Tag: Katherine Hannaford
Nikon whacks an 18x zoom on the P80 and impresses hugely
Nikon doesn’t just make fancy D-SLRs, you know. The P80 has just been announced from the maestros of photography, with features that’ll blow your mind.
With an 18x zoom, the photos I took when trying it several days ago were amazing, you can see some of them below the jump. It features a 10-megapixel sensor, image stabilisation and image-shift Vibration Reduction technology for shaky hands.
The LCD monitor measures 2.7″, and has…
Shiny Video Preview: Kat plays Rock Band for the first time
Yesterday, as promised, I got hands-on with Rock Band. Now, this will be old news for our US readers, but I was so excited, after waiting months and months for a chance.
It has been given a release date here in the UK of May 23rd, with the price looking set to start at £130…just for the instruments. Take a look in the video above to see me trying my hand at each of the instruments, including the microphone.
WARNING: I am extremely tone-deaf and have never done karaoke sober before. Watch at your own risk.…
Panasonic HDC-SD9 camcorder announced in UK, world's smallest and lightest
The second high-def camcorder announced by Panasonic today in the UK is the HDC-SD9, which also offers a full HD experience with 1920 x 1080p filming.
The main difference between the SD9 and the HS9 I mentioned before is that the SD9 doesn’t contain a hard disk. Instead, recording is made onto an SD or SDHC card. Like the HS9, it is also 3CCD and has the same 10x zoom. Weighing in at 115g, it’s very minuscule in size, yet still packs…
Panasonic announces the full-HD HDC-HS9 camcorder in the UK
Panasonic today announced four new camcorders in the UK, two to join their high-def range, the other two to languish in the inferior standard definition range. Standard def, bah! Who wants it?
The two full-HD camcorders announced are the HDC-HS9 (pictured above) and HDC-SD9. Offering 1920 x 1080p recording, at 25fps and a 17Mbps bit rate, it features a 60GB hard disk, but you can also record onto SD or SDHC via the card slot. Oh, and did I mention it’s got an impressive 10x optical zoom too? That’s the best part, if you ask me…
Apple rumour #948,261: new MacBooks in June?
Exciting news for those who’ve been considering migrating over to the iCrowd, but on the other hand, bad news for those who recently bought a MacBook. Yes, it’s that time of year when rumours surface about a MacBook line refresh!
According to Apple Insider, Jobs and co. are preparing a new MacBook line upgrade, slimming them down, giving them larger track pads for the multi-touch technology seen on the Air, and putting aluminum and stainless steel finishes on them. New keyboards round off the rumoured upgrades, however no…
Confused about in-flight mobile use? Key details below…
One of our brother blogs here at Shiny Media, Lost Weekend, has put together a brilliant piece detailing the allowance of mobile phones on planes.
According to the travel site, some airlines such as Ryanair claim they’ll be offering the service as early as summer, with Air France and Emirates offering in-flight calls later in the year. The cost of calls mid-flight are due to be extremely expensive, priced…
Lift your hamsters with this £30 robotic arm from Red 5
This, my friends, is what you’ve been waiting for. No, not Rock Band launching in the UK, this robotic arm!
Enabling you to lift, grip, grasp and twist your assorted paraphernalia (chocolates? desk knick-knacks? hamsters?), you have to initially build it yourself, but once it’s complete you can lift up to 100g of goodies, and if nighttime-lifting is your forte, then the LED light shall assist you. It’s available on pre-order…
Rock Band confirmed for UK Xbox 360 launch, May 23rd – about bloody time!
OH MY GOODNESS! The only details you need to know…
– Rock Band will be released in the UK on May 21st on the Xbox 360
– It will contain the 58 US tracks, plus four UK exclusives
-These are ‘Beetlebum’ by Blur, ‘Rock n Roll Star’ by Oasis, ‘Monsoon’ by Tokio Hotel, and ‘Hysteria’ from Tokio Hotel
– Extra tracks will be available for 160 Microsoft Points.
MAY 21ST, PEOPLE. Lock it in!…
The Halo 3 My Little Pony is the best freakin' thing I've seen on the net all week
I’m not ashamed to admit I played with My Little Pony toys as a kiddywink, but I also played with LEGO and Scalextric if that redeems me. As you can imagine, this Halo-themed pony has pleased me greatly.
Your daughter/niece/stolen Madeleine McCann might not appreciate being presented with a Master Chief lookalike, but the Custom Pony competition judges over in Kentucky, USA sure did, awarding the designer second place. Created using…
ROBERTS launches SOUND 24 system with DAB, CD, USB and SD playback
Surely we’ve all got a DAB radio by now? At the rate ROBERTS cranks them out, everyone on this planet should own one.
If not, consider the SOUND 24 for its DAB, CD, USB and SD card playback functions. With a 2.1 speaker system (sub woofer located at the back), the stainless steel unit allows you to tune to DAB or FM stations, listen to CDs and playback MP3 and WMA files from the USB, SD card slots or line-out jack.
If you’re in need of any more features, it also…
