The number of LCD TVs shipped is expected to nearly double in just 4 years according to the latest figures from market-watcher, iSuppli.
Worldwide shipments of thin tellies for 2008 is expected to be just over 100 million but this figure will rocket to 193.9 million by 2012. The explosive growth is being [...]
Loewe makes some great luxury TVs but with its new Connect TV range, it’s showing that there’s as much substance as style under the hood. They previewed these funky 1080p sets last year but now they are here.
These are super chic Freeview-ready Fill HD tellys stuffed with multimedia entertainment features, not least of which [...]
Loewe makes some great luxury TVs but with its new Connect TV range, it’s showing that there’s as much substance as style under the hood. They previewed these funky 1080p sets last year but now they are here.
These are super chic Freeview-ready Fill HD tellys stuffed with multimedia entertainment features, not least of which [...]
We’ve reviewed Skype phones before that can make calls on both the Skype network and the regular landline, but the RTX Dualphone is the first one that can do both without the need of a PC.
The RTX comes with a charging dock, a base station, and a handset. The base station connects into your ethernet network and your landline, meaning you’re free to take the cordless handset anywhere in your house. Even that closet your wife stores her letters from her old lovers in. It’s £109.99, so it’s not exactly as the non-standalone phones. T’is the price of progress. – Jason Chen
Product Page [Skype Style]
Gizmodo loves it some GPS and resident GPS nerd Charlie White recently drove around his neck of the woods with several thousand of them simultaneously yelling at him to turn right . One of the featured GPS units is by Mio, who have just unleashed its C250 navigation system over in Albion. (The UK, folks.) The big news is that it combines a 3.5-inch touch screen, which is pretty roomy, with a price that won’t leave you penniless (or penceless, as the case may be). It’ll hit stores at £169.99, or about $323 in real money. That’s great, right?
Well, when you consider that GPS functionality are pretty much a dime a dozen nowadays (GPS is increasingly being built into cellphones now, like the Helio Drift, which also features those adorable Google Maps), you really do question the sense in buying a separate unit. That’d be like buying a video game console that doesn’t play back DVDs (oh, wait…) or a computer without an ethernet jack. It’s a tough sell, but you might as well jump for a few extra pics.
So, if you need a cheap GPS with all the typical extras (downloadable maps, built-in MP3 player, etc.) the C250 might not be a bad choice. If you’re looking a few months/years into the future, however, it might make sense to hold off a bit.
Press Release [Mio Europe via Crowdedbrain]
According to our ever so sexy counterparts, Kotaku, both versions of the Japanese PS3 will not be bundled with HDMI cables. Rather they will have the bare essential cables bundled. Those cables being a power cable, USB cable, Ethernet cable and composite cables. No, not component, just a single, little yellow composite cable for the revolutionary PS3 out-of-the-box graphics.
Built with two and three-pin adapters, this Trust PW-1100P notebook surge protector works great with most notebook AC adapters, sitting in-between the power and your laptop. The devices makes sure wherever you are, you’re always safe from dirty spikes or other hazardous electrical failures that will fry your laptop faster than you canthrow away that Sony battery.
There are also two landline analog ports to protect your modem from surges as well, but most of the time you’re going to be using ethernet or WiFi unless you’re visiting some third world country.
Laptop Surge Protector [Bios Magazine via uber gizmo]
We post a lot about VoIP, and Skype in particular. But even with all the new phones and gadgets coming out, VoIP still isn’t at the level of landlines where things “just work”™. Here are 11 tips on how to get your VoIP service working like you want it. Some of the good ones are…
This Sharp BroadbandFax isn’t as cool as I thought it would be on first look. Sure, it plugs into your phone line and your ethernet cable to receiver faxes directly into email. And sure, you can use it to “fax” something to someone who doesn’t have a landline or fax-machine by faxing directly to…
When the old dogs at PC Magazine call something “perfect”, it actually means something. They’ve been reviewing PCs since the Eisenhower administration, so for a HTPC to get a 4.5 out of 5 on their scale it has to be good. The WinBook Jiv Mini will run you £650, but comes loaded with a…