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Samsung Unveils Water, Shock and Dust Proof Camcorder HMX-W350 and QF20 with Wi-Fi

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [17/5/2012 - 08:41] - 0 - Camcorder

Samsung Electronics releases HMX-W350 camcorder with waterproof, shock absorber and dust proof design to enter the outdoor camcorder market at home and abroad before the summer vacation season hits the market. With the battery running [...]

Samsung Unveils Water, Shock and Dust Proof Camcorder HMX-W350 and QF20 with Wi-Fi

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Samsung’s new Wi-Fi DV300F is now available in Korea

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [20/3/2012 - 07:41] - 0 - Cameras

Samsung introduced ahead of the CES 2012 a new Wi-Fi powered DV300F point and Shoot that also comes with DUAL LCD. Today, Samsung announced that this new DV300F shooter is finally available in Korea at around 299,000 Won. Just in cased[...]

Samsung’s new Wi-Fi DV300F is now available in Korea

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Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 getting early-August Gingerbread treat

By Tom LESKIN - [21/6/2011 - 10:27] - 0 - Phones

If you’re a user of Sony Ericsson’s Xperia X10, which was updated officially to Android 2.1 Eclair not too long ago, you’ll be happy to know that this summer you will be getting some Android 2.3 Gingerbread on your sm[...]

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 getting early-August Gingerbread treat

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Mitsubishi unveils 2011 HDTV line, includes 75-inch 3D-Ready LaserVue TV

By Tom LESKIN - [2/6/2011 - 01:05] - 1 - Home Entertainment

As part of its new “Go Big” strategy, aiming to make its large-screen TVs the standard for 3D home entertainment, today Mitsubishi unveiled its 2011 product line-up. New models included cinema-like DLP TVs ranging from 73- [...]

Mitsubishi unveils 2011 HDTV line, includes 75-inch 3D-Ready LaserVue TV

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Samsung announces two new 3D Smart TVs in Korea with the D6500 and D6400

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [21/3/2011 - 07:44] - 0 - Home Entertainment

If your budget its to tight to get one of Samsung’s D8000 or D7000 featuring respectively Samsung’s 960Hz and 720Hz CMR Panel (Clear Motion Rate) technology, but dying to get your hands on one of these 3D Smart TVs, you should definiti[...]

Samsung announces two new 3D Smart TVs in Korea with the D6500 and D6400

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Sony introduces new Bravia 3D HDTVs in Japan with X-Reality PRO Engine

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [17/3/2011 - 08:00] - 0 - Home Entertainment

Sony has introduced six new Bravia 3D HDTVs in Japan that all comes with Sony’s new X-Reality PRO engine introduced for the first time at CES 2011. All models comes naturally with a Full HD Panel and will be propose in three different [...]

Sony introduces new Bravia 3D HDTVs in Japan with X-Reality PRO Engine

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[CP+ 2011] What you might have missed

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [15/2/2011 - 03:43] - 1 - Camcorder Cameras

CP+ 2011 is now over, and even if it was a little bit smaller than last year’s one, there still was pretty nice stuff to be seen. So here is the list of the news related to this event, enjoy it! 1. Sony Advance Model, NXCAM prototype, [...]

[CP+ 2011] Casio’s Tryx in Video

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [9/2/2011 - 05:48] - 0 - Camcorder

Casio’s Tryx doesn’t need any introduction. Already introduced for the first time at CES this year, then announced in Japan just recently, Casio could not come to DP+ without this very particular camera. Anyway, if you never had the ch[...]

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Samsung announces the Star II with a touch of Social Networking

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [18/1/2011 - 12:22] - 0 - Phones

Believe it or not, but Samsung had apparently sold 30 Million Star phones in the past, which bluntly put means that there is around 30 million of dumb phones out here, scary isn’t it? And to make things even worse, today, Samsung annou[...]

Samsung announces the Star II with a touch of Social Networking

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[CES 2011] Casio thinks the Tryx will do the trick!

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [7/1/2011 - 09:45] - 1 - Cameras

What an interesting approach from Casio, the Tryx is not your average pocket camera, it is in fact a whole you concept that will let you finally enjoy taking video, well at least is what Casio thinks, and I have to agrees with them on [...]

[CES 2011] Casio thinks the Tryx will do the trick!

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The Recap – What you may have missed this Week

By Akihabara News Team - [4/12/2010 - 11:41] - 0 - The Recap

Week of November 29 to December 5 2010 It’s winter time. Take a break. Play with your playstation’s move and take the warm mouse. And if you have enough energy, read the week recap. 1.Move with Sony but also with Microsoft&[...]

