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Onkyo are offering an iPod dock, DAB+ radio and a CD player all in one stereo.
Who actually listens to a stereo nowadays? Its all iPods today and Japanese company, Onkyo have taken note of this through the combination of the iPod, the DAB+radio, the traditional CD player and the modern USB connection port all in one, the beauty is called the Onkyo Colibrino CS-245DAB.
The new stereo includes an iPod dock which means if you’re running out of juice on your iPod or iPhone no worries, just charge it on the dock.
The unit will come attached with a convenient remote control and in a range of attractive colours including lime green, black, deep red, and white. On the way with Colibrino are two, free-standing speakers along with 10cm woofers.
The price of this new piece of tech is quite a lot for just a stereo but the Onkyo Colibrino CS-245DAB is so much more than just a stereo as we have just found out.
The question is, do you like what you hear?
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If you’re a student you can now receive up to £315 off a brand new Apple Mac along with £65 worth of free apps. Interested? Keep reading!
If you’re a student you can get £65 worth of apps totally free which can be bought through the App Store, iBookstore and the iTunes store only when you buy a Mac for college.
It doesn’t stop there because with other savings you can save between £122 and £315 on a Mac depending on what model you go for.
Are you a student and do you like Apple’s new offer? Let me know.
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Pre-order your HP Pre 3 today.
Similar to the original Palm Pre the initial trendy design is kept. With the new update we will receive a sliding qwerty keyboard and a 3.6 inch touchscreen with a resolution of 800x480 pixels. Also, inside of the phone we can benefit from a 1.4GHz processor and a WebOS operating system.
Judging from the latest news we should be able to get hold of the HP Pre 3 during the middle of July when it goes on sale. If you can’t wait pre-order it now on Play.com for £350.
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With Toshiba’s new internal battery powered television, REGZA 19P2 you can take it wherever you go.
The screen features 1366x788 resolution and isn’t totally full HD however considering the size of the television hopefully the picture will still be pretty strong.
Now, Toshiba have reported that the REGZA 19P2 can last you a total of five hours so it certainly gives you some time to catch up with your favourite programmes.
Also, you don’t necessarily have to be outdoors because Toshiba have given you the option of plugging the TV into the mains so if its dull out take it inside.
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The tablet from BlackBerry hits the majority of shops today.
A little bit of a disappointment from BlackBerry’s Playbook to be honest, one because of the lack of apps, the absence of email, 3G and a smaller screen of 7 inches compared to other competitors. Not looking good!
However, don’t let that put you off the Playbook because it does comes with a dual-core processor which runs on the QNX OS and is sold in either 16GB, 32GB or 64GB versions. It arrives with the price tag of £399.
The tablet is being sold exclusively at Selfridges today but if you can’t make it don’t panic because it’s going on sale across the country tomorrow.
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The word’s first glasses free 3D smartphone, LG Optimus 3D delayed until July.
Now, there’s lots of hype on this particular smartphone because its the world’s first ever 3D phone where you won’t even have to wear those annoying spectacles that most people hate.
The LG Optimus 3D will feature a 4.3inch screen which given the size is perfect to watch the latest films or post a status update. It will run on Android 2.3, and come with 8GB of storage space with room for a microSD card. The smartphone will also come equipped with a 3D camera which makes use of two 5Mp lenses that give you the chance to shoot some stunning 3D photos and videos.
The question I’m asking, is this phone going to be worth the wait? Will 3D be popular on a smartphone platform? Let me know your views by leaving me a comment.
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Delayed launch date until end of July for the new Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro.
Touchscreen phones have become increasingly popular in the past few years, Sony have recognised this and taken it into consideration when building the Xperia Pro. The new Sony phone will feature a full 3.7 inch screen and an easily laid out qwerty keyboard, catering for both kinds. The screen also comes with 854x480 pixels and a 1GHz processor. Similar to what we are going to see from Apple’s new iPhone, iPhone 4S Sony have put a back facing 8Mp camera on which gives you the chance to take high quality pictures as well as recording some HD video. As well as all of that the phone will come with 3G, Wi-Fi and memory which is expandable up to 32GB.
If you don’t mind waiting for the Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro it will go on sale for £349.99 at the end of July.
