Tag: Samsung
Samsung says the blindingly obvious about focussing on Blu-ray products
We’re as yet to hear a comment from fellow multi-format player manufacturer LG regarding Toshiba’s withdrawal from the hi-def race, however it’s understood Samsung is (obviously) going to “show more interests in Blu-ray products than rival HD DVDs”, according to The Korea Times’ source.
They announced the BD-UP5000…
Now you can buy a hi-def player: the five best Blu-ray players
It’s been building up to a crescendo, with Toshiba’s announcement expected sometime this week that they are indeed pulling their support of the HD DVD format. At least the conclusion to this bloody battle will result in all of you finally being able to splurge your retirement money on a hi-def player, or upgrade your tired multi-format to one of these Blu-ray players.
So, in no particular order, here’s the top five best Blu-ray players, as voted by Tech Digest and HDTV-UK.
1.) Panasonic DMP-BD30 – this baby offers full 1080p playback, Final Standard Profile functionality, picture-in-picture, audio mixing, Panasonic’s P4HD technology, 1080/24 playback, HDMI 1.3B, Deep Colour compatibility, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD audio decoding, SD memory card slot, AVCHD codec, and EZ-Sync. £349, or $499.95, out now…
MWC 2008: Samsung handsets round-up
Samsung had the longest line-up of all the manufacturers, with 12 models displayed at the Mobile World Congress show. It’s enough to give anyone Samsung fatigue!
Here’s a recap on all the new handsets…
U900 Soul – 5.0-megapixel camera, 4x zoom, image stabilisation, HSDPA, mobile blogging, RSS feeds, music library, and microSD slot. Out March, for €400. See details here and video here…
MWC 2008: The L770, E251 and i200 mobile phones from Samsung slightly better than the previous three
We’re still in disbelief over how disappointing Samsung’s collection of phones is for MWC – even with the Soul in mind – and these models shown, the L770, E251 and i200 don’t disappoint in the disappointment stakes. It’s just so disappointing. Get the picture?
Clockwise from top left, the i200 has some nice 3G power hammered into the candybar casing, along with Windows Mobile 6…
MWC 2008: Samsung epitomises 'entry-level' with the J700, J150 and L170 mobiles
We’re not yet done with Samsung’s plethora of entry-level handsets, as the J700, J150 and L170 will surely appeal to some people doing a Google search on these rather budget models. Oh, hai, Google searchers!
Starting at the left, the J700 slider model contains a 1.3-megapixel camera, microSD slot, FM radio, music player and…
MWC 2008: Samsung hedges its bets with both Google Android and Linux-based LiMo handsets
Clever sods. Instead of just banking on one format, they’re hedging their bets and developing handsets for both Google’s Android and the LiMo Foundation, with some Linux-based handsets. They must’ve learnt their fence-sitting ways recently with their HD DVD/Blu-ray multi-players.
Unveiled today, the Linux-based SGH-i800 handset is powered by the LiMo mobile OS, although little more is known on it than that. As for the Android-based models…
MWC 2008 Video Interview: Ash talks to Samsung's Marketing Manager about the Soul
Is it safe to say that Samsung’s Soul handset is one of the more exciting models from MWC so far? It certainly seems to be the phone everyone’s talking about, including – as you’d imagine – Samsung’s Marketing Manager, who Ash managed to squeeze a couple of minutes out of to explain just why it’s one of the hottest handsets of the year. Take a look at the video above, and try to dodge the marketing spin…
MWC 2008 Video Preview: Samsung Bang & Olufsen F400 handset
The Soul handset isn’t the only feather in Samsung’s cap this MWC. Oh no, it’s got the F400 as well, which is the handset branded with Bang & Olufsen goodness I told you about earlier. Check it out above….
MWC 2008: Samsung's possible F480, G400 flip and F400 handsets
Stories are flying thick and fast across the blogging networks about Samsung possibly announcing more than a dozen new handsets this week at MWC. Until they’re officially confirmed, we’ll just show you a couple that are the most impressive – the F480, G400 flip and F400.
If you’re looking at the F480 on the left there, and thinking it looks familiar, you’d be right, as it’s basically the Armani-branded handset from 2007, minus the actual Armani branding. At 11.5mm thick and with a 2.8″, 240 x 320 touchscreen, it also adopts…
MWC 2008 Video Preview: Susi looks at Samsung's Soul, but what does she see?
Susi’s over at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, sporting a new haircut, and the latest mobile handset in Samsung’s Ultra Edition series of handsets.
The unique selling point for the Soul handset is the half ‘normal’ screen and half touchscreen, ensuring every party is happy. With five-megapixels…
