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- Review: Samsung NF210-A02UK
- Wikileaks website pushed off Amazon's cloud
- BBC global iPlayer iPad app will be pure paid subscription
- Google Reader for Android finally lands
- Ofcom slams state of UK broadband
- HTC aiming to be first with 3D Android phone
- Updated: PSP Phone rumours: what you need to know
- T3 AppVent Calendar offers up free Android apps
- Review: Sharp LC-32LE210E
- Review: Sony Qriocity
- LG Star handled in detailed hands-on video
- Queen pops on 3D specs for Narnia premiere
- Android 2.2 coming today for T-Mobile Galaxy S owners
- HTC Desire HD stocks running out in the UK?
- Motorola Mobility to split from parent company
- Motorola Mobility to split from parent company
- AirSync and doubleTwist offer wireless iTunes syncing for Android
- The Telegraph next to erect a paywall?
- Thermalright TR360 Cooler keeps your Xbox 360 cool
- Joe Dante on 'the art' of 3D filmmaking
- Brand new Gigabyte 6 motherboard features unveiled
- Brand new Gigabyte 6 motherboard features unveiled
- In Depth: Hands on: Virgin Media TiVo box review
- Apple patents glasses-free 3D projector
- PSP phone spotted - called Sony Ericsson Z1?
| Posted: 02 Dec 2010 01:30 AM PST  Samsung was one of the first manufacturers to embrace netbooks and has released a large number of impressive mini machines. The NF210- A02UK may not offer much innovation, but it's a solid netbook with incredible portability and strong usability. Regular travellers require a long battery life and this netbook certainly delivers with 519 minutes of life away from the mains. While this can't quite match the Samsung N230's 628-minute battery life, it still beats most modern netbooks. The chassis is a little chunky towards the rear, with a sloped design that hits 37mm at its thickest point, but it's a compact build that should still slip into bags with ease. At 1.3kg, it's barely noticeable, even when carried around all day. The sleek white lid masks an all-black interior that looks smart, although there is some flex around the palmrests. Netbooks can suffer from reduced usability due to their reduced chassis size, but Samsung has included a well sized isolation-style keyboard. The gaps between keys make it great for touch-typing, although the right side of the keyboard is a little cramped, with a tiny Shift key and directional keys. The touchpad is, of course, tiny but also smooth and perfectly sensitive. Intel's Atom processors – low voltage chips that are energy efficient, but provide basic performance – have been used in netbooks since their inception. This netbook is one of the first to use the new dual-core Atom CPU, and we were keen to see how it compared. Standard Performance Sadly, we noticed little improvement over the old versions in our benchmarking tests. Typically for a netbook, you can run basic office tasks and browse the web, but not much more. The integrated Intel graphics card means limited multimedia power also, so you're restricted to browsing photos and watching video. A matt finish has been used on the 10.1-inch screen, which eliminates annoying reflections and means you can comfortably work in any lighting conditions. However, images aren't quite as vibrant as we'd like as a result. Features are as limited as you would expect for such a small machine, with no room for a DVD drive. However, the 250GB of storage is enough to hold a reasonably sized media collection. Three USB ports let you attach peripherals. 802.11n Wi-Fi allows speedy wireless networking, and there's also built-in Bluetooth. We were impressed by the portability and usability of the Samsung N230, making this an easy netbook to recommend. It's just a shame the dual-core Atom processor does little to improve performance. Related Links
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| Wikileaks website pushed off Amazon's cloud Posted: 02 Dec 2010 01:05 AM PST  Wikileaks has been removed from Amazon's cloud computing servers, following the latest batch of high-profile leaks of US diplomatic messages. However, the move will not affect the online distribution of the diplomatic cable files, which are now being shared via Bittorrent. Cablegate concerns Wikileaks so-called "cablegate" file containing the leaked diplomatic files is already being widely distributed via Bittorrent, being shared by thousands of users directly online. Wikileaks is moving its hosting back to the Bahnhof ISP in Sweden, according to DNS checking. WikiLeaks confirmed the move from Amazon's server on its Twitter feed this week. "WikiLeaks servers at Amazon ousted," read the post. "Free speech the land of the free--fine our $ are now spent to employ people in Europe." Another Twitter message from WikiLeaks read: "If Amazon are so uncomfortable with the first amendment, they should get out of the business of selling books." U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman said of Amazon's move: "I wish that Amazon had taken this action earlier based on WikiLeaks' previous publication of classified material. "The company's decision to cut off WikiLeaks now is the right decision and should set the standard for other companies WikiLeaks is using to distribute its illegally seized material." Wikileaks now appears to be back online 
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| BBC global iPlayer iPad app will be pure paid subscription Posted: 02 Dec 2010 12:59 AM PST  The BBC's global iPlayer iPad app will launch on a 'pure paid subscription model' allowing the rest of the world to pay to watch the likes of Top Gear and Dr Who on their tablets. According to Broadcast, BBC.com managing director Luke Bradley-Jones told the Digital TV Summit,that the eagerly awaited app would evolve into a hybrid model, but at launch would be a paid subscription model. "There's a general acknowledgement in the world of VoD that there needs to be a hybrid business model – a combination of subscriptions, download to own and pay per view," said Bradley-Jones. Medium term "I can see the value of that view and I believe it's the way that the global iPlayer will go in the medium term," he continued "However I can announce here that we're going to be adopting a pure paid subscription model for the global iPlayer for launch– in part to get audiences used to using the service, but more importantly so we can generate additional value from the service in terms of the user data that it gives us. "We will also offer advertisers the chance to partner with us on the 'free' areas of the service." Although the BBC does already offer its shows through the likes of iPlayer, an own-branded product available globally could well be a major money-spinner for Auntie. The ultimate aim for the BBC would be to become a truly global player in on-demand broadcast. 
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| Google Reader for Android finally lands Posted: 02 Dec 2010 12:34 AM PST  Google has finally released an official version of Google Reader for the Android platform. Considering that it's been two years since Market opened for Android, it's taken Google a long time to develop a mobile version of its popular RSS reader. But it's finally here and offers pretty seamless and fast integration. Peter Baldwin from Google said about the new app: "It's been a long time coming, but the official Google Reader app for Android is finally here. "The app supports all the basics you'd expect like unread counts, friends, sharing, liking, and starring." New features Other features on the app include: Multiple accounts, synced preferences, full subscription features and search. There's some new mobile bits, including the ability to navigate your feeds with your handset's volume key and you can also send to things like Facebook, Gmail and Twitter. The Google Reader app is available now from Android Market. Earlier this month, Google also announced Android integration for Google Docs. 
