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Toshiba Regza 55SV685DB 55in LED LCD TV

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 05:30 PM PST

Before entering the actual examination, there are a couple of interesting little context, I think it is interesting to introduce. First, 55SV685DB is not the first 55in LED on TV we’ve tested. The first luxury Sony 55X4500 ‘, used with direct lighting RGB LED dimming properly, but at a heavy price. UE55B7020 recent Samsung, meanwhile, used-edge LED lighting and has managed to be reasonably affordable, but frankly hard to earn advanced work based on LED technology in the 55in size, marked with light pooling in each corner.

Toshiba Regza 55SV685DB 55in LED Backlit LCD TV

So, if 55SV685DB can make a white color to direct the work approach has led to its Sony-drubbing £ 2149 price (the cheapest we found that aging now Sony 55X4500 is £ 2,800) and Toshiba could be ideally placed to snap up a piece of heavy market mammoth screen. The other context is that I have reviewed the little brothers and sisters 55SV685DB the 46SV685D, and I find myself having to score heavily because of its price. It is therefore surprising to find 55SV685DB actually looking for a reasonable price for such a large screen LED lit. In fact, we found that it is for the best part of £ 200 less than the 46in model is when we made the criticism in November!

Clearly, Toshiba has listened to my complaints about how ridiculously expensive the 46SV685D watched. Or maybe they realized they were not selling at all at home SV685 price! In any case, the simple fact is that Toshiba has reduced the price absolutely 55SV685DB its opening operation, and in doing so has overcome instantly what was likely to be a bone of contention for this huge test. Mounting a 55in screen in your living room is, of course, quite a commitment. And we must say that if the 55SV685DB, this level of commitment is complemented by the segment instead of heavy glass which exceeds by about three inches on each side of the screen. Oh well – at least this telescope is quite attractive with its glass-like finish and cute ‘Fade to Gray “effect at its ends.

As usual with the current range of Toshiba, it is a love-it-or-hate her trademark logo light at the center of the lower edge of the TV. Although please note that if you fall into the ‘hate it’ camp, you can turn the lights off. The 55SV685DB is nearly as well connected as you would hope for a TV that is, after all, comfortably flagship model from Toshiba. Highlights include four HDMIs (three rear, one on the side), a USB port capable of playing DivX videos, JPEG photos and MP3 audio files, an SD slot capable of playing JPEG files, and Ethernet port for streaming stuff off your PC. It’s a touch disappointing that such a very special TV offer you can also go “online” via the Ethernet port, but there it is. Maybe Toshiba will make some moves in this direction with its new next generation of LCD TVs. [via trustedreviews]

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Samsung Monte Slider and Monte Bar Mobile Phones

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 11:30 AM PST

In addition to the touchscreen Monte S5620, Samsung introduces also the more fundamental Slider e2550 Monte and Monte Bar C3200 mobile phones. As its name suggests, the cursor Monte is a slider phone with a 2-inch screen, 1.3 megapixel camera with video recording and the NightShot mode.

Samsung Monte Slider and Monte Bar Mobile Phones

Monte Bar, on the other hand, receives a 2-inch screen and a 2 megapixel camera. The two Bluetooth devices, FM radio and microSD memory card. They include DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine) and supports music and video playback.

We believe that the Monte Bar is a phone C3200 Dual SIM card as a list of its specifications indicates SIM function selection. Monte Samsung Slider support dual-band GSM / EDGE and Monte Bar works on quad-band GSM / EDGE. [via itechnews]

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HP Pavilion dm3-1020ea 13.3in Slim Elegant ENotebook

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 07:30 AM PST

Ultra-portable and affordable laptops are in vogue at the moment. Intel and Acer has started the ball rolling last year with the Acer Aspire Timeline systems, including the Aspire movement 1810TZ (winner of our Award for Best Portable Laptop last year), but HP and AMD has also teamed up to produce the promising (yet ultimately wrong) HP Pavilion dv2.

HP Pavilion dm3-1020ea 13

Now the two have joined forces to produce the new HP Pavilion DM3-1020E us today. And even if it is available with an Intel power, and the dm3 is proof positive that AMD might finally have a platform that can compete with Intel. While dm3 is actually larger than the DV2, it is based on a screen 13.3IN vs 12.1in of dv2, the common line is clear to see. The dm3 attractive and has the same chassis and slim elegant lines which we immediately drew dv2 is just a little taller and 1.9 kg heavier.

