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11th September 2006 Archive

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  • BenQ unwraps 22in widescreen display

    Rapid-response for graphics heavy apps

    BenQ is adding a 22 inch LCD monitor to its range this month. The FP222W monitor features a five-millisecond fast-response time, a high 1680 x 1050 (WSXGA+) resolution, and the company's digital enhancement technology. The 22 inch widescreen also allows people to simultaneously view two applications, which each have a 4:3 …

    PCs 11 Sep 2006, 10:47

  • Napster UK to give away free MP3 players

    For Napster to Go users only

    Napster UK is giving away free MP3 players to all new subscribers of its portable music service. Anyone taking out a three-month Napster to Go subscription from 14 September will receive a 512MB Sandisk Sansa m230 that stores up to 240 tracks at a time. Napster's portable music service allows people to fill an MP3 player …

    Media players 11 Sep 2006, 11:18

  • Sony unveils 'intuitive' digital camera

    Touch-tastic

    Sony's latest addition to the Cyber-shot family is now shipping with a touch screen display. The DSC-T50 screen has a whole three inches of scratch-resistant finger pad, which has "intuitive" menu options that allow for fewer physical buttons on the camera body. As the top of the range in the T-series, it has a 7 Megapixel …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 11 Sep 2006, 12:29

  • Samsung touts 'first of its kind' memory device

    And pushes PRAM into the limelight

    Samsung has developed a 40-nanometer memory device, which it today claimed is the first of its kind. The 32Gb NAND flash memory can be used in memory cards with densities of up to 64GB. One 64GB card can store over 64 hours of DVD resolution movies (about 40 movies) or 16,000 MP3 files (1,340 hours). The flash device uses …

    Bits 'n' Chips 11 Sep 2006, 14:08

  • Sub £200 HD-DVD drive for Xbox 360?

    With two free movies

    Microsoft could ship an HD-DVD add-on drive for the Xbox 360 at £199 in time for Christmas, reports suggest. According to games news website GamesIndustry.biz, the company is planning to "price the standalone HD-DVD drive at £199 and to package it with two HD-DVD movies". The report added Microsoft is set to bundle the …

    Consoles 11 Sep 2006, 14:45

  • TWIN DVD arrives

    HD-DVD and DVD on a single disc

    Toshiba and Memory Tech have developed a DVD disk with a third level of storage, which means it can record DVD and HD-DVD formats as well as a large amount of other information. This means filmmakers can put two editions of the same film on the same disk - standard definition and high-definition - without worrying about …

    HD 11 Sep 2006, 15:37