When Apple TV was launched four years ago, it bombed - but this autumn, with YouView Apple has one more shot. The new Apple TV is tiny not much bigger than the iPhone and costs just $99 . Its exterior temperature is also far less alarming. The hard drive has been stripped out. To use, it's as simple as a set-top box, with Internet radio, films and your home PC video libraries popping up from a single menu. You can also watch YouTube, although typing via remote is an unbearable fiddle that leaves co-viewers fidgeting. Whatever you're watching though is colourful and clear - although it's 720p, not full HD.

Rival film rental services offered by game consoles largely offfer 'male interest' films packed with aliens and explosions. Apple TV is refershingly uni-sex. And it's far better controlling it using an iPhone app than the finicky metal remote.

3D soundscape

Now, 3D soundscape to updates your Facebook, Twitter. AudioFeeds, software that provides 3D soundscape, could soon be alerting you, via your headphones, to updates on your social network and news feeds. The software announces Facebook updates such as friend requests with watery sounds like drips, bubbles and splashes. Bird calls are reserved for Twitter, while musical sounds such as didgeridoo or wind chime alert you to news stories. It achieves the 3D effect by adjusting the phase, or timing of the sounds delivered to your left and right earphones. The idea is to tell you what is going on in your social networks in a non-intrusive way.

Overall the Apple TV is all about getting the max out of your TV viewing experience.

So tell me if you are impressed and will by one? =)

Connect, listen, watch, surf and play on five inches of power with the Dell Streak Tablet.

Powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8250 mobile processor, it combines the features of a smartphone and a tablet, and has a built-in 3G HSUPA, Wi-fi and Bluetooth.The Gorilla Glass display on the multi-touch WVGA screen resists damage, and integrated social media apps makes networking easier.

There is also a 5 MP camera with flash, expandable memory, and a Snapdragon QSD8250 chipset with integrated 1GHz processor to make multi-tasking easier. The Android open source lets you access and download Google Android Market's Apps.

And at less than 10mm thickness,the Streak slips easily into a pocket or purse.

My Take On The Next Generation iPod Touch

Watch Out For:

A major update to Apple’s most versatile iPod is, adding twin cameras, a high-resolution 960x640 screen, a microphone, a bigger and longer-lasting battery, and a 3-axis gyroscope, amongst other features. Now capable of video calling using FaceTime, high-definition video playback and storage, and recording of 720p movies with the rear camera. New body design is slimmer and lighter than before while remaining solid in the hand. Remains capable of great audio performance, including better speaker quality.


Compromise On:

New screen and cameras fall noticeably short of iPhone 4 performance levels. Weak still camera performance is a particular issue on all models; lowest-end model has jumped $30 in price while remaining stuck at an increasingly objectionable 8GB/6.5GB of storage capacity. New front design isn’t as comfortable around the edges as on prior models; glass continues to attract smudges at a brisk pace. Earphones no longer include integrated microphone and remote control features.

Price: $229 (8GB), $299 (32GB), $399 (64GB)

Verdict: Go For The 32GB Version..

Samsung’s power packed S8500 Wave has got a new commercial that will air on televisions soon. The phone as we know runs on Samsung’s proprietary mobile platform, bada and boasts some heavy duty specs like 1GHz CPU, Bluetooth 3.0, 3G, Wi-Fi, 3.3-inch Super AMOLED display, A-GPS, 5MP camera with 720p video recording support, microSD card slot and more.

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