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Nyobolt can charge EV in 5 mins, Amazon to compete with Chinese discount retailers

Image: A UK startup has charged an EV from 10% to 80% charge in under 5 minutes. Nyobolt An electric car battery developed by UK start-up Nyobolt has successfully charged from 10% to 80% in four minutes and 37 seconds in its first live demonstration. It was achieved with a specially-built…

28 June 202428 June 2024 Chris Price News

Google TV hits UK with Sony

Google and Sony have taken the build up to the annual I/O conference to reveal the NSZ-GS7 Internet Player and the NSZ-GP9 Internet Blu-ray player, each having the second generation of Google TV inside. With a completely overhauled interface, Google…

25 June 2012 Gerald Lynch Blu-ray, Digital set-top boxes, Google, Tech Digest news, TVs

LG launching 3D Google TV at CES 2012

LG are throwing their hat into the Google TV ring, announcing that they will be showcasing a 3D flatscreen TV at CES 2012 that will have the search giant's web-connected UI onboard. Pairing with LG's own Smart TV platform and…

6 January 2012 Gerald Lynch 3D TV, CES 2012, Google, Tech Digest news, TVs

Schmidt reveals big 2012 Google TV hopes

To call Google TV "slow burning" is to flatter what has so far been a bit of a lame duck for the search giants. Aimed as a revolutionary TV viewing experience, the reality turned out to be a clunky…

8 December 2011 Gerald Lynch Google, HDTV, Tech Digest news

Porn headed to the Google TV platform

Google TV is set to get its own adult movie channel. Porn purveyors Vivid Entertainment have announced that they will be the first TV based app to offer sexually explicit content to the struggling Google TV platform. "[Google TV] is…

8 November 2011 Gerald Lynch Google, Online TV, Tech Digest news

Google TV UK launch announcement expected today

Google is expected to launch its Google TV service in the UK today, with Eric Schmidt set outline his Goggle Box plans for us Brits at the Edinburgh Television Festival. Though the service got off to a rocky start in…

26 August 2011 Gerald Lynch Google, Tech Digest news

Google TV takes a stumble, cuts price to boost demand

Logitech, the only company that's currently selling the Google TV, has cut the price of the device by more than half following disappointing sales. Originally launched at $300 last October, now the "Revue" Google TV can be yours for…

1 August 2011 ShinyJess Features, Google, Tech Digest news, TVs

Google TV getting Marketplace support with new Honeycomb update

Google TV is to get an Android Honeycomb-based update this month which will bring with it a handful of new features for the platform. The most notable of all is the introduction of the Android Marketplace to the system. With…

11 May 2011 Gerald Lynch Android, Android apps, Google, HDTV, Tech Digest news

Google TV a CES 2011 no-show?

Following a mixed reception to their internet-based TV service, Google are urging LG, Toshiba and Sharp to postpone the unvieling of their Google TV sets. Though Sony have already outed their own Google TV, the other brands were expected to…

20 December 2010 Gerald Lynch Google, HDTV, Tech Digest news, TVs

Sony Google TV details leak online

Hot on the heels of Logitech's Google TV plans comes leaked news of Sony's web-TV roadmap. With a glitzy launch event planned for the 12th October in New York, Sony Insider appear to have grabbed details of what to expect…

7 October 201021 September 2021 Gerald Lynch Google, HDTV, Tech Digest news

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