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- Samsung Galaxy Player 50 launches in the UK
- News@8pm: Microsoft enter TV wars and HTC tablet named
- Angry Birds to land on PS3 and PSP consoles this week
- Cheap iPad sales sluggish say insiders
- HTC tablet trademarks Scribe title ahead of CES unveiling?
- Garmin announces StreetPilot satnav app for iPhone
- Microsoft Apple TV rival set for CES 2011
- Toshiba 10-inch Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet demoed
- Asus WAVI Xtion: Kinect-style motion controller incoming
- Call of Duty online content to add subscription-based tier
- Microsoft Avatar Kinect primed for CES 2011
- Sony Bloggie to get 3D overhaul at CES 2011
- Kodak outs new Easyshare Touch and Mini cameras
- Toshiba glasses-free 3D laptop touted
- Lenovo updates entire laptop and All-in-One PC line
- Opera Android tablet browser spied
- Samsung 9 Series 3DTV leaks ahead of CES 2011 unveiling
- HP Envy 17 notebook with new Intel processor announced
- Apple prices up as VAT rise bites
- News@10: Apple iPhone alarm glitch and Kinect hits PC
| Samsung Galaxy Player 50 launches in the UK Posted: 04 Jan 2011 01:16 PM PST Can the Galaxy 50 conquer the Apple PMP great? The Apple iPod Touch has today inherited a new rival to its MP3 player crown as Samsung's Galaxy Player 50 media player goes on sale in the UK.
- Samsung Galaxy Player 50 pictures
Measuring in at just 11mm thick, the Galaxy Player 50 sports a 3.2-inch Tab-like WGVGA TFT touch screen, a 2-megapixel camera/camcorder and Wi-Fi connectivity.
Powered by Google's Android 2.1 (Eclair) mobile OS, you'll get access to the Android Marketplace to download from the 100,000 and steadily growing app catalogue.
Unlike the Touch, the Galaxy 50 browser supports Flash while compatibility with MPEG4, WMV and DivX/XviD video files should save you the trouble of converting files to watch your flicks on the go. .
On the audio front there's a mono speaker and Samsung's SoundAlive Sound Engine technology which is said to recreate 5.1 surround sound and give your music more clarity.
Available in 8GB and 16GB models, storage can be expanded by a micro SD card which ramps it up to 32GB, still a hefty 32GB behind Apple's priciest iPod Touch. You can expect to get 25 hours of audio and 5 hours of video which in comparison to the Touch's 40 hours of audio and 7 hours of video also lags some way behind. Other notable features include GPS (Google Maps Navigation on board), embedded games, an E-Book Reader, BBC iPlayer, YouTube, an FM radio, DLNA support to wirelessly stream content to your TV or laptop, and the ability to use the device as a remote for Samsung internet enabled TVs. The Samsung Galaxy Player 50 is priced at £149 (8GB) and £179 (16GB) and is available now from Amazon, Play.com and Argos.
Link: Samsung
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| News@8pm: Microsoft enter TV wars and HTC tablet named Posted: 04 Jan 2011 12:00 PM PST Welcome to your nightly round-up of the day's news and goings on courtesy of T3.com. Microsoft will be pitching into the set-top box wars after reports have revealed it’s close to unveiling its own model. There’s no name yet, but a pared down Media Centre UI to make it user friendly has been mooted. More details will be released at Steve Ballmer’s keynote tomorrow evening. It’s expected to go toe-to-toe with Google TV and Apple TV. Talking of Cupertino’s finest, Apple hasn’t wasted any time nudging their products northwards with the UK’s VAT increase to 20 per cent. The rises aren't too eyewatering, but a £1,999 MacBook Pro will now come in at £2,041.
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CES is likely to be going tablet-crazy over the next few days, so getting in one of the first shots is HTC which is expected to unveil its own Scribe tablet, which is expected to run Google’s upcoming Android 3.0 Honeycomb OS. Another Far-Eastern giant looking for a slice of tablet pie is Toshiba. Fresh on from their undwhelming Folio, they have demoed an as-yet unnamed 10in Android 3.0 Honeycomb device. Far more familiar territory for Toshiba is laptops and they are threatening to unveil the Holy Grail of 3D; yep, glasses-free viewing on their new Qosmio laptop.
