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ViewSonic ViewPad 100 dual-boot Android/Win7 slate hands-on

, Sep 3rd 2010 Discuss [1]

ViewSonic's second tablet is more of a work-in-progress than the ViewPad 7, with the ViewPad 100 being a 10-inch dual-booting Android/Windows 7 tablet that's still undergoing plenty of finessing. With a 1024 x 600 two-point multitouch capacitive touchscreen, Atom N455 processor and 1GB of DDR3 memory, it makes for a reasonable netbook replacement (as long as you don't mind losing the hardware keyboard) but, thanks to the presence of Android, also doubles as a quick-loading multimedia player and general entertainment slate. Read The Full Story

ViewSonic ViewPad 7 hands-on [Video]

, Sep 3rd 2010 Discuss [1]

With a sub-£350 price tag for a 7-inch Android 2.2 Froyo tablet, with 3G voice and data, a capacitive touchscreen and digital camera, we were wondering where the catch was with the ViewSonic ViewPad 7. Having used the compact slate at IFA 2010 this morning, we’re still left searching for the compromise: on the face of it, you’re getting much of what Samsung is delivering with the Galaxy Tab, only at (perhaps) half the price.

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Sound Freaq SFQ01 hands-on

, Sep 2nd 2010 Discuss [0]

Is there still room for more iPod speaker docks?  New company Sound Freaq reckon so, and their SFQ01 is an attempt to take a slice of the lucrative market.  Designed with - as they themselves said - love-it or hate-it aesthetics, the slab-sided dock system promises above-average sound quality thanks to the company's own UQ DSP system.  Meanwhile, a companion iPad app allows for straightforward remote control, together with streaming from the Apple slate itself. Read The Full Story

Native Union Moshi Moshi MM04 Bluetooth handset/speaker combo

, Sep 2nd 2010 Discuss [0]

We've written about Native Union's range of Moshi Moshi handsets for cellphones before, and while they've always been endearing in a retro way, you could easily dismiss them as pretty gimmicky.  The company's latest models, though, are a little more usable in their functionality however; the new MM04 is a combination stereo Bluetooth speaker and handset, while the MM03 is a more traditional Bluetooth handset and there are brand new colors of the original Pop handsets. Read The Full Story

Toshiba Folio 100 hands-on [Video]

, Sep 2nd 2010 Discuss [1]

Toshiba launched their Folio 100 smartpad earlier this week, and we grabbed some hands-on time with the Android 2.2 Froyo table at IFA 2010 today.  The second significant Android slate of the day – after we played with the smaller Samsung Galaxy Tab earlier on – it’s a bigger beast too, with a 10-inch capacitive touchscreen (with 4-point multitouch) and NVIDIA’s Tegra 2 chipset like its AC100 sibling.  The good news is that it’s a reasonably decent slate; the bad is that it looks like it won’t be reaching the US.

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Philips GoGear Connect hands-on [Video]

, Sep 2nd 2010 Discuss [0]

Philips’ GoGear Connect PMP was meant to make its debut here at IFA 2010, but the company took the wraps off a few days early after leaks. We grabbed hands-on time with the Android-based media player today, and – after a somewhat glitchy start – found it’s actually a decent attempt to twist Google’s OS into a more narrow focus of device. Check out our first impressions and some video after the cut.

Video demo after the cut

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Samsung HMX-T10 camcorder hands-on

, Sep 2nd 2010 Discuss [0]

Samsung's HMX-T10 camcorder is certainly light and pocketable, but it sure does feel cheap.  The company's new Full HD camcorder shoots 1080p to SD/SDHC memory cards and was announced at IFA 2010 this morning; in the hand, the plastics simply don't live up to the spec sheet. Read The Full Story

Samsung SF and NF notebooks hands-on

, Sep 2nd 2010 Discuss [0]

Samsung's SF and NF series notebooks and netbooks are those odd breed of gadgets that simply don't look their best in press shots.  We checked out the curvy, wavy laptops after Samsung's press event; check out our first-impressions after the cut. Read The Full Story

Samsung Galaxy Tab hands-on [Video]

, Sep 2nd 2010 Discuss [2]

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab is official, and we have to say we’re impressed. We grabbed some hands-on time with the 7-inch Android 2.2 slate right after Samsung announced it, keen to see whether it’s actually the filofax replacement they suggested it was. Turns out, though it may be down three inches on the iPad, that doesn’t mean it’s especially less usable.

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Panasonic HDC-TC750 3D camcorder hands-on

, Sep 1st 2010 Discuss [0]

Of all Panasonic’s 3D goodies today, the gadget we were most interested in was the HDC-TC750 camcorder with its optional VW-CLT1 3D lens.  We grabbed some time with the camcorder after the company’s keynote, to see whether the first 3D HD consumer model really lived up to its top billing.

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iRiver P20 PMP hands-on: Unintuitive & disappointing

, Aug 31st 2008 Discuss [0]

If iRiver nailed the interface of the SPINN, they seem to have come undone with that of the P20.  The hard-drive based player is big, blunt-edged and the controls manage to make it look rather like an analog FM radio.  Dual scroll-wheels - one horizontal, one vertical - coupled with a separate 'OK' button and a touchscreen that's inset slightly too far for comfort make it a tricky PMP to navigate. Read The Full Story

iRiver SPINN hands-on at IFA 2008: watch out iPod touch

, Aug 31st 2008 Discuss [3]

iRiver’s SPINN PMP keeps pulling in the kudos, and our hands-on at IFA 2008 didn’t do anything to make us doubt it.  Even a strange leather flip-case that looked like it was held on with medical tape couldn’t disguise a casing that, arguably, is more attractive than that of the iPod touch.  It’s the interface, though, which makes the SPINN such a joy, and a lot of that is down to the incredibly tactile scroll wheel.

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