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Sony’s KDL-32EX403 True Cinema review

Alan — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:49:43 +0000

Sony’s KDL-32EX403 is one of the more basic TVs in Sony’s catalogue. That being said, it could be a great purchase for those looking for an inexpensive TV with a sleek design and a wide variety of features. The model, a 32-inch Bravia, currently goes for 470 to 549 pounds. It was released by Sony earlier this year.

The TV has a great resolution of 1920 x 1080. This means that you will get excellent picture with full high-definition, without having to shell out a ton of money for a more expensive TV. There is a fantastic feature on the TV that is called “True Cinema”. This plays video at just 24 frames per second, giving any type of video a real cinema feel. Sports or video games are a different experience with this feature, and it is rarely found on TVs in this price range.

The KDL-32EX403 has an ambient sensor that is built in to the TV. This is extremely useful as it can detect the lighting in the room that the TV is in and adjust the levels of contrast to allow for the best looking picture. The Bravia Engine 3 that is also included can optimize the colour levels of the TV to give you a fantastic viewing experience.

There are several connectivity features, as well as an Internet TV feature and a great surround sound ability. The KDL-32EX403 also contains power saving settings, making this a great inexpensive and environmentally friendly model.

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Nokia N8 Table Football Promo Video

admin — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:33:43 +0000

The Nokia N8 has a 12 megapixel camera and Carl Zeiss lens give you pin-sharp photos. And when you shoot at night, the Xenon flash makes sure pictures come out bright and sharp.

Watch this video, showing a visual and technical feast of table football tricks to celebrate the upcoming global football event in South Africa and launch of the new Nokia N8. This is how table football should be played!

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Sony Bloggie HD mini camera for still photos and HD video

admin — Mon, 24 May 2010 20:49:10 +0000

The Sony bloggie hit the slopes at Snowbombing 2010 in Mayrhofen to capture the action. Teh bloggie is a fun, easy-to-use pocketable HD mini camera for still photos and HD video. The perfect Mobile HD Snap Camera for shooting and sharing life anytime, anywhere. bloggie is the new compact, HD mobile snap camera from Sony that captures still crisp images and Full HD video with equal success. It features a 270 degree swivel lens but also comes with a unique 360 degree lens attachment (the MHS-PM5K) for capturing the world from a new 360 degree perspective.

As the official camera partner of the popular winter music festival, bloggie was there to record all the magical moments both on and off piste. 360s were captured in 360 degrees as well as the nightlife and the beautiful scenery of Austria.

Take a look at what the Sony bloggie can do in this video.

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Printing photos is so easy with Polaroid PoGo Instant Photo Printer

Alan — Fri, 21 May 2010 09:13:55 +0000

Although digital cameras have made it easier to capture pictures that you can physically hold in your hands much quicker than waiting for film to develop, messing with the hassle of going home, downloading a file to your PC and then again at a printing station can be a barrier to actually printing your snaps. But, with the new Polaroid PoGo Instant Photo Printer you no longer have to wait.

In fact, you can print your photos just minutes after you shoot them with the PoGo device. The small photo printer is so tiny that you can slip it in your pocket next to your cell and carry it around with you. With Bluetooth capabilities, you simply send your photo file from your mobile or digital camera to the device and a minute later have a 2×3 physical print in your palm.

Not only do you get a real photo, the print is also water-resistant, smudge proof, and tear proof, which means that whatever activities you have planned for the rest of the day your photo will survive. In addition, the images that the paper produces are fade resistant and made to last a lifetime.

Additionally, the PoGo photo printer does not use ink, but instead ZINK technology, which stands for Zero Ink which allows you to receive full colour photos without the mess of ink, or the need to purchase ink cartridges down the line. In short, you get everything you would from an actual photo shop, without any of the hassle on the spot no matter where you are.

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Samsung’s 3D TV Technology Revealed

admin — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:51:32 +0000

Samsung’s 3D LED TV technology offers the perfect way to experience 3D when you’re not in a theatre. It offers the ultimate immersive viewing experience by liberating content from the flat confines of the TV and turning it into explosive imagery. The effect is breathtaking – life-enriching, ultra-real picture quality that rivals the cinema – imported into your own living room. Samsung innovation has even made it possible to convert your favourite 2D movies to 3D. See this video for more information about Samsung 3D TV

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Is 3D Gaming the Future?