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| Ofcom slams state of UK broadband Posted: 02 Dec 2010 12:25 AM PST  A new Ofcom research bemoans the state of UK broadband, with less than one per cent of British homes having super-fast broadband offering speeds of up to 100Mbps (megabits per second). Britain is lagging behind a number of other countries, with the report noting that over a third of Japanese consumers already have super-fast broadband. The broadband challenge Ofcom's annual International Communications Market report, says that more needs to be done to develop and promote a super-fast broadband network across the UK. "We still have challenges on superfast broadband take-up. We are not where we want to be but plans are well under way and, if they are fully met, will take us to a strong position," said chief executive of Ofcom Ed Richards. In slightly more positive news, the UK has seen a considerable growth in smartphone take-up over the last few years with a 70 per cent rise in subscriber numbers in 2009. Ofcom claims that Brits are leading the way in using mobile mapping and sat-nav apps on mobile. However, UK mobile users are still being offered some of the slowest average speeds of mobile broadband when compared with other nations. Ed Richards explains further: "There has been a big change among mobile operators and an increasing consensus that UK consumers are early adopters and need lots of data. We are in a much better place than we were a year ago." The maximum mobile download speed in the UK is 7.2Mbps compared with 42Mbps in Japan and 100Mbps in Sweden. TOP MOBILE SPEEDS AROUND THE WORLD
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| HTC aiming to be first with 3D Android phone Posted: 01 Dec 2010 08:51 AM PST Taiwanese mobile phone manufacturer HTC is aiming to be the first to market with an Android smartphone featuring a full 3D screen. Great news indeed for anybody that has ever wanted to watch Avatar on the train home.
HTC has been making something of a splash in the Android market of late with phones such as the Desire, with the latest developments in 3D screens looking to be the next major tech objective for the mobile manufacturer. HTC was actually demonstrating 3D mobiles at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona back in February of this year, although those tech demos were mainly being used to show off the latest capabilities of its smartphone chips, not to showcase finalised handsets. Yet now, as we rapidly approach MWC 2011 next February, HTC is making noises about its desire to move into (and lead) the 3D mobile phone market. HTC insiders claim that we might see a 3D Android superphone before the end of 2011. The company is also looking closely at the latest developments in e-ink and AMOLED display tech, all of which will reportedly be a key focus for HTC's new R&D center in North Carolina's Research Triangle Park. HTC has recently been advertising for a 'display and camera design engineer', that has "familiary with 3D display and imaging technologies" and with "multiple display technologies (TFT-LCD, PMOLED, AMOLED, E-ink, etc)." Other companies already looking to develop 3D Android devices include Sharp, Motorola and Acer. 
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| Updated: PSP Phone rumours: what you need to know Posted: 01 Dec 2010 08:26 AM PST  It's been rumoured for some time - Sony was blabbing on about a "seductive" PSP/Phone hybrid back in 2007 - but it's no longer a rumour: Sony has indeed locked a PSP Go and a smartphone in a dark room full of aphrodisiacs and Barry White CDs. The result is the Sony PlayStation Phone, or PSP Phone, an Android-powered device that's half PlayStation and half phone. Indeed, the CEO of Sony Ericsson mobile phones has responded to the PlayStation Phone rumours by saying that there is "no smoke without fire." So what do we know about it? The PSP Phone might actually be called the Sony Ericsson Z1 On 1 December 2010, Techblog.gr showed off a spy video of the PSP Phone in action and is claiming that it will actually be called the Sony Ericsson Z1. The PSP Phone runs Android The Sony PlayStation Phone OS will be Android, most likely the Android 3.0 release. The PSP Phone specifications are pretty impressive According to Engadget, the PlayStation phone specifications include a 1GHz Qualcomm CPU, a 5 megapixel camera, 512MB of RAM and a 3.7" or 4.1" display with WVGA resolution or better. Rather than a QWERTY keyboard the PSP Phone slider reveals the familiar D-pad and buttons from the PSP Go together with a wide touch pad in the middle that supports multi-touch gestures. Unusually for a Sony device it's expandable via MicroSD cards rather than Sony's own Memory Sticks. The PSP Phone images may be fake Engadget is confident that the images it's published are the real thing - albeit images of a pre-production prototype - but Sony Europe is calling shenanigans. The PSP Phone interface hasn't been leaked yet Engadget's prototype is "still in prototyping mode", which means Sony hasn't yet applied its own skin to the Android operating system. It "is said to be rather buggy" too. PSP Phone release date A 2010 release date has been rumoured since we first heard that Sony might make a PlayStation phone, but given that we're already in November - and that Android 3.0 hasn't shipped yet - that's looking pretty unlikely. A 2011 release date is much more realistic. We'd have had it earlier if it weren't for a bad case of office politics, it seems. UPDATE: It's looking likely that the PSP Phone might make an appearance at Mobile World Congress in February 2011. UPDATE 2: An invitation to a launch event in France has leaked on to the web, which points to a 9 December release date for the PSP Phone. How do we know it is the PSP Phone? Well, the invite is adorned with PlayStation button icons and another icon with a phone inside. Now, this could well be a fake but all the signs are pointing to an imminent release of a handset with PlayStation capabilities. This new December release date is earlier than we thought the device would launch, but with the launch of Android 2.3 Gingerbread – the OS the handset is said to be packing – just around the corner, it can't be ruled out. It wouldn't be unheard of, either, for a manufacturer to release a device before the festive season and miss all the new launch hype CES 2011 will bring. PSP Phone games might be cheaper The rise of the iPhone and Android app stores mean phone users are used to paying pennies for games. Will Sony slash the price of its portable games, or will it try and persude punters to keep paying thirty quid for blockbuster titles? As Screen Digest's Ed Barton told us in August, "the average sales price of iPhone and other mobile games is much lower… does Sony want [the PlayStation brand] to rush headlong into a development environment where the consumer expects games priced at 59p to £5.99?" PSP Phone games will look like PSP and PSX games Engadget reports that Sony PlayStation phone "games will be graphically in the range of PSX or PSP games, meaning true 3D gaming is heading to Android." Such games will be in a PSP Phone-specific bit of the Android Market, although it's possible that the games might be made available for other Android devices in the future. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
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| T3 AppVent Calendar offers up free Android apps Posted: 01 Dec 2010 08:12 AM PST  T3.com – part of the same publishing company as TechRadar – has come up with something special this festive season, the AppVent Calendar. The AppVent Calendar is a daily dose of Android apps that you can gets for absolutely nothing. These aren't free apps you find on the Android store but ones you usually have to pay cold, hard cash for. The AppVent Calendar, sister site to the ever-growing App Chart, will run for the 25 days of Advent. App-reciation 25 of the best and most exciting Android developers have joined us to give away a taste of Android love for the festive period. An amazing 800+ apps, valued at more than £3,000 will be given away for nothing, gratis, free. Each day you'll all be able to enter a Twitter draw to win the day's app – just follow T3, then hit the button. Re-tweet as many times as you like – winners will be drawn at random at the end of each day… Additionally, T3's friends at Three have provided three brand new HTC Desire HD Android phones. These are hidden within the calendar, and a separate draw will choose the lucky winner on these days… Simply 'like' T3 on Facebook/T3dotcom, or follow #t3appvent on Twitter/t3dotcom to take part. 
