O2 have announced a new service called O2 More. O2 More is all about giving their customers discounts, special offers and freebies for things they like in exchange for your personal information. O2 Media’s Managing Director Shaun Gregory tells us all about it in the video below:-
Via O2
It has been a while since we last reviewed a camcorder and as I am such a fan of the Sanyo Xacti range, I record all of my unboxing videos on the Xacti HD1010, I thought I would get in touch with Sanyo to see if they’d let us review any of their other models.
So Sanyo sent me the Xacti VPC-FH1 to review.
The FH1 is at the top end of the Xacti range offering the best recording modes, 1080p/1080i/720p, as well as having a 16x optical zoom and 8 megapixel sensor. I’m expecting good things from the FH1!
I’ll be using the FH1 over the next few weeks and will test it out on a couple of unboxing videos, I’ll let you know which ones. We’ll have the review for you soon but for now have a look at the unboxing video below which shows what you get with the FH1 (there’s quite a lot in the box) as well as a quick tour around the camera.
Sanyo Xacti VPC-FH1 specification:
| Effective pixel count/Camera element | Stills: Approx. 8.0-Megapixels Videos: Approx. 5.31-Megapixels (in Full HD/HD mode), Approx. 2.00-Megapixels (in SD mode) |
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| Camera element | 1/2.5 inch CMOS sensor, Approx. 8.1-Megapixels (total) | |
| Recording media | SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card (up to 32GB) | |
| Recording file formats | Photos: JPEG (DCF, DPOF, Exif Ver2.2) Videos: ISO standard MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 (.MP4) Audio: 48kHZ sampling, 16bit, 2ch, AAC |
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| Resolution (pixels) | Photos | 12M: 4000 x 3000, 8M-H: 3264 x 2448 (low compression) 8M-S: 3264 x 2448 (standard compression) 6M[16:9]: 3264×1840 2M[16:9]: 1920×1080 2M: 1600 x 1200 0.9M[16:9]: 1280×720 0.3M: 640×480 |
| Continuous shots | 8M: 3264 x 2448 , 6fps/Max 9 photos, 4M: 2288 x 1712 , 12fps/Max 15 photos | |
| Videos | Full-HR: 1920 x 1080 (60 fps/ 24Mbps) Full HD: 1920 x 1080 (60fields/sec 16Mbps) Full-SHQ: 1920 x 1080 (30 fps/ 12Mbps) HD-SHQ: 1280 x 720 (30 fps/9Mbps) TV-SHQ: 640 x 480 (30 fps/3Mbps) Web-SHR: 448 x 336 (240 fps/8Mbps) Web-UHR: 192 x 108 (600fps/8Mbps) |
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| Lens | 10x optical zoom lens; Aperture: F=2.0(W) – 2.8(T) Focus distance: f=5.95 to 59.5mm; Galvanometer method structure, Auto focus: 9 groups, 12 elements (4 aspheric elements, 8 aspheric surfaces), Built-in neutral density filter Photos: f=35.7-357mm(=35mm) Optical 10x zoom Videos: f=41.7-666.9mm(=35mm) 16x Adv. zoom |
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| Photo range | Standard: 50cm to infinity (wide), 1.0m to infinity (tele) / Super macro: 1cm – 1m (wide) | |
| Digital zoom | Shooting: 10x max., Playback 62.5x max. (12M mode, depending on the resolution) | |
| Low light sensitivity (video) | Approx. 6 lux (Auto mode, 1/30 sec.) Approx. 2 lux (High-sensitivity/ Lamp mode, 1/15 sec.) |
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| Stills sensitivity | Auto (ISO 50 – 200), Manual (ISO 50/100/200/400/800/1600/3200, Switching system) | |
| Digital Image Stabilizer | Photos: Digital Image Stabilizer (Multi-Calculation method),Videos: Digital Image Stabilizer (electronic) | |
| Audio | Microphone: Built-in stereo, Speaker: Built-in monaural (L+Rch mixed output) | |
| LCD monitor | 3.0 inch, Low-temperature polysilicon TFT color widescreen LCD display, Approx. 230,000 pixels (7-level brightness, 285 degrees rotation) | |
| Languages | English/ French/ German/ Spanish/ Italian/ Dutch/ Russian/ Portuguese/ Turkish/ Thai/ Korean/ Simplified Chinese/ Traditional Chinese | |
| Interface | AV output (Video: HDMI/D/ S-Video/ Composite video(NTSC/PAL) Audio: Stereo sound) USB 2.0 (high-speed mode compatible) |
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| Power source | Lithium-ion battery x 1 (DB-L50 included: 1900mAh) AC-adaptor | |
