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IFA 2010 roundup: What you missed

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 05:00 AM PDT

This week the Electricpig team has been busy pottering away at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin getting hands and eyes-on on all the latest tech, with breaking news and photos daily from Europe’s biggest gadget expo. Missed any of it? Don’t worry. Read on to catch up on some of the best bits from the show so far.

Over at IFA we got to see all manner of future tech we’re sure you can’t wait to get your hands on. From televisions to tablets to projectors. There’s been loads on show. Take a look:

LG 31-inch OLED TV is mad thin!
The high cost of OLED TVs will have put many off from getting on the OLED bandwagon, but seeing them as thin as this makes us want to raid the Electricpiggy bank. It displays full 1080p HD video and is just 2.9mm thick.

Sony launches VW90ES 3D projector
Sony’s latest assault on home cinema – the VW90EScan output full 1080p high definition video, in 3D! It’s gorgeous. Hit the link to check it out.

Samsung Galaxy Tab officially launched
After much teasing, the Samsung Galaxy Tab launched in Berlin, as promised. The 7-inch tablet runs Android 2.2 Froyo and comes with 16 or 32GB of internal storage. Find out more here.

Toshiba Folio 100 Android Tablet
Earlier in the week Toshiba launched its Folio 100 Android tablet with full Flash 10.1 support, Android 2.2, an SD card slot, twin USB ports and a HDMI output for full HD. Impressive stuff we’re sure you’ll agree.

Samsung C9000 TV looks a beauty
It’s a super-slim telly with an equally super remote that acts as a second double screen with a 3-inch display meaning you’ll never miss a thing, even when you pop to the bog.

Sharp Quattron 3D launched
Sharp finally launched its Sharp Quattron 3D colour reproduction to deliver 3d 1.8 times brighter than rival 3D screens. We got to see it in action at IFA, and we were rightly impressed.

Sharp show-off how to do 3D without the glasses
Sharp – the company behind the glass-less 3D in the Nintendo 3DS showed up at iFA with some 10.6-inch 3D screens. And guess what, it really works.

Sony’s first 3D VAIO laptop
We got to see it in third dimension action at IFA, word is it’ll be available in just one size – think around the 16-inch mark.

Sharp’s skinny 3D Blu-ray player
Due in November 2010 the Sharp BD-HP90S is a thin, glossy Blu-Ray player ready to display 2D and muscle flexing 3D images. Also packed in is built-in Wi-Fi for the latest BD-Live content.

Toshiba Regza VL TV features Jacob Jensen design
The Toshiba Regza VL TV looks as good off, as it does switched on. It features an exterior design by Jacob Jensen and features a Freeview HD tuner, four HDMI ports two USB inputs.

Video of the week: Back To The Future trainers are real!

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 01:00 AM PDT

Hands up those of you who watched Back To The Future II and wanted a pair of Marty McFly’s self-tying Nike trainers. That’s right, we can almost hear the wave of rising hands from here. Well guess what. One amateur inventor has made them reality in our video of the week.

Cast your mind back to Nike’s Back To The Future inspired patent involving an “automatic lacing system” earlier this week. It sounded too good to be true, right? Wrong, because inventor, Blake Bevin made a pair of her own.

She doesn’t believe Nike will sell its own Back To The Future style trainers anytime soon, but if you donate enough money (see the widget here) to support Bevin’s project you could own a pair sooner than you think.

Check out the video below to see the sort of high-tech footwear you could one day be wearing: