At long last Samsung has taken its talents to the world of DVRs. The Korean manufacturer introduced the SMT-S7800 this morning, a Freesat DVR with a 500GB hard drive and two tuners, perfect for watching one show while recording another. Welcome to the big show Samsung.
March, 2011
Sony Ericsson’s big three, the Xperia Play, Arc and Neo are now listed on Orange UK’s website as coming soon. After being announced last month with an estimated availability of Q2 2011, this morning’s revelation came as quite the surprise. With Android 2.3 in tow for all three smartphones, Orange UK subscribers now have a few reasons to celebrate.
Android has certainly emerged as Motorola Mobility’s primary focus over the past two years. However, according to a report from Information Week, the company might be hedging its bet on Android as it hopes to launch its own web-based OS in the near future. Officially, Motorola has neither denied nor confirmed the existence of such project.
Notorious iOS, and most recently PS3, jailbreaker George ‘Geohotz’ Hotz is in route to South America. According to Hot’z legal counsel, George has hit the road, destined for a tropical destination. Details emerged this morning following accusations from Sony’s legal team that Hotz had “thwart jurisdictional discovery”.
Before we call time on another working day, let’s recap on the afternoon’s top stories. Yes, stop everything for a moment, put your feet up and enjoy some serious teatime tech.
Today’s best iPhone apps entry is an odd one – a puzzle game with a blind man and his guide dog at its heart. That might sound bad taste but this game is just beautifully made with Sr Mistu (the blind man) and Gaido (his little guide dog) on a mission to collect olives to top his pizza while trying to avoid getting squashed.
The gameplay is simple (you draw the route for Gaido to lead Mistu to the end and collect olives on the way) but the levels ramp up in difficulty nicely and the graphics and music are charming. Definitely worth a purchase. See today’s best iPhone apps nominee in action after the break…
Apple is reportedly mulling over the prospect of launching its own iOS device satnav service to take a bite out of Google Maps Navigation, and could implement a TomTom-style system that crowdsources user data to help calculate the quickest routes.
The Sony NEX-VG10 was the first consumer camcorder to be compatible with swappable lenses, and now the firm has unveiled a professional variant. The Sony NEX-FS100JK can use Sony’s E-mount lenses and features an Exmor Super35 CMOS sensor.