Following hot on the heels of the Big M’s Kinect is Asus’ very own motion sensing effort, the WAVI Xtion. Expected after Easter, the console will allow users to enjoy and share PC content on TV with gestures. Hoping to add to the commercially successful Kinect is a new service called Avatar Kinect. Not many details are available, but expect gamers’ avatars to hook up via Xbox Live and shoot the breeze virtually. Talking of gaming, Call of Duty, is expected to add paid-for online content to its armoury. Analysts expect a ‘first quarter’ launch for a subcriptions based ‘second tier’ on board COD.
Sony’s nifty little video recorder, the Bloggie is set to receive 3D shooting credentials. Alongside a wealth of new product launches, the pocket friendly shooter will reportedly offer full HD 3D video capture for homemade 3D playback via a 3DTV enabled set. Also fighting to get its share of airtime at CES will be Kodak who will push out a series of eye-catching launches. The Easyshare Touch video camera looks the best bet, packing a 3-inch capacitive touchpanel, 14-megapixel sensor and HDMI for quick transfer to HD TV.
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| Angry Birds to land on PS3 and PSP consoles this week Posted: 04 Jan 2011 09:12 AM PST PSN first Angry Birds console target App sensation Angry Birds is set to land on the PlayStation Network within the coming week as developer Rovio continues its multi-platform attack of the bird-flinging game.
To be made available as a downloadable PlayStation mini release for PS3 and PSP gamers, the Sony-bound rendition of the mobile application success will feature 63 levels of pig-attacking fun, far fewer levels than seen on the iOS and Android-based mobile editions.
Having dominated the mobile market in 2010, Rovio recently announced its intentions to roll out the Angry Birds game across the three major consoles in 2011, with the PS3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii to be joined by Windows and Mac computers, the Nintendo DS and Windows Phone 7 handsets.
Has Angry Birds had its day or is it still as perilously addictive as ever? Let us know what you think via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
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| Cheap iPad sales sluggish say insiders Posted: 04 Jan 2011 08:38 AM PST Report claims cheap iPads have failed to take off as punters put off by lengthy contracts. The raft of cheap iPad deals before Christmas appeared to finally put Apple’s best-selling tablet within reach of those who didn’t fancy fronting up upwards of £500 for a 3G-packing version. But a new report in The Times has suggested that sales of the subsidised slates have been less than impressive.
“Industry sources” told the paper that Orange, the first mobile operator to flog the iPad on contract, sold just 1,000 units in its first week. While Orange said sales had, “…grown week-on-week”, it hasn’t refuted the figure.
Three and T-Mobile’s stats are unclear, but it seems that none of the networks have done the business when it comes to the iPad. Orange’s poor numbers are said to be down to the pricey two year deal on offer, that despite the up front price being just £199 for a 16GB Wi-Fi and 3G model.
What’s more, research for Context last November showed that 80 per cent of British iPad owners were plumping for 3G versions. Perhaps it’s simply a case of punters not fancying being tied down and happy to pay for a SIM-free model instead.
Got an iPad on contract? Let us know about your experience with the networks on our Facebook and Twitter pages now.
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| HTC tablet trademarks Scribe title ahead of CES unveiling? Posted: 04 Jan 2011 08:16 AM PST Will the HTC Scribe touch down at CES 2011? HTC’s much awaited traipse into the land of tablet devices looks closer than ever as the Taiwanese tech giant is granted a trademark to name the upcoming product the HTC Scribe.
Filled on December 26th the patent application secures the Scribe moniker for a “handheld wireless device, namely a tablet computer” and hints towards the imminent arrival of the first tablet from the world’s largest producer of Android powered mobile devices.
Expected to be lining up for a CES 2011 or Mobile World Congress unveiling alongside updates to the company’s fleet of high-end smartphones, the HTC tablet looks set to hit UK stores around March or April with, if past launches are a guide, a very competitive price tag.
What features would the mooted HTC tablet need to sport in order to topple the Apple iPad and the expected iPad 2? Share your thoughts via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds and stay tuned to T3.com and the T3 CES 2011 site for all the latest on the fleet of upcoming tablets.
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| Garmin announces StreetPilot satnav app for iPhone Posted: 04 Jan 2011 08:04 AM PST Better late than never from Garmin. Satnav giant Garmin has finally arrived on the iPhone with the new StreetPilot application.
Garmin joins the likes of TomTom for iPhone and Co-Pilot on Apple's smartphone and offers turn-by-turn navigation, live traffic updates and up-to-date maps downloaded from Garmin's servers.
There's also speed limit information from major roads as well as the usual dose of interesting places, integration with your contacts book as well as the ability to call directly from a listing. There's also weather updates, 2D and 3D and easy switching between portrait and landscape view.
