The Toshiba Smart Pad tablet device that’s on the horizon will be running Android Froyo 2.2, not Windows 7, as was suggested last week. Its real name has also leaked, revealing the Froyo tablet to be called the Toshiba Folio 100, which isn’t so great. It sounds executive, not exciting or game changing – it makes me think of grey and beige meeting rooms and Filofaxes, don’t you think?
August, 2010
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has filed a patens claim which pretty much pits him against all the giants of Silicon Valley. He’s claiming that he owns the technology behind basic web functions like suggested reading and pop up stock quotes, and the claims are being made against Google, Facebook, eBay, Apple, Yahoo!, AOL, YouTube and others.
The Humax HDR-FOX T2 has been a long time in the making: launched all the way back in December of last year, it was poised to be the first Freeview HD recording set top box to go on sale. It was pipped to the post in the end, but it’s now on sale – if you’ve been holding off on getting a Freeview HD tuner, check out our full Humax HDR-FOX T2 review to see if it’s been worth the wait.
The Humax HDR-FOX T2 is an ace Freeview HD + box, but it doesn’t just pipe through high def free to air channels and stash them on a hard drive. The Ethernet socket on the back will help you get the Humax HDR-FOX T2 onto your home network to pipe through music, photos and video stored on your computer. But with so many other set top boxes and tellies capable of the same, is it a selling point? Find out in this part of our Humax HDR-FOX T2 review.
A new week is on the horizon. That means one thing – time to round up the opinions of the Electricpig team. Along with the latest thoughts on the Medal of Honor controversy we’ve got opinions on some of the gadgets we’ve reviewed this week, rounded up in easily digestible portions right here.
The Apple iPad needs some serious competition. Samsung looks like it’ll deliver with the Samsung Galaxy Tab, which got its first ever official showing in this awesome 20-second video unveiling. Tech manufacturers – this is how you tease a new product. Click through for the video.
We hope the weekend is treating you well so far. If not, we’ve got a treat for you – the week’s best photos to appear on Electricpig. Join us as we bring you snaps of the tech we’ve had in our hands this week.
The week has blazed by. And what another gadget-crammed seven days it has been. But don’t worry if you’ve missed anything. We’ve lassoed all the best bits from the week right here, so read on for your weekly tech catchup.