We’re locked and loaded, ready to bring you the hottest news in tech. In today’s US Update we unveil the Sony SVR-HDT1000 and SVR-HDT500, two new high capacity HD PVRs, break down the Duke Nukem Forever Balls of Steel edition, compare the HP TouchPad pricing and more.
First up, the Sony SVR-HDT1000 and SVR-HDT500. Packed with dual tuners, Freeview HD programming and USB support for endless storage, these two PVRs are ready for prime time. Duke Nukem Forever Balls of Steel edition is coming to the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 on May 6. For $99.99, you can have the ultimate commemorative Nukem experience — not bad considering the standard edition is $59.99.
Ericsson and Novatium have announced PC as a Service, a cloud computing solution which hopes to bring basic computing to the masses. Five second boot times, no native applications and no codecs to install should provide the perfect foundation to connect the next billion people with affordable access to the Internet.
Orion, Samsung’s dual-core chipset, is now known as Exynos. Expected to be an integral part of the Samsung Galaxy S 2, set to be unveiled at MWC 2011, this new application processor begins with a dual-core 1 GHz chip. Last in this morning is news that the HP TouchPad will be priced at $699, a $100 cheaper than the Motorola Xoom. We’ve also confirmed the processor to be a Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8060, capable of full 1080P stereoscopic 3D playback over HDMI.
That wraps up the day in tech from my side of the pond. As always I’m Nick Marshall and I’ll see you on Monday, enjoy your weekend.
