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Archive for September, 2007

Motorola RAZR2 V8 Runs Linux, Dropping Any Time Now

James Allan Brady, Sep 1st 2007 Discuss [0]

So some of you I am sure saw our own Chris Davies’ review of the Sprint RAZR2 V9m. Well, Motorola has released another model already, the V8, the key difference being that it’s Linux powered. Specs wise there is a WMP11 codec, a USB 2.0 interface, a touchscreen customized for music, 512MB of integrated storage and up to 2GB of (microSD?) user storage. You can also read text messages on the external display. There is quad band GSM/GPRS, a 2MP cam with MPEG4 video support and 8x zoom. The external display is the same 2” QVGA screen, the internal one is 2.2” same resolution as the external one. Read The Full Story

IFA 2007 – Behringer’s USB Guitar makes computer recording easy

Chris Davies, Sep 1st 2007 Discuss [2]

With resident SlashGear writer Scott's obsession for Guitar Hero, I fully expect him to wet himself on seeing Behringer's new USB guitar range, launched at IFA 2007. Since music recording and editing has increasingly gone from the professional studio filled with racks of hardware and into instead the humble laptop, one of the last outstays has been recording live instruments; now, Behringer has made it as straightforward as plugging your guitar into a free USB port. Read The Full Story

IFA 2007 – Sunload solar-panel equipped bags caught on video

Chris Davies, Sep 1st 2007 Discuss [0]

It's the job of fate to make sure that, when you really need to call someone, your cellphone battery has died. The people at Sunload obviously got fed up of this, and have stuck a triumphant two fingers up at fate with their solar-panel equipped bags. Vincent caught up with them at IFA 2007 and got a tour of the latest range; check out the exclusive SlashGear video after the cut. Read The Full Story

IFA 2007 – Netgear introduce ReadyNAS networked RAID storage

Chris Davies, Sep 1st 2007 Discuss [1]

Netgear introduced a little industrial chic to their Network Attached Storage (NAS) range at IFA 2007 with the ReadyNAS NV+; up to 2TB of X-RAID protected backup, in the shape of a hot-swappable quad-caddy drive. Check out the exclusive SlashGear video of the Netgear ReadyNAS after the cut Read The Full Story

IFA 2007 – Creative launch new ZEN PMP (video)

Chris Davies, Sep 1st 2007 Discuss [0]

At their IFA 2007 Press Conference Creative pretty much said "iPod who?" as all eyes were on their credit-card sized ZEN PMP. The tiny device - which measures just 55 x 83 x 12mm - is easily Creative's best mobile device to date, with a 2.5-inch, 16.7-million-colours screen, a choice of 4, 8 or 16GB of internal memory (expandable via an SD/SDHC slot) and support for MP3, AAC (unprotected), WMA, WMV, MPEG-4, DivX and XviD files. [youtube _zFc7T3SC8U] Read The Full Story