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Great touch-screen music jukebox and IFA stuff we’re slow to update

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15 Sep
2010
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I’d thought of posting this small roundup of the best of IFA, but have been stuck with work and fighting a flu. Well, better late then never, right?

 
Tagged in: Audio-visual, Gaming, iphone, monitors, Music, Tablet, djukebox, IFA, LG, Pioneer, Tobit Software,  
 

Android tablet roundup at IFA 2010

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6 Sep
2010
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From the Dell Streak to Viewsonic’s Viewpad, tablets were out in force at the IFA Berlin electronics show this week.

At least in their current state, none of them are as good as the Samsung Galaxy Tab, whether this boils down to the responsiveness or screen brightness. But at least you’ll be spoilt for choice come Christmas, when these gizmos hit the shelves at differing price points.

 
Tagged in: android, Tablet, Dell Streak, Huawei Ideo S7, IFA, Samsung Galaxy Tab, Toshiba Folio 100, Vewsonic Viewpad,  
 

Hands-on: LG LEX8 “Nano LED” TV

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5 Sep
2010
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How many months have I used my new Samsung C7000 LED TV? Just three months after it was installed on my wall, my 55-inch wonder is looking a little dated next to some of the new TV sets on show here at IFA Berlin.

In particular, the LG LEX8, which I got a bit of hands-on with at the LG bloggers’ forum, on the sidelines of the electronics expo here in Germany.

At just 8.8mm thin, this TV looks like a painting when placed in front of a wall. Unlike my Samsung TV, which is lit by LEDs on the edge of the screen, the LG LEX8 is lit with a full panel of LEDs, which LG calls Full LED (or Direct LED to neutrals).

 
Tagged in: LCD TV, Direct LED, IFA, LG LEX8, Nano LED,  
 

Hands on: Samsung Galaxy Tab

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5 Sep
2010
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When I got my hands on the Galaxy Tab here at the IFA show yesterday, I couldn’t help an evil thought: what would Steve Jobs’ face look like if he had seen this little Android wonder from the Korean electronics maker?

After the iPhone made smartphones popular, along came better, improved versions from Samsung, HTC and Sony Ericsson which are now making the Android platform more popular than Apple’s.

Now, just months after Jobs and his Apple hyped the iPad to high heaven, along comes a better version from Samsung in the shape of the Galaxy Tab. The formula is clear: let Apple “lead the market” with the hype, then enter it with better products.

 
Tagged in: android, Featured, Tablet, amsung Galaxy Tab, IFA, iPad,