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| Posted: 01 Dec 2010 08:10 AM PST -200-200.jpg) Sharp's latest 32-inch TV is LED-powered and is cheap to boot. The edge-mounted backlight enables a depth of 46mm, which, while appreciably chunkier than the 10mm-and-under to which the true flatscreen aristocracy currently aspires, is nonetheless about half as thick as a comparable CCFL-lit set. The fashionable diode technology is slightly overshadowed by the lack of that other must-have of 2010; a Freeview HD tuner. Although you wouldn't expect to find such a delight on a sub-£500 screen, it does leave the LC-32LE210E looking a touch out of date. Not that Sky or Virgin Media customers will care. Almost as by way of an apology the LC-32LE210E does have something extra special in the shape of USB recording; slip a memory stick or external hard drive into its side and you can store shows from its digital Freeview tuner. Although the operation manual for the LC-32LE210E suggests that there's also a 24-inch version, the only other alternative we could find on sale in the UK was Sharp's new 37-inch LC-37LE320E. Selling for around £700, this Edge LED-lit telly trades the LC-32LE210E's USB recording for a 100Hz panel. It's otherwise identical. The real question you need to answer – if you're set on Sharp – is whether to go for this full HD, USB recording LED TV, or choose the LC-32DH510E, which can also record from USB, but does away with LED backlighting on a standard HD ready panel. Having road-tested the LC-32LE210E and seen it selling online for a mere £50 or so more, we can't see the LC-32DH510E lasting much longer.
The LC-32LE210E pulls off a gloss black finish better than most. By curving the frame widely around the corners of the screen, Sharp's designers have lent the set a distinctively smooth, round look that hides the fact that, at four inches, the bezel is rather wide. It's interrupted only by an 'Aquos' badge on the frame's top-left corner. The under-slung speakers, completely hidden from view and down-firing, sport a Sharp logo and a green/red-lit upside down 'V' shape that helps create a simple, friendly appearance that ought to make it easy to house it alongside almost any AV gear. The only issues are reflections from, and fingerprints on, the glossy finish. The rear is similarly curved and easy on the eye. A back panel holds more-or-less what you'll need, but does underline just how fast things have changed in the past few years. Three HDMI inputs are essential inclusions, and so is component video, but two less important – though normally standard – video inputs are missing. There's no sign of either S-video or composite video inputs, which will make hooking up an older games console or even a digital camera tricky. It's all about space-saving back there, with the usual second Scart also omitted. Most of us won't have a problem with any of these exclusions, though the LC-32LE210E is perhaps a bit too big for its boots in declaring the death of old analogue ins and outs. After all, it doesn't even have its own Freeview HD tuner – so there's no Ethernet LAN port, either. The side panel is fuller than most, with a USB slot, a 15-pin VGA port for a PC (strangely divorced from the PC audio minijack on the set's rear), a headphones jack, and a Common Interface slot that's ready to accept Top-Up TV viewing cards. The USB slot isn't just capable of recording; TimeShift features mean it stores the channel you're watching on a loop, so pausing and rewinding live TV is possible. We're impressed by the options available, but who would buy a dedicated PVR with a single tuner? The answer is no-one – they don't exist, and for good reason; recordings can only be made on the channel you're watching. The chance to schedule a programme to record if you're going out for the evening – as well as the TimeShift options – make this (essentially free) feature a possible point-scorer in a showdown between the LC-32LE210 and a rival, though. Considering that the LC-32LE210E's USB port also plays photos, music and video files, a second USB port wouldn't go amiss – and there's plenty of room for one below that side-panel's Common Interface slot. What this set does lack is some serious picture processing – and 100Hz scanning in particular.
It may have LED backlighting and a full HD resolution, but that's no guarantee of picture quality out of the box; the LC-32LE210E needs some serious adjustments. The main problem is brightness. If the TV is in any of its preset modes – Standard, Soft or the dreaded Dynamic – the colours are just too intense and uncomfortable. It's possible to adjust only the major parameters – contrast, brightness, sharpness, etc. with no more comprehensive tweaking possible, though we managed to create a clean and quite cinematic image. Sadly, we weren't able to save our changes and create a 'user' preset. To put it into context, the set 'eco' mode, which is flagged up as a major feature, has the backlight far brighter than needed. During playback of our Blu-ray test discs, the quasi-calibrated image features solid and accurate reds, nicely muted greens (always a tricky colour) and some of the deepest blacks you'll see this side of £700. As well as being profound, the black doesn't dominate; tiny pinpricks of starlight within a black-as-night sky can be seen in our test footage, with little trace of haloing and a uniform quality. That's rare on an edge LED set, where the magic of LED clusters weave their magic only at the sides of the screen. That's not an issue here, probably because of the small size of the display. The shadow detailing isn't always spot-on though. Black areas of image are rather two-dimensional, with clothes in particular lacking much texture. That said, there is depth in larger images; within a clip of a room in almost total blackout we were just able to pick out enough detail to look into the image – but even a cheap plasma outperforms LED in this regard. Excellent colours and contrast pervade, but the LC-32LE210E's image is not the finished article. The panel itself isn't as sharp as some, with full HD detail in close-ups and panoramas not as impressive as on some rival sets, though the image is free of any picture noise. There is also some motion blur, with slow camera movements removing a touch of resolution. On fast pans the problem is more pronounced, though there's little of the irritating judder and 'stepping' that's too often endemic with budget LCD panels. Still, these twin problems are born of a lack of complex picture processing circuitry; a 100Hz mode – a feature that's pretty standard not far north of this TV's price – would be welcome. Switch to the LC-32LE210E's built-in Freeview tuner and the all-SD fare is handled with little quality. A sometimes noisy picture that suffers from some pixilation is to be expected at this size and price, but the standard-definition picture is soft and contains a lot of artefacts; the LC-32LE210E doesn't offer much in the way of quality upscaling or circuitry to boost the quality. Noise reduction can be switched to high, but to no avail. At least a USB recording is identical to the broadcast. DivX HD files look good though, suggesting that Freeview HD channels – sorely missed here – would have sparkled.
