Archive forAugust, 2009
Views from Hubble’s Ultra Deep Field in 3D!
August 13th, 2009 by Dave@LGUK
While trying to find more information on the meteor shower I was promised last night but didn't see, I came across this gorgeous video on YouTube today. In the words of Tony Darnