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VIDEO: Philips Cinema 21:9 ratio TV
Brings new meaning to "widescreen" 29 January 2009 16:02 GMT
Pocket-lint's Stuart Miles attended the London launch of Philips' bonkers new "Cinema" line of televisions that sees the 56-inch widescreen monster given a loooong 21:9 ratio for black bar haters.

An incredibly niche product for rich idiots or just what your...
HDTVs entice US sports fans to visit in-laws
Samsung's silly Super Bowl survey 29 January 2009 15:50 GMT
American men are more likely to visit their mother-in-law if she's got a high definition television in her living room, new "research" has revealed.

The survey, commissioned to mark Samsung's sponsorship of the NFL and Super Bowl XLIII, states that an "HDTV...
VIDEO: Nokia offers Audio Smileys for kids
"A silly little application" 29 January 2009 15:22 GMT
Initially an "unofficial side project", Nokia's Beta Labs is offering "Audio Smileys" for kids. Audio Smileys is described as "a cute little application that allows you to play funny sounds to express your feelings". Hit play now for more...
Marantz BD8002 Blu-ray player revealed
£1800 but no BD-Live 29 January 2009 15:07 GMT
Marantz has unveiled its flagship Blu-ray player, the BD8002, describing the player as "an ultimate-quality, reference standard High Definition source component".

The BD8002 offers a 1080p image, 24 frames per second, and decoding of Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby...
Nintendo 9-month sales up 17%
But drops its annual forecast again 29 January 2009 14:22 GMT
Nintendo has posted its financial results for the 9 month period ending 31 December 2008, and for once, it's almost good news.

Strong sales of both the Wii and DS consoles worldwide has helped the company to achieve a 17% rise in sales on the same period in...
Digital Britain report published
"A successful Britain must be a Digital Britain" 29 January 2009 14:03 GMT
Lord Carter's "Digital Britain" interim government report has finally been published and has been described as a "plan to secure Britain’s place at the forefront of the global digital economy".

The 86-page document - plus glossary, foreword and annexes - is...
Philips goes super wide with Cinema 21:9 ratio TV
Maybe even wider than your fireplace 29 January 2009 13:03 GMT
Philips has officially unveiled its super wide widescreen TV in the UK on Thursday as it attempts to offer something different to consumers aside from just another thin TV set.

The new model, called Cinema 21:9, will for the time being only come as a 56-inch...
Daily Tech Deal: Cash for your old DVDs with Musicmagpie
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 29 January 2009 13:00 GMT
The Daily Tech Deal today brings you something that everyone can use and will quite literally make you some money, rather than entice you to spend any.

The service, Musicmagpie, currently allows you to send in old CDs in return for cash, which sounds fair enough,...
VIDEO OF THE DAY – World’s smallest grand piano
Small is big these days. Or the other way round. Or whatever... 29 January 2009 12:00 GMT
Here’s one for all you pedants and scholars.

What’s wrong with the following sentence?

"Here’s a clip of the world’s smallest grand piano".

Yup. If it’s “small”, it can’t be “grand” can it?

Those bonkers Japanese have been...
Cineworld to add more 3D screens
144 planned for the UK 29 January 2009 11:53 GMT
Cineworld is to offer 144 cinema screens capable of showing 3D movies in the UK, the chain has announced.

Thanks to agreements with NEC, for the digital projectors, and RealD, for the 3D bits and bobs, the multi-million pound update is planned for completion...
Dancing Brobee takes on Elmo
Yo kids let's do some dancing 29 January 2009 11:29 GMT
First there was the Dancing Elmo, now it seems Brobee from Yo Gabba Gabba wants in on the dancing toy action.

Makers Spin Master have launched a dancing version of the big green monster at this year's Toy Fair in London.

Spin Master says that...
Spotify forced to remove songs, add restrictions
Label deals require changes 29 January 2009 11:20 GMT
Spotify, the PC-based music streaming service, has announced changes that will see restrictions added to appease record labels.

In a blog post the company states: "Unfortunately we are going to be removing a number of songs from our catalogue and adding country...
Sony reports 95% slump in profits
First annual loss in 14 years 29 January 2009 11:06 GMT
Sony has released figures for the quarter ending 31 December that show a 95% fall in net profit, showing all the more clearly how much the global slump has hit demand for things such as TVs and cameras.