Sound Audio options are limited, with Music, Movie, Standard and Sports presets. The Music mode is fairly effective, dragging out some background effects, while the Movie mode adds a bit of breadth to create a wider soundstage. That latter characteristic is pushed (and pushed) by the LC-32LE210E's surround sound mode. Although it doesn't in any way resemble a 5.1 home cinema setup, it does make a massive difference. Not a particularly great one, you understand, but the way the speaker pushes sound out sideways from the very edges is quite dramatic. Totally changing the audio characteristics, dialogue appears to come from below the TV, but it's worth trying out. Surround sound on a TV is a gimmick, especially since most digital TV programmes will benefit much more from clear and concise dialogue. That's especially true since the LC-32LE210E's overall soundscape features adequate clarity and effective stereo. Value Overall, the LC-32LE210E's innate qualities with colour and contrast produce a picture that's cinematic enough to make this an excellent mid-range screen for movies. A slight lack of speed and sharpness make it less than ideal for gaming, though its small size more or less masks these problems. Elsewhere the USB recording might add appeal, but don't expect a Sky+ experience. Sound is acceptable, but the LC-32LE210E's SD pictures are disappointing, even at this price. Ease of use Sharp has finally ditched its dreary, PC-style user interface for a more colourful, icon-led approach that is far easier on the eye. It uses a white and sky blue colour scheme and plenty of bubble-style icons that are rendered with 3D-style effects. It's also a cinch to work. The eight-day electronic programme guide (EPG) hosts schedules for six channels over two channels on any one page, with fastext buttons taking you to the schedules on the previous/next day and for setting reminders and inspecting recording schedules. The EPG is fast and presents a thumbnail of the live TV channel planning underneath, complete with sound. Best of all is the way it handles recordings. Visit the USB Rec and TimeShift setup page and you can set the TimeShift to automatic (so it's always recording whatever channel you're watching, and deleting old files every time you change channel). To do that – and to schedule recordings from the EPG – requires a USB stick to be formatted. We used an 8GB memory stick (1GB is the minimum it will take); the LC-32LE210E informed us that it could thus make 209 minutes of standard-def recordings, or 59 minutes of HD. Only 512MB is set aside for TimeShift purposes, meaning that a 8GB stick provides only 14 minutes of pausing on a SD channel and a mere four minutes for HD, but that's probably enough. Unlike some similar systems, these recordings (as BUK files) cannot be played with common PC or Mac software (we tried WMP, Quicktime and VLC). Although it's easy to schedule recordings direct from the EPG, no time slot must clash, and the single tuner that's at work means that you can't change channel if there's a recording in operation. It sounds logical and forgivable, but in actual use, it's very restrictive in practice and certainly no substitute for a PVR. Unusually for Sharp, the LC-32LE210E's USB slot plays all major digital media files – and then some. In our extensive tests we managed to get a huge variety of files to play, including MP3, M4A, WAV and AAC music files, AVC HD, AVI (DivX/XviD) and MKV (DivX HD), MOV (H.264 – including HD versions), MP4 and MPEG video files, and JPEG, PNG and (though slow to load) BMP photo files to display. That's some list, and though photos and music get a fairly rudimentary interface, videos are excellently presented; a list of files on the USB stick are shown alongside an all-action thumbnail – complete with sound – of the file the cursor is resting on. If you've a collection of downloaded video fare, this TV is well equipped to handle them – very rare at this price, where simple MP3/JPEG support is more usual.
A reasonably versatile set that can be tweaked to produce some solid images from Blu-ray, this is nonetheless a pick 'n' mix set that sees Edge LED backlighting and USB playback/recording pushed instead of some other features that are increasingly seen by us as essential in the flat TV market. That said, this 32-incher has been made to hit a particular price that is low enough for its lack of Freeview HD and 100Hz to be forgiven. We liked A wholly cinematic experience can be gleaned from this 32-incher, with plenty of contrast and accurate colours making it a candidate for any living room with increasing hi-def sources. USB recording is a nice extra – and so is its surprisingly comprehensive ability with digital music, video and photo files. We disliked There's no picture processing of note and no Freeview HD tuner (which means no Ethernet LAN port). These two omissions mean that you won't see the screen at its best; there's blur, softness and very average SD pics to be found, and getting HD in means buying a separate set-top box; you might as well ignore the USB recording and buy a proper PVR. Final verdict Despite its quite wonderful attempts at high-end TVs and 3DTVs, Sharp – which is absolutely huge in Japan – does most of its business at the budget end of the flat TV market, and this 32-inch LCD set does represent a couple of step-up options. USB recording is intriguing, and though it does add some noted recording functions, the TV's sole Freeview tuner limits its usefulness. That itself is another bone of contention; we're convinced that every TV in 2011 will have Freeview HD. A good value TV that ignores Freeview HD and picture processing, but just about gets away with it because of its high quality LED panel, novel recording functions, and low online price. Related Links
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| Posted: 01 Dec 2010 08:10 AM PST  Kwersitty? Kroy-city? No – Sony's latest VOD widget is supposed to read 'curiosity'. We're not sure about the spelling – it's missing a 'u', at the very least – but we are certain that this is Sony's last-ditch effort to create something of lasting worth across its vast range of 'connected' products. With Sony about to get into Google TV in the States, the appearance of its new Qriocity service might seem slightly eccentric. Although it's a paid-for service, the good news about this new movies and music streaming platform is that it beefs-up the Bravia Internet Video platform on these TVs and Blu-ray players in Sony's 2010 range.
