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Live from a hotel room deep within the Euro Zone, it’s the Engadget Podcast. This week it’s all IFA all the time; if you’re not quite sure what IFA should mean to you, we’ll just put it this way: it’s a lot like CES, but with more stollers. ¡Prost!

Hosts: Brian Heater
Guests: Joseph Volpe, Mat Smith
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Music: Orbital – Never

06:28 – Huawei shows off early version of Emotion UI for Android, packs a ‘stock’ skin too (hands-on)
10:00 – Sony @ IFA
12:15 – Sony Xperia sola: a pint-sized Android handset with floating touch (hands-on)
22:05 – Hands-on with the Samsung ATIV Smart PC (aka the Series 5 Slate)
27:10 – ASUS 15-inch Zenbook U500: Ivy Bridge, optional NVIDIA graphics and a full numpad (update: hands-on)
29:19 – HTC Desire X hands-on (video)
30:12 – Panasonic’s 145-inch 8K PDP eyes-on (video)
34:00 – Haier celebrates IFA with ultra high def 3D, transparent and eye-controlled TVs

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If you are a TV enthusiast, you have undoubtedly heard of the new Sony XBR-84X900 LED TV. If you haven’t, this new television from Sony was just announced at IFA and we’ve covered the launch as it was announced. It has a 4K (3840 x 2160) resolution, which is exactly four times as many pixels as today’s 1080p standard.

Tradeshows are not always a great place to look at these TVs since the lighting is so over-the-top, if not outright weird. So instead, we headed for the Sony Store in Palo Alto, where we where the Sony XBR-84X900 is currently on display. Phil Molyneux, Sony Electronics USA’s COO was very proud to show us the capabilities of this TV set. Here’s a photo of him next to the television so that you can have a sense for how big 84″ is. (more…)

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Sony VAIO Tap 20 Family Touch PC debuted at IFA 2012, Sony XBR-84X900 TV brings 4K resolution to 84-inch image,

Our sources of music definitely vary. Sometimes it’s our personal collection, sometimes it’s streaming a radio station, sometimes it’s a service like Pandora® or Spotify®. Moving back and forth between devices just to hear what you want is a pain! The time has come for a unified interface, regardless of the source.

Logitech, well known for reliable devices, launched their new line of Logitech UE™ products. The line is targeted to music fans wanting quality sound wherever they go. The Logitech UE Smart Radio provides a unified source to control your tunes, no matter the source. Power the unit on, connect to your wi-fi and the single interface allows you to access computer-stored music, online stations or music services. Save your favorite stations and playlists for one-touch access. And with an add-on app (iOS or Android) your tablet or phone becomes a master controller to access all your music sources. Take the radio on the go or in the back yard too. A rechargeable battery means up to 6 hours of wire-free playback.  The units, announced recently, are not on the market yet but expected to retail for $179.99. Preorders are being taken on Logitech’s website.

So more debate over where your music will come from. Now access them easily with the UE Smart Radio. Who says we have to use different devices to access our tunes? Not Logitech!

[ Even Radios are Smart copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

Unfairly-great UK illustrator Patrick Vale recreates the whole of lower Manhattan, as seen from the Empire State Building, in this incredible time lapse video. What’s more, he does it completely freehand. Now let’s see him do it from memory. [Patrick Vale via Colossal] More »

Razer is a company that should be well known by most PC gamers. The company makes some of the coolest gaming peripherals such as keyboards, mice, and audio gear for gamers. The company has unveiled a new gaming headset with a very cool design called the BlackShark.

If this looks familiar to you, a version of this headset that was Battlefield 3 branded debuted back during E3.The military style phones have ear cups with memory foam cushions to isolate the wearer from outside sounds. The boom microphone supports voice chat for video games and can be removed if you’re anti-social when online.

The headphones promise high-quality sound and deep bass thanks to their 40 mm neodymium magnet drivers with copper clad aluminum voice coils. They will connect to any device with 3.5 mm headphone adapter. That means you can use these for listening to music on your smartphone when you aren’t playing games.

The Razer Blackshark headphones will sell for $119.99(USD) when they arrive later this September.