World Technology Update - 09 October 2009

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» News: In this week’s show Toshiba announces its Cell Regza TV, Nissan shows off prototype car collision prevention technology, Kohjinsha displays a dual screen laptop, Yamaha develops a speaker made of cloth, NTT DoCoMo lets you pitch an email, Alps Electric sends data through your body and Fujitsu analyzes your golf swing.


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16/07/2009

News: Palm confirms that iTunes update kills Pre sync
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01/07/2009

News: 30 years of the Sony Walkman
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26/05/2009

Review: Philips GoGear Spark 4GB - In brief
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17/05/2009

Review: Samsung SBH700 - In brief
We didn't like wearing the Samsung SBH700 headphones. Despite extensive fiddling, we couldn't arrive at a comfortable fit. watch video »

14/04/2009

News: Sony unveils high-end Walkman players
Sony is launching a new model at the top of its Walkman family with a crisp 3in OLED touchscreen, the NW-X1000. watch video »

06/04/2009

Review: Logitech AudioHub - In brief
Logitech's AudioHub is a compact, desktop speaker system for your laptop that aims to enhance your movie watching and music listening. watch video »

19/03/2009

Review: Genius SP-Tempo 350 - In Brief
A bulky but inexpensive travel speaker, the Genius SP-Tempo 350 produces decent sound for an iPod speaker. watch video »

16/03/2009

Review: Apple iPod Shuffle - In brief
The minimalist third-generation Apple iPod shuffle has innovative text-to-voice technology, but the controls take some getting used to. watch video »

16/03/2009

News: Nokia expands the Comes With Music range
The world's biggest cell phone maker is looking to launch its music subscription service in more countries in the coming months and this week... watch video »

13/03/2009

News: World Technology Update - 13 March 2009
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03/03/2009

News: Blaupunkt car radios stream internet stations over 3G
Blaupunkt has a new pair of car radios that allow you to dial up any of about internet 16,000 stations from around the world watch video »

16/02/2009

News: World Technology Update, February 16 2009
Amazon unveils Kindle 2, the EU promotes Safer Internet Day, Ebay tightens regulations and Microsoft gets its 10,000th patent watch video »

30/01/2009

News: World Technology Update: January 30 2009
The European Commission considers hearing impairment risks caused by personal music players, Obama gets to keep his BlackBerry, the Pope gets a... watch video »

29/01/2009

News: EC investigates hearing risks caused by iPods
The European Commission convened a panel of experts in Brussels on Tuesday to consider the risks to hearing caused by personal music players. watch video »

17/11/2008

News: Intel launches Core i7 processor
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10/12/2008

Review: Asus Eee Top 1602 video review
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27/11/2008

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14/08/2008

Review: First look: Casio G'zOne
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24/09/2008

News: T-Mobile G1: See the first Google Android phone in action
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05/02/2009

News: Google Ocean provides underwater 3D images
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02/10/2008

News: Nintendo's update to the DS Lite: the DS-i
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05/09/2008

News: IFA: Philips shows off new products at IFA
At the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin Philips showed off some new technology. While they did devote a section to home electronics,... watch video »

23/01/2009

Tutorial: Windows 7 guide, part 1: installation
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23/01/2009

Tutorial: Windows 7 guide, part 5: Action Center and UAC
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10/12/2008

Review: MSI Wind U100 video review
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12/01/2009

News: Sony launches its Vaio P mini laptop
Sony took the wraps off its anticipated Vaio P-series mini-laptop at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week. watch video »

02/12/2008

Review: Dell Inspiron Mini 9 video review
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02/12/2008

News: Sony unveils Christmas Fountain of Love
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12/01/2009

News: Steve Ballmer delivers CES keynote
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