After spending a bit of time at Sony’s Bravia launch this morning checking out their new range of IPTV TVs, I also managed to have a bit of one-on-one time with their 3D displays. My initial impressions? “Wow!”, closely followed by “Don’t buy 3D yet…” More »
In the middle of this year, the TV market is going to be attacked by bigger, better and badder flat panels. This new breed of screen does everything its predecessors do, but adds one new little feature: 3D Panasonic this morning was the first manufacturer to show off one of their 3D TVs, and I was fortunate enough to get a taste of what’s to come… More »
Android phones: Still expensive! At least, until the Click, HTC’s rumoured first budget Android phone, hits the market. Here, a member of Tinhte gives the Click a timid whirl, and to be honest, Android’s cut-rate future doesn’t look so bad. More »
I just spent an hour or so with some of the guys from Sony Computer Entertainment and getting a good, close look at the new PS3 Slim. I know the Interwebs are teeming with photos and videos and impressions, so I figured I’d give you my thoughts in Haiku format. Below the jump, of course! More »
The HTC Diamond2 just landed on my doorstep after this week’s launch, and now that I’ve pulled it out of the box, I thought I’d share my initial impressions with you. More »
Apple’s App Store concept has essentially colonised the idea of mobile app distribution, with every major smartphone platform rushing to open their own. RIM’s takeoff, BlackBerry App World, launched yesterday for the US, UK and Canada. How is it?
I’ve been playing with the Chumby Internode sent me to review for about an hour now and despite some early reservations, I’m now completely head over heels in love with the plush Wi-Fi widget.
It’s like some kind of high-tech cake, with layer upon layer of fantastic widgets and clever implementations of simple Web 2.0 things like RSS feeds and social networking. After working through the simple setup process and waiting for a relatively quick firmware update, it was a process of discovering just what the Chumby can do. And while I’ve only scratched the surface in the short time I’ve been playing with it, my Chumby (affectionately named Chunk) has already become my new alarm clock, internet radio device and de facto Twitter feed reader.
There is a lack of local widgets at the moment – Internode’s own offering is a bit disappointing, showcasing only Internode-specific news and their internet radio channels (but you can use Pandora, which is much more comprehensive in its versatility). I’m desperately hoping we can get a Giz AU widget available soon, although at the moment I’m just using the Chumby feed reader to do the job for me.
I’ll have a more comprehensive review next week, but as it stands, I’m loving every inch of the Chumby so far…
