We all know that the reason the Nintendo 3DS has a glassless 3D interface is because of the brilliant work by Sharp to master the art of ‘glasslessness’ It’s quite evident that the future of phones, tablets, cameras and other handhelds as the word ‘3D’ etched all over. Though we aren’t entirely familiar with the whole usage of handheld 3D devices we can well make it worth a wait with a little more patience. The screens contain 800 x RGB x 480, when seen in 2D and 400 x RGB x 480 when viewed in 3D. The prototypes thus displayed contain a tablet-sized screen that measures 7 inches and a smaller 3.5 inch screen. So we may see an awesome 3D mobile phone.

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If you’re wondering if we’ve made an error in the title then wonder no more. It’s true that a technology that has been fascinating us for so long now has finally made it to our day-to-day accessories and appliances. Behold the Philips SensoTouch 3D shaver. Philips have used the GyroFlex 3D technology in this one that allows it to follow the finer contours of your face. With the help of another technology called UltraTrack it will ensure that your face is smooth and of course, well-shaved. There are three specialized tracks that can be seen from the image we have here. An in-built seal helps you customize your shave to a stubble shave, shaving of long hair or normal hair shave.

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Stealth have released the KXBX-400 series keyboard that will incorporate an in-built trackball mouse (that’s environmentally lives up to NEMA 4, 4X, IP65 specifications) that has a brilliant resolution of 800dpi, a vandal-resistant enclosure that will also make it resistant to harsh, wet and dry environments, 71 full travel keys with silent tactile feedback, NVIS-compliant red adjustable backlighting, 10 million actuations expected lifespan and a 5.75’ USB cable. It surely matches up to be a super-hero or a juggernaut among keyboards.

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You can now carry your 3D Blu-ray player around since it’s gone all slim and sexy. What’s awesome is that it doesn’t have to be one of the high-flying models that we’ve been reviewing from Sony and Toshiba and the likes. Sharp have gotten the whole thing stuffed into a slimmer, sleeker body that packs WiFi and BD-Live content support as well. It works fine with both 3D and 2D content, has a USB slot in the front, connects to your external drives, flushes them out in full glory via the “Pure Mode”, cool LED indicator lights and a very cool and glossy body.

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Today is the day for great announcements! Just after we’ve finished informing you about the Toshiba Folio 100 we have the all new Galaxy Tab from Samsung, another gizmo that we’ve been stalking and hoping for a long time. It will come in with Android 2.2 Froyo operating system, a 7 inch WSVGA display, a 3 megapixel camera with autofocus and flash, a front facing camera (1.3 megapixel camera) for Video Telephony, Media Hub, Social Hub, Music Hub and Readers Hub support, Adobe Flash 10.1 player support, Full HD video playback, WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0 (score!) and an option of 16GB and 32GB with external memory expansion up to 32GB. As far as the mechanisms are concerned, the Galaxy Tab will don a Cortex A8 1.0GHz processor with PowerVR SGX540 and 512 MB RAM. All of this can be enjoyed for 7 hours straight, thanks to a durable battery.

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We’ve all know that Toshiba were brimming with some cool upcoming announcements that would surge forth like a wild tide at IFA. So they have their much acclaimed tablet PC out and have now rolled out their 3D Blu-ray player that’s quite remarkable. It is capable of playing-back 3D video via HDMI, 1080/24p playback, USB 2.0, MKV, DivX, HD-JPEG support, connectivity to BD-Live, 1080p upscaling, TrueHD Dolby and DTS-HD Master Audio, AVCHD video and a few more goodies here and there. It’s called the BDX3100KB and does well to extend the Toshiba line of media products that’s swelling amongst the others.

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Here’s what we’ve been waiting for so long. IFA, as we had heard, was to be the place for the Android tablet to be unveiled. The Folio 100 tablet is a 10.1 inch tablet that brags specifically about its Adobe Flash Player v10.1 support, full internet support, HD video compatibility and 7 hour battery life is surely quite suggestive of the overcoming of limitations that most of its contemporaries suffer from. (Let’s not take names for a change). Talking about the Folio 100 (only) we see the Froyo platform, a Nvidia TEGRA 2 CPU, Bluetooth 2.1, WiFi, DLNA compatibility, USB 2.0 client and hub, mini HDMI port, SD/MMC memory card reader, Adobe Flash player, 1.3 megapixel webcam and software support by the means of applications such as Opera Mobile, Toshiba Mobile Player, FBReader, Fring, Document to Go and Evernote.

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Toshiba know when to get the whole world at their feet with one mighty innovation, though this pair of pico-projectors does not really do much to impress us with 14 lumens and just 80 minutes of battery life. The first one’s called the Lumileo P100 that has a focusing dial and a keypad. The Lumileo M200 has all of this including support for video playback, Word, PowerPoint, Excel and PDF support, 2GB internal memory, microSD card support and works independent of your PC. Both models can produce pictures to the size of 60-inches from VGA or TV-in ports.