It’s prettier, too. Gone are the horrible dependence on shiny black plastic, is a chic brushed aluminum adorns both the lid and the body of the machine. It combines with the shiny black bezel again and faux chrome trim with great efficiency, making this a machine that looks and feels much more expensive than the £ 540 it’ll come back. It’s a class act.

This feat of design is paired with a decent spec probe. Directing proceedings is a dual-core AMD Athlon X2 Neo L335 clocked at 1.6GHz decent housing. It is supported by an abundance of 4 GB of RAM, ATI integrated graphics are capable Mobility Radeon HD3200 and a Zippy 7200 rpm, 320 GB hard drive – all good signs that will be performing dm3. And although the chassis is too thin to accommodate an integrated optical drive, HP is kind enough to provide an external 8x DVD Re-writer drive in the box. It has LightScribe support so you can burn disc labels using the drive.

Connectivity General, on the other hand, is quite good. It may lack niceties like eSATA or USB powered watch, but has dm3 HDMI and VGA video and a total of four USB ports – a good number for a portable machine like this. They are joined by a memory card reader, audio jacks for headphones and a microphone, and the Ethernet port. All these ports are well integrated, without any projections or looking unsightly. Somewhat unusual sliding power switch is on the right side, accompanied by a radio button wireless switch. Additional shortcut buttons of note include one above the touchpad to disable it, while the Caps Lock, mute and lock all the buttons have small scrolling LED indicators beside them all attentive touch. [via trustedreviews]

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Final Fantasy XIII Strongest Indication Games

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 04:30 AM PST

Well, this is not the kind of news you want to wake to a Monday morning. Square-Enix has given the strongest indication yet that the DLC content ‘no’ to come or the PS3 or Xbox 360 version of Final Fantasy XIII.

Final Fantasy XIII

According to the report from VG247, both Yoshinori Kitase and Motomu Toriyama revealed that the team are happy with the final product, while labeling as “100% happy,” while stating no DLC is planned for the future.

In another blow, they also said that the much talked about, the content section of the game will not see a separate release that the DLC content. [via product-reviews]

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Samsung Wave Enable Bada OS Handset

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 01:30 AM PST

Following our previous post which tells you about the wave from Samsung the company’s first handset enabled Bada OS, we now have a preview of the official video to show you.

Samsung Wave

The video comes direct from Samsung this year’s Mobile World Congress event in Barcalona, and gives you the chance to see the phone-close and personal, if you’re still seeing it.

You will be able to take a hands-on look at the phone, and watch the first impressions of the lucky attendees at the event. It might be a little early to label this as an “iPhone Killer” yet, but early signs are looking good for Samsung and their combined Wave. [via product-reviews]

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Samsung CMOS HD Imager Smaller Smartphones

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 10:30 PM PST

Samsung has created two new CMOS image sensor called S5K4E2 and S5K5CA that are built specifically for mobile phones. New CMOS sensors are built with a smaller box than previous models allowing them to be compressed within the smaller phones as they are launched. In addition to having a smaller box CMOS sensors can also capture video in HD 720p.

Samsung CMOS HD Imager Smartphones

The imager measures S5K4E2 1 / 4 inch, 1.4 micron and can capture 5-megapixel. The sensor can capture images of 15cm away from the lens to infinity keeping objects of discussion. The sensor can capture video up to 15 frames per second at full resolution.

The imager S5K5CA is slightly less than 1 / 5 inch although resolution drops to 3 megapixels. This particular sensor has a 25% reduction compared to the previous model. [via gadgetvenue]

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Acer Liquid e Android Touch Screen Phone

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 07:30 PM PST

Acer have announced their latest phone liquid E. The device will run the latest Google [GOOG] Android OS 2.1 (aka Flash) and be powered by a 1GHz processor Qualcomm’s Snapdragon.

Acer Liquid e Android Phone

The Acer Liquid E Android phone has a screen 3.5-inch high definition touch screen is capacitive, which enables good quality images and video to display. Many of connectivity can be found on the e liquid with 802.11b / g wireless is supported with Bluetooth 2.0 and HSDPA, HSUPA and GSM / EDGE. RAM and ROM on the device is set to 512 MB and 256 MB respectively. The camera has a 5 megapixel sensor that no flash is mentioned.

Other features of the e liquidity include GPS, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor and an accelerometer. There are four hardware buttons on the front of the camera for Send, End phones, Back and internal, which is fairly common based on Google Android. The 2.1 Android OS on e liquid has all the usual features such as Live wallpapers, multiple (5) home screens and quick contacts. The new OS also supports the new HTML5 standard. [via gadgetvenue]

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