Category: Video Reviews
Shiny Video Review: Sanyo Xacti CG9 camcorder
We quite often use Sanyo Xacti camcorders to film product launches, so I can vouch for just how easy they are to use. Lucy tested out the new CG9, which sadly they sent us in – gulp! – pink, although it’s also available in black and silver.
Video is filmed in MPEG4 AVC/H.264 format, which you can save to an SD or SDHC card. Photos are taken…
Touch-screenless Nokia N95 hacked with NeuScreen multi-touch screen
The N95 may be one of the closest handsets to rival the iPhone in terms of applications, however it lacks one rather important element: a touch-screen. Sure, we may be seeing a touch-screen mobile from Nokia later in the year, but who knows if it will have the same amount of beef inside it as the N95.
That’s why we’re so thrilled with developer Sittiphol Phanvilai, who has modded an N95 with multi-touch. Using a TV Out, UV lightpens, a flat-screen monitor and UV-filtering film, you can see the awesome results in the video above….
Shiny Video Review: Canon IXUS 970 IS digital camera
Continuing her fascination with digital cameras, Zara checks out the Canon IXUS 970 IS in today’s video review. Will the 10-megapixel 1/2.3-inch CCD sensor impress her? The 5x optical zoom thrill her? And the £250 price-tag astound her? Take a look above to find out…
Shiny Video Review: Nokia 6600 Fold mobile phone
Stocking 3G internet, a touch-screen and 2.0-megapixel camera, you’d be right in thinking the Nokia 6600 Fold is a fairly decent phone. Or is it? Zara’s put it to the test in the video above…
Shiny Video Review: Fujifilm FinePix S8100fd digital camera
With 10-megapixels and an 18x optical zoom, this S800fd snapper from Fujifilm will certainly improve the quality of your Flickr stream. But does…
Shiny Video Review: Trekstor iBeat Sonix MP3 player
Lucy loves her garage music (which makes for some interesting sessions in the office when she puts her CDs on), so she was the perfect person to review this iBeat Sonix MP3 player from Trekstor…
Shiny Video Review: Motorola Z10 mobile phone
It’s not often Susi finds a gadget that she doesn’t get along with, however there was just something about the Motorola Z10 that drove her crazy. Running on the S60 platform, the HSDPA phone has a 3.2-megapixel camera and captures QVGA video at 30fps. The idea behind the Z10 is that it’s all about…
Shiny Video Preview: HP 2133 Mini-Note sub-notebook
Dan and I may’ve fondled the Acer Aspire One last week, but over in Berlin, Lucy got to grips with HP’s Eee PC-like offering, the 2133 Mini-Note.
Weighing 1.19kg, the screen measures 8.9″, and it runs on either Linux or Windows XP/Vista. Check out what Lucy has to say about it, in the video above…
Shiny Video Preview: HP Voodoo Envy 133 notebook
Al’s only just finished telling you about the Voodoo Envy 133 laptop from HP, however Lucy’s one step ahead of him, as she’s just filmed a video preview of what’s being claimed as the ‘world’s thinnest laptop’, bumping Apple’s MacBook Air off its throne…
Shiny Video Review: Medion GoPal Glamour Edition E3215 sat-nav
Announced less than a month ago, Medion’s limited editon GoPal E3215 Glamour Edition sat-nav gets a firm once-over by Lucy, who took the device, plus her video camera, out for a spin in her car. Will the 3.5″ touchscreen, Western European maps, traffic updates and 2D/3D display impress her? If it impresses you, it’s just £149.99…
