IXOS, a company that generally doesn’t do budget-anything, has launched range of dinky little travel speakers.
The second product in its new “First By IXOS” budget brand - after the pretty and cheap XMI308 iPod dock - is the colourful XMM238 travel speaker, which runs off batteries and is designed to externalise the tunes held on your laptop, iPod or other MP3 player.
Using 4 AA batteries, it will deliver up to 8 hours of playback and, while the 2W speaker is not exactly built for a rave, it should work fine as long as the room isn’t too big and you’re not too far away. Using it with your laptop is a less costly affair since it can be powered off the USB port.
The wee cube speaker boasts two side-facing drivers to deliver a wider sound field – or as wide as you can expect from a little square box. Weighing in at 130g, it measures 7 x 7 x 7cm.
Available now in places like HMV and Halfords, the speaker [including cables] comes in white, black or pink and costs £15.-Martin Lynch
MP3 music ipod speaker
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With so little HD content about – unless you are a Blu-ray/HD DVD early adopter – the 720p/1080i Vs. 1080p picture quality argument is largely redundant for most people. They all look pretty astonishing compared to what you are used to.
Evesham has launched its first 1080p sets (1920 x 1080 pixels) with the 37in and 42in Alqemi HDTVs. Both have analogue and digital TV tuners to receive all of the Freeview channels, DVB-T radio and ‘red button’ interactive services.
There’s also a handy picture-in-picture (PiP) function and both TVs sport twin HDMI inputs. On the eco-front, Evesham claim that the TVs only drink 0.96W in standby.
For a limited period both TVs will ship with a free upscaling DVD player. The 37in and 42in tellies come with a 2-year home swap-out warranty and are priced at £650 and £799, respectively.-Martin Lynch
HDTV LCD TV home
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I love my Sky HD box - a relatively recent purchase. True, I have already recorded way more stuff than I could ever watch but thanks to the handy Series Link function, I never have to miss another episode of my favourite programmes.
Even the tiny bit of HD programming available is nice to watch, if only to make me realise why I bought a HDTV.
I’m only sorry I didn’t hold out a little longer for one of these babies. Meet Sky’s first pimped Sky HD boxes or, as the official name goes: The Sky HD Designer Collection. There are five to choose from, designed by the likes of Jonathan Saunders, Basso & Brooke and Giles Deacon , to name a few, and they range in cost from £199-£299, as long as you subscribe to some form of HD package, which starts at £10 per month.
Otherwise, it’s £399 a pop for your designer gadget fix. Jump to see another.-Martin Lynch
[Sky HD Designer Collection]
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What’s the point of launching just one or two sets of computer speakers when you can launch seven?
That’s just what Sony has done, with five sets of PC cans and two portable sets ranging in price from £20 to £50. Starting with the cheapest PC speakers, we have the War of The Worlds-inspired SRS-AX10s (pictured) with 21mm Neodymium drivers and built-in digital amplifier. The other entry-level offering is the cool looking SRS-A201s with 57mm cones and Z-shaped stands.
For those on the go, there are two new sets, including the slim SRS-M30 speakers which can be slotted together for easy storage and the one-piece SRS-T10PC.
Sitting in the midrange are the SRS-Z510 and SRS-A212B, both with dual inputs allowing users to connect their PC/laptop and MP3 player simultaneously.
At the top end sits the SRS-ZP1000, hi-fi speakers with 50W of output, dual inputs and two different sound modes for music and games. Check out some shots of the portable SRS-T10PC and entry level SRS-A201 speakers after the jump.-Martin Lynch
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