Articles tagged with: energy
Apple has given the MacBook a much needed upgrade to its specs. The processor jumps from 2.13GHz to 2.26 GHz, the HDD from 160GB to 250GB, while the 2GB of DDR2 RAM has been swapped for the same amount of slightly faster DDR3 memory. Visible changes include a new rubber bottom, glass multitouch trackpad, LED… Click here to read on...
LCD TVs take on CRT models in a specially organised football match. See how the different BRAVIA LCD models use their individual backlighting talents to outfox their opponents. The BRAVIA range of LCD TVs offer a wide selection of different backlighting types, from ultra-thin Edge LEDs to energy efficient HCFL. You might have heard of… Click here to read on...
Sharp has introduced its LE700 series LED TVs, using edge-lit LED backlight technology instead of CCFL. Unlike Sony, Samsung, Toshiba and Vizio, Sharp's LE700 series have no local dimming function.
The lack of local dimming means that, in tests, the blacks in bright scenes won't be on par with the best of those TVs above. The… Click here to read on...
Casio's latest EX-H10 is another one of those megazoom cameras with incredible functionalities such as the ability to take HD movies (720p HD at 24fps).
To begin retailing around mid-July, the $299.99 12-megapixel camera is fronted by a wide-angle 24mm lens with a 10x zoom with CCD-shift image stabilization in a body that's 0.96 inch thick… Click here to read on...
Having recently talked about Current Cost's latest energy efficiency monitor system, the ENVI, we'd just like to post some photos of the one which we received just before the weekend. If you're from the UK, you will know that our government highly recommends the use of monitors like these in every household. Though the ENVI… Click here to read on...
This is definitely the world's first. The Spanish technology company iUnika announced last week a series of lightweight and eco-friendly netbooks. While it must be admitted that these are not suited for those keen on gaming, the GYY netbooks would just about do everything else the average user requires.
To hit the European market this summer… Click here to read on...
Current Cost, a company which specialises in high tech products for improving energy efficiency, reducing energy costs in both individual households and large scale organisations have launched a new product called ENVI. ENVI as you would imagine is an energy monitor, monitoring your home's electricity usage. What is unique about Current Cost’s real-time energy monitors… Click here to read on...
Sony have unveiled the BRAVIA Z5500, the newest member of the Motionflow 200Hz family. Like the BRAVIA WE5, the Z5500 also has a number of eco-aware features as well as an ethernet port for adding applicast RSS feeds and downloading widgets. The Z5500 also includes the energy saving switch that was unveiled with the WE5… Click here to read on...
Update (31/04/2009): Thanks to those who got in touch, we've now posted some videos of Samsung's new LED TVs which may be of interest.
Long gone are the days when every household would queue up to upgrade to the latest trend of LCD / plasma television sets. Samsung have now upped their game by launching their… Click here to read on...
GM and Segway have teamed up before the New York Auto Show on what they're calling the PUMA project. The prototype vehicle was exclusively unveiled today on the Today Show in the States. Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility is what I believe PUMA stands for. Outside of NBC's Today Show this morning was a demonstration… Click here to read on...
Hope everyone is having a good start to the week. Here's something which we meant to post about but somehow ended up not doing so earlier on this year. Its about Sony's new Bravia TV range which focuses on being green, eco-friendly as well as power saving.
The WE5 offers full HD imagery, but you might… Click here to read on...
A Koenigsegg supercar made of one gigantic piece of high-tech solar panel that runs purely on electrons? Yes exactly, this is no joke. The Quant is the offspring of the latest Koenigsegg-NLV (NLV Solar AG) partnership, its a four-passenger coupe with an electric motor driving each rear wheel. The combined output of this unique package… Click here to read on...
