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• 05 September 2008

• Video: World Technology Update: September 5 2008

  In this week’s show: we report from IFA in Berlin on a virtual mirror that makes trying on clothes a snap, Sony’s new line of Walkman players, LG’s network attached storage system, a super slim prototype LCD TV by Philips, eco friendly electronics, a traffic alert system, Toshiba’s advanced 3D modeling and Samsung’s new lightweight laptop.

• 04 September 2008

• Sony PlayTV personal video recorder

  Sony PlayStation owners are set to get a new toy. Sony's PlayTV launches on 16 September and will add TV streaming capabilities to the monolithic games console.

• News: Microsoft cuts US Xbox price to below Wii

  Microsoft yesterday announced $50 to $80 price cuts on all Xbox 360 models in the US.

• News: Sony launches two DV-tape hi-def camcorders

  Sony has unveiled two DV-tape based high-definition camcorders. The HDR-FX1000 and HVR-Z5J will be going on sale in the next couple of months.

• 03 September 2008

• News: Report: New Nintendo DS to feature bigger screen

  Nintendo is working on an updated Nintendo DS with slightly bigger screens that will both feature touch, according to reports.

• 02 September 2008

• News: Nokia picks UK to debut Comes with Music service

  Nokia will debut its Comes with Music service in the UK before implementing a global rollout.

• 01 September 2008

• Video: Diamond Drop 2 trailer

  Gary the mole faces the challenges of a diamond miner. He has to collect falling gems and toss them back up, to pave his road to success and into the heart of sweet Angela, his secret love. This game features two different game modes wrapped into an enthralling story. PC Advisor Games.

• News: Gears of War 2 won't be released on PC

  Gears of War fans won't be able to play the next installment of the tactical third-person shooter game on a PC, Epic Games has revealed.

• News: Amazon: no new Kindle this year

  Amazon has denied that it will be releasing a new version of its Kindle digital book reader.

• News: EU project to provide real-time traffic data

  A system to avoid traffic jams, accidents and other dangers is on show in Berlin at Coopers (Cooperative Systems for Intelligent Road Safety) IFA stand.

• News: Virtual mirror could kill in-store changing rooms

  Imagine trying on the latest fashions without having to undo a single button. That’s the idea behind the virtual mirror developed by researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications and on display at the IFA electronics show in Berlin.

• 31 August 2008

• News: Ion launches iPod & Flash USB turntables

  First we had the Ion USB turntable; then we had the Ion USB tape recorder; now Ion has seven products in its range of products that enables you to digitise old tracks in to various formats.

• News: DNLA certification links consumer electronics devices

  More and more consumer electronics products are being demonstrated with DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) certification at the IFA electronics show. New TV's, home theatre systems, and computers all come with the DLNA stamp.

• News: Toshiba image detection controls laptops and TVs

  Toshiba is demonstrating at IFA some of the latest image detection technology currently being worked on at its laboratories in Cambridge in the UK.

• 30 August 2008

• News: Sharp shows progress with solar-powered TVs

  Sharp is presenting an environmentally friendly way to watch television at this year's IFA electronics show in Berlin.

• News: Black is the new grey for consumer electronics

  One trend more obvious than any other at the IFA electronics show is how glossy black has taken over the consumer electronics market as the colour and finish of choice.

• News: iCord set-top box combines IPTV and satellite

  Humax showed off some of what it has in store with a demonstration of the forthcoming iCORD Hybrid set-top box at the IFA electronics show in Berlin.

• News: Intel: the future of robots revealed

  A world where humans and robots live side-by-side could be possible as soon as 2050, says Intel's chief technology officer Justin Rattner.

• 29 August 2008

• News: Toshiba to launch PS3 Cell-based TV in 2009

  At IFA in Berlin today, Toshiba announced that it plans to bring the powerful Cell processor into consumer electronics and launch a TV based on the chip in the second half of 2009.

• News: Studios make money from fans' YouTube postings

  Google has announced that users of its Video ID system that allows copyrighted videos to be tracked on YouTube by their owners prefer to allow the video website to sell ads against the content.

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