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2nd October 2007 Archive

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  • Mobile phone meets designer stereo

    Samsung and Bang & Olufsen Creations Ltd

    Given the current trend of manufacturers creating phones with designer clothing companies, it's nice to see another joint offering Samsung and Bang & Olufsen - another consumer electronics company. Still, the device looks more like an inverted iPod than a phone. B&O's Serenata: upper-class The Serenata is operated via a …

    Phones 2 Oct 2007, 09:25

  • AMD readies Radeon HD 2950 Pro

    AMD's ATI Radeon HD 2950 Pro graphics chip will debut on 19 November - a week after Intel's first 45nm processors, also aimed at gamers - it has been claimed. The DirectX 10.1, Shader Model 4.0 part - codenamed 'RV670' - is believed to support PCI Express 2.0 and HDMI with HDCP. According to Taiwanese moles cited by …

    Bits 'n' Chips 2 Oct 2007, 09:45

  • Samsung delays dual-format Blu-ray, HD DVD player?

    Could leave Xmas to PS3

    Samsung has thrown its weight entirely behind its dual-format Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD player and will de-emphasis its BD-only offerings, online reports suggest. However, the two-format machine, the BD-U5000, may have been delayed. Separate reports point to a December release in the US, with the European debut taking place …

    HD 2 Oct 2007, 10:11

  • Sony Walkman NWD-B105 2GB MP3 player

    Review Simple 'n' sweet?

    With increasing hard drive sizes, the arrival of touchscreen technology and ever more features and falling prices, it's easy to forget the more humble end of the personal digital music player market. However, Sony's NWD-B105 proves there are still some good value and strongly featured products at the lower price points. At …

    Media players 2 Oct 2007, 11:02

  • Sony e-book Reader turns over new leaf

    Bookmark sales slide

    In literary circles, first editions are often highly prised. However, Sony hopes the second edition of its Reader digital book, the PRS-505, will prove more popular than its predecessor, thanks to what it claimed was a much better display. Sony's PRS-505: paperback wiper? The PRS-505 uses E Ink's latest display technology …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 2 Oct 2007, 11:51

  • Japanese Wii sales rain on PS3 parade

    Sony console outsold 4:1

    Nintendo's Wii continues to dominate the Japanese games console biz, outselling Sony's PlayStation 3 by a factor of four to one over the past six months. According to Japanese games magazine publisher Enterbrain, Nintendo sold 1.6m Wiis in its home market between the beginning of April up until the end of September. Sony …

    Consoles 2 Oct 2007, 12:08

  • Console peripherals promise Porsche-style driving experience

    911 parts going cheap

    If you can't afford a Porsche, then the 911 steering wheel gaming kit will at least get you slightly closer to one. Peripherals manufacturer Fanatec claims the set gives PS3 and PC gamers the “genuine Porsche feeling”, but with an obvious cost saving. Fanatec's Porsche 911 Turbo S The Porsche 911 Turbo S sells as a kit and …

    Consoles 2 Oct 2007, 12:49

  • Panasonic to ship 45nm chip ahead of Intel

    UniPhier video processor out before 'Penryn'

    Panasonic is set to become the first technology company to release products that consumers can actually buy and take home that contain 45nm chips, its parent, Matsushita, claimed today. The Diga-brand DVD and Blu-ray Disc recorders containing the 45nm chip, a video processing part called UniPhier - short for UNIversal …

    Bits 'n' Chips 2 Oct 2007, 14:53