Apple has finally unveiled its new Mac mini, and as expected the ultra-compact desktop packs an HDMI port along with "up to twice the graphics performance" and an SD card slot. The new, smaller Apple Mac mini comes with a 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB of RAM, 320GB HDD and NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics; the regular model has a slot-loading 8x DVD burner, but as before an OS X Snow Leopard Server version will be offered with no optical drive but two 500GB HDDs instead.
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Nokia N8 first-impressions [Video]
Nokia’s N8 remains one of the more interesting smartphones of 2010, and we leapt at a chance to have an extended play with the Symbian^3 handset as it made its debut in London this morning. Toting a 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen with multitouch support, 12-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, 720p HD video recording and a Xenon flash, and a slick anodised aluminium chassis, our biggest question was whether Nokia’s OS fettling had been enough to make the N8 competitive with what’s an increasingly competitive smartphone market. Check out our impressions – and some hands-on video – after the cut.
Third Nokia N8 video demo shows HDMI & Bluetooth peripheral support
Nokia has posted the third and final part of their Nokia N8 video demos, and having focused last time around on media editing, this time they're looking at how you can consume multimedia. Not only will the N8 hook up to an HDTV via its HDMI port, you can pair a Bluetooth controller - such as a keyboard or HTPC remote - so as to navigate from the couch.
Video demo after the cut
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Lenovo IdeaPad U160 on sale now: Core i5/i7 and HDMI
Lenovo's IdeaPad U160 11.6-inch ultraportable, announced last month, has shown up on the company's webstore. Priced from $1,049, the U160 has a 1366 x 768 glossy display, a choice of Intel Core i5 or Core i7 ULV processors, and 4GB of DDR3 memory as standard.
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VIA EITX-3001 squeezes 1080p HD playback onto tiny mainboard
You can generally rely on VIA for a skinny mainboard with HD credentials, and their new VIA EITX-3001 doesn't disappoint. Based around the Em-ITX standard, a compact 12 x 17 cm form-factor, the fanless EITX-3001 packs an integrated 1.3GHz VIA Nano E-Series processor, VIA VX855 media system processor and HDMI connector, and is suitable for outputting 1080p High Definition video with hardware decoding of MPEG-2, H.264, VC-1 and WMV9 content.
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Sony Alpha A290 and A390 budget DSLRs get official
Sony has outed a pair of new entry-level DSLRs, the Sony Alpha DSLR-A290 and DSLR-A390, each packing 14.2-megapixels, HDMI outputs and BRAVIA Sync compatibility. Both get a 9-point autofocus system, 40-segment auto-exposure and a 2.7-inch TFT preview display; the Alpha A290 also throws in Quick AF Live View and a tilting mount for that display.
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Motorola XT720 hands-on [Video]
It takes a brave company – some might cruelly say foolish – to launch a touchscreen-centric smartphone on the same day that the next-gen iPhone is expected to debut, but Motorola are obviously confident enough in the new Motorola XT720 that they’re willing to take on Cupertino. Based on the MOTOROI handset that launched a few months back in Korea, the XT720 could be summed up as a Motorola DROID without the QWERTY keyboard (and just 10.9mm thick as a result), though there’s also an 8-megapixel autofocus camera with Xenon flash to sweeten the deal.
Video hands-on and some first-impressions after the cut
Toshiba AC100-114 Android 2.1 netbook with Tegra tipped
You'll want to squint at this picture, because you're looking at one of the more tempting netbooks we've seen of late. According to Blogeee's source, this is the Toshiba AC100-114, a 10.1-inch netbook with NVIDIA's Tegra T20 GPU and an HDMI port. However, rather than Windows 7 or XP, the Toshiba AC100-114 runs Google's Android 2.1 OS.
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Mac mini HDMI refresh imminent?
Apple's stock of the current-generation Mac mini is apparently dwindling, leading to speculation that the long-awaited HDMI update might be almost upon us. Apple Insider has heard from multiple sources that Mac mini availability is low, with Apple themselves giving distributors no ETA on when new stock could be expected.
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Sony PlayStation 3 Father’s Day Bundle Includes HDMI Cable After Long Last
If you're a lucky owner of a PlayStation 3, then you know what it feels like to open up a box that contains a console that's fully capable of HD-output, but it's missing one very key element: the cables. Sure, it's frustrating, but it just means you get to spend more money, and that's never a bad thing, right? Sure, we imagine that including the cables right from the out-set might have been the better thing to do, so hopefully you'll take it when you can get it. Start counting down the days to Father's Day, then.
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Dell Streak HDMI Home Dock Gets Pictured
The Dell Streak has seen a huge flurry of new photos, announcements, and price points unveiled about its upcoming existence, there's only a few minor details missing. Luckily, one of those isn't the HDMI-toting home dock. Not anymore, thanks to the folks over at Laptop Mag, who managed to get some hands-on time with the peripheral.
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Viliv X10 tablet takes on iPad with 1080p, HDMI & more
We've a soft spot for Viliv, since the Korean company have actually managed to get more than one MID and/or tablet device onto the market rather than just push out renders, and so the company's new Viliv X10 slate is all the more interesting. LaptopMag grabbed some hands-on time with the 10-inch 1366 x 768 16:9 capacitive touchscreen tablet, complete with an unspecified ARM-based processor that's 1080p HD capable. Connectivity puts the iPad in the shade, too, with HDMI, an SD card reader, USB and WiFi, and Viliv reckon there'll be options for 3G and WiMAX too.
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