28th August 2007 Archive

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SanDisk targets iPod Shuffle with Clip music player

SanDisk's new Sansa Clip may lack the iPod Shuffle's cool metal casing, but this diminutive digital music player does pack an OLED screen, a mic and an FM radio, all missing from the Apple product. SanDisk's Clip: cross my palm... The Clip will come with a choice of 1GB or 2GB song storage, and in a variety of colours: …

Media players 28 Aug 2007, 08:56
Manhunt 2 tweaked to beat US sales ban

Halloween debut

Ultra-violent videogame Manhunt 2 has beaten the ban and will hit store shelves in the US at Halloween, publisher Take-Two Interactive has said. Take-Two said that the game has been altered to achieve a lower age-rating than it was previously granted in the States. The US Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) has now …

Consoles 28 Aug 2007, 09:15
Vodafone cranks up 3G data rates for autumn

IF you're in Central London or an airport

Vodafone will be pushing its HSDPA network to a possible 7.2Mb/sec download speed and introducing HSUPA to increase uploading to a possible 1.44Mb/sec, during the autumn as it tries to boost corporate data usage. HSUPA (High Speed Upload Packet Access) is the partner to HSDPA, and has been promised for a while. T-Mobile and 3 …

Phones 28 Aug 2007, 10:59
EnGenius SI-680H Wi-Fi VoIP phone

Review Have Wi-Fi, can call via VoIP

VoIP may be revolutionising the telecoms industry by allowing us to make free calls with little more than a broadband connection and computer, but it's also tying us to our PCs. If you'd rather spend more time talking than being tied to a machine, a Wi-Fi phone like the EnGenius SI-680H will help you cut the cord. EnGenius …

Phones 28 Aug 2007, 11:02
Sony integrates 'super 3G' into laptops

High-speed internet on the move

Sony has upgraded six Vaio notebooks to include High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) connectivity. It claims the SZ6 and TZ20 series, which consist of six notebooks in all, will eventually provide users with download speeds of up to 7.2Mbps while on the move. Sony's Vaio: 3.6Mbps HSDPA downloads next month Released …

PCs 28 Aug 2007, 12:05
Buffalo flies the flag for Blu-ray format

The shape of drives to come?

Buffalo appears to be throwing its weight behind Blu-ray Disc, sort of. The manufacturer has announced that it plans to release a drive capable of reading both Blu-ray and HD DVD, but which is only able to write to discs in the Blu-ray HD format. Buffalo's BRHC-6316U2: reads HD DVD, writes Blu-ray The drive, which will be …

HD 28 Aug 2007, 12:34
LG claims DVD optical rewriters are sexy

The IT crowd has known for years that DVD drives can be sexy, and now LG is looking to push this message out to fashion-conscious consumers. It has developed two external drives that, it claims, blend portable functionality with a dash of style and, ahem, sex appeal. LG's GSA-E5ON and GSA-E5OL DVD writers The GSA-E5ON and …

Storage 28 Aug 2007, 13:12
Register Hardware competition Win an Xbox 360 Elite worth £300

Register Hardware and Microsoft have got a brand spanking new 120GB Xbox 360 Elite to give away... plus six copies of Forza Motorsport 2 as seriously respectable runner-up prizes... The Elite is the newest addition to Microsoft's growing Xbox 360 console range. It's more or less the same as the existing Xbox 360 aside from …

Consoles 28 Aug 2007, 13:45
HTC slides out TyTN II 'super 3G' smartphone

Orange, T-Mobile, Vodafone signed up to sell it

Smartphone specialist HTC has revamped its TyTN handset, packing in not only Windows Mobile 6 but integrating support for high-speed 3G downloads and a GPS receiver. HTC's TyTN II smartphone The sequel's unsurprisingly called the TyTN II. Like the original, it comes in a tablet form factor based around a 2.8in, 240 x 320 …

Phones 28 Aug 2007, 13:48
Sony preps HD-ready Vaio all-in-one iMac-alike

CableCard required

The latest model in Sony's L series of all-in-in desktop Vaio PCs is the first machine in the line to feature not only a Blu-ray Disc drive but also a TV tuner capable of receiving HD programming. Sony's Vaio LT: CableCard required The Vaio LT HD PC/TV VGC-LT19Uis based around a 22in, 1680 × 1050 (WSXGA+) widescreen …

PCs 28 Aug 2007, 14:02
Crytek names Crysis demo release day

Ready for DX10?

Eagerly anticipated first-person shooter Crysis will debut in a single-player demo form on 25 September, the company's developer, Crytek, has revealed. Crytek's Crysis The demo is set to feature the game's entire first level. Crysis has been drawing the attention of PC gamers not only because it's the follow up to Crytek' …

PCs 28 Aug 2007, 15:10
Amimon ships wireless HDMI chipset

High Definition wireless

Your next TV and DVD player may prove capable of connecting wirelessly, according to chip manufacturer Amimon. The company has just started shipping a chipset based on its Wireless High-Definition Interface (WHDI) standard, that allows wireless streams of uncompressed HD video and audio to be broadcast around your home. The …

Gadgets and Gizmos 28 Aug 2007, 15:35
Wii tops US July console sales chart

Outsells PS3 and Xbox 360 combined

Nintendo shifted 425,000 Wii consoles in the US in July, 11.3 per cent more than it did in June and way more than Microsoft and Sony together managed with the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3, the latest market stats reveal. The numbers come from market watcher NPD, which recorded Xbox sales of 170,000 and, coming up close, PS3 …

Consoles 28 Aug 2007, 16:04