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Sony Dash to launch Hulu Plus

By Akihabara News Team - [15/11/2010 - 09:48] - 0 - Home Entertainment Networking

Sony just announced the availability of the Hulu Plus service on the Dash, a 7″ inch WiFi device ($199) we talked about a while back. This service will join the Dash platform and Sony Bravia Internet Video service, to make access[...]

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Sharp Aquos Ultra Slim 3D BD recorder BD-AV07 now official

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [21/10/2010 - 03:34] - 0 - Home Entertainment

Introduced briefly at CEATEC 2010, Sharp’s new ultra slim and elegant BD-AV07, a 3D Capable Blu-Ray player, has now been made official. With a thickness of just 35mm, the BD-AV07 supports both BD-RE and BD-R as well as BD XL, com[...]

Sharp Aquos Ultra Slim 3D BD recorder BD-AV07 now official

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From Concept to Reality, Panasonic introduces its compact DMR-BF200 Blu-Ray DVR

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [20/10/2010 - 02:56] - 0 - Home Entertainment

Introduced at CEATEC 2010 as a concept, the DMR-BF200 from Panasonic is now official! Available in White or black with the possibility to “Pimp” its casing with a choice of five different motifs. The DMR-BF200 comes with 320GB of HDD, [...]

From Concept to Reality, Panasonic introduces its compact DMR-BF200 Blu-Ray DVR

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[CEATEC 2010] Panasonic Booth, Lumix Phone, Blu-Ray Diga Prototype and iPhone Digital Photo Frame

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [5/10/2010 - 12:56] - 0 - Camcorder Cameras Displays Home Entertainment Phones

Being a major player in Japan we were hoping to be amazed by Panasonic Booth, but nothing really stand out of the extraordinary, or not too many things. Lumix Phone (Photo Gallery) Announced earlier, the Lumix Phone made its first appa[...]

[CEATEC 2010] Panasonic Booth, Lumix Phone, Blu-Ray Diga Prototype and iPhone Digital Photo Frame

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Sony announces “Video On Demand powered by Qriocity” extending into Europe

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [2/9/2010 - 02:50] - 0 - Home Entertainment

Today at the IFA 2010, Sony announced that “Video On Demand powered by Qriocity™”, a premium streaming video service, will be available this fall in five European countries including France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the U.K. With “Vid[...]

Sony announces “Video On Demand powered by Qriocity” extending into Europe

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Mitsubishi new DVR will toast your Blu-Ray at 8x.

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [18/8/2010 - 03:18] - 2 - Home Entertainment

Sold with either 1TB or 500GB of internal Storage, Mitsubishi latest “Real Blu-Ray” video recorders comes with with a 8x Blu-Ray Recorder, 2 Ground Digital TV Tuner and the support of acTVila Japanese VOD Service. Like any other DVR, o[...]

Mitsubishi new DVR will toast your Blu-Ray at 8x.

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5 new LED Backlight HD TVs from Mitsubishi Electric.

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [18/8/2010 - 03:01] - 0 - Home Entertainment

Mitsubishi Electric announced this morning 5 new LED backlight HD TV in Japan. Available in Full HD for the 40” model and HD (1366×768 or WXGA) for the 19, 22 and 32” ones , our 5 LCD LED Backlight TVs comes with many little nifty[...]

5 new LED Backlight HD TVs from Mitsubishi Electric.

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Panasonic new Viera R2B series comes with Skype, an HDD and Blu-Ray burner.

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [14/5/2010 - 03:19] - 0 - Home Entertainment

Unlike the Viera R2 series, the R2B Full HD TVs are only available in LCD and offered in 32 and 37”, however our 2 new TVs are sold with 320GB of HDD and a Blu-Ray burner in standard. Other specs includes like the R2 Series the support[...]

Panasonic new Viera R2B series comes with Skype, an HDD and Blu-Ray burner.

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Panasonic new Viera R2 series comes with Skype and up to 500GB of HDD

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [14/5/2010 - 02:59] - 0 - Home Entertainment

Panasonic just announced this morning their new Veria R2 HD TVs in Japan. Available in either PDP (Plasma) in 50, 46 and 42” with 500GB of HDD or in LCD featuring Panasonic New IPSα technology and in 37” Full HD or 32” (HD Ready) with [...]

