Clare Newsome's blog

Philips today announced its first Blu-ray player for the UK, the BDP7100, set for release this November. Hot on the heels of the BDP9000 - released solely in the US - the first Philips BD deck looks to tick all the right boxes in terms of ...

We’ve just taken a look at Myryad’s new all-in-one mi (‘music integrated’, in case you were wondering). The single deck combines a CD player, DAB radio, iPod connection and an integrated amplifier that chucks out a claimed 100w per channel. ...

Philips has taken its Ambilight technology to the next level with the release of its flagship TV, the Aurea. An ‘active frame’ around the screen itself allows the Aurea to fire light forward and back in tandem with the Ambilight technology, to ...

Samsung's hybrid HD player - able to handle the full functionality of both Blu-ray and HD DVD discs - should be in the shops by Christmas, priced at a highly competitive £599. The Korean company also plans to release a third-generation ...

Samsung is to replace its M8 series of Full HD flatscreens with a new F8 duo of 40- and 46in LCD TVs, plus launch new 52- and 70in F9 Full HD sets featuring LED backlighting for ultra-high contrast. We'll be first to test both new series. ...

Well, it was a surreal introduction to the biggest and some say best consumer electronics show, writes Joe Cox. Having been at Heathrow at 5am, in the air by 8am, and waiting for my room to be prepared at a hotel in central Berlin by midday, ...

If the gods of wireless internet access and European power adapters are with us - and the thoughtless PR company that's emailed over 20MB of releases in the last 10 minutes alone doesn't trash our systems - you'll be seeing a lot of ...

Want to splash out on a pair of KEF's Reference speakers, but don't have the pounds or patience to afford/wait for them? The company has a new Satin finish option that's both quicker and cheaper to make than the range's ...

NAD has announced three new multichannel receivers and a preamp/tuner/processor, promoting a "music-first" modular approach that priortises performance and ease of use over feature-packed specifications. Instead of supporting ...

In the latest shot in the Blu-ray vs HD DVD battle, Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Animation have both declared their future high-definition disc releases will be on HD DVD only. The first blockbuster releases this will effect will be ...