview of the new Christmas ranges for Currys and PC World. 3D is very much in demand for TVs, gaming and cameras with an explosion of products set to launch this year and it is expected that 25% of TVs at Currys and PC World will be 3D by December. Sky are launching their 3D channel this year. The PS3 has the capability for 3D…
Paperback rocker: Paper Jamz guitars and drums
Always wanted to be in a band but had nowhere to store your chunky guitar or gargantuan drum-kit? Well now you can strum away to your heart’s content – or beat away, if drumming is your thing – on paper-thin electronic instruments. Okay, maybe they’re not quite authentic enough to actually start a band with, but they’re more than suited to a quick play around in your house when your…
Inmarsat’s iSatphone Pro: Satellite communication goes handheld
Our mobile phones have become such an everyday part of our lives, it’s almost impossible to imagine what it would be like without one. Well, in the middle of the Atlantic on an oil rig would be a good place to start, or perhaps in deepest Amazonia or even up at the top of Mount Kilimanjaro. Just spotting a ‘no service’ warning on our handsets are enough to raise the…
Blackberry 6 and Blackberry Torch 9800 review roundup
While BlackBerrys are still the device of choice for plenty of business users and email fans, it’s long been the opinion of those that make a living out of commentating on such matters that the BlackBerry OS could do with being brought up to speed. So there’s been plenty of interest in the latest OS, called simply Blackberry 6. Released with the new OS is a new device, the BlackBerry…
Carphone Warehouse’s iTunes and Spotify rival Music Anywhere review roundup
The mobile phone giant might not seem the likeliest choice to launch a game-changing digital music service, but it certainly is reaching for the sky with its new cloud-based innovation. Music Anywhere allows users to access their entire music collection on the go, by “fingerprinting” their tracks and playlists. The songs will then be available wherever there is an internet connection to hook up to. By taking advantage of cloud…
Fujitsu ScanSnap s1300 review
Fujitsu have released a new scanner in the ScanSnap range, the S1300 color scanner. Having tried and tested the scanner, the first thing that strikes you is how small it is. Measuring only 284 x 99 x 77 mm and with a weight of 1.4 kg, it is extremely light and portable. This is now compatible with PCs and Macs. Fujitsu are the market leaders in document imaging scanners and…
TWIG: Blackbox silencer headphones, SLURLs review, Sound Pillows and more
The Week In Gadgets It’s been a busy week in technology with the demise of my favourite web app Google Wave, the unveiling of Amazon’s Kindle 3 and Apple’s “Magic Trackpad”… or as we like to call it “Trackpad” Released 2 weeks ago, but only in my hands this week, Blackbox’s new i10 silencer headphones were also impressive. Self-powered and noise cancelling the i10s are for hardcore audio enthusiasts –…
The social networking landscape in 2010: Facebook, Twitter … and Google Me?
The Internet is alive with the sound of rumours – rumours that Google might very well be throwing their weight behind a social networking behemoth to rival Facebook. Hopefully it will be more useful than their Twitter competitor Google Buzz or the recently deceased Google Wave. The mumurs and leaks suggest ‘Google Me’ is soon to be launched – but what about its competition? The popularity of social networking websites…