Naturally there's iOS multit5asking integration which allows you to run the app in the background and control the iPod too.
The move comes after Garmin placed all its eggs in the ill-fated Nuvifone basket, which attempted to combine its satnav expertise with a smartphone with extra large icons. The only problem was that iPhone and Android phones already had top quality satnav apps making their rather basic attempt at a smartphone rather redundant.
The app will cost $39.99 in the US. Can it take on TomTom and win?
Link: TUAW
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| Microsoft Apple TV rival set for CES 2011 Posted: 04 Jan 2011 07:30 AM PST Reports claim pared down Windows device will soon be sitting pretty under your TV. Microsoft will show off a spanking new set-top box at CES 2011, aimed at taking on both Apple and Google TV. That’s according to a report from the Seattle Times, which has got the inside line on the new telly-loving gadget.
Word to the wise is that it’ll rock a slimmed down edition of Windows, with a Media Centre-style UI to keep things basic and easy to handle. There’s no news on a name just yet, but Windows TV sounds like a good bet to us.
The report also claims the box will clock in at $200 (£128), twice the price of Apple TV. There’s no word on whether there’ll be an embedded version, a la Google TV, but expect to hear more at Microsoft’s CES press conference tomorrow night.
We’ll be reporting live, so stay tuned to our CES 2011 site and follow us on Facebook and Twitter to keep bang up-to-date.
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| Toshiba 10-inch Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet demoed Posted: 04 Jan 2011 06:59 AM PST Toshiba to challenge Apple with 10-inch Honeycomb tablet Toshiba’s yet unnamed 10-inch Android 3.0, Honeycomb, tablet has been revealed in a number of hands-on images ahead of the device’s official unveiling at CES 2011.
Handed over to the folks at CNET, the Toshiba tablet, which features a 10.1-inch glass-covered, capacitive, LED-backlit display with multi-touch capabilities and a 1280 x 800p resolution will come sporting an NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core processor and Adobe Flash support when it hits stores in the first half of 2011.
Further adding to areas missing from the current Apple iPad, the 10-inch Toshiba tablet is to pack dual cameras with a 2-megapixel front-facing snapper to be joined by a 5-megapixel camera on the rear.
Whilst Resolution+ video enhancement will allow for the upscaling of standard definition videos to that of near HD colour and contrast ratios, the upcoming device’s party piece comes in the form of its removable battery, a feature that none of the current breed of portable tablets boast.
Can the 10-inch Toshiba tablet challenge the iPad atop the tablet charts? Share your thoughts with us via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds and stay tuned to T3.com and the T3 CES 2011 site for all the latest from the Consumer Electronics Show.
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| Asus WAVI Xtion: Kinect-style motion controller incoming Posted: 04 Jan 2011 06:28 AM PST New offering set to debut in second quarter of 2011. Microsoft isn't bringing Kinect to the PC just yet, so Asus has decided to prep its very own motion sensing effort and get itself a slice of the action. Dubbed the WAVI Xtion, it’s a joint venture with PrimeSense, who worked with the Big M on Kinect.
Due to drop some time after April, the WAVI Xtion will, “…allow users to enjoy and share PC content on TV with gestures.” It’s even got a dev kit, so wily developers can set about building dedicated apps, which punters will be able to snag at the Xtion store.
The device itself bears more than a passing resemblance to its Microsoft-made motion rival, but it could well do the business if Microsoft’s maintains its position of keeping Kinect tied to the Xbox 360.
Expect to see and hear more on the WAVI Xtion at CES 2011. You can get all the news from the Vegas gadget bash over on our dedicated microsite. And don’t forget you can keep bang up-to-date on our Facebook and Twitter pages. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Call of Duty online content to add subscription-based tier Posted: 04 Jan 2011 06:15 AM PST COD to get paid-for additional online content Online multiplayer modes of the phenomenally successful Call of Duty franchise are to be given a subscriptions-based “second tier” within the coming months, new analyst reports have revealed.
The predictions from industry analysts Wedbush Securities claim that the introduction of a monetised element to the COD online features will “occur during the first quarter of 2011" and build upon the franchise’s huge fan base that has already seen latest release, Call of Duty: Black Ops, record 600 million man hours of online game play in the opening 45 days from launch.
Back in September Activision hinted towards the imminent arrival of some form of subscription-based additional online content when it revealed “new service offerings” designed to “enhance” online revenues from the Call of Duty franchise were “in the pipeline”. At present it is unknown exactly what online content would be included within any such subscription-based offering.