The Recap – What you may have missed this Week

Softbank invest $150 million in Zynga, makers of Farmville

By Akihabara News Team - [2/12/2010 - 05:17] - 0 - Announcement Gaming

Softbank and Zynga have just announced their partnership in Japan. Together, the companies hope to take advantage of Zynga’s social game expertise and pair it with Softbank’s mobile and web technology to expand the mobile social gaming[...]

Softbank invest $150 million in Zynga, makers of Farmville

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Audio-Technica is holding a Christmas song contest

By Akihabara News Team - [27/10/2010 - 01:00] - 2 - Contests

With a crisp bite in the air, and lots of sniffling being heard these days (ew!), we know that the Christmas season is just around the corner (yey!). Christmas means wading through crowded shopping malls while hearing the same Christma[...]

Audio-Technica is holding a Christmas song contest

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Skype rolls out Facebook-ready 5.0 update

By Akihabara News Team - [15/10/2010 - 10:20] - 1 - Software

Skype just released the brand new 5.0 version of their popular VoIP software, now with advanced Facebook integration and group video calling up to 10 persons at the same time. All this means that you can now check your Facebook status,[...]

Skype rolls out Facebook-ready 5.0 update

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Windows Mobile is dead, long live Windows Phone 7

By Akihabara News Team - [12/10/2010 - 11:47] - 7 - Phones Software

Yesterday was the official launch of the much awaited Window Phone 7, the successor and replacement of the ancient and often cumbersome Windows Mobile. Announced yesterday, the new smartphone OS is already setting the tech world afire [...]

Windows Mobile is dead, long live Windows Phone 7

Hitachi LifeStudio content-aware external HDD on its way to Japan.

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [14/9/2010 - 02:32] - 0 - Storage

Two month after being announced and released in the USA, the new Hitachi LifeStudio line-up of external HDD are now finally coming to Japan. These products will be available in four different flavors with the LifeStudio Mobile and Life[...]

Hitachi LifeStudio content-aware external HDD on its way to Japan.

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Sanyo Introduces VPC-GH4 to Xacti line with YouTube and Facebook integration

By Akihabara News Team - [10/9/2010 - 11:09] - 1 - Camcorder

Sanyo has announced a successor to the VPC-GH2: a full-HD video recorder with 10x dual range optical zoom for video and 5x zoom for photos. It also features a High Speed Sequential Shooting Mode, usually only found on more expensive ca[...]

Sanyo Introduces VPC-GH4 to Xacti line with YouTube and Facebook integration

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LG to introduce “Smart TV” concept at IFA

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [1/9/2010 - 01:44] - 0 - Home Entertainment None

LG’s SMART TV is LG approach to mix both Internet Content and TV. The obvious application will be for you to access to basic internet services like YouTube, Picasa, Yahoo! Yahoo! News, AccuWeather.com, but also SNS services like FaceBo[...]

LG to introduce “Smart TV” concept at IFA

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Sanyo new Xacti VPC-PD2BK set to crush the useless Flip Camera

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [20/8/2010 - 09:08] - 8 - Camcorder

Ok, I have to admit I never understood why people are crazy about the Flip… Sure the Flip has an interested design and the concept is well done, but good lord, did you see the rubbish quality coming out a Flip? For years Sanyo ha[...]

Sanyo new Xacti VPC-PD2BK set to crush the useless Flip Camera

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Hitachi redefines External Storage with All-in-One LifeStudio line-up

By Akihabara News Team - [8/7/2010 - 05:37] - 0 - Storage

Hitachi’s new LifeStudio line of external hard drives offer such impressive bunch of features as Automatic organization of your content by file type and date and display of them on a 3D wall based on Cooliris platform ; upload or[...]

Hitachi redefines External Storage with All-in-One LifeStudio line-up

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New Firmware 3.40 available for PS3, comes with a bunch of new features

By Akihabara News Team - [29/6/2010 - 04:57] - 0 - Home Entertainment Software

Announced to be available from today, the new Firmware 3.40 for PS3 brings such new features to players as: 1) PlayStation Plus, Sony’s new subscription-based service; 2) a new Video editor/uploader to the PlayStation 3′s X[...]

New Firmware 3.40 available for PS3, comes with a bunch of new features

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YENDO: Sony Ericsson’s Full Touch screen Walkman Phone

By Akihabara News Team - [23/6/2010 - 06:04] - 5 - Phones

Last week we were rather busy with bringing you the highlight products from E3 so we had to postpone this news to this week. Sony Ericsson unveiled their first Full Touch Screen Walkman Phone, the YENDO. Yendo boasts a design similar t[...]