In general, an official announcement related to just about any of Apple's products is preceded by a wave of rumors and speculations, as well as, typically, at least a couple of spy shots. However, that's not at all what happened with the 4GB version of the iPod shuffle portable player from Apple, which was officially unveiled in March 2009 with very few rumors related to the subject hitting the Internet before this date.The first thing that should be mentioned about the Apple iPod shuffle 4GB is the fac...
[read more >>] Although when it was first launched, nobody could actually foresee the huge impact Apple's iPod was going to make on the both the portable music player's market and the whole world, this relatively tiny device has actually changed our society, becoming more than a consumer product. In fact, the iPod is THE icon of the modern digital revolution, and it will most likely find its way into the future's history books as one of the most important developments of the early 21'st century.The first iPo...
[read more >>] Since it's one of the most respected manufacturers of display solutions, it was common sense that the ViewSonic company would jump on the digital photo frame bandwagon. I mean, why stand by and watch other companies profit from an idea when you can simply design and manufacture something even better? So let's take a look at the company's DPG801BK digital photo frame. The device uses an 8-inch display to show off your most precious photos and can also play your favourite music at the same time. A g...
[read more >>] Since it's quite easy for just about anyone out there to set up their own Internet radio station, while most FM stations are also streaming their broadcasts onto the world wide web, it's no wonder that the popularity of Internet-enabled radio receivers has also increased. And this is exactly the type of device we'll talk about as follows, namely the Sanyo R227 Internet/FM Stereo Radio, launched back in October 2008, a device that really brings together the best of two worlds: classical, FM radio an...
[read more >>] The handheld gaming market has received a lot of attention in the last years. Four years a go Nintendo was the absolute leader with no direct competitor until Sony launched their popular PSP. Although the most well-known name in the mobile gaming industry is the gameboy (Nintendo had a blast those days), the “new” (should be read as “latest”) arrivals (Nintendo DS and Sony PSP) are far more impressive devices.
Since 2004 when the PSP was launched, companies haven't made any big l...
[read more >>] For some unknown reason, there are quite a few digital photo frame manufacturers out there that launch products with what can only be described as “ridiculous” sizes, sometime bigger than a TV. And that's also the case with the people over at Smartparts, who launched back in the second half of 2008 their SP3200WF model, which offers a 32-inch screen, as well as extended wireless connectivity.
The screen has a 1366x768 pixels resolution and in 16:9 aspect ratio and can be used for viewing norm...
[read more >>] Beside manufacturing some of the most interesting computer peripherals around, the Logitech company has also come up with several very interesting universal remote controls, which combine a sleek and attractive exterior with an extended level of functionality and ease of use. And one of the most complex products of this type is the Harmony One, launched back in the first half of 2008, which offers users a full-color touch screen, intuitive button layout, an ergonomic design and many other features on the side.
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[read more >>] Although the golden age of vinyl records is long gone, there are quite a lot of people out there who claim that this particular media offered a much “warmer” and more “melodious” sound that CDs', for example, and for this reason they hang on to their old disc collections for as much as possible. Nevertheless, vinyl discs tend to age pretty fast, and for this reason, the Ion-Audio company has launched back in the second half of 2008 the LP 2 FLASH, a device that allows users to convert...
[read more >>] Udea Expert 300W has been praised as being the first multimedia electronic dictionary in the world to feature Wi-Fi connectivity, Bluetooth connectivity, T-DMB support and integrated FM radio, all together.
The 300 grams clamshell is powered by Windows CE 5.o Professional and also features an impressive 4.3 inch WQVGA touchscreen, 2GB of internal storage, an SD card expansion slot, which allows you to add 8GB more to this e-dictionary, TV-Out, stereo speakers, USB host (mass storage, HDD, and keyboard support...
[read more >>] Although portable TV sets are not necessarily the most attractive or the most popular devices around, from time to time we come across certain products that really manage to draw our attention with a certain feature of function. And that's exactly the case with the PT-16H610S, a flexible LCD HDTV capable of flipping and folding in a very special manner, rarely (if ever) encountered in the case of other similar devices available on the market. Probably one of the most attractive things about the PT-16H610S ...
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