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22nd October 2007 Archive

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  • SanDisk launches Flash video player for TVs

    Online content source too

    SanDisk is taking the fight to the Apple TV and the iTunes Music Store, launching this past Friday a video playback device that's connected to a telly, and a onlince content source to feed it with US TV programming. SanDisk's Sansa TakeTV: remotely controlled... The gadget is the Sansa TakeTV, a Flash-based unit with a …

    Media players 22 Oct 2007, 08:45

  • Intel previews integrated DirectX 10 graphics core

    GMA X4500 promised to deliver 3x 3DMark06 performance

    Intel has unveiled the next version of its GMA integrated graphics engine family, a part it claimed will deliver three times the 3DMark06 performance of its predecessors, today's GMA 3100. Of course, the 3100 isn't Intel's top-performing integrated GPU - that award goes to the GMA X3500 that's built into the company's G35 …

    Bits 'n' Chips 22 Oct 2007, 09:14

  • Skype mobile phone on its way?

    VoIP calls while you walk

    Skype and 3G network provider 3 are rumoured to be on the verge of releasing a mobile phone allowing users to make VoIP calls while you're out and about. A spokeswoman at 3 told the Sydney Morning Herald that it’s working with an unnamed internet communications company to develop a “product to make free internet calls …

    Phones 22 Oct 2007, 09:18

  • Asus to offer Eee PCs pre-loaded with Windows

    MS readies pared-back Vista?

    Astounded that Asus' tiny Eee PC will ship with Linux, Microsoft has agreed to provide the Taiwanese vendor with a version of Windows Vista that can be pre-installed on the diminutive notebook, Asus has revealed. Asus has always stressed the Eee PC's compatibility with Windows, despite the machine's limited storage space - 2- …

    PCs 22 Oct 2007, 10:18

  • LG launches 'world's smallest' plasma TV

    32in model coming to UK next month

    LG will bring what it claims is the world's first 32in plasma HD TV to space-restricted living rooms in the UK next month after debuting the diminutive flat panel in Brazil this week. To date, the smallest plasma TVs available in the UK have been 37in models, but for many consumers keen to embrace the flat-panel revolution, …

    HD 22 Oct 2007, 10:55

  • LaCie Golden Disk 500GB external hard drive

    Review Shiny shiny

    LaCie has been making a selling point out of designer external hard-drives for years, but as many of its rivals have adopted a similar strategy - those not slugging it out on price, that is - the French company been forced to up the ante with ever more outlandish products. For every stylish Porsche-designed Firewire unit or …

    Storage 22 Oct 2007, 11:02

  • Toshiba to field HD DVD-equipped Xbox 360?

    Could even be integrated into an HD TV

    Toshiba may be gearing up release an own-brand Xbox 360 with a built-in HD DVD drive, a senior executive from the company has apparently claimed. The staffer allegedly told Australian mag Smarthouse last week that Microsoft and Toshiba are working together on an Xbox 360 with built in HD DVD drive. However, he also claimed …

    Consoles 22 Oct 2007, 11:06

  • Samsung shows 1cm-thick 40in LCD TV

    Samsung has taken the wraps off a 1080p LCD TV that's a mere 1cm thick - and that includes the plastic surround. Samsung's 1cm-thick LCD TV: skinny The 40in display has a bezel that's just 1.5cm, down from the 3cm typical of today's similarly sized LCD TVs, Samsung said. Very flat panel The screen is backlit by LED, …

    HD 22 Oct 2007, 11:34

  • Dealer debuts campest MacBook Pro in the universe

    Gold Blend

    Money no object? Then how about a 24-carat gold-plated MacBook Pro for your next laptop computer? US Mac dealer Powermax has begun offering just that. The machine is Apple's 15.4in model with a 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo processor, which would customarily set you back $2499 - less than half what Powermax is asking to disassemble it …

    Mac 22 Oct 2007, 11:51

  • Microsoft cuts Xbox 360 prices in Japan

    Microsoft has performed an about-face on an earlier statement that it had no plans to cut the Xbox’s price in Japan, and lowered the Core console’s cost to ¥27,800 (£120/€172/$244). It's also cut the standard model's cost from ¥39,795 to ¥34,800 (£150/€215/$306), with all new prices taking effect from 1 November. In July, a …

    Consoles 22 Oct 2007, 12:40

  • Sensory jacket deals body blow to gamers

    Ow, stoppit

    Experiencing the sensations of being shot, stabbed or blown-up has never really appealed to us. However, one US company hopes it will to some, because it’s developed an interactive PC gaming jacket that delivers such sensory pleasures during gameplay. 3rd Space FPS Vest: have you got that stabbin' feelin'? The 3rd Space …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 22 Oct 2007, 14:11

  • Best powerline Ethernet products?

    Q&A

    I'm sick of Wi-Fi not reaching certain parts of my house, and I want to network devices that don't have wireless on board. So I'm going to roll out powerline Ethernet. But what's the best type? I mean, there's DS2's version - supported by Netgear and D-Link - and the HomePlug AV version - supported by Devolo (good write-ups …

    Q&A 22 Oct 2007, 14:18

  • Audi drives into mobile phone production

    All-in-one car key and phone

    Audi will unveil a concept car-control-unit-cum-mobile-phone at the Tokyo Motor Show on Wednesday, the company has told Register Hardware. Audi's gizmo: make calls, unlock your motor The unnamed device is essentially a car control system and 3G mobile phone combined. An Audi spokesman said that it’s designed to operate the …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 22 Oct 2007, 15:14

  • Manhunt 2 leaked by Sony Europe employee

    Eye-gouging warez edition an inside job

    A Sony Entertainment Europe employee has been fingered for the warez leak of Manhunt 2. The as-yet-unreleased ultra-gorey game is the source of the latest fracas over violence in video games — a media cycle which more often than not transforms otherwise unmemorable titles into best sellers under the sheer weight of public …

    Consoles 22 Oct 2007, 21:11