Archive for February, 2009

Panasonic First To Launch Blu-ray Recorder

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

Panasonic are to launch the world’s first Blu-ray recorder, which will include an integrated Freesat receiver and internal hard drive.

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The Japanese giants are to release two Blu-ray recorders: The DMR-BS750 with a 250GB hard drive, and the DMR-BS850 with 500GB hard drive. SD memory card slots are an additional feature on both recorders.

The built in dual tuner will allow users to record a programme on one channel while watching another, similar of course to DVD recorders and digiboxes with hard drive recording capabilities, i.e. Sky Plus.

Since its launch in 2007, Sky+ HD offers users to record any of their HD channels, of which they are expanding all the time, but a Blu-ray recorder will offer more versatility and of course users will not have to be tied down by any subscriptions.

More From The World Mobile Congress Google Android

Friday, February 20th, 2009

The word on everybody’s lips in Barcelona this week has been: ‘Android’. No there haven’t been any exclusive snippets of the forthcoming Terminator movie released; I am of course referring to Google who have been flexing their muscles and look set to storm the mobile phone software market.

So what’s so good about Android? Well, most importantly, Android allows the user to sync whatever is entered onto the handset to tour computer, and vice versa. E.g. enter a new contact with phone number and email address and it will automatically be added to your address book on your PC, so you’ll never have to worry about losing your contacts as they are automatically backed up.

Google Android

Google Android

So if you lose or break your phone, and let’s face it this is a regular occurrence for some people, everything stored on your phone – contacts, text messages, emails, bookmarked websites, calendar, IM chats etc is saved to your Google account and is backed up on your PC so you’ll never lose it.

LG Raises Smartphone Innovation Bar Watch This Space

Friday, February 20th, 2009

Apple’s iPhone has given the mobile phone market a kick up the backside as rival manufacturers search for innovation to rival the huge success of the number one smartphone, and this week saw a number of new handsets that are set for release during 2009, none more innovative than LG’s Touch Watch (G910).

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LG released detailed information about their latest mobile phone at the recent World Mobile Congress in Barcelona. The Touch Watch will allow users to step into the shoes of Michael Knight, Inspector Gadget and James Bond by chatting to their pals via video call simply by talking into the Touch Watch. I jest you not, the future is here…

The Touch Watch encompasses Bluetooth technology, plus 3G and touchscreen navigation, as well as looking sleek, sexy and a little bit unreal – post modernism gone mad, but I like it!