Don't get Qriocity confused with Google TV, though. Whereas Google's offering is an interface that blends content from a TV and PVR with the internet at large, Qriocity is more about downloading and streaming content. As such, it should be compared to both Apple TV and LoveFilm, which also features on Sony TVs. A fierce competitor to this first phase of Qriocity, LoveFilm here consists of unlimited access to 65,000 movies costs £9.99 per month. Set-up Creating and linking a Qriocity account is easy. Visit www.qriocity.com, create an account, and enter the code from the settings menus tab on your Bravia TV (making sure your TV or Blu-ray player is first attached to a broadband router). The service then ties your account to your Sony device – though you have to enter a five-digit PIN using the TV remote every time you use Qriocity. You can add other devices at the Qriocity site, though don't get excited by the options to add a PlayStation 3 or PSP; these devices don't carry Qriocity just yet.
The 'media' tab includes folders for videos, games, comics and music, though the latter three are empty vessels for now. Sony also plans to use Qricoity to sell ebooks. Sony recommends you have a broadband speed of 1.5Mbps for SD material, and 4.5Mbps for HD. User interface Select 'Video On Demand powered by Qriocity' on the XMB and you're taken to a home page that's organised as a grid of thumbnail images of the highlights – in this case, the newest movies. All older 'library' titles are available in SD for £2.49, with a small selection available in HD for £3.49. Newer titles (such as recent Blu-ray titles such as Clash of the Titans and Cop Out) go for £3.99 each in SD, with HD versions commanding a £4.99 premium, though there are plenty of newish titles (such as Cemetery Junction, Robin Hood and Hot Tub Time Machine) clocking in at £3.49/£4.49. Not dirt cheap, but it's only a quid extra for the HD version. The grid of three lines of six thumbnails against a two-tone background is hi-res and easy to navigate, though the interface is rather slow; it takes a second or two from a button press on the remote to something happening on-screen, which is rather irritating.
Not all movies have trailers, and all trailers are in SD only. Rent a film and you have two weeks to start watching lest it self-destruct; once you've pressed play it's yours to toy with for 48 hours.
Searching is flawed, though; perform a few searches and it's tricky to get back to the main page – the easiest way is by quitting and reopening Qriocity.
Overall, it's a good-looking interface, but it's a notch below its Apple TV rival; the slower, slightly awkward remote (especially when compared to Apple TV's iPhone trackpad), slow loading times for page refreshes, and a laborious search function make sure of that. Content With the likes of 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Lionsgate, MGM, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Starz Digital Media, Disney, NBC, Warner and smaller studios all signed-up, there's a fairly decent spread of titles. That said, nine of the 32 new releases are not available in HD (including Bad Lieutenant, I Love You Phillip Morris and Basement). Of the top10 film rentals on iTunes, Qriocity has five, and only two of the top five (Sex and the City 2 and Predators).
There's no A-Z list, and some titles appear in more than one category, so it's not possible to give an accurate figure on exactly how many titles there are – but this should give you a flavour of what Qriocity is all about: Action/Adventure 122 titles: Everything from The Beach and Die Hard to a couple of Free Willys and three Harry Potters. All a bit dated. It's not going to cause much upset, but boffins capable of reading subtitles might lament the lack of a World category in this very Hollywood-centric selection. Picture quality Considering it's all streamed content, picture quality is reasonably good. Most movies are clear and relatively sharp, with colours for the most part well saturated. Occasionally there's some digital blocking and poorly defined edges, but SD is generally close to DVD levels. HD, meanwhile, is akin to iTunes; it's impressive, but not a patch on a Blu-ray disc. Best of all, there's no sign of any buffering mid-way through a movie – those days are history. Qriocity – Music Unlimited What we have here – and on other Sony TVs, Blu-ray players and home cinema systems – is the first part of Qriocity. Promised in the near future is Music Unlimited, which will resemble the likes of Spotify and Last.fm by delivering tailor-made music channels. It will extend beyond the living room to computers, the PSP and the PlayStation 3, but will also be available on Sony's TVs, Blu-ray players and home cinema systems. Verdict A pretty but rather rudimentary interface meets a decent selection of movies, but Qriocity is, for now, just that. Once music, games, ebooks and comics arrive on Qriocity we could see its true cross-platform potential, but if you're a vast consumer of movies you'd do better to head along Sony's XMB to the LoveFilm widget and payout for a monthly subscription. Related Links
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| LG Star handled in detailed hands-on video Posted: 01 Dec 2010 07:57 AM PST  You remember that LG Star we brought you news of yesterday? Well, it has already been seen again, and this time on video. GSM Israel managed to get its hands on what looks like a pretty finished sample, and the dual-core Star seems to be hitting all the right notes. There are some issues clearly knocking around still, with a slight lag in the touchscreen response at times and a strange flip-out when opening the lock screen, but we assume these will be fixed before release. Like an iPhone... but not The phone looks superb – we've already covered the high points from yesterday's photo release, but we still like the HDMI port and that eight-megapixel camera looks more than adequate. The OS seems mostly like the stock Android experience, but with a slight amount of customisation on top (a bottom row of customisable icons for instance) to help the LG experience come burning through. We'd imagine this would land with Android 2.2, given that's what's being used on the prototype device – it would be strange to test it on Froyo then push it up to Gingerbread. Check out the video yourself to see if you think it's the equal of the iPhone 4 – LG needs a superstar device, and we reckon the Star could be it. But then again, we said the same about the Chocolate BL40. 
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| Queen pops on 3D specs for Narnia premiere Posted: 01 Dec 2010 07:49 AM PST The latest 3D blockbuster got the royal seal of approval this week, as Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip attended the world premiere of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. It is the first time that the Queen has donned a pair of 3D specs to watch a flick at a Royal film performance.
Twentieth Century Fox and Walden Media staged a pre-movie show before the Queen arrived, with X Factor star Joe McElderry belting out songs from the soundtrack to the film to the crowds of punters in Leicester Square. The Queen and Prince Philip met up with members of the cast and crew at the Odeon Leicester Square prior to the screening. Twentieth Century Fox UK MD Cameron Saunders introduced the Queen to director Michael Apted and his production team, as well as cast members Anna Popplewell, Will Poulter, Skandar Keynes, Georgie Henley, voice of the Lion Aslan Liam Neeson, and Simon Pegg, who voices the mouse Reepicheep in the movie. Screenwriter and actor Julian Fellowes delivered the Royal address to the cinema prior to the movie, noting that the first Royal film performance was held at Marlborough House way back in 1916. The Royal Film Performance raises cash for The Cinema & Television Benevolent Fund, a charity of which the Queen is patron. 
