Tag: tech Digest
CEDIA expo 2007: JVC V-series LCD TVs
Yesterday at CEDIA 2007 I grabbed ahold of JVC’s man of the hour, Steven Carter, to discuss their latest range of TVs, the V-series. With two options (the 42″ model being released in July, for £1,500, and the 47″ model – yes, you read that right, a 47″ LCD telly, those crazy kids at JVC are thinking outside of the box, coming in at £2,000 in August), they’re for those large of lounge and deep of pockets…
Over 55s actually know how PCs work
And, according to a Microsoft survey of PC users, 95 percent of grey browsers over the age of 55 use their PCs every day – and 76 percent of these use the web to shop online.
Elsewhere in Microsoft’s state of the nation PC survey, it found that 83 percent of people…
CEDIA expo 2007: Arcam MS250 music server video review
Yesterday at the CEDIA expo in London, I managed to grab a few minutes to chat to Stefan from Arcam about their new MS250 music server. Able to stream music around the house to four different zones, so you can listen to four different tracks at once – Dad in the lounge listening to Dire Straits, Mum in the kitchen listening to the Mama and the Papas, etc etc, it’ll keep the whole family happy. And if you happen to have a third child, well, buying the MS250 is the perfect excuse to adopt them out…
JVC's HA-NC250 noise-cancelling headphones
The funny thing about noise-cancelling headphones is that they really do work. Try some. It’s not just a big lie so they can charge you £200 for some bloody headphones.
Introducing… the Motorola RAZR hair straightening tongs
Gary Cutlack writes…
So good old LG is moving its chocolate-coated design to home-based audio systems, no doubt hoping some of the kudos won by its classy phone line will rub off on its other products.
But would this work for other manufacturers?
Cambridge Audio's HDMI DVD player and AV receiver combo
Meet the Azur 540D V2 and 540R V3. These boring old model numbers mask AV devices of great excitement – an upscaling DVD player with HDMI support, with an accompanying HDMI-capable AV receiver for making The Matrix sound as good as when you watched it for the 20th time.
Opinion: Why I DON'T want an iPhone
Jonathan Weinberg writes…
So, Apple’s “must-have” mobile phone has now finally launched. Well, I say launch. That’s obviously true if you’re reading this from America, but for the rest of us it’s tough luck. After all, it’s not as if anyone in Britain has ever put their hard-earned cash into Steve Jobs’ coffers.
iPhone WILL be a success – it's going to have porn!
Adult entertainer Digital Playground is whacking up a staggering 158 trailers for iPhone users, in a move that clearly cements iPhone’s success. We all know that the availability of pornography is the single biggest factor in the success of any given technology format.
The Pentax K100D Super – tweaked budget DSLR
Selling for only $600 when it launches in America this August, Pentax’s new entry-level DSLR could be the one to go for if you want a camera with a bit more power than the billions of identikit digital snappers out there.
The ROLEX Oyster Perpetual Yacht-Master II regatta chronograph
Or a “nice watch” as your mum would put it…