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:45:08 +0000

For those of a certain age, stereoscopic 3D gaming is nothing new. Sega were the first company to attempt 3D gaming with their Master System and came with a pair of very dodgy 3D glasses that had limited success. Nintendo followed suit with their effort of 3D gaming with the rather unsuccessful Virtual Boy which came with 3D goggles that didn’t help enhance the 3D gaming experience one bit.

Even after these attempts of 3D gaming, there is still a sense that now is the first time 3D gaming has really come into its own. The equipment we’re seeing come out now is fantastic and incredibly impressive, especially compared to those that dared show their faces in the early 80s. People’s expectations have risen nowadays and they now know exactly what they want from their 3D tech.

Another reason for these increased expectations is that there is more of a hardcore games market around at the moment and they’re becoming more and more interested in HD graphics and the new tech that‘s coming out now. One possible answer for why there is this so much interest in the 3D gaming world now is due to the publicity that 3D work is getting with the film industry’s renewed interest in stereoscopic film.

However, it’s probably more likely that this new found passion is because the technology has finally started to take off; people can now go to their local cinema and watch a 3D film that really drags them into the film they’re watching, without the need for the flimsy red and green eyewear. To prove even more that the 3D market is starting to make it, true gaming fans are now able to enjoy 3D gaming on their home PCs and laptops with the NVIDIA’s 3D Vision gaming system.

NVIDIA’s 3D Vision is described by the company as; “A combination of high-tech wireless glasses and advanced software, 3D Vision automatically transforms hundreds of PC games into full stereoscopic 3D. In addition, view movies and digital photographs in eye popping 3D.” It also now supports full HD 1080p.

The only issue with this new gaming system, however, is that you will need a display that is capable of operating at a 120Hz refresh rate, and the problem is that there are very few TVs available that can manage this. Not many of the TVs out there capable of this have much bigger than a 22in panel or more than a 1,680 x 1,050 resolution, and most also require a dual-link DVI cable to enable the 120 Hz refresh rate to work. NVIDIA does include all of the necessary bits and pieces needed to make the 3D capabilities look great.

If you are tempted by this new fantastic 3D technology then the best thing to do is to compare prices as it can be very expensive with it being so new and innovative. Always remember to check out the moneysupermarket.com voucher channel as there are new money saving vouchers being uploaded daily so it’s one of the best places for you to find great deals on all of your gaming needs.

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Sky launching new Sky+HD box able to store 240 hours of HD

admin — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:23:49 +0000

Sky has announced that it will be introducing a new Sky+HD box with a capacity of one terabyte to allow storage of up to 240 hours of personal high definition (HD) television. This is the largest capacity HD personal video recorder in Europe. This equates to around 100 HD movies or 740 hours of standard definition content.

In addition, Sky Anytime also increases its memory size, to allow for up to 160 hours of HD content, to view on demand.

The new box will be called the the Sky+HD 1TB.

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Play Augmented Reality Version of Virtual Rock, Paper, Scissors wearing a T-post T-Shirt

admin — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:51:20 +0000

Starting this week, subscribers of T-post will be able to wear their graphic T-shirt in front of any web camera and play a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors against a computer-generated arm that extends from the shirt itself.

Pulled from the headlines, and interpreted by Swedish designer Marc Strömberg, this innovative issue of T-post uses augmented reality to comment on the future of college education. From exotic dancer research and marijuana horticulture to popular TV-show logic and, you guessed it, underwater basket weaving, college just isn’t what it used to be. It used to be that sex, drugs and recreation were extracurricular activities. Today, they are part of the actual coursework.

While we may all have to wait to see if T-post’s prediction of higher education will come true, and Rock, Paper, Scissors is used to teach university students the art of business negotiation, a new trend in fashion begins now, thanks again to T-post and their innovative use of augmented reality.

About T-post

T-post works a lot like a magazine subscription. Every six weeks, subscribers from over 50 countries receive a new issue/t-shirt in the mail. The offbeat news story is printed on the inside back of the shirt. And a graphic artist’s interpretation of that news story is printed on the front. For subscribers, the comment “Nice shirt” now becomes an invitation to tell the story behind the design and create dialogue about an interesting world event. More than just an innovative social brand, T-post is also an environmentally conscience one. To reduce waste, T-post is only sold online to subscribers using the principles of on-demand manufacturing, i.e. making only what consumers want. Additionally, shirts are sweatshop-free, often organic, and printed with eco-certified inks.