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| Android 2.2 coming today for T-Mobile Galaxy S owners Posted: 01 Dec 2010 07:44 AM PST  T-Mobile seems set to be next up to offer next generation functionality to its Samsung Galaxy S customers with the release of Android 2.2. The Support Forums for the pink network have received word from operator that the update will be coming, and in a strange turn of events, making it available over the air. "Our handset team have been working closely with Samsung regarding this update and future updates and would like to share their news with you. Smooth installation "Our goal is to make the update process smoother and we are working to become the only mobile operator offering FOTA (Firmware over the Air) updates for the Samsung product range. "The aim was and still is to have the FOTA update available at some point today. If for reasons outwith our control we are unable to have a FOTA update process fully functioning by close of play today, then we will make the update available for download via Samsung KIES." We're still waiting to hear word of whether this has actually happened for anyone as yet, with Twitter still quiet on the subject, so perhaps the over the air issues are slowing things down. The Galaxy S update is more pivotal as it will likely include fixes to the phone's operation, which include slowdown on certain applications opening, which can become very frustrating for users. 
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| HTC Desire HD stocks running out in the UK? Posted: 01 Dec 2010 07:40 AM PST  The HTC Desire HD stocks may be running a little low at the moment, with most networks showing limited offerings. Vodafone, Orange and T-Mobile are all showing 'Out of Stock' or 'Limited Stock' updates on their websites, hinting that there's either a shortage or people are just buying a lot of them. We've spoken to HTC to get to the bottom of it, but the manufacturer hasn't got any comment at this time, so no joy there. Where's a volcano to blame when you need one? Usually we'd go down the route of a shortage of something, or an international event to explain a shortage - but the Desire HD doesn't use an OLED screen, and no volcanoes have erupted recently. There's always snow of course... that ruins everything. Except snowball fights. Three isn't claiming such a thing, so perhaps you can head over there to pick up your gargantuan device. 
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| Motorola Mobility to split from parent company Posted: 01 Dec 2010 07:36 AM PST  Motorola's split of the company into two separate entities will happen soon, creating Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions. The stocks will be split up, with those owning shares in Motorola Inc getting one share of Motorola Mobility and the rest in the Motorola Solutions. Motorola will then effect a 1-for-7 reverse stock split of Motorola common stock, which means for every seven shares of Motorola held, you'll receive one share in Motorola Solutions instead. Dealing in fractions Fractional shares will be aggregated and sold off by brokers, with owners receiving cash from the sale. The change will come into effect ahead of the markets opening on 4 January, with recorded stockholders from 21 December subject to the split. Essentially it means that when we speak about Motorola from now on, we'll mean the phone and set-top box maker - we just want to know when the Android tablet is coming, to be honest. 
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| Motorola Mobility to split from parent company Posted: 01 Dec 2010 07:36 AM PST Motorola's split of the company into two separate entities will happen soon, creating Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions. The stocks will be split up, with those owning shares in Motorola Inc getting one share of Motorola Mobility and the rest in the Motorola Solutions. Motorola will then effect a 1-for-7 reverse stock split of Motorola common stock, which means for every seven shares of Motorola held, you'll receive one share in Motorola Solutions instead. Dealing in fractions Fractional shares will be aggregated and sold off by brokers, with owners receiving cash from the sale. The change will come into effect ahead of the markets opening on 4 January, with recorded stockholders from 21 December subject to the split. Essentially it means that when we speak about Motorola from now on, we'll mean the phone and set-top box maker - we just want to know when the Android tablet is coming, to be honest. 
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| AirSync and doubleTwist offer wireless iTunes syncing for Android Posted: 01 Dec 2010 07:30 AM PST  If you're an Android user and are fed up with the wires when synchronising media - we've got good news for you. AirSync has been added to the free doubleTwist media player, allowing you to copy media across without the need for a wire whenever the phone and PC or Mac are within range of each other. Users will have to pay for the privilege, with the AirSync costing 64p to install for the first 10,000 buyers, but that's a small price to pay for having the coolness of wireless syncing. Early bugs You'll need to set up a passcode to pair the two, but after that it should be pretty straightforward. Engadget is reporting a few early bugs in the system: you'll need a fresh copy of all your media, and the synchronisation can be slow. You'll also need to refrain from listening to music at the same time, as this can ruin things wirelessly. But it's still ridiculously cool, and we love a world without wires - so let's just hope this is the first step on a quick journey to proper wireless Android synchronisation. 
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| The Telegraph next to erect a paywall? Posted: 01 Dec 2010 07:25 AM PST  The Telegraph may well follow in the steps of its fellow broadsheet The Times and put its website behind a paywall in 2011. There are whisperings abound that The Telegraph is planning to put a chunk of its content behind a paywall and leave some articles to be viewed for free. News International made its Times website subscription-only earlier this year and followed suit with the News Of The World website. The official stance by The Telegraph is that nothing is planned. A statement this week said "Absolutely no decisions have been made on the introduction of a paid-content model. "Like all publishers, TMG continually evaluates the developments in the digital sector." But a report in the Financial Times (itself behind a paywall) notes that those close to the matter believe that a paywall will happen in 2011, noting: "Although the final decision has not been made, the pay system will not be an impregnable paywall like that of The Times. "It will be a metered system or, less likely, micropayments." The Times hasn't given official figures, but has said that its paywall strategy is working. It's unknown if a paywall will work long-term, however, considering the myriad free sites on the web. Back in September, The Telegraph launched its first iPad app. 
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| Thermalright TR360 Cooler keeps your Xbox 360 cool Posted: 01 Dec 2010 06:47 AM PST  Thermalright, known for its CPU heatsinks, has come out with theThermalright TR360, a cooler built for the Xbox 360. The improved cooling and heat dissipation that it offers will, the company says, "prolong usage of the GPU and reduce the chances of the unit breaking down". The TR360 features a nickel plated heatsink and a design with four dedicated 6mm heatpipes. The based is made of pure copper and plated with nickel. There's a catch... As these needs to be fitted into the consoles, Thermalright has warned customers that the work should only be done by someone who knows how to disassemble the unit. The risks are completely your own. So, if you add it your console, your warranty will disintegrate in front of your eyes. But your Xbox will be oh-so cool. For more details, go to Thermalight's website. 
