By: Staff
April 28, 2008

Altec Lansing, the sound specialists, today announced the launch of the new inMotion iM500, the company’s most compact portable audio system to-date. Light in weight and superbly thin for maximum portability, the iM500 speaker system perfectly partners the iPod Nano; slim, sleek and portable and with an output that defies it’s size.

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By: Staff
April 28, 2008

The new Philips LFH 7890–MKII is now available. This multimedia memo recorder features the world’s biggest capacity for as many as 576 hours of digital voice recording. Ergonomically and stylishly designed, it is easy to carry with you, weighs just 50 grams and slips into any bag or pocket.

It’s a memo recorder, but also a MP3 music device. In these modern times, we can’t stand to be without noise, can we?

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By: Staff
March 24, 2008

Dymo is known for its labelling products, but recently, the company has added an oddball to its product range: a direct-to-disc inkjet printer. The new contraption is called DiscPainter and resembles an inkjet like my foot. DiscPainter rotates the disc while printing --euh, sorry: painting. When I first saw it, and read the mumbo-jumbo on Dymo’s web site, I thought to have discovered yet on of those hypes that is as short lived as a white rat in a pharmaceutical lab.

But when I got the chance of reviewing the DiscPainter, I was quickly enchanted with the DiscPainter’s performance and features. If you want to read the review, visit the DiscPainter review on IT Enquirer.

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By: Staff
March 17, 2008

Mobility and elegance are the hallmarks of the new External 2.5” Hard Drive from Verbatim --but especially elegance, as you can see from the photo. With storage space for up to 320 GB, the new Verbatim portable drives are perfect for sharing data securely and quickly with friends and business colleagues.

The slim-line hard drives weigh just 150 grams, fit comfortably into the palm of the hand and offer unbeatable convenience for life on the move. They can be carried around with the utmost ease, pop one into the inside pocket of jacket or drop it into a handbag.

When it comes to design, Verbatim has stayed true to the idea that slim and stylish is beautiful. The new hard drives shine in their fine black and silver case, harmonizing perfectly with the design of the latest laptops. Verbatim’s mobile hard drives are also compatible with the latest operating systems - Vista (Windows) and Leopard (Mac). Depending on customer needs, the drives offer storage capacities of 120GB, 160GB, 250GB or 320GB and are priced at between £49.99 and £119.99 (RRP). 

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By: Staff
March 13, 2008

Altec Lansing says the VS2421 delivers powerful, full spectrum sound from custom-engineered, dual 2.5” satellite speakers and a slim 5.4” subwoofer which has been designed to fit easily under the user’s desk (the system can be wall mounted to maximise desk space).

This compact 2.1 speaker trio is said to deliver rich sound and features an innovative built-in microphone that makes the VS2421 perfect for VoIP and interactive gaming. This voice capability allows the user to make phone calls over the internet without the need for a handset, headset or extra cables. An automatic feedback cancellation feature is included as standard. Hmm, I’m sure that works well, but I’ll stick to my Ipevo handset if you don’t mind…

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By: Staff
March 13, 2008

Altec Lansing debuts the T612 digital audio system for the iPhone and new iPod family of products. The T612 provides crisp sound for music and multimedia, while also featuring iPhone incoming call support.

iPhone In-Call Support

The T612 complements key features of the iPhone, including support for incoming calls. If a call comes in while music is playing, the iPhone gives priority to the call by pausing the music. Once the call is completed, the iPhone is re-docked in the T612 and the music resumes playing the same song in the same place.

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By: Staff
March 13, 2008

Altec Lansing, the Sound Specialists, today launched their first Bluetooth stereo speaker - the SoundBlade. Designed to release the music of Bluetooth stereo enabled devices such as mobile phones, MP3 players and laptops, the SoundBlade is essential for music loving users on the move.

The SoundBlade stereo Bluetooth speaker system has a stylish look. It sounds as good as it looks; the sound panel features dual 2 inch full-range high output drivers, SRS TruBass and full stereo Bluetooth v.2 for wireless connectivity with most stereo Bluetooth mobile phones and laptops.

Equipped with AVRCP, a mobile handset can be used as the remote control, giving two-way remote volume, mute and track forward/back. The “blade-like” design, carried over from the successful iM500 iPod speaker, measures 6.125” H x 11.125” W x 1.0” D (15.6 CMSS X 28.3 CMS X 2.54CMS) for easy portability. Supporting both AC and battery power, the SoundBlade delivers up to 24 hours of continious playback on 6AA batteries.

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By: Staff
March 10, 2008

Memorex sent me one of their Ultra Travel Drives. Apparently, after everybody else had a shot at these disks with replaceable “armour” I was the one who was going to write a swell review of their Ultra Travel Drive. In a world where disk drives have been become a commodity if ever there was one, the Memorex drive tries to discern itself from the others by offering coloured “shells” that you can replace yourself.

“Great Stuff!” “What a fantastic idea!” Those are the exclamation marks Memorex marketing people seem to have been thinking of when they designed these drives. Alas, reviewers and potential users with some knowledge of technology tend to be a lot more subdued in their commentaries, especially when the rest of the drive is only average --mediocre so to speak.

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By: Staff
March 03, 2008

The DMP-BD30 Blu-ray Disc Player recently introduced by Panasonic combines Blu-ray Disc specifications, which were created to achieve 1920 x 1080 image resolution and high-quality surround sound from advanced formats such as Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD, with the so-called Final Standard Profile to bring entirely new features to Blu-ray disc playback. The DMP-BD30 is the world’s first Blu-ray Disc player to support the Final Standard Profile.

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By: Staff
March 03, 2008

For 2008, Panasonic has developed a new line-up of DVD recorders with even higher image quality, smoother operation, and networking abilities that anyone can use with ease. The new VIERA Link function is more advanced. Auto Preset Download does away with the need to make channel and other initial DIGA recorder settings. Direct TV Rec. lets the user start recording the TV program that is currently being watched by simply pressing the VIERA Link button on the VIERA remote and selecting Direct TV Rec. Pause Live TV pauses a TV program with the same ease as pausing a DVD disc. The rest of the program can then be watched at a later time, right from the point where it was paused.

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By: Staff
March 01, 2008

Plantronics launches the new Voyager 855, the industry’s first mono-to-stereo convertible Bluetooth® headset with AudioIQ DSP noise reduction technology for MP3 mobile phones.
The new Plantronics Voyager 855 headset offers a convertible design with immersive sound experience for calls and listening to music on Bluetooth enabled mobile phones with stereo A2DP. The lightest stereo headset available to date, the new Voyager 855 includes intelligent features that offer unparalleled audio clarity --if your Bluetooth signal is working well, that is.

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By: Staff
February 28, 2008

Noise is everywhere, unless you are lucky and live in a rural area in a country with plenty of room. The US, UK, Germany, France… If you’re not that lucky, you live in a crowded city where police helicopters constantly fly above your place, cars and lorries find your street the best to pass through on their way from one motorway to the other, and frustrated mothers come to stroll with their screaming children.

But fear not. If your ears haven’t been exposed to dangerous levels of pounding “music” yet, there’s hope for you. It comes in the form of two small foamy plugs. We like to call them ear plugs. Actually, the polyurethane foam variety can decrease noise with up to 32 dB. My personal favourites are those from Quies, a French company specialised in these little pluggies.

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