Philips has just confirmed the Cinema 21:9 ultra widescreen TV with movie theatre proportions will launch in just two weeks’ time, bringing 21:9 pictures to the living room, with a touch of Ambilight technology thrown in for good measure.
January, 2009
Is that a faulty Lithium-ion battery in your phone, or is it just pleased to see me?
Nokia has warned customers to be on the look-out for a particular batch of batteries that could swell up to several times their size and prevent you from putting the cover back on your phone.
CES is the place to be for the latest in consumer electronics technology, but it’s also great for seeing what nonsense toy makers have lined up for the next year, and CES 2009 was no different – mind control, Nintendo intellectual property infringement, it had it all, and we played with everything!
Christmas might have been and gone, but you can see all the toys you’ll be buying in a year’s time, and the finest CES had to offer, after the jump.
Just as 3 were resting on their laurels and smugly proclaiming that their £9 mobile tariff was the cheapest in the land, Carphone Warehouse has SMASHED that record with a scarcely believable, recession-busting, offer of.. er, £8.99.
We’ve had a hands-on with the Sony Vaio P already, and soon you’ll be able to do the same – it’s just been made available for pre-order in the UK.
It’s a misery-clad Thursday, as Google makes its first ever redundancies, and Apple reels from Steve Jobs decision to take a leave of absence on medical grounds. Don’t despair though, you can get up to date on the day’s biggest tech stories in one place: it’s the lunchtime lowdown!