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FCC approves Tag Heuer Meridiist for US

Friday, July 25th, 2008

Even under the harsh lights of the FCC's testing laboratories, the Tag Heuer Meridiist commands attention. It's solid-build and shiny-finish convey a sense of quality that many handsets fail to deliver. But, that doesn't mean the stainless-steel and Sapphire crystal display is worth $5,000.We're not going to be "investing" in the Tag Heuer Meridiist, but […]

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Buffalo’s Blu-ray burner hits 8x, BDA says wha?

Friday, July 25th, 2008

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For what it’s worth, Buffalo just announced the world’s fastest Blu-ray recorder capable of burning through your data at an 8x clip. The only problem is that BDA-approved media maxes out at 6x, assuming you can even find it. Available in Japan starting next month, the external USB 2.0 and eSATA BR-816SU2 and internal SATA BR-816FBS models hit that 8x recording speed on single-layer BD-R media only — 2x for dual-layer BD-R, BD-RE, and LTH BD-R. CDs and DVDs are supported too naturally, with a max 16x burn to DVD±R or 48x/24x for CD-R/RW. Each drive comes bundled with Cyberlink’s PowerDVD 7 suite and are priced at ¥46,700 (about $435) for the external drive or ¥41,000 (about $380) for the internal optical spinner.

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Samsung’s i8510 INNOV8 gets official in Europe, shown off on video

Friday, July 25th, 2008

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We’ve already gotten word of most of the details of Samsung’s i8510 INNOV8 (get it?) smartphone, but things just got a whole lot more official for the device in Europe and, coincidentally, a number of sites recently got to spend some time with the phone in NYC (despite the lack of an official US release). Of course, there’s not a whole lot of surprises to be found, but it certainly seems like the phone will get the job done and then some, with its built in camera not only boasting an impressive 8 megapixels, but auto-focus, image stabilization, and a flash as well. The rest of the specs aren’t too shabby either. Head on past the break to check out one video of the device courtesy of MobileBurn, and be sure to hit up the Laptop Mag link below for a second, higher-quality look at it.

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Read - MobileBurn, “Samsung’s i8510 Innov8 S60 smartphone”
Read - Laptop Mag, “Hands-on with the Samsung i8510″

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