In with the raft of end of year roundups, a couple of upgrades and a new super slim smartphone, LG also whipped out an autostereoscopic portable 3D TV. For the uninitiated, that means an LG glasses-less 3D TV.
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The Cowon S9, in so many ways, is like a bad lookalike – you know the ones we mean: fat Elvis impersonators that call themselves Suspiciously Elvis. That sort. The S9 desperately wants to be an iPod Touch, but only comes in with 8GB and 16GB models, no Bluetooth support, no Wi-Fi and no web browser. That said, this does trump the iPod with one major ace: audio quality.
Can’t stand watching video on puny 3.5-inch screens like the iPod Touch’s and Sony X-Series’? The Archos 7 may be about as subtle as a brick, but that does mean it has the advantage of packing in a sultry seven-inch screen for a more upper-class viewing experience.
When watching movies certain things are key: if you want an enjoyable experience, the film must not star Nicole Kidman, Michael Bay must have been allowed nowhere near the set… oh and the screen you’re watching it on must be meaty, beaty, big and bouncy. The Archos 5′s is all of these things! Read more
Sony has revealed a set of three new colours for the PSP-3000. Last month, we were excited to see the Carnival collection heading to Japan, but we knew deep down that they’d never actually make it over here. Happily, along with the rest of Europe, we’ll soon get to choose between Mystic Silver, Pearl White and Radiant Red flavours of the handheld console.
Apple doesn’t just made gorgeous-looking products from the outside. It’s increasingly working on proprietary chips for the insides of its iPhone and iPod products. First it bought PA Semiconductor, and now it’s nabbed shares in Imagination Technologies worth a whopping £3.2 million.
Apple’s iPhone may be forcing its way into the handheld gaming market like the N-Gage never managed, but consoles kings Sony and Nintendo are hitting back, with the Sony PSP 3000 released in a fortnight, and Ninty announcing the new DSi just today.
The iPhone may have top class games like Spore on the system, but can it match up to the re-tooled, reloaded offerings from the Japanese giants? We pit these handheld heroes in a fight to the death to find out.
Tosh has shown off a brand new concept handheld PC, boasting a delicious-looking shell and more power inside than you’d expect.