If you can work round the
signal drop issue, the iPhone is a treasure trove of tech delights
Following all the hype and hysteria we have come to expect with the launch of Apple products, the iPhone 4 has landed in the UK, for the first time being launched simultaneously with the US.
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The thinnest and lightest full HD Xacti yet
Sanyo’s Xacti series of camcorders have helped to overthrow the perception of what a camcorder should look like. The sleek and sexy Sanyo VPC-HD2000 remains the standard bearer for the pocket-friendly pistol grip form factor, producing fantastic full-HD video, impressive stills, and a unique thumb-operated control system that allows an easy switch between the two. The new generation CS1 is the lightest, thinnest (27mm), and indeed cheapest incarnation yet, but can this mid-range model live up to its, still hugely impressive, big brother?
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It’s taken almost six months since its official nod for the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 to finally make its way onto the high street, finally arriving on Virgin Mobile. In that time its operating system, Android, has become ubiquitous and upped its powers, with the bleeding edge 2.1 version of Google’s OS out on the prowl in the HTC Desire and Google Nexus One. The Xperia X10’s reliance on the ageing 1.6, Donut, platform appears almost suicidal on Sony Ericsson’s part.
Can the successor to the HTC Hero scale the same epic heights?
The HTC Hero was T3’s gadget of the year in 2009; so to say we’ve been eagerly waiting for it is an understatement. Instead of a few lazy tweaks like some manufacturers, HTC’s made significant changes to produce a far superior handset.
ASUS drags 3D kicking and screaming back to gaming
When will 3D make up its mind? One year we’re gracing our faces with blue and red cardboard glasses re-announcing the revolution, the next it seems to have died a death. Well, for better or for worse, its back and this time with a glint in its eye as the likes of James Cameron and Pixar provide it with the credibility it has always craved.
The new Sony Ericsson Vivaz is full of media promise – an 8MP camera, HD video recording and an 8GB memory card, combined with a full touchscreen interface, make this a real contender for Sony Ericsson.
So we can finally put the rumours to bed – Apple’s tablet is here, and it’s called the iPad.
With a 9.7in LED screen and an accompanying iBooks store, the iPad is effectively is a giant (but 13.4mm thick) iPhone that’s here to replace netbooks and e-readers as your mobile media weapon of choice.
You’d have to have been hiding under a rock for the past week or two to not notice Google is making its own phone and it’s finally here: the Nexus One.
Manufactured by HTC but sold by Google, the phone has had early adopters and the casual user alike interested in what it will be like, so read on to find out how the UK version fared in our hands.
A lot has been made of the screen, and it’s probably a bit overhyped. Yes, at 3.7-inches it’s a little large, but it’s not the biggest: both the Toshiba TG01 and the HTC HD2 beat it comfortably.
Just like its forerunner, the TG3, Sony’s stylish new Full HD shooter is a camcorder with the ‘wow’ factor. The Sony HDR-TG7 takes the pistol-grip camcorder design and refines it so that you get a trim, slim, easy-to-use model – with an intriguing twist being added by a built-in GPS receiver.
To clear up any confusion right from the start, this is also the Sony HDR-TG5 as that’s what this model is called over in the United States.
At the moment Sony is the only major manufacturer to jump on the GPS-camcorder bandwagon. It’s a costly investment for consumers too: the TG7 is available for around £700, while Sony’s other GPS shooter, the XR520, can cost over £1,000, whether we see more models like this depends on the success of our Sony duo.
The HTC HD2 is the world’s first Windows Mobile-toting phone with a capacitive screen, and also packs the world’s largest mobile phone display too.
It’s also the first WinMo phone to use HTC’s Sense UI, previously used on the company’s Android handsets, bringing with it Facebook integration and direct Twitter access, as well as masking well the operating system beneath it.
Running Windows Mobile 6.5, it certainly makes use of the all the good bits of the upgrade, but HTC decides to do its own thing on around 95 per cent of the HD2.
