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Written by Marcel Regtien | 26 September 2011
Posted in News - Industry News

Samsung Galaxy Skin

The Samsung Galaxy Skin was unveiled at CES 2011 and features a bendable and foldable display that is able to withstand hard blows. However, the phone was still in conceptual stage, though if reports are true, the Samsung Galaxy Skin could become commercial next year.
 

Featuring a bendable, foldable AMOLED display, the Samsung Galaxy Skin is probably the most flexible mobile phone to date. Well, if it goes to retail that is. This new conceptualized phone was showcased at Hongik University in South Korea last June, and at CES 2011. According to Samsung, the Galaxy Skin incorporates flexible AMOLED displays, instead of glass, and is said to use a plastic polyimide substrate. The tests showed that the displays are able to bend around a cylinder, measuring just an inch in diameter.

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Written by Robert Muggleton | 24 September 2011
Posted in Reviews - Audio

The Jabra Sport Corded Headset

I recently had the opportunity to test out a new addition to Jabra’s headset range – The Jabra Sport Corded. Jabra claim that they are a high quality headset built to military specs’ with wind and rain resistant components that are still being able to offer a comfortable fit. So you can power on exercising while listening to music or being on the phone, all during a lovely tropical shower… But we’re not taking their word for it!
 

 

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Written by Martin Regtien | 21 September 2011
Posted in Reviews - Storage

We are excited to start a new series of reviews of NAS units that are rack mountable, in other words they all are 19 inch wide to be securely fitted into a cabinet.

The Synology RS810+ with its expansion rack RX410 are the first units, followed by an enterprise NAS system from Promise Technology and the new enterprise class XS series from Synology.

Here are our findings on the RS810+.

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Written by Martin van Zanten | 06 September 2011
Posted in Reviews - PC Hardware

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This morning I woke up, and felt ready to write my review for the Linutop 4. If you expect some pprp (polished public relations prose) here, I will disappoint you! I am going to write a real life story of what I have experienced, and offer you my opinion from my perspective.

I have taken the Linutop 4 - this great, small example of ict-engineering - for some thorough test drives these last few weeks, and experienced many ups and some downs with it. Testing a system, I like to take it to the limits! In this sequence most tests were positive, a few left me with questions. I also feel I have some ideas to improve the product in the next version.

 

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Written by Paul Moons | 28 August 2011
Posted in Reviews - Mobile Devices

 

 

 

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Written by Ronald | 22 August 2011
Posted in Reviews - PC Hardware

 

Cooler Master Notepal U Stand Box

Having a notebook on your lap can be uncomfortable.  The heat from the bottom of the notebook can make your lap warm and it isn't healthy either.  Also, using a notebook on your lap isn't the most ergonomic either.  For those who might wonder why you might need a notebook cooler when you don't have one to begin with, consider this...heat is one of the primary factors of notebook degradation and failure.  No matter if you have a compact, mainstream, or a heavy gaming notebook, heat is an issue and the bottom of the notebook is bound to get warm or sometimes even hot.  Today, we will be reviewing one of CoolerMaster's latest notebook coolers, the Notepal U Stand.  With an aluminum frame, and moveable fans, we have flexible product that helps to get the most in cooling your notebook.

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Written by Martin Regtien | 03 August 2011
Posted in Reviews - Audio

Following up on our previous review of the Samsung Series 6 LED Smart TV we now complete this write-up with our 3-D experiences and the installation and testing of the most popular home theatre option, the Series 5 Home Entertainment System.
In the words of George Lucas, the renowned filmmaker, a good sound makes up 50% of the whole viewing experience. How true this is we all know from visiting a movie cinema where surround sound dramatises the special effects of the film. It is somewhat surprising then that we could be satisfied with a few tiny speakers on a large but very flat LED screen, speakers that are also downfiring, meaning the sound is not aimed directly at you. A good sound system, compared to that on a TV, already can be had for a few hundred dollars. We are going slightly higher with a system that retails for $899. Again, as I mentioned in the previous review, I'll be surprised if you actually have to pay this much in your local shop.
The HT D5550 model from Samsung that we are reviewing today is a popular home theatre option with four so-called tallboys plus the centre speakers and a subwoofer.

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Written by Martin Regtien | 03 August 2011
Posted in Reviews - Accessories

Here is a handy little unit for any vehicle, car, boat or a plane: I'm talking about the universal mini Mount made by Cobra. It is only $24.95 which seems over priced for such a tiny thing but the reality is that it is quite a clever little critter in the way it holds your device. It has a sticky surface where you mount it onto the windscreen as well as where you attach your device to.

 

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Written by Paul Moons | 25 July 2011
Posted in Reviews - Video

Popcorn Hour A-210

The A-210 is the latest iteration of Popcorn Hour's A-series line of Network Media Tanks. As the natural successor of the previously reviewed A-200, the A-210 not only sees a physical update to the exterior aesthetic, but the current firmware also heralds the coming of the much anticipated Network Media Jukebox graphic user interface.

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