We don’t usually get arty farty here at Electricpig towers, but this time, it involves lasers. As of last night, the Tate Liverpool and FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) art galleries were connected by a giant green glowing laser beam. The laser beam travels 800 metres as the crow flies, as part of the exhibition by new media artist Nam June Paik and to mark the 50th anniversary of the laser.
Deciding what the best Android phone is can be a nightmare. Google has already been criticised for the fragmentation of the Android market, which has quickly become confusing to consumers. In reaction, Google has launched the Google phone gallery, which displays all Android phones in one place.
Samsung says its Samsung Galaxy Tab is filling a form gap between a 10” tablet computer and your average smartphone, but until picking it up last night we didn’t really appreciate just how much that’s true. The Samsung Galaxy Tab feels like it’s occupying a new pocket of the market. Read on for the photos and first details and find out what we mean.
UPDATE: Want to get your hands on the Nokia N8? You can now pre-order the Nokia N8 on Vodafone, who will now exclusively sell the green N8. Be sure check out our Hardcore Guide to discover all you need to know about the N8′s skills.
Today we’ve got hands on with a Nokia N8 prototype, Nokia’s big hope for a top notch entertainment phone, and put the Dolby Digital Plus surround sound and HD video features through their paces, which we’ll be explaining and giving our verdict on shortly. First though, Here’s our hands on gallery of the Nokia N8.
The BlackBerry Torch 9800 is here! Want to get a good gawp at it? RIM’s still running through specs in its press conference, but we’ve rounded up all the official photos of the BlackBerry Torch 9800 for you here. Feast your peepers!
As part of the Pure Evoke 1S Marshall radio launch we got taken round the Marshall amp factory in Milton Keynes, where lots of the main amplifiers are still made. There was lots of work being done by hand, by what seemed to be a ridiculously small staff. We saw the electronics being wired, the metal being punched, the boxes painted, sprayed and covered. For all you audiophiles, we put together a gallery of our trip…
The Olympus E-P1 is the first Micro Four Thirds camera to really manage to squeeze all that DSLR-sized kit into a snapper the size of a point and shoot, and it’s done it with flair. The 12.3MP Olympus E-P1 rocks the retro look like no other – read on to see that classic chic come out of its carton in our unboxing gallery!
