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Electronics and Telephony
Electronics and Telephony
Consumer electronics comes back to life
The industry has been hard hit by the financial crisis, but world sales began to pick up in late 2009. In 2010 consumer electronics will turn over some 230 billion euros.... Read more [+]
The Best of eReaders (December 2010)
Sony Reader Daily Edition PRS 950, the best screen with 3G and Wi-FiEquipped with a 3G mobile connection and Wi-Fi, with a browser to search bookstores and newspapers. Electronic E Ink Pearl with 16 tones of grey, the best quality to see images and read in sunny conditions. 7" touch-screen. Up to 32 GB Memory card slot. Open ePub format. Sony applications for Android and iOS allow seamless alternate reading on e-book or mobile. Dictionary in 10 languages. 22 hours autonomy (without Wi-Fi). Light.
Samsung E65, total connectivitySix inches in open format, ePub, PDF and TXT. VirtualPrinter to transfer files with PC and synchronise with Outlook, it copies the calendar. MP3 stereo player. Touch screen, handwriting recognition with optic pen to write notes on margins. Integrated keyboard to take notes or underline text. Wi-Fi without browser, it only accesses preloaded libraries. Emilink to connect to other eReaders wirelessly. USB port, up to 16 GB MicroSD slot.
The Best of Digital cameras (February 2011)
Hasselblad H3DII-50, a heavyweightThe arrival of this medium-format camera in the shops last summer was a milestone in the photography industry, for it was the first to reach a resolution of 50 megapixels, something quite inconceivable just a few months before. The Swedish firm Hasselblad has kept the design and performance of the previous version and added a new 36x48 mm CCD sensor, developed by Kodak, twice the size of the sensors in other full frame DSLRs. Price: €21,500.
Leica M9, with a titanium bodyLeica fans should not miss out on this edition limited to 500 units of the M9 "Titanium". Envisaged by Walter da Silva, Audi's star designer, this camera is for them. With luxury details such as a protective cover in sapphire-crystal glass for the monitor or the LED illumination of the bright-line frames in the electronic viewfinder. It costs € 22,000.
The Best of Televisions, Players and Recorders
Panasonic TH-103PF10, the world’s biggest TVWith a 103-inch screen, this plasma TV is perfect for high-end Home Theater applications. In Super Cinema mode for a darker ambiance, its Digital Color Reality delivers film-like quality in Full HD resolution, displaying deep, crisp blacks with a 5,000:1 contrast ratio. It has flexible connectivity via pins integrated in the panels.
Samsung 9000 Full HD LED: a masterpieceA state-of-the-art extra-flat design (7 millimetres thick) linked to a 3D HyperReal Engine with a super quality image and a unique ECO sensor that helps save energy. Price: € 5,300
