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Get the Moon in HD for 3800 Yen (23€)

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 05:45:58 GMT

Look what I just received this morning ! Yes the NHK HD video of the moon ! For those who were stuck under a rock for the last couple of months, the JAXA (Japanese equivalent to the NASA) with Canon and NHK decided to sent a satellite to the moon and shoot HD video of our little dead planet and to sell this unique Experience to any Blu-Ray player owners... This is my PS3 which will be happy tonight !

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BRAVIA KDL-32JE1: 32-Inch LCD TV with the Industry's Highest level of Energy efficiency

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:10:08 GMT

Sony released new series of BRAVIA TV which, this time, allows you to reduce your power consumption to 89W. This JE1 Series incorporates fluorescent tubes which delivers higher luminance efficiency at lower electric voltage. It uses optical film that posses a higher light transmission rate.
About specifications, our KDL-32JE1 features a 32-Inch LCD Panel in WXGA Resolution (1366x768 ), HDMI interface, Digital TV Tuner, and provides a contrast ratio of 2500:1, a view angle of 178 degrees.
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More official picture on the Omnia

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 03:04:45 GMT

Samsung just sent us over some more official picture of the Omnia took during the official launch in Singapore.(that we talked about earlier)...  Anyway here they are and enjoy before we can get our hands on this device (next week) and shoot our own photos and videos.

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Samsung Introduces 2 new tasteful Candy bars

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:29:19 GMT

Actually... these are not “Candy bars” per se, but 2 new slim mobile phone which taste like ... Sxxt... if you are “sucking them, especially after you glue them onto your greasy face in a hot summer for 1h... Yeah believe us we tried.
Now if you are normally constituted, you would not do such thing and understood that Samsung is here playing with words and introduce us 2 new “slim” phone with the Soul and L700.

And here you are more information on these 2 best in the official ...

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GH-DV100S: New DVD player from Green House

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:19:12 GMT

Here’s a new DVD player (GH-DV100S) from Green House, and should be available at the end of June. Nothing truly exceptional, you’ll be able to read DVD/CD/DVD ±R/RW and CD-R/RW.
Should cost 25€...

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New 8GB MicroSDHC card from Panasonic

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:38:37 GMT

Panasonic released a new microSDHC card with 8GB of storage capacity, the “RP-SM08GBJ1K”. It should be available on June 27th for 95€.
Our micro SDHC is a CLASS 4 card and provides a rate transfer of 5MB/s....

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Let's sing anywhere you wan't thanks to tomy!

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:01:47 GMT

Tomy will release a small Karaoke box next October 18th, the Hi-Kara. Our small device features a 2.4-Inch LCD screen which displays lyrics, and a headset which can be tie up to two.
To display your favorite song, you’ll need to use prepaid cartridge and an Internet website dedicated to the Hi-Kara where you’ll be able download your favorite song.
The small cube measures 70x70x70mm and is available in two colors : White and Pink.

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Maxell also releases their new earphones, the HP-CN40

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:36:00 GMT

Maxell will launch a new model of earphones on June 25th, the HP-CN40. So our neodynium HP-CN40 will provide a frequency response of 10Hz-25000Hz, a sensitivity of 105dB, a 16 Ω impedance and features a 13mm Drivers..
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Denon RCD-CX1: A "new" SACD player-amp..

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:12:00 GMT

Denon will put its new SACD player/amp on the market on mid-July, the RCD-CX1.
Well, actually... two years ago, we talked about two products made by the same maker and which are quite similar to this one! ([url = http://www.akihabaranews.com/news-12619-X.html] See the news here [/ url]). So what's new?
Nothing special! It's the same product, but in only one box!
Our amplifier will always provide a maximum power of 2x75W, with the L24 processing… That is all. To get this "new" a...

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