Net profits were reportedly 10.4 billion yen (around £81.3...
Prime-8: The fastest bi-ped robot in town
Run Forest run 29 January 2009 11:00 GMT
A new robotics company, Bossa Nova robots, is hoping to steal Wow Wee's thunder this Christmas with the launch of what it is claiming is the fastest bi-ped robot around.

The new bright yellow Gorilla, called Prime-8 (see what they've done there) will come with...
Brush Bot vibrates its way to launch
One way to get your shoes clean 29 January 2009 10:59 GMT
Robots are great, but sometimes can cost a fair few pennies - the Pleo is over £250 for example. In steps the Brush Bot, a build it yourself robot made from a shoe brush and a couple of motors.

The new robot, which admittedly really only vibrates, looks cute,...
Orange launches PAYG BlackBerry Pearl 8120
With £5 per month service charge 29 January 2009 10:52 GMT
Following Pocket-lint's revelation that this was in the pipeline, Orange has now announced it will be bringing the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 to its Pay As You Go customers.

The smartphone will be priced at £145 and customers will be able to take out a "BlackBerry...
Hasbro Bop it! updated
Push it, twist it, pull it, shout it... 29 January 2009 10:39 GMT
Hasbro has launched the follow up to its party game Bop It Extreme 2 at this year's Toy Fair in London as it once again aims to build on the Simon Says formula.

The new model will be called Bop it! "As to not confuse the Americans", a spokesperson told Pocket-lint....
Google announces Measurement Lab
Diagnostic tools to check your internet connection 29 January 2009 10:35 GMT
Google has announced the launch of a new initiative that will let web users see if their service provider is throttling their internet connection.

In a blog post, Google explains: "When an Internet application doesn't work as expected or your connection seems...
Boffins invent new super light bulb
"Holy grail" of lighting 29 January 2009 9:55 GMT
A new type of light bulb is due to launch that promises to be even more eco-friendly than current offerings.

Said to be three times more energy efficient and able to cut lighting bills by as much as 75%, the new bulbs offer 100,000 hours use and can be dimmed....
Nokia launches 6303 classic and 2700 classic
Affordable options 29 January 2009 9:26 GMT
As well as the 6700 classic, an update of the popular 6300, Nokia has announced the launch of two more "classic" phones.

The 6303 classic and the 2700 classic are both affordable options due to be available in the second quarter of 2009.

The 2700...
Nokia 6700 classic announced
"A new benchmark for mid-range devices" 29 January 2009 9:08 GMT
Nokia has announced the Nokia 6700 classic, the successor to the 6300, apparently one of Nokia's most popular devices.

Promising "to set a new benchmark for mid-range devices", the new phone offers a full metal keymat and is said to take elements of style from...
WEBSITE OF THE DAY – orange.co.uk/film
Going to the movies? Check here first to get the lowdown 29 January 2009 0:00 GMT
The funny thing about mobile networks is that, individually, they each seem to go hand in hand with another industry.

Say “Vodafone” and many will think “motor racing”.

Say “O2” and many will think “music”.

Say “Orange” and many people...
iPhoto's Faces feature can recognise cats
Test proves Apple wrong 28 January 2009 23:23 GMT
Apple disappointed pet owners everywhere when it said that iPhoto's new feature, Faces, would only work on human faces and not our favourite four-legged friends.

However, those at Macworld have tested out the feature and proved the bods at Apple wrong - Faces can...
Camera lens calendar could soon hit the market
Top gift for photography enthusiasts 28 January 2009 23:05 GMT
Pop this on the list of "gifts to get a photography enthusiast". It might look like a camera lens, but if you look closely at the etchings on the rings, you'll see that each one controls an aspect of the calendar, including days, dates, months and years.

Known as...
Kingston Digital releases new range of SDHC cards
Record up to 4 hours of HD content 28 January 2009 19:16 GMT
Kingston Digital has announced it is releasing a new line of SDHC video cards for use in digital camcorders.

To help consumers know which size will suit their needs, the SDHC cards come with the approximate recording time in minutes on the packaging, and are...