Category: IFA 2007
Shiny Video Preview: Ash looks at Sony's DSC-200/S digital camera at IFA
Still rolling out the videos from IFA last week, this one shows our very own Ashley Norris with Sony’s new DSC-200/S digital camera, complete with a Smile Shutter mode to help ensure beaming smiles in all your photos. All together now – cheese!…
IFA 07 Video Preview: Hitachi Blu-ray Camcorder
Hitachi have launched the world’s first straight-to-Blu-ray-disk camcorder, and Susi got up close with it at IFA 2007…
Top five IFA 2007 stories from Tech Digest
IFA is well and truly over, with most Berlin-bound geeks back in their natural habitats, in our case, Shiny Towers. If you missed our coverage last week, and over the weekend, here are the top five most news-worthy stories. Expect these products to be rolled out over the next few months.
1.) LG’s ‘Design Art’ LCD TVs – two models, the LF75, LB75, with the first model coming in 1080p Full HD and 10,000:1 contrast ratio, and the latter model packing a still-impressive 720p/1080i and 8,000:1 contrast ratio. Three HDMI 1080p inputs and LG’s Intelligent Eye technology which ‘optimises brightness and contrast according to ambient light’ are also included…
IFA 2007: Humax unveil three LCD IDTVs with integrated digital Hi-Fi sound system
Humax's family of HD ready IDTVs has grown again with the introduction of three new models in two sizes. The three models are the LGB-19DTT, LGB-19DZT and LGB-22DYT, and are being marketed as second TVs for bedroom or kitchen. The…
IFA 07: Video of Samsung's VP-HMX10C HD camcorder
Still at IFA, Ashley has a look at the VP-HMX10C HD camcorder from Samsung which was announced in their press conference in Berlin last week. It’s extremely thin and uses flash memory to store footage…
IFA 2007: The Phillips Aurea
Susi from Shiny Shiny takes a closer look at Phillips Aurea, a new ambient lighting enabled TV that Phillips is convinced will revolutionise television. You can take a look at more coverage from the Phillips press conference here.
HD DVD player manufacturers to drop prices
As mentioned at Toshiba/HD DVD’s IFA press conference, a number of manufacturers are set to drop the prices of their current and new HD DVD players, with entry level machines now coming in at around €300 (£200-ish).
Oliver Van Wynendaele, a manager in Toshiba’s HD DVD group, said that was around half the current prices.
Heading up the cheap-n-cheerful crop of new players is the Ventura SHD7000, though it’s worth noting that it won’t play every high definition format, bombing out short of HD’s 1080p holy grail. Still, not bad if you’re on a budget.
IFA 2007: Samsung YP-P2 Hands-on
Ashley goes hands-on with the Samsung YP-P2, a new portable media player that’s worth a look if you’re on the search for an iPod alternative. It’ll feature a 480 x 272 pixel touch screen, a Bluetooth, and a 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio. You can find more on it here.
IFA 2007: The VP-HMX10C HD camcorder hands-on
Camcorder buffs among you might be interested in the VP-HMX10C, a new hi-def camcorder from Samsung. It sports a 2.7-inch high res touch panel screen, packing in 8GB of internal memory and the ability to record h.264 encoded video in 720p. It's also got a cool swivelly handle thingy.
IFA 2007: Hands-on with the new LG Viewty
Shiny Shiny’s Susi goes hands-on with the new LG Viewty at this year’s IFA. With similar aesthetics to the Prada phone, it boasts a touchscreen keypad, a 5 megapixel camera and 120 FPS video camera. More details are available here.
