In this week's coolest gadgets, Philips' new LCD HDTV also includes a media extender; Acer rolls out its new media PC; Kodak's EasyShare V603 hits shelves; TomTom's in-car GPS wonder; and more.
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Philips 42PF9831D
When: June 2006 Worth: 5075
Cueing up a flurry of technologies, Philips' rather lengthily-named and Ambilight-equipped 42PF9831D boasts a WXGA panel tackling up to 720p video in native resolution, whilst support extends to 1080i - all at 550 cd/m2 and a contrast ratio of 4500:1. In addition a hybrid analog/DVB-T tuner, the 42PF9831D is also a fully fledged media extender with a 7-in-1 media card reader; Ethernet, USB and Wi-Fi connectivity; and UPnP to enable streaming playback of MP3, JPEG, DivX, XviD and MPEG2/4 formats. |
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Samsung SGH-E900
When: June 2006 Worth: 400
Read the full article » The Samsung SGH-E900 is an attractive slider with a clean look, a colorful, high-resolution screen and a robust music player, including Bluetooth stereo headphone support and a full 80MB of internal storage. Unfortunately, the fingerprint-prone phone suffers from so-so call quality, and the touch-sensitive music controls gave us headaches. Read the full article » |
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Acer Aspire iDea 500
When: June 2006 Worth: 1130
Chalking up Viiv compliancy, Acer's Aspire iDea 500 runs Windows XP Media Center 2005 Edition atop an Intel Core Duo T2300 processor, 1 GB of RAM and a 250 GB hard drive which claims up to 71 hours of recording at best quality. Fitted with dual hybrid analog/DVB-T tuners, the media PC outputs up to 1080p resolution through either DVI or HDMI with HDCP, and also enables playback and recording for optical media courtesy of its Dual Layer DVD drive. Also: Wi-Fi 802.11g and Gigabit Ethernet. |
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Kodak EasyShare V603
When: June 2006 Worth: 300
Read the full article » Sporting a 3x optical zoom lens and 2.5-inch LCD viewfinder, Kodak's EasyShare V603 stores stills and records video from its 6.1 Megapixel CCD sensor to SD cards. Also: USB 2.0. Read the full article » |
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TomTom GO 910
When: May 2006 Worth: 750
TomTom's GO 910 GPS navigator offers an MP3 player, 20GB of storage, a 4-inch color touchscreen, Bluetooth, and preloaded maps of the U.S., Canada, and Europe. |
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Nokia E60
Score: 79% When: May 2006 Worth: 450
Read the full article » As a business phone, Nokia's E60 falls short where so many of its siblings do - on poor synchronization support. Nonetheless, the handset is equipped with outstanding connectivity and an utterly brilliant display which, with its high resolution and landscape mode, delivers thoroughly improved document viewing and web browsing. A broad software offering also contributes to a positive impression, but the lack of a thumbboard hampers data entry and document management to the degree that the E60 is rendered best suited for viewing data. Had it not lacked a camera, however, it would have made a stellar 3G phone. Read the full article » |
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ASUS W7V
When: December 2006
Expanding ASUS' offering of ultraportables, the W7V offers a glossy 13.3-inch widescreen display with graphics powered by a Nvidia GeForce Go 7400 chipset. CPUs, meanwhile, range from Intel's T2300 through T2600 of the Core Duo variety, while the laptop holds a maximum of 1 GB of RAM. A Dual Layer DVD drive is integrated to provide entertainment and offload the choice of 60 through 120 GB hard drives available. Also: tri-mode Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR, a 1.3 Megapixel camera and a TPM chip. |
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Archos XS104
When: August 2006 Worth: 200
Sporting 4 GB of hard drive based storage and support for MP3, WMA and WMA DRM playback, Archos' XS104 audio player is a lightweight and compact contender to the market ruled by Apple's iPod nano at 80 g and 91 x 43 x 14 mm. Claiming a battery life of up to 14 hours of continuous playback, the player relies on USB 2.0 to transfer media, and reveals the reason for its unassuming price tag in the inclusion of a 1.5-inch monochrome display for navigating the unit. |
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