| Power consumption | When using battery: 4.3W (when filming videos) | |
| Approx. battery-use time | Photos: Approx. 355 shots (CIPA standard), Continuous video filming: Approx. 135min./Continuous playback: Approx. 350 min. | |
| Dimensions/Volume | 53.3 (W) x 57.3 (H) x 105.0 (D)mm (maximum dimension, excluding protruding parts) Volume: Approx. 253cc |
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| Weight | Approx. 299g (main unit only), Approx. 342g (including battery, Approx. 41 g, and SD card, Approx. 2 g) | |
| SD Memory Card Type | Video Recording Time (Total Time) | |||||||
| Full-HR | Full-HD | Full-SHQ | HD-SHQ | TV-SHQ | Web-SHR | Web-UHR | Audio Memo | |
| 16 GB | 1 hr 28 min. | 2 hr 11 min. | 2 hr 54 min. | 3 hr 51 min. | 11 hr 06 min. | 4 hr 19 min. | 41 hr 19 min. | 261 hr. |
| SD Memory Card Type | Number of Photographs | |||||||||
| 12M | 8M-H | 8M-S | 6.0M [16:9] | 2M [16:9] | 2M | 0.9M [16:9] | 0.3M | 8M Cont. | 4M Cont. | |
| 16 GB | 4,020 | 4,020 | 5,940 | 7,920 | 21,700 | 22,700 | 41,600 | 99,800 | 5,940 | 11,800 |
Posted by: Matt
Speaking for the Motorola Milestone, JKKmobile has an unboxing for you. I find jkk to be one of the best unboxings, frank, honest and thorough. Very much worth watching. Check it out after the break:
If you’ve been following closely you’ll know that a few weeks ago I went off to one of the XPERIA X2 launch events in London where I got to play with the handsets as well as speak to some of the nice people from Sony Ericsson. On Friday SE send over a pre-release sample of the X2 for me to look at so I have an unboxing video and tour for you.
The Xperia X2 is quite similar to the X1, it’s a similar size and the same form factor as the original even the keyboard mechanism is pretty similar. There are some change though that go be on the cosmetic. For starters the X2 has Windows Mobile 6.5 and a MUCH nicer QWERTY keyboard. The camera has been upped to an 8.1 megapixel unit and also now includes an LED flash.
Of course these aren’t the only changes but we’ll talk more about the two handsets when we get to the full review. For now have a look at the brief video below and do remember that this is not the final product, the box and contents will change I am sure!
Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 Specification:
Posted by: Matt
We’ve been looking at quite a few of the Samsung Omnia handsets recently from the Omnia Lite a few weeks ago to the Omnia Pro B7330 just last week. So quite a few reviews are already in progress and will start going up next week so this morning I got my hands on the Omnia Pro B7610. Not sure why Samsung choose to call two handsets virtually the same thing but then we are talking about a company that has a UMPC and an MP3 player with exactly the same product name! 😛
The B7610 then is a Windows Mobile 6.5 professional handset with a sliding QWERTY keyboard. Similar in size and design to the HTC Touch Pro2. The B7610 though has a 3.5″ 480×800 AMOLED display which is just stunning. I am so impressed with Samsung’s LCDs lately, they really seem to be able to get that right. The QWERTY keyboard is also a nice feature. Sure there are plenty of sliding QWERTY devices out there at the moment but Samsung have chosen not to cram too many keys in to the small space and instead have kept to 4 rows of reasonably large keys. Anyone with large fingers like me will be pleased with the size.
So, I’m sure you know the drill by now, here is the unboxing video of the Samsung Omnia Pro B7610. The review starts in earnest tomorrow and will be making some comparisons to a few other QWERTY handsets that we have in the office at the moment such as the Xperia X2.
Samsung Omnia Pro B7610 Specification:
Posted by: Matt
Vodafone announced the 360 a while ago and last week we managed to get our hands on one to review. The Vodafone 360 (aka Samsung H1) is the first LinMo or Linux Mobile handset we’ve seen here at tracyandmatt so it’s an interesting learning curve for us!