Would you fork out extra for additional online Call of Duty content? Let us know your thoughts on the matter via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
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| Microsoft Avatar Kinect primed for CES 2011 Posted: 04 Jan 2011 04:38 AM PST Spy shot confirms plans for something Kinect-flavoured at gadget mega-show. Microsoft is priming a new service dubbed Avatar Kinect and will unveil it during its CES keynote tomorrow. How do we know? Well, a cheeky spy shot of rehearsals for Ballmer’s big speech shows a slide replete with the the new offering’s name.
What Avatar Kinect will entail remains unclear, although the image suggests gamers’ avatars will be able to hook up via Xbox Live and hang out virtually.
Steve Ballmer takes to the stage tomorrow at 6.30 pm Pacific time. That’s Thursday 2.30 am for us Brits. Rest assured we’ll be there and bringing you all the news as it happens, on Avatar Kinect and whatever else the Big M has to show.
For more CES 2011 news, stay tuned to our Facebook and Twitter pages.
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| Sony Bloggie to get 3D overhaul at CES 2011 Posted: 04 Jan 2011 04:34 AM PST Sony Cameras leaked ahead of CES unveiling The full range of Sony cameras and camcorders being prepared for a CES 2011 arrival have seemingly leaked with the company’s pocket friendly video recorder the Bloggie set to receive 3D shooting credentials.
Snap happy website Photo Rumours has revealed what it claims will be the full array of Sony branded cameras to be outed at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas later this week. Highlights of the 13 upcoming models include a 3D capable Bloggie, in-built projector touting camcorder and the 16-megapixel Cybershot DSC-W570.
Seemingly omitted from a CES 2011 launch, Sony is reported not to be revealing any new additions to its NEX Micro Four Thirds or DSLR ranges when the Las Vegas convention halls opening their doors to the public on Thursday.
For all the latest on the full selection of Sony cameras on display at CES 2011 and all the goings on from the Consumer Electronics Show stay tuned to T3.com and the T3 CES 2011 site as well as the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
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| Kodak outs new Easyshare Touch and Mini cameras Posted: 04 Jan 2011 04:06 AM PST With two new camcorders as well Kodak has announced a raft of new cameras and camcorders at CES. The Kodak Easyshare Touch tops the range, with a 3-inch capacitive touchpanel, 14-megapixel sensor, 5x Schenider-Kreuznach lens and HDMI output for piping footage straight to your HD TV. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Toshiba glasses-free 3D laptop touted Posted: 04 Jan 2011 03:36 AM PST Tosh's new machine could spell the end for donning stupid specs for 3D fun. Toshiba has pulled the wrappers off of a new Qosmio 3D laptop, which doesn’t require users to slap on stupid specs in order to chow down on three dimensional content.
It rocks two LCDs in order to serve up 3D images and even tracks punters eyes using the on-board webcam so you can watch in 3D when you’re not looking at the screen straight on.
Initial hands-on reports suggest it’s not quite up to scratch just yet, and while Tosh will have it at CES 2011, it’s not planning on releasing it, or a similar model, until the back end of 2011. Still, it’s one more thing coming out of Vegas to get het up about.
For more on CES 2011, tap up our dedicated microsite now. And follow all the breaking news on our Facebook and Twitter pages too.
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| Lenovo updates entire laptop and All-in-One PC line Posted: 04 Jan 2011 03:26 AM PST See pics of the full Lenovo range at CES2011.T3.com Lenovo, purveyor of some of the most criminally underrated PCs and laptops in the business, has rocked up at CES this year with an absolute arsenal of new machines. The laptops and all-in-one desktops are pretty beasts, but seem to have some pretty healthy specs to boot. Read on for the full details; we’ll try to do this as painlessly as possible… T3 at CES 2011 |
| Opera Android tablet browser spied Posted: 04 Jan 2011 03:12 AM PST Expect to see new browser on Android tabs at CES 2011. Opera’s ace mobile browser has just been given a tablet makeover. The new effort has been spied in an official video and has clearly been made with Android slates in mind.
The tablet edition of the browser takes its cue from its smartphone sibling, with easy to click windows to take you to your favourite websites. The video, which you can see below, shows it sitting pretty in the dock of a Samsung Galaxy Tab and working at lick spit speed.
Doubtless this new version will be ready to roll on a slew of new Android slates at CES this week. Rest assured we’ll be there to go hands on and bring you our first impressions over on our CES 2011 microsite.
