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FROM TFT TO LCD, DVD TO HD, MP3 AND GB… WE BRING YOU THE LATEST HIGH-TECH WONDERS Words: Camilla Chafer Sony sat nav For those of us who can’t read traditional paper maps, a personal navigation device or sat nav has fast become a must-have. Sony’s NV-U72T is made for drivers who like to take their cars abroad, as it comes preloaded with individual country maps in the 2GB flash memory. The 3.5-inch [...]
FROM TFT TO LCD, DVD TO
HD, MP3 AND GB… WE
BRING YOU THE LATEST
HIGH-TECH WONDERS
Words: Camilla Chafer
For those of us who
can’t read traditional
paper maps, a
personal navigation
device or sat nav
has fast become a
must-have. Sony’s
NV-U72T is made for
drivers who like to
take their cars abroad,
as it comes preloaded
with individual
country maps in the
2GB flash memory.
The 3.5-inch TFT
colour touchscreen
also shows key points
en route, such as
filling stations, as well
as monitoring local
traffic reports to keep
you out of jams. New
maps can be added
easily using the
Memory Stick slot.
Available late summer.
Price to be confirmed;
www.sonystyle.co.uk
Sony Handycam
Gone are the days
when camcorders were
cumbersome. Sony’s
latest model, the
CX6EK, is pipped as
the world’s smallest
and lightest HD
camera, weighing in
at just 370g. Record
up to three hours of
footage, with sound,
straight to the Memory
Stick (you’ll need an
8GB Stick) on LP mode
with HD picture
quality and use the
optional mini cable
to view your movie on
Bravia HD-ready TV
sets. High-quality still
images can also be
captured. Available late
summer. Price to be
confirmed; www.
sonystyle-europe.com
AG Neovo
digital picture
frame
Don’t leave your
digital pictures to
languish on a dusty
hard drive. Instead
put them on display
in this AG Neovo
V-10 digital picture
frame. Your pics can
be played as a
slideshow, viewed
singularly or as
thumbnails on the
7-inch screen. With
compatibility for
five different memory
card styles and a
mini USB post for
uploading pics, the
frame will store up
to 200 images on
its 128MB internal
memory. A button-
less touch frame
gives fast and easy
navigation. £150;
www.agneovo.com/uk
FinePix A820
camera
Want to hang onto
good memories of your
holiday? Then treat
yourself to the new
FinePix A820. Its simple
point-and-click
technology means no
complicated setting up,
while features include
4x optical zoom and
ISO 800 sensitivity for
low lighting. Multiple
scene modes give you
the best reproduction
of skin tones and
sports shots, all
viewable on the 2.5-
inch screen. Movie
mode is included and
although the memory
is a mite small at
10MB, you can upgrade
with a media card.
£149; www.fujifilm.co.uk
704 Wifi media player
Not sure which DVDs
or CDs to take on
holiday with you?
With this Archos
Portable Media Player
you can take them all,
as there’s space for up
to 100 movies, 40,000
songs or 800,000
photos. Record
directly from the
TV or cable using the
optional DVR station
and with Wifi capability, the PMP
can link to your PC,
letting you view
everything on the
7-inch colour
touchscreen from
your hard drive as well
as stream content
around the house via
your wireless network.
From £329.99;
www.archos.com
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