The 360 is a decent looking handset, I’m personally quite fond of the silver body plus the 3.5″ 800 x 480 pixel AMOLED display is gorgeous!
So over the next few weeks we’ll be writing our review of the Vodafone 360 and we’ll have that online for you soon. As always we have an unboxing video for you below that gives you a brief overview of the handset.
Vodafone 360 (Samsung H1) specification:
Posted by: Matt
Here’s a bit of fin from Youtube, a Palm Treo 650 running Android. Google has always claimed that Android can run on pretty much anything and here’s proof of that. My fondness for this device is extreme and I would love to be able to breath new life into it. Provided drivers can be made available for it.
It’s been a little while since we last reviewed a digital camera here on the site and even longer since we looked at one from Samsung. Last week Samsung sent us over the Samsung ST550 digital camera, a good looking piece of kit but with an innovative ‘trick’ up its sleeve (or lens).
Not only is the ST550 well specified in the lens and sensor department, with a 4.6x optical zoom, 12 megapixel sensor and 3.5″ touchscreen on the rear but the ST550’s real party piece is the forward facing LCD screen right next to the lens. When you first see this in action you realise what a simple idea it is and wonder why on earth it’s never been done before. How many times have you tried to take a picture of yourself with friends or family holding the camera at arms-length to take shot? Well this makes the process a little easier!
The forward LCD isn’t just limited to live view mode though either, it can also display a count-down for the self timer or display a smiley face when you are about to take the picture, idea for taking pictures of kids!
We’ll be looking at the Samsung ST550 over the coming weeks and will have a review online for you soon. For now, have a look at the unbox for a quick tour of the camera.
Samsung ST550 specification:
See the Samsung ST550 page for more info.
Posted by: Matt
The original Blackberry Bold, the 9000, has been with us since early 2008 and worldwide its sales have been huge. Can the new Blackberry Bold 9700 carry on the success?
With a classic design that doesn’t compromise usability the BlackBerry 9700 is an elegant solution, with a leather back, which provides a luxurious feel, but also has a functional purpose in aiding grip and durability of the device.
When you want to complete email, instant messaging and data entry on the move, you need a keyboard that offers a natural feeling text input, not something that feels awkward and cumbersome to use. The Blackberry Bold 9700 is smaller in size than its predecessor but shares the same luxury keyboard so Bold fans should easily adjust to this new “King of the messenger devices”.
Blackberry Bold 9700 Specification:
Memory – ROM: 256MB / RAM: 128MB
Display – High resolution 480×360 pixel, Transmissitive TFT LCD, 2.44" (diagonally measured)
Network – 2G: 850/900/1800/1900 (Quad-Band) / 3G: 850/1900/2100 (Tri-Band)
HSDPA (3.6Mbps)
microUSB
3.5mm Audio Jack
Bluetooth (2.1)
Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11g)
35 key backlit QWERTY keyboard
Trackpad – Located on front face of device, ESC Key to the right, Menu to the left
Integrated GPS with A-GPS
Includes BlackBerry Maps
MicroSDHC
3.2 mega-pixels (auto-focus)
LED Flash
Image Stabilization
Video: 30fps Video Recording (480 x 352)
Talk Time – Up to 6 hours (GSM), Up to 6 hours (UMTS)
Standby Time – Up to 19 days/456 hours (GSM), Up to 15 days/360 hours (UMTS)
Battery – 1500 mAh Removable/rechargeable Cryptographic Lithium cell
Dimensions – 109 x 60 x 14.1mm (4.29 x 2.36 x .56 inches)
Weight – 122g with battery
Posted by: James
Something a little different to unbox and review this week, SuperEtrader sent me over the iGame Family iPod dock to have a look at.
The iGame is a simple concept, take an iPhone or iPod and drop it in to the iGame dock and you can play some cool games with a proper wireless controller on your TV screen. Offering games similar to the Wii it’s not just limited to games you can also watch your iPod movies on your large-screen TV of stream your music. Seems set to be the must-have gadget of Xmas 2009!
Take a look at my brief video below which will give you an overview of the hardware involved:
Compatible with :-
iGame key features:
Tracy and I will be spending time playing with the iGame over the weekend, all in the name of research you understand, and we’ll have a review for you soon!
Posted by: Matt
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