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| Samsung 9 Series 3DTV leaks ahead of CES 2011 unveiling Posted: 04 Jan 2011 03:07 AM PST Sammy's flagship TV peaks out early The latest edition to Samsung’s 9 Series range of 3DTVs has leaked ahead of its expected CES 2011 official unveiling later this week.
With dozens of 3DTVs expected to be unveiled and showcased at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, Sammy’s new flagship model has been snapped by Samsung Tomorrow sporting what is sure to be a show-stealing asymmetrical design.
Announced as sporting what is dubbed as a new “double injection” method of Samsung’s Touch of Color (ToC) design technology, it is expected that the device will also play host to the now expected array of Ethernet, Wi-Fi and HDMI connection options.
Will Samsung’s new 9 Series model take top honours in the CES 2011 best looking TV stakes? Share your thoughts via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds and stay tuned to T3.com and the T3 CES 2011 site for all the latest from the Consumer Electronics Show.
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| HP Envy 17 notebook with new Intel processor announced Posted: 04 Jan 2011 02:44 AM PST Slew of PC announcements to get your computing claws into HP has announced its updated range of notebooks and desktop PCs just days before CES 2011 kicks off.
On the portable PC front, HP has updated the Envy 17 ($TBA), Pavilion Dv6 ($899.99), Pavilion Dv7 ($999.99), and Pavilion Dm1 ($449.99) notebooks with second-gen Intel Core processors and AMD's Radeon HD 6800 series graphics.
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Additionally, the Envy 17 packs a 17.3-inch HD BrightView display, AMD switchable graphics, Intel's Wireless Display tech, HP's CoolSense technology, and up to 2TB of storage.
The Pavilion Dm1 with a 11.6-inch BrightView display, will deliver 1080p multi-media playback courtesy of an AMD Fusion APU while other notable specs include 750GB of storage and an optional external Blu-ray player.
While the innards of the HP Mini 210 netbook ($349.99) remain the same, it does get a series of new plaid design lids and a reported battery life of around 11 hours.
Moving into desktop PC territory, and HP has unveiled the p6700 (starting at $300), s5700 ($330) and the HPE-500 ($600) Pavilion PCs. Configurations for the p6700 start with the Pentium E5700, while you can expect an AMD Phenom II 1045T hexacore processor for the HPE-500, and a dual-core Athlon II 260 processor for the slimline s5700. Beats Audio which has proved popular on HP's notebook range, will also be available for the new desktop PCs.
If touchscreen tech is more your thing the HP Touchsmart is set to get new software to support apps for Twitter and a touch version of Facebook. The update will be available as a free update for current Touchsmart owners.
HP's new range is set to be available in the US from January 9th. There's no news on UK pricing or launch dates, but we'll keep you posted on that front as soon as we hear about it.
Link: SlashGear
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| Apple prices up as VAT rise bites Posted: 04 Jan 2011 02:41 AM PST Cupertino chooses not to suck up new tax rise. Apple has upped the price of all its products after VAT rose to 20 per cent here in Blighty at midnight. While many gadget purveyors are sucking up the tax hike in order to keep consumers on side, Cupertino has decided to pass it on to tech lovers instead.
Following the overnight rise, a basic 16GB Wi-Fi iPad costs £439, up from £429. The pricey Mac Pro has gone from £1,999 to £2.041. The iPhone, iPod touch and MacBook ranges have all been bumped up too.
While the rises aren’t too hefty, there’s a chance that sales could slow as punters across the UK look to tighten their belts. Apple, however, is clearly not too fussed.
Has the VAT rise put you off buying a new Apple toy? Or will you be dropping the last of your Christmas cash on an iPad or MacBook anyway? Let us know now on our Facebook and Twitter pages. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| News@10: Apple iPhone alarm glitch and Kinect hits PC Posted: 04 Jan 2011 02:00 AM PST T3 scans the Twitterverse to bring you a handy daily round-up of gadget news, tech rumours and randomness from the WWW. Kick back with your morning cuppa and catch up. TuesdayGAMING NEWS @TechRadar - Asus and Kinect designers offer PC motion controller
IPHONE NEWS @Reuters - Apple wakes up to iPhone alarm glitch on New Year's
3D NEWS @CVG - Glasses-free 3DS tech hits laptops
APP NEWS @PocketLint - Angry Birds flies in for PS3 and PSP
CAMERA NEWS @GeekyGadgets - Kodak unveils Easyshare Touch, Mini and Sport cameras
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