With the IFA drawing to close on Wednesday, there have been a plethora of different announcement from the two tech giants Samsung and Sony. So we thought we should give you a heads up of what caught our eye at Berlin's Messe.
After the media frenzy at the Samsung booth for the Galaxy Tab, we caught a glimpse of Samsung's more traditional laptops and they looks strikingly similar to Apple's MacBook Pro range. Samsung QX ranges are the best looking windows-based laptops we have ever laid eyes on, well apart from the Macbook of course.
These top of the range laptops, which look more than similar to Apple top-of-the-range MacBooks's, are crafted from aluminum to deliver high performance and mobility in three screen sizes - 13.3" (QX310), 14" (QX410) and 15.6" (QX510).
They feature Intel Core i5 CPU, NVIDIA graphics (GeForce 310M / GT or GeForce GT 420M), 3D SRS sound, 6.9 hours battery life, gesture pad, camera, up to 640GB HDD (no SSD option), CD drive, up oto 8GB RAM and webcam.
Samsung also outed a gorgeous new 3D LED TV. The 65-inch 8000 Series 3D LED TV is a stunner and is apparently the ‘right’ size for watching 3D movies.
Internet@TV service with new features. Samsung did not reveal any hard specifications yet for this TV. But expect a great contrast ratio and 3D compatibility.
Elsewhere, Sony also had a rather clever new Vaio, which was spotted at this year's IFA. They have taken their 3D tech from the PS3 and managed to fit it into a new notebook, it comes with an IR receiver allowing you to sync it up with Sony's Bravia 3D glasses.
No details on price and release date were given and the laptop was only a prototype and was in an old F series case. But 3D laptops are sure to be available early 2011.
Sony also announced at IFA "Video On Demand powered by Qriocity", a premium streaming video service, will be available this fall in five European countries including France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the U.K.
With "Video On Demand powered by Qriocity," pronounced curosity, you can choose from hundreds of box office hits from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Lionsgate, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM), NBC Universal International Television Distribution, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, The Walt Disney Company, and Warner Bros. Digital Distribution, as well as popular content from top local studios. Many movies are available in High Definition (HD) as well as Standard Definition (SD), and all can be rented at the touch of a button on Sony's 2010 models of network-enabled BRAVIA TVs and Blu-ray Disc players, and Blu-ray Home Theater systems.
One of the biggest video game-related announcements at this week’s IFA show in Germany may be that Sony is planning to launch an entirely new online music store, one that would be accessible from the PS3."¨"¨It is kind of mind-boggling that the Xbox 360 and PS3 have extremely well-established digital video stores but neither has any sort of way to buy and download music.
It totally makes sense to have something because both platforms want to be the perfect digital entertainment system. "¨"¨According to the Financial Tines, though, that will soon change. The publication is reporting that Sony has been in talks with a number of major record labels to bring a Sony Music service to the PS3. The service will also be connectable by Sony Vaio computers, Sony Bravia TV sets, and Sony Ericsson mobile phones.
Digital music hasn’t exactly been a forte for Sony. Back in 2008 it had to shut down its Connect platform due to extremely sluggish sales.