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Google have a new music streaming programme on the way and its available to test for some of you in the UK.
Lets take a look at the two, Apple’s new service scans a user’s hard drive then matches their songs with online, high quality versions which avoids a lengthy upload wait. Whereas, there are no frills with Google’s new service because it basically streams your music from the songs which you upload to the piece of software. The limit is 20,000 however that is more than enough to satisfy your needs in my opinion. Once they’re uploaded take your Android smartphone out and begin to listen to your favourite songs wherever you are in the world.
Bad news is that Google haven’t got any deals with the big music labels unlike Apple who are already ahead in that department however it is only early days.
If you are one of those lucky users that Google Music Beta has been rolled out to in the UK, let me know and tell myself and the community what you think of it.
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Acer’s new netbook titled ‘Acer Aspire One Happy,’ what a mouthful!
The second generation of the Happy is compact and is from the new Aspire Timeline X series providing a 10.1-inch screen and a 1024-600-pixel resolution, not the best resolution however not at all bad considering the price.
Acer have specifically targeted a younger audience with the Happy from the colours on offer, we have ‘Banana Cream’,’ Blueberry Shake’,’Strawberry Yoghurt’ and ‘Papaya Milk.’
Good thing is, the specs are unexpectedly not bad. Here’s what you can expect from the Happy: an Intel Atom processor running at a speed of 1.66GHz, Bluetooth 3.0, 802.11n Wi-Fi, a battery life of up to 8 hours, a webcam which is always handy and an optional 3G modem on offer.
So what do you think, let me know below.
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Apple have launched their official iBookstore in the UK.
Apple have included various genres in iBookstore, 24 in total which vary from crime to sport. The new innovation from Apple is available to use now through iTunes and as normal you can check out what others said about the item before downloading it through the reviews.
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Sony have released a brand new range of touchscreen, all-in-one PCs with active 3D thrown in. Its called the L series.
Lately desktop PCs have been up against laptops which have seen them sadly pushed to the end of the shelves however Sony’s new 24-inch all-in-one PC range is set to change that. The new series will also feature active 3D technology, a free pair of glasses thrown in and a computer that is more than bigger enough to be also used as a TV.
It will also come with the support of ‘PlayStation-3-based 3D content’ so if you do have a PS3 you will have the opportunity to connect it and enjoy the glorious entertainment by plugging it into the included HDMI port.
The L series also comes with a wide choice of Intel Core i7 quad-core processors, however it doesn’t stop there. Also on offer by Sony are nVdia graphics and an integrated Blu-ray drive so you can watch the latest HD movies playback on your 24-inch monitor.
The L series starts off in the UK at £1,199.00 so not a bargain! For US readers you can start submitting your pre-orders for the new 3D Sony L-Series desktop range at a much cheaper anticipated price of $1,420 from July 13.
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Details were announced on Nintendo’s next console following on from the ‘Wii’ at E3 2011 yesterday.
‘Wii U’ is certainly set to impress us with a whole load of neat features attached to the console; I think ‘Wii U’ could be in a competition of its own now knowing what’s in store for the next generation of Nintendo’s motion control console. In the new and revamped controller we can expect to experience a new 6.2 touch screen controller with built a in accelerometer and a gyroscope, rumble capabilities to enhance our experience, front facing camera, a microphone and speaker, a handy stylus, a USB connection slot, motion control and a headphone jack.
The console itself feature HD graphics just like Xbox and PS3. All the same, here is what I think is useful which I do believe is already around on other consoles, backward capability so no need to replace your old games because the console will still play all of your previous games designed for the ‘Wii’ on the ‘Wii U.’
Anyhow, this is what I call revolutionary and at the same time convenient. Imagine somebody has come into the living room to watch the TV but you’re playing on the ‘Wii U,’ well don’t panic because the game will wirelessly stream your game straight to the 6.2 inch touch screen controller without you even having to stop what your doing. Now do you agree?
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Alongside the release of iCloud the company have also revealed information on another new programme from Apple.
