Event review: ‘Canon At The Movies’
Latest Gadgets were invited along to the “Canon At The Movies” Event, held at BAFTA in the heart of London Town. I headed down slightly unsure of what to expect, a sense of confusion which heightened when I and all the other assembled journalists were ushered into the cinema for multimedia presentation and popcorn. However once the Head of Sales took the stage, all became clear.... Read more
Further details released about X2’s iTablet
Coming hot of the heels of Apple’s iPad announcement, UK-based computer supplier X2 has announced their new powerful range of portable tablets, called the iTablet. They may well have borrowed the ”I” but this is one of the only similarities between the iTablet and iPad. Apple and many other companies have recently decided that there is a need for device that falls somewhere between... Read more
The Mini 5, Dell’s answer to the iPad?
While Apple strive to convince the world that the next big gadget is the iPad, a device that attempts to wedge itself into the market between a smartphone and a laptop, Dell have declared that a gizmo sized between a smartphone and a tablet is the true portable of the future – a Mini 5.The device, which features a five-inch, multitouch screen (at 800×480 resolution) and... Read more
Come As You Are – The Nirvana Smartphone
In a world of increasingly sophisticated and even pointless developments in mobile phone technology (yes I’m looking at you translucent phone) it takes more and more for mobile phone ideas to stand out. The Nirvana phone concept from Citrix, whilst not exactly new, does manage to do this by taking some of the more interesting possibilities of advancements in mobile phone technology... Read more
Tunebug Shake: Surround sound in your bike helmet
There’s nothing nicer than the open road and some seriously corny tunes to free the mind and relax the spirit, but bicyclists tend to miss out on this pleasure. They need to be constantly aware of the surrounding traffic, so headphones are not an option, and stick on bike speakers tend to provide tinny audio- when you can hear them at all, over the sounds of street. TuneBug aims to... Read more
Tablets: Five of the best
It is officially tablet season with every brand, large and small, announcing a new model with mind-boggling specifications day by day and if you simply must have one now, here is a rundown of our top five: Best for design: Apple iPad Mighty Apple rarely get it wrong when it comes to style and the iPad is no exception. A spectacular minimalist lightweight design, the iPad weighs just... Read more
Samsung first to mass-produce 3D panels
Things are getting serious when it comes to 3DTV, with pretty much all the big companies showing off 3D-ready TVs at CES. Samsung seems to be beating them all, though, by actually ramping up full production of 40-inch, 46-inch and 55-inch 3D panels. Samsung is producing standard LCD panels as well as LED panels, presumably meaning there will be 3DTVs available for a range of budgets.The... Read more
Nanopoint announce USB 3.0 PCI-E card
Got lots of high definition video stored on your computer? Current USB speeds aren’t ideal for transferring large files, but they’re getting a serious upgrade. USB 3.0 offers theoretical transfer speeds of 4.8Gbps – a ten-fold increase over USB 2.0’s 480Mbps. It’s backwards compatible with current USB products, and won’t cost a huge amount more. Sound good? Well, you know... Read more
Samsung announce Galaxy Portal with Layar
“Layar”, the Augmented Reality Browser”, boasts Samsung like we all know all about this intriguingly titled new browser already. When in reality most of us have never even heard of it, although that is perhaps a good sign in the cutthroat world of technology and the increasingly pressurized yearning for companies, particularly mobile phone companies, to be innovative and inspiring.In... Read more
Sony Ericsson launch Xperia 10 successor: Vivaz
Those of you inspired by the Golden Globes and imminent Oscars will be pleased to learn that the Sony Ericsson Vivaz could help you take your first steps to stardom. The handset allows you to produce and broadcast HD video content from your phone, making it a big temptation for any budding film-makers out there.Thanks to the dedicated video key, it’s easy to capture spontaneous moments... Read more
