Friday
Aug312012

Marshall's Hanwell amps up home audio with an edge

“In 1962 Jim Marshall developed the first Marshall amplifier in his shop in Hanwell, London, England after taking time to listen to what guitar players wanted and needed,” says Managing Director of Marshall Amplification, Jonathan Ellery. “From that very first amplifier, history was created and Marshall became the most iconic guitar amplifier company in the world.”

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Friday
Aug312012

Is this Nokia's Windows Phone 8 smartphone?

This is apparently the 4.5-inch Nokia Lumia 920 Windows Phone 8 slated for release on September 5. No solid specs have been revealed but some are saying that it might get a PureView camera. While we don't expect a 41-megapixel sensor on the next Windows Phone, it should be a pretty impressive shooter. Seeing as Samsung has pulled the trigger on its ATIV S Windows Phone, were certain to finally see some competition in the high end of Windows Phone 8 devices.

Source: Twitter

Thursday
Aug302012

Video: HP Envy X2 Windows 8 hybrid PC demoed

Here's the HP Envy X2 hybrid PC that's a $849.99 full featured Ultrabook that also converts into a Windows 8 tablet. We shot this demo last Monday at the HP Windows 8 event in New York where we saw some of the future products from HP.The HP Envy X2 comes to Canada on December 9, 2012.

 

 

Thursday
Aug302012

HP's multi-touch Ultrabooks and Hybrid PC's ready for Windows 8 launch

HP's Multitouch Hybrid PC and Ultrabooks include the 11-inch HP Envy X2 (left) and the HP ENVY TouchSmart Ultrabook 4

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

New York, NY - HP today announced three consumer notebooks featuring multi touch displays, including a uniquely designed hybrid PC that gives people more choice in how they access information.

These notebook PCs are the first HP products announced with Microsoft Windows 8. I was fortunate to see and spend some time with these devices at a launch event in New York earlier this week and was impressed by some of the innovations and design directions HP is taking with regards to offering optimal Windows 8 experiences.

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