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8th January 2007 Archive

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  • Samsung preps ultra-slim music player

    Nano nobbler?

    CES 2007 Samsung will in March ship its next attempt to out-Nano the iPod Nano, a Nano-wide 7mm-thick music player sporting a 1.8in OLED screen. It's clearly got LG's Chocolate phone in its sights too: Samsung's K3 has blue-backlit touch-sensitive controls. The K3 is essentially Samsung's K5 - launched in Europe last …

    Media players 8 Jan 2007, 01:55

  • Sony to bring Flash-only UMPC to US

    Premium by name, premium by price

    CES 2007 Sony will bring its Flash-based Vaio UX ultra-mobile PC (UMPC) out of Japan next month when it ships the UX Premium Micro PC in the US. Premium by name, premium by nature - the handheld wireless computer will retail for a whopping $2,500. But boy does it look smart. Unlike the current UX, the Premium edition - aka …

    PCs 8 Jan 2007, 02:49

  • Samsung unveils second-gen Blu-ray Disc player

    CES 2007 Samsung has announced the second generation of its Blu-ray Disc player, this one designed to convert 1080i content to 1080p, add 7.1-channel audio and to support remote device control across HDMI links. The BD-P1200 contains Samsung's Hollywood-quality Video (HQV) processor which can de-interlace 1080i images into …

    HD 8 Jan 2007, 03:07

  • Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 four-core CPU

    Review Quad-core goes mainstream, sort of...

    At the beginning of November Intel launched its four-core Core 2 Extreme QX6700 processor, where the Q, of course, stands for 'quad'. This Extreme processor has an unlocked multiplier so we reviewers can have fun experimenting with a £650 piece of silicon while the buying public regards Extreme products as a technological …

    Bits 'n' Chips 8 Jan 2007, 06:02

  • Sonos adds Windows Media DRM to multi-room music system

    CES 2007 High-end multi-room digital audio player maker Sonos today added support for Microsoft's Plays for Sure DRM-protected music technology to its hardware via a system software update. Available today, Sonos System Software 2.1 allows tracks purchased through the likes of Napster, Virgin Digitial and HMV to be beamed …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 8 Jan 2007, 07:02

  • TDK touts compact Blu-ray Disc format

    'Mini BD' is 33 per cent smaller

    CES 2007 TDK today demo'd what it's calling 'Mini Blu-ray Discs' - single-layer recordable and re-writeable discs that are 8cm in diameter and capable of holding 16.5GB of data. The company also launched inkjet-printable standard-size BD-R media. The smaller discs are prototypes - they have yet to be approved by the Blu-ray …

    HD 8 Jan 2007, 15:43

  • Intel releases workstation-friendly quad-core Xeons

    Core 2 Quad under cover

    CES 2007 Intel today rolled out a pair of four-core Xeon server chips for single-socket systems. The two CPUs, the Xeon X3210 and X3220, are effectively Core 2 Quads rebranded. Both combine two dual-core processors in a single chip package. The two Xeons are clocked at 2.13GHz and 2.4GHz, respectively. Both run over a 1066MHz …

    Bits 'n' Chips 8 Jan 2007, 17:23

  • Belkin readies iPod music recorder, mixer

    CES 2007 Accessory maker Belkin today unveiled what it claimed is the first four-channel audio mixer and recorder for Apple's fifth-generation iPod. It also introduced a Bluetooth music streaming kit for the iconic digital music player. Belkin's TuneStudio turns a 5G iPod into a portable recording studio. Recordings are …

    Media players 8 Jan 2007, 17:54

  • Matrox upgrades multi-monitor dongle with DVI ports

    CES 2007 Matrox will this quarter ship the DualHead2Go Digital Edition, an enhanced version of its notebook-oriented multi-monitor driver dongle which now sports a pair of DVI digital monitor connectors in place of the original version's VGA outputs. The $229 add-on connects to a laptop's VGA port and expands the image …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 8 Jan 2007, 18:50

  • Sling shows SlingPlayer-for-TV gadget

    Send Slingbox-sent TV shows to a... TV

    CES 2007 Slingbox maker Sling Media today unveiled a box that takes a TV pictures sent out over a network by Sling's signature device and displays it on a TV. SlingCatcher will also show internet-hosted content on a telly without the need for a computer in between. It's a logical move. Slingbox was all about sending TV …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 8 Jan 2007, 19:35

  • SanDisk readies Wi-Fi music, widescreen video players

    CES 2007 SanDisk today introduced its take on Microsoft's Zune music player: a compact Flash-based unit with a 2.2in LCD and Wi-Fi. Called the Sansa Connect, the player is ready to receive internet radio and connect to Plays for Sure music download stores over the air. SanDisk's pitch is freedom from a PC. With an all-you- …

    Media players 8 Jan 2007, 21:01