Month: August 2006
IFA 2006: Philips introduces AmBx – Ambilight for gamers
Having sold nearly a million Ambilight TVs Philips is now rolling the facility out into the games arena with the launch of a 20inch display that boasts AmBX, aka Ambilight for smaller PC screens. AmBX works in a similar way…
IFA 2006: Philips to enter GPS satellite navigation market
In something of as surprise move Philips has announced that intends to enter the satellite navigation system market in early 2007. It will offer what it calls 'personal navigation systems' that are much designed for user on foot as they…
IFA 2006: Eight Fox Blu-ray discs to launch in November
Mike Dunn, Worldwide President of Fox Home Entertainment ,today announced at IFA that its first eight Blu-ray disc would reach the stores on November 14th in both the UK and the US. MGM will also launch titles at the…
IFA 2006: Philips Blu-ray for PC and TV
Philips has been one of the major Blu-ray players for some time and has already committed to new models for the PC. At IFA it unveiled its products. From a PC perspective the key one is the Philips TripleWriter…
IFA 2006: Philips headlines
I am just waiting for the Philips conference to start. The big stories are; Blu-ray lined up details A pair of new Media Center PCs A tiny two Gig music player A nine inch LCD digital picture frame and what…
IFA 2006: Commodore Gravel – downloadable entertainment on the move or in the home
I mentioned earlier in the week that the first viewing of the new Commodore (the Mpet II mp3 player), but the new Gravel entertainment system seems altogether more in line with the Commodore name. Commodore's latest baby is Commodore…
IFA 2006: TDK announces 200GB capacity Blu-ray disc
It's sometimes hard to illustrate a jump in technology, but TDK has made it that bit easier, unveiling a disc for Blu-ray drives with a whopping 200GB capacity. TDK's new 200GB Blue-Laser disc doubles the capacity of their existing…
Sony officially unveils the sporty NW-S200 Walkman
Previewed a short while back here at Tech Digest, the Sony NW-S200 Walkman has been officially released today, aimed at the more sporty amongst us who require a lightweight, durable and water-resistant player. Looking like a test tube in…
IFA 2006: The highlights
Hello and welcome from Berlin where the Tech Digest team, that's Ash, Chris and Susi, will be bringing you all the breaking news from the world of consumer electronics. At the moment the stands are still half built so we…
USRobotics introduces USR9630 cordless phone for Skype and domestic calling
Still not sure about the merits of Skype versus your traditional landline? How about a device that mixes both, like this USRobotics' USR9630 cordless phone and base station. The USR9630 connects to both a traditional phone line and an…