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Quincy Jones fans will know no bounds to the joy they’d experience with this awesome announcement. Harman’s AKG division has released three amazing headphones in their latest line that forms a signature line of the celebrated musician. The first in the line will be the Q701 that has ergonomically shaped velvet cushions, linear frequency response covering 10 Hz - 39.8 kHz, 99% detachable oxygen-free cables and a 45-mm high excursion driver. Next is the Q460 on-ear headphones that feature a 3D-axis folding system and an iPhone-compatible in-line remote with a mic and play, pause and skip functions. And finally, the Q350 headphones provide iPhone compatibility and serve as good in-ear headphones.

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Sharp Electronics have announced four new lines of TV at the IFA, each sporting Quattron technology. Quattron, the latest innovation from Sharp Electronics, is an LCD color display gizmo that utilizes a fourth color subpixel, yellow, as well as standard RGB color subpixels. According to Sharp, this extra subpixel increases the range of colors your TV can display, and mimics the way the brain processes color information, thus making what you watch, more realistic. The four new TVs with Quattron start with the 3D-enabled LE925, available in 60-inch or 46-inch format. Both sizes feature Sharp's high-speed FRED LCD signal processing technology and side-mounted scanning LED backlighting, which can produce 1.8x better brightness than other screens and decrease 3D crosstalk. They also include Aquos Net+ connectivity, 2D-to-3D conversion, a digital triple tuner and 8GB of built-in flash memory for timeshift recording. Also available, but not half as impressive, are the new 2D LE924E, LE824E and LE814E screens, also with Aquos Net+.

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There can scarcely be a home without a widescreen TV these days. However, this new release from Philips threatens to eclipse the lot. The Philips 21:9 3D TV is a super-duper, living room shrinking, wall dominating screen that will consume household space. With a 21:9 ratio, regular 16:9 widescreens pale in comparison. Unfortunately, since most TV shows and video games are not yet compatible with this TV format, you will have black bars down either side of the screen when viewing these. However, many movies are already formatted to fit the 21:9 widescreen, so if that’s all you intend watching, then this is probably the TV to tickle you. As well as being super big, the TV also includes an Ambilight feature, that lights the wall behind the screen to entertain you in case the movie you chose is a bit dull, I guess.

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We all enjoy secretly looking up exes and checking out what old school friends are up to on Facebook. Don’t pretend you don’t do it. Now the boys behind the social networking phenomenon are offering us a greater and more blatant opportunity to stalk those we know and may not even have met, but are ‘friends’ with, through a new ‘subscribe to’ function. As always, the feature is being tested with a small percentage of users. On subscribing to a ‘friend’ or page, you will receive notifications whenever they update their status or post new content - photos, videos or links. It’s a little bit creepy on a personal level – especially if your ex numbers amongst your ‘friends’, but there are benefits of receiving regular updates about your favorite band or actor.

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Nippon News Network has brought us details of a series of new robots that promise to lighten the load of the average Japanese housewife. First up is Toshiba’s ApriPoco, an 8.4-inch tall bot that is essentially a universal remote control in cutesy robot form. ApriPoco uses infra-red technology and ‘listens’ to verbal commands to control your electrical domestic appliances. Then there is a remote-control motorized robotic table, which sounds kind of risky to me – I prefer my tables stable. It comes with a motorized chair, which could be fun, and is designed for people who cannot move their furniture. Last but not least, the IRT bods at the University of Tokyo are launching a kitchen bot that will do the dishes without breaking them – something I am hopeless at. They have also promised to launch a robot maid that will make your room spotless and deal with your dirty laundry. Excellent. Time to out your feet up and enjoy some R&R, I think ladies.

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The world loves iPods and with the new collection it is certainly hard not to do so. However, this is not the case in Japan where according to researchers at BCN, Sony's Walkman line has temporarily passed the iPod for sales. Sony slide past in August with 47.8 percent of sales where Apple dropped to 44 percent. 8 and 16GB version of the iPod Nano were the favorites in Japan until a range of Sony Walkmans started flying of the shelves. Its a matter of time before the Walkman's stand trial to the new range of iPods.

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In the epic event that just went down, Apple also seemed to be concerned that their Apple TV fans were not getting a fair deal. Naturally being the philanthropists they are, they announced their second gen Apple TV at an unprecedented low price of just $99. The set up that allows you to streams movies/videos from the net or your mobile phone to TV has had a price drop of $130. You’ll now be able to watch HD movies and shows from Apple's iTunes store and can stream movies from Netflix through Wi-Fi. It can connect to your HDTV via HDMI. Other content providers include ABC and Fox with a few more in the works. This tiny device is due to be released in about four weeks from now and it’s quite possible we’ll see a line outside the new Apple stores as well for it.

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