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| Joe Dante on 'the art' of 3D filmmaking Posted: 01 Dec 2010 06:40 AM PST 
Cult filmmaker Joe Dante made a long awaited return to the big screen earlier this year with The Hole 3D. With The Hole hitting DVD and Blu-ray in the UK in the New Year, 3DRadar sat down with the director to talk about shooting his first 3D feature film… 3DRadar: What were the main challenges in shooting The Hole 3D? Joe Dante: It's not that much different from making a normal film. There are considerations that you have to make that add, all told, probably a couple of day in man-hours to the schedule. But the equipment is now so much improved and portable, so it's really pretty much like shooting a regular movie. Except that you always have to keep in mind that you're actually going to be seeing real depth as opposed to 2D depth. There's an art to it… an art that I might add is not being used in the movies that are being converted to 3D after they've been shot. These are basically a way to rip off the public without doing the work. 3DR: The 3D for The Hole is some of the more artistic we have seen… JD: That's exactly why we did it. I was a little concerned. I was like, 'look guys, this is a small film, it's not going to be that small a budget, but it's a small film, and I think that if we did it in 3D we could make it look a little bigger and we could actually get some use out of the fact that we only have a few places that we keep using. So we can make them look bigger and give the picture a little scope.' I wanted to shoot it in anamorphic 3D, but with the RED camera system we used you have to cut the top and the bottom off to do it. And that means you actually lose the ability to readjust the frame. So I reluctantly agreed to do it in 1.85:1. But I wanted to do it in Scope'. 3DR: So where did the decision to shoot in 3D come into play? Was that something that was already tied into the existing financing? JD: No, no. They had to get extra money for that. They had a budget for it, and when I suggested the extra money for 3D I thought they were going to fire me. But instead they were fairly progressive about it and gave it some due diligence, figured out how many other 3D movies were coming out and how many theatres were converting to digital and how many would be able to play it by the time it was done. And it all looked do-able, so they said yes. 3DR: Have you seen Piranha 3D? JD: I haven't seen it yet… but I read the script, which was obviously not based on the script that I shot. But there were certain telltale similarities involving girls' breasts. I was disappointed that they weren't shooting it in real 3D. They had all this money… and I was surprised to see how fake the digital piranhas looked. Joe Dante's The Hole is released to buy on DVD and Blu-ray on January 17, courtesy of Entertainment One. 
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| Brand new Gigabyte 6 motherboard features unveiled Posted: 01 Dec 2010 05:10 AM PST  Taiwan's Gigabyte Technology has been showing off some of the features from its upcoming Gigabyte 6 series motherboards. Unveiled at a press conference before the Computex Taipei 2011 show, they offer some impressive specs. The Maximum CPU Power that Gigabyte offers dual-CPU capability and the company's own DualBIOS 3TB+ HDD technology, as well as Driver MOSFETs, a new addition to the Ultra Durable 3 features the company has made into its signature.. There are also all the USB ports anyone could want, with eight 2.0 ports and a staggering 10 USB 3.0 ports. A more efficient platform The new Series 6 motherboards will all have the Voltage Regulator Down specification. This uses an Intel-qualified Intersil PWM controller that offers SerialVID (SVID) for transferring power management information between the processor and voltage regulator controller. This improves the signalling control between the PWM controller and the CPU, creating a more energy-efficient platform. Tim Handley, Gigabyte's Deputy Director of Motherboard Marketing, said: "CPU power design improvements on the 6 series motherboards include the Intel VRD 12 approved Intersil PWM controller chip, as well as high quality Driver MOSFETs that ensure better efficiency with first class system performance and stability." 
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| Brand new Gigabyte 6 motherboard features unveiled Posted: 01 Dec 2010 05:10 AM PST Taiwan's Gigabyte Technology has been showing off some of the features from its upcoming Gigabyte 6 series motherboards. Unveiled at a press conference before the Computex Taipei 2011 show, they offer some impressive specs. The Maximum CPU Power that Gigabyte offers not only has Dual CPU power and the company's own DualBIOS 3TB+ HDD technology, and a new addition to the Ultra Durable 3 features the company have made into a signature – Driver MOSFETs. There are also all the USB ports anyone could want, with eight 2.0 ports and a staggering 10 USB 3.0 ports, all with 3x USB power. A more efficient platform The new Series 6 motherboards will all have the Voltage Regulator Down specification. This uses an Intel qualified Intersil PWM controller that offers SerialVID (SVID) for transfering power management information between the processor and voltage regulator controller. The improves the signalling control between the PWM controller and the CPU, giving more energy efficient platform. Tim Handley, Gigabyte's Deputy Director of Motherboard Marketing, said: "CPU power design improvements on the 6 series motherboards include the Intel VRD 12 approved Intersil PWM controller chip, as well as high quality Driver MOSFETs that ensure better efficiency with first class system performance and stability." 
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| In Depth: Hands on: Virgin Media TiVo box review Posted: 01 Dec 2010 05:03 AM PST  TechRadar has had some time with the hottest new set-top box in the UK, with the Virgin Media TV powered by Tivo just weeks away from launch. Virgin Media has only just officially unveiled the Virgin Media TV powered by TiVo service, but we have a chance to see the new box and its spangly user interface in action. This is, we hasten to add, a very early and slightly limited look at the box, which was running through a development server rather than on the live service, but we were told quite emphatically that this only served to degrade the service. We will both update this hands-on look and bring you a full review as we spend more time with the box. Now to the important bit; does the TiVo UI give Virgin Media a box comparable to the Sky service? In a word, yes.