Web: www.t-post.se

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One For All SmartControl universal remote launched for under £25

admin — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:23:51 +0000

One For All has launched SmartControl™, the first pre-programmed universal remote to work with all the latest digital equipment – HDTV, DVB-T, iPod docks, BluRay, Playstation2, Xbox 360, Full HD LCD, home cinema systems and MP3 players – for under £25.

This new remote features SmartControl technology, allowing you to control multiple devices without the need to switch between device modes or original remotes.

Press ‘Watch Movie’ for example and you can control the volume on your TV, as well as the movie functions of your DVD player and Amplifier at the same time.

Similar pre-programmed buttons for ‘Watch TV’ and ‘Listen to Music’ enable you to manage all the main functions of your a/v equipment. The remote ‘knows’ which commands to send to which device – so you no longer have to switch between device modes or several different remotes.

It also features SimpleSet™, a unique three button set-up system for all the most popular brands – you don’t have to search for code numbers when registering the remote with your equipment. There’s no need to pore through a manual either and SmartControl is guaranteed to work with all brands and can learn any function from the original remote.

One For All SmartControl is an innovative, yet easy-to-use remote – enabling you to control up to six audio-visual devices in your living room at the touch of one button, consolidating the multiple remotes you currently use (which saves on batteries too).

SmartControl has long-life compatibility as it has ‘learning’ technology inside, with dedicated backlit keys for new media applications. It runs on four AAA batteries (not included).

It is also a design statement, its sleek and timeless look matching the designs of new media devices such as Blu-ray players, iPod dock stations and the latest in LCD/LED screens.

The One For All SmartControl universal remote will be available from Argos and Comet, priced £24.99 (SRP).

For more information visit: http://www.oneforall.com/smartcontrol

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Never miss a beat with Richer Sounds

admin — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:45:52 +0000

Hardcore movie fans hate missing a single detail in a film. If they’re watching the latest blockbuster, they want to see every last fireball in the climatic explosion, and they want to catch every tremor on the movie star’s face. Richer Sounds have the gear to help them stay fully tuned in, with 32 and 37 inch LCD TVs available from leading brand names like Panasonic.

Screen technology has moved on a great deal in the course of the last fifteen years, both in terms of the home and the movies we watch. The humble VHS has long since been consigned to the great rubbish skip in the sky, with first DVD and now Blu-Ray offering infinitely greater quality and clarity of picture than those humble hunks of plastic ever could. And advances in film technology mean that the features we watch are now rendered in crisper and more vibrant terms than ever before, with the quality of amazing special effects demanding the most expansive canvas on which to view them. It is therefore vital for the serious film fan to have the entertainment system to allow them to optimise their viewing experience.

But the last year has been tough for all in terms of monetary matters, and it can be difficult to lay your hands on the premier quality equipment at prices that will not inflict serious collateral damage on your bank balance. This is where Richer Sounds can come in. Founded by 19 year-old Julian Richer way back in 1978, with a first store opening at London Bridge, Richer Sounds pride themselves on their product knowledge and the savings they offer to their customers. Still 100% owned by Julian Richer today, Richer Sounds have a demonstrable commitment to keeping prices as low as possible, both in their 49 stores and on their website, www.richersounds.com. They work hard to keep overheads as low as possible and their ‘Price Promise’ offers a guarantee to always be the customer’s cheapest option, no matter where they are searching – even amongst other e-tellers.

This dedication to low prices does not translate into a compromise on quality of stock, though. The buyers at Richer Sounds have the sharpest eyes and keenest minds in the business, and are able to seek out the best bargains, which they then make available to consumers. Richer Sounds are of course known as a retailer of audio equipment – of which they are the number one seller in the UK – but they also offer TV and electronics kit too, with great LCD televisions being available in-store and online.

In an age when corporate culture encourages a philosophy of wringing every last penny from the consumer, Richer Sounds offers a refreshing and successful alternative. They positively encourage feedback from their customers on how they can improve their service, and this helps deliver the best in equipment and prices. There are Freeview and DVD recorders available, from top brands such as Samsung, Sharp, Hitachi, and Panasonic. Giving great clarity of picture, the LCD televisions available from Richer Sounds vary in size, from 19 inch all the way up to mammoth 56 inch sets. Somewhere in-between are the 32 inch LCD TVs and 37 inch LCD TVs that can give a great boost to your movie-viewing experience without breaking the bank.

If you want a superb combination of visual and audio then Richersounds.com is an ideal place to visit for its range of 32 and 37 inch LCD TVs, to acquire that home cinema kit that will allow you to squeeze every last ounce of excitement from your movies.

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