Panasonic new Viera R2 series comes with Skype and up to 500GB of HDD

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LG introduces the first DMB 2.0 Phone in Korea with the LG-SU420

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [15/4/2010 - 01:47] - 1 - Phones

The DMB 2.0 is Korea ultimate upgrade of the actual DMB service and will let you for example watch TV, VOD, listen to Radio and Surf the web (DATA) at the same time, well if at least you can handle doing 4 things at the same time…. And[...]

LG introduces the first DMB 2.0 Phone in Korea with the LG-SU420

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LG and the Korean Ministry Education launch their first VOD education channel.

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [5/4/2010 - 02:40] - 0 - Science

Tailored to provide “interesting” contents to students who seems to get bored at school and make sure that students who are homeschooled or reluctant to go to school get the best possible teaching. Thanks to a USB dongle, the “myEdutv”[...]

LG and the Korean Ministry Education launch their first VOD education channel.

Via LG Telecom

Pantech Sportiv New phone now in Korea

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [29/12/2009 - 09:56] - 2 - Phones

Pantech unleashed yesterday its new IM-U540L in Korea and available through LG Telecom. Our new Phone also known as Sportive (sporty Touch Edition) features a unique “sport” deigned targeting active and young customers. Spe[...]

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Softbank Aquos Shot, 12.1Mpix Camera phone with 100 Burst mode

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [10/11/2009 - 12:56] - 5 - Phones

Unlike its brother the Aquos Full Touch, the Aquos shot is mainly aimed at people searching for a compact yet powerful mobile phone with a descent Camera mode. The Aquos Shot offers on top of its 12.1MPix with AF and touch AF, a unique[...]

Softbank Aquos Shot, 12.1Mpix Camera phone with 100 Burst mode

Softbank Aquos Full Touch… Half XGA and Wi-Fi

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [10/11/2009 - 12:38] - 0 - Phones

Half XGA 4” touch screen, 8Mpix with AF camera module, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, 1Seg TV tuner and 220MB of internal memory, here you are in a Nutshell, the Sharp Aquos Full Touch or better known as 941SH. Belonging to Softbank new Wi-Fi [...]

Softbank Aquos Full Touch… Half XGA and Wi-Fi

Samsung Korea releases it latest DMB Phone the SCH-W920.

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [4/11/2009 - 02:54] - 0 - Phones

Though being just 12.9mm thin and weighing just 96gr, our 3G HSPDA phone can offer Bluetooth, VOD and MOD, DMB TV support, a dual Camera 300k and 3Mpix, TOEIC and TOEFL tests, an English dictionary and finally also a siren SOS Alarm. N[...]

Samsung Korea releases it latest DMB Phone the SCH-W920.

Via Samsung Korea

PCL-ET-MA-S, I-O Data’s Latest HD-PLC LAN Converter

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [28/10/2009 - 05:54] - 0 - Pc

Today I-O Data released a new set of PLC (Power Line Communication) LAN converters for easily connecting TVs (but not limited to) to the Internet, and to enjoy Japanese VOD services like acTVila.

PCL-ET-MA-S, I-O Data’s Latest HD-PLC LAN Converter

Via I-O DATA

Sharp’s New LED AQUOS HD TVs Unveiled, the LX Series (with Video)

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [29/9/2009 - 11:33] - 3 - Image

This morning Sharp invited us to discover their latest LED AQUOS line-up, a new series of Full HD TVs featuring LED backlight and scheduled to be released around middle of November. The LED AQUOS line-up includes 60”, 52”, 46” and 40” [...]

Sharp’s New LED AQUOS HD TVs Unveiled, the LX Series (with Video)

AU iida Ply, Yet Another Design Phone from KDDI

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [9/9/2009 - 02:15] - 2 - Phones

Here’s the Ply, another design phone KDDI’s AU that takes after a notebook with bookmarks on its side… This new mobile phone was introduced as a concept a year ago… Today, here it is! Unlike the Prismoid, the Ply offe[...]

AU iida Ply, Yet Another Design Phone from KDDI

Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America Ships VUDU Integrated 1080p Flat Panel LCD TVs

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [4/9/2009 - 03:02] - 0 - Image

Here’s the LT-46249 and LT-52249, 46″ and 52” respectively, Mitsubishi’s latest VUDU capable TVs (an US VOD service). This service offers a little more than 16000 video with 2200 of them available in HD… It also featu[...]