Virgin Media TiVo box: Home screen In fact, the early indications are that this could be the best set-top box on the market – with only Sky's superior content offering allowing it to compete with a well-designed, intuitive and, frankly, superior user interface in a world of video on demand, catch up and web apps. It is the TiVo partnership that has brought much of this improvement, with Virgin Media doing a lot of work beneath the bonnet to make sure things like the red button work as the UK audience expects. Virgin Media's old user interface will not be missed; it hasn't aged well and, with the sheer amount of content growing rapidly, was simply not a tenable proposition for the modern era. But this is a sea change from Virgin, which appears to have taken the wise decision to keep faithful to the tried-and-tested TiVo formula, with precious little tinkering aside from one of the most significant aspects of the box. We're referring to the backwards EPG – allowing you to not only look forward in time on the familiar programme grid, but also to look back and easily find and access the massive amounts of catch-up television available. That includes stuff that you would watch on iPlayer, the other public service broadcasters (ITV, Channel 4 and Five) and other channels that offer catch-up services.
Virgin Media TiVo box: The EPG goes backwards as well It's an obvious and elegant way for people to browse for programmes – and is a key addition to the service. The search and discovery theme is prevalent throughout the colourful and graphics heavy UI, with a 'discovery bar' present on most pages. This discovery bar – a ribbon of images that can be browsed though by pressing up on the remote control – is contextual.
Virgin Media TiVo box: Discovery bar That means that if you're searching for Friends, for instance, the discovery bar would show content related to Friends. In this example, movies featuring Jennifer Aniston and Cougar Town starring Courteney Cox showed up among other relevant content. From the Home screen, the content is at its most generic, although that will also be refined as the box logs your interests and preferences. There will also be some editorial input in the discovery, with a team at Virgin Media picking out highlights that are in their own special 'pick of the week' section. This discovery is tied into much of other functionality, and it works very, very well – not least because the discovery bar tells you why it has selected that content and allows you to use the TiVo recommendation engine to mark it. So if you hate a piece of content being displayed, a triple thumbs down would mean that it doesn't show again and other things of the same type will also be unlikely to show. This recommendation engine is another key addition to the platform. TiVo fills up the space on your box with recordings of programmes that it thinks you may want to watch.
Virgin Media TiVo box: Series link These programmes are selected both through your marking of programmes (with thumbs up and thumbs down – both options on the remote) and through what other viewers who share similar viewing habits have been watching. This data is anonymous, of course, but should mean that the new programme that all of your sci-fi loving friends are raving about should have been picked up, if you like watching sci-fi. The key factor in any modern television UI is, of course, how easy the content is to find. Search is at the centre of much of the TiVo interface – like Google Suggest, each letter you put in brings up the most likely and popular results, and search is not limited to just programmes but also extends to things like actor and director. That means you can watch whatever Jennifer Love Hewitt has done that's available. And not just what is available right now. The search allows you not only to comb through the available video on demand, catch up and programmes coming up in the next fortnight but also set up a 'WishList' – meaning that TiVo will record anything that appears with that person or keyword going forwards. So, for instance, if you are Star Wars fan, you can set it up as a keyword and make sure that TiVo prioritises anything with that term. The search result programme/actor pages also allow you to watch YouTube clips that are available, and, for the parents out there, you can block access.
Virgin Media TiVo box: Search The source of the content (VOD, linear, catch-up etc) is made clear, although increasingly this kind of interface makes it clear that it doesn't really matter where the content comes from. Last, and least for the moment, is the apps and games category – although this is something that will become increasingly important going forward. Currently, iPlayer, YouTube, weather, celeb news and a handful of other basic apps are available, but this section is expected to grow massively in the coming months. Virgin Media is hoping that that its own userbase will decide the kind of things that should appear in this section – and there are plans to make paid-for apps available. The user interface is snappy and feels responsive; a slight lag in some of the picture loading on the discovery bar is apparently down to the network the box is currently on and will not be obvious in the home product.
Virgin Media TiVo box: Peanut remote The 'peanut' remote does not sport a QWERTY keyboard, which could be a problem for those who hate multi-tap text entry, but Virgin Media will be offering other remote options going forward. Our final early impressions are that this is an exciting and thoroughly modern new offering from Virgin Media, which will not only be exciting to current customers but might just lure others to the black, red and gold side. 
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| Apple patents glasses-free 3D projector Posted: 01 Dec 2010 04:52 AM PST Apple has patented a glasses-free (auto-stereoscopic) 3D display system which would let viewers see pictures in 3D regardless of where they were sitting. The latest patent from the Mac and iPhone giant suggests that Steve Jobs and co. are keen to be innovators and market leaders in the forthcoming shift to 3D entertainment.
Apple has been issued with a US patent for a display system that would let numerous viewers see a high-quality 3D image projected on a screen without 3D glasses. The home computing industry is very keen to follow the success of 3D in movie theatres over the last year or two, with a number of leading laptop manufacturers such as Acer, Asus, Toshiba and others already actively promoting their 3D notebooks this Christmas season. Consumer tech and computing companies clearly hope that the popularity of massive 3D movies such as James Cameron's Avatar and the sublime Toy Story 3 will inspire consumers to buy new 3D TVs and laptops this coming Christmas. Hence, Apple's latest U.S. patent 7,843,449, awarded by the US patent office this week, which details an auto-stereoscopic 3D display system. One of the biggest hurdles to the adoption of 3D TV and computing in the home is seen to be the need to wear specialised (and often expensive) 3D glasses. Thus, companies such as Apple are keen to develop workable 3D displays that don't require you to don specs. Much like Nintendo is hoping its forthcoming 3DS console will capture the imagination of the gaming market when it launches next Easter. Apple's patent describes using a special reflective screen with a rippled texture which will create the auto-stereoscopic projection system, projecting different images to each eye without the need for 3D glasses. Apple also suggests it can project multiple images to different points on the ripples for multiple users to view at the same time. 
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| PSP phone spotted - called Sony Ericsson Z1? Posted: 01 Dec 2010 04:51 AM PST  The much-reported Sony Ericsson PSP phone has been likely spotted on a spy video in Greece, and could see a different name to the one expected. While many thought the Sony Ericsson would adopt the PSP phone moniker, Techblog.gr has taken a spy video of the device in action and is claiming that it will actually be called the Sony Ericsson Z1. The video shows someone using a device that looks very similar to the 4-inch Android phone shown off by Engadget, despite not ever being slid open to unveil the gaming keys. To PSP or not to PSP? The shape and button layout is very close to that shown off previously, but lest we forget that the Asian markets are highly adept at turning round knock-off designs very quickly, and this could be nothing more than that, especially given the blurry video on offer. But assuming this is the real deal (which would put that 9 December unveiling date in a much more favourable light) then it seems the new phone will be one of the launch Android 2.3/Gingerbread devices. 
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