Meanwhile, another new piece of software from Apple revealed yesterday was said that it could change how you manage your music library dubbed iTunes Match. Here’s how it works: the programme lets you back up your music library online through a scan. The software then creates a match of your music library on the web. Once you’ve replicated your entire music library you will then be able to download those files in high quality audio (256kbps) straight from iTunes to your Apple device, up to to ten in total. This I think is a nifty feature because it saves time in the long run by not having to individually update your iPod, then your iPhone one by one.
The service comes with a price tag of $24.99 (£15.20) per year when it launches in the US this Autumn. However, there could be a hidden agenda involved because Apple have carefully designed this new service so themselves and the record companies receive some cashback on all of those illegally downloaded music tracks that people download everyday. However, If you’re the sort of person with bad quality tracks saved on your computer this could just be the perfect service for you.
Bad news is for UK readers that iTunes in the Cloud is set to launch in the US only but hopefully we won’t have to wait too long for it to land in the UK.
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Toshiba’s Thrive to target entry level tablet buyers.
The Thrive will come with a satisfactory 10.1 inch screen carrying a 1280x800-pixel resolution, dual-core nVdia Tegra 2 processor, a 5Mp camera attached to the rear, a 2Mp camera built into the front and Android OS.
The price of the new tablet device from Toshiba is expected to go on the market at around £260, considerably cheaper than the Apple iPad 2. Will you be loyal and stick with Apple or switch to Toshiba’s new Thrive?
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Today marks the restore of Sony’s PlayStation Store.
If you are a PSN user who created your account before April 20th you will be pleased to know that you are eligible to download two free games from the five titles included in Sony’s ‘Welcome Back Package.’ The freebies are listed below:
You will also find that you now have a free subscription, yes free subscription to Sony’s ‘PlayStation Plus’ premium download service.
However, the question that still stands is that is all of this enough to win users back? Are you a Sony PSN user, what are your views?
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Nokia officially released a new Symbian range, E6 and X7 today.
We’ve recently seen news that Windows are planning to come to Nokia but it hasn’t stopped the company releasing a new set of Symbian smartphones, E6 and X7 go on sale today.
With the E6 you will receive a touch screen, qwerty keyboard, email and social networking apps, customisable home screens designed to suit you each day of the week, free GPS navigation and access to the Ovi store.
Buy the X7 and attain a 4-inch AMOLED touch screen, email and social networking apps, customisable home screens designed to suit you each day of the week, free GPS navigation, access to the Ovi store, faster browsing and TV on demand with quick access to CNN, BBC and more.
Also with the X7 you get 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0 and a fantastic 8Mp camera.
Both of them, Nokia E6 and X7 are available for pre-order today costing £399 and £359.
They both offer some stupendous features but are they enough for you to kill the waiting and go and buy the new Symbian smartphone(s) rather than wait for the release of the first Nokia smartphone running Windows expected to be released later this year? What do you think? Let me know!
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Buy and download games from Nintendo’s 3DS eShop also download a new firmware update.
The new firmware update is due to land in North America on the 6th June so I hope in a few days it will reach us in the UK.
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New music streaming service from Apple to take on Spotify.
iCloud will work by scanning your hard drive and then letting you play the same songs that are already on your hard drive but on your portable device through an online replicate.
Apple already has music labels, Sony, EMI, and Warner Music interested but its not enough to replace your whole music library by far.
There’s already a variety of songs available to us on iTunes so hopefully Apple will be able to offer a similar collection of music for iCloud.
What do you think of it? Is it a waste of time or could it actually be useful?
Watch this space next week for more information on the new service.
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More issues with Sony’s PSN and PlayStation Store causing a delay on getting back online for users.
The screen many of you would have seen appear is the one pictured above pointing out to you that there is currently a maintenance issue causing the server to be down. All of the hype last week with the re-launch of the PSN, the chance to update your security details and manage to get your hands on your free games through the PlayStation Store doesn’t look good at all at the moment.
This is what was said in the PlayStation blog:
“Sony Network Entertainment International (SNEI, the company) will fully restore all PlayStation Network services in the Americas, Europe/PAL territories and Asia, excluding Japan, Hong Kong, and South Korea by the end of this week.”
So, you have a little longer to wait before you can get back online with PSN, update your security details and get your free games whilst Sony fix the security vulnerability. What’s your views on the current issue? Let me know by clicking comments.
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