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Shuttle PC Unveils Next Barebones Kit for Home Users
Posted on 10-Apr-2006 22:55 News, Consumer Electronics, by H Willan

New kit comes with a G5 black aluminium chassis and Intel 945G chipset with support for Pentium D, Pentium 4 and Celeron.

Floppy Disk Sized, Durable USB FlashDrive from Memorex Now Available
Posted on 10-Apr-2006 15:39 News, Consumer Electronics, by H Willan

Form factore appeals to students in classrooms, thrown into briefcase and even mailed without concern of it being damaged.

NVIDIA Introduces Dual-Analog TV Tuner for PCs
Posted on 6-Apr-2006 13:18 News, Consumer Electronics

NVIDIA DualTV tuner serves up content for game consoles, personal game players, and portable media players with video, Media Center extenders, and place shifting applications.

NEC to Introduce New TFT LCD Module for Portable Information Devices
Posted on 5-Apr-2006 23:17 News, Consumer Electronics

New LCD is suitable for installation in various portable devices such as personal digital assistants (PDAs) and portable GPS terminals as it can reproduce colors clearly and vividly even in indoor/outdoor environments.

Intel Develops 65nm NOR Flash Memory Chips
Posted on 5-Apr-2006 15:29 News, Consumer Electronics, by H Willan

Intel’s NOR Flash memory chips are used in devices such as cell phones to handle Personal Information Management data and to store photos, music and videos.

Sony Unveils New European WALKMAN MP3 Players for 2006
Posted on 4-Apr-2006 23:03 News, Consumer Electronics

Sony is introducing new flash based WALKMAN MP3 range with 3 capacities, optional FM tuner and six color choices.

Toshiba Gigabeat P5 (512MB) Flash MP3 Player Review
Posted on 4-Apr-2006 17:55 Reviews, Consumer Electronics, by H Willan

The “pez dispenser sized” Toshiba P series MP3 player comes in 512MB and 1GB versions and for the price difference it would be mad not to get the larger one.

CinemaNow to Offer Download-To-Own Movies from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and Lionsgate
Posted on 3-Apr-2006 23:33 News, Consumer Electronics

Agreements let CinemaNow customers download and own movies the same time they are available on DVD.

Best Buy to Distribute HP LCD TVs
Posted on 3-Apr-2006 23:02 News, Consumer Electronics, by H Willan

Beginning in late April, Best Buy stores will offer HP high-definition TVs, including LCD and plasma models.

Toshiba Gigabeat X60 HDD Audio Player review
Posted on 3-Apr-2006 09:06 Reviews, Consumer Electronics, by H Willan

If you’re looking for a large capacity media player and you’re not worried about content protection restricting you, then you won’t be disappointed.

WinSystems Introduces RoHS Compliant Compact Flash Cards
Posted on 3-Apr-2006 08:47 News, Consumer Electronics, by H Willan

Cards come in a variety of storage sizes and do not contain certain hazardous substances that will be banned from the EU market from July 2006.

Researchers Develop Transparent OLED
Posted on 1-Apr-2006 10:28 News, Consumer Electronics, by H Willan

Applications for these include obvious choices as HUD built into the windscreen of a car or screens that could give surgeons additional information without obstructing their view.

Eurotech unveils the Wrist Wearable PC
Posted on 31-Mar-2006 00:13 News, Consumer Electronics

Device can be worn as a watch, connects to wireless networks and can be designed to run Linux or Windows CE.

Sky TV (New Zealand) Outage Caused by Satellite Failure
Posted on 30-Mar-2006 20:51 News, Consumer Electronics, by Juha Saarinen

A short note on Sky's website information that this outage is being caused due to problems with the Optus B1 satellite.

Deutsche Telekom Partners With Microsoft to Launch IPTV Services
Posted on 22-Mar-2006 06:41 News, Consumer Electronics

The contract will enable Deutsche Telekom Group to deliver next-generation television, as well as complementary interactive services and a range of entertainment products over its VDSL broadband networks.

Sharp Launches 65-inch Professional LCD Monitor
Posted on 17-Mar-2006 09:27 News, Consumer Electronics

Commercial-grade, high-definition LCD monitor for digital signage, CAD/CAM, flight information.

Engenius DuraFon-Lite Cordless Phone Covers Long Range
Posted on 10-Mar-2006 10:52 News, Consumer Electronics

Suitable for families, this model manages multiple landlines and comes with built-in two-way radios for use in the open.

Pretec Announces Series of New Products
Posted on 9-Mar-2006 23:36 News, Consumer Electronics

New items includ 2GB RS-MMC cards, the i-Disk Connect and iDisk Mobile.

MP3-313 Media Player Review
Posted on 7-Mar-2006 21:10 Reviews, Consumer Electronics, by Darryl Burling

We have a look at a tiny media player with lots of features and potential.

Trimble Introduces Tiny Surface Mount GPS Receiver
Posted on 3-Mar-2006 11:27 News, Consumer Electronics

Compatible with active or passive antennas, the Copernicus GPS receiver can be used in next-generation portable handheld, battery-powered applications.

Ricoh and GlobalSat Embed GPS Data into Digital Images
Posted on 1-Mar-2006 22:41 News, Consumer Electronics

Digital camera records not only image, but also the location that the image was taken.

Globalsat Announces Wrist Type GPS Receiver
Posted on 22-Feb-2006 22:13 News, Consumer Electronics

Device can be used by itself or as a USB GPS receiver.

Socket Mobile Power Pack Review
Posted on 17-Jan-2006 17:21 Reviews, Consumer Electronics, by M Freitas

Tired of carrying multiple chargers, one for each different device (the Pocket PC, the Smartphone, the iPod, the Portable Media Center, the Bluetooth stereo headphones, the Bluetooth stereo adapter, the rechargeable Bluetooth GPS, and more)?

Toshiba Gigabeat F20 Review
Posted on 12-Sep-2005 23:17 Reviews, Consumer Electronics, by Tony Hughes

On paper the Toshiba Gigabeat F20 looks good. It's got a decent size 2.2” screen, landscape display option, as much storage as anything else in its class, and the promise of ripping your CDs directly into the device whilst bypassing your PC's hard drive (owners of a certain unnamed popular mp3 player must maintain their library on the PC as well), so how did it stack up in the flesh?

Toshiba releases Gigabeat players in New Zealand
Posted on 4-Aug-2005 19:56 News, Consumer Electronics

New multi-purpose digital audio players doubles as a hard disk drive for backing up files from a PC.


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