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We’re about a week away from this year’s IFA, but that’s no reason for the tech teases to dry up. According to a report on This Is My Next, a bevy of product logos from Sammy’s Android trade show app were unearthed by a tipster searching for clues in the APK. Among the soon-to-be unveiled products are the new Galaxy Tab 7.7, Wave 3 and Galaxy Note. While we’ve haven’t heard much about the Note, we aren’t really surprised to see a 7.7-inch (we assume) iteration of the OEM’s popular Honeycomb tablet and an update to its Bada OS-running Wave smartphone line. Not to worry folks, you won’t have to live with the suspense for long — we’ll be reporting live from Berlin before you know it.

Samsung’s IFA app unveils Galaxy Tab 7.7, Wave 3 and Galaxy Note originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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While LG’s 2011 HDTV lineup has been largely a success so far — we found a lot to like in the LW5600 we reviewed and quarterly earnings seem to justify its 3D and LED technology — some wouldn’t be satisfied without an LED backlit (rather than edge lit) option. That issue is solved now with the new LW9800 series, shown off here in Korea as the LW980S. Announced in two sizes, 55- and 47-inches, both feature “Nano LED” local dimming with as many as 2,300 sources in the larger one and 480Hz motion technology. They also include other LG standard features like Cinema 3D, Magic Motion gesture remote control and its Smart TV menus as well as built-in WiFi, but the big draw here is the deep blacks and a claim of the industry’s highest 10,000,000:1 contrast ratio. Check the press release after the break for a few more details while we wait to get our eyes on the new models in September at IFA 2011.

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LG launches Nano LED backlit LW9800 HDTVs originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Aug 2011 11:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Over the years we’ve certainly seen that Archos can do some decent things on limited hardware, but of course the real money is to be found on the higher end, where your iPads and your Xooms play. According to tabletblog.de, Archos has stated intent to announce two new tablets at IFA later this year, fitting into the 7- and 10-inch domains like the older (and lower-rent) 70 and 101 Internet Tablets above. Supposedly the company doesn’t know what hardware either will be running, only that they’ll be top-shelf components integrated using posh design. Surely that’ll mean a posh price, too.

Archos planning to launch high-end tablets at IFA later this summer? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 05 Mar 2011 05:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Seems like only yesterday that we were begging a big named consumer electronics company to get into home automation. Now Samsung, the world’s biggest consumer electronics company, complies with a demonstration of the connected home of the future using its own Galaxy Tab. The demo depicts live widget-based control over your home’s HVAC, TV (including remote viewing), stove, oven, dryer, vacuum robot, and refrigerator with integrated grocery manager that suggests recipes based upon the food you have. Unfortunately, instead of offering details on when (or how) Samsung’s vision might become reality, the demo’s main intent seems to be showing off Samsung’s latest product line from IFA earlier this month. It’s still worth a trip beyond the break for a peek though.

Samsung Galaxy Tab as Home Watcher remote control (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Sep 2010 06:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It’s becoming progressively easier to land LCD monitors with IPS panels (as opposed to the decidedly less stunning TN panels), but given that there’s rarely ever enough competition to truly push prices as far south as we consumers would like, we’re welcoming LG’s latest with wide open arms. The outfit has just issued a new foursome — the IPS2062T, IPS226V, IPS236V and IPS231P — of LED-backlit displays, with sizes running 20-, 21.5-, 23- and 23-inches in order of mention. The larger three offer 1,920 x 1,080 resolutions with a six millisecond response time, and the whole lot offers a deceiving 5,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, 250 nits of brightness and 178-degree viewing angles. You’ll find plenty of glossy black to go around, but sadly you’ll find plenty of questions when it comes to pricing and release dates.

LG does the IPS dance with IPS2062T, IPS226V, IPS236V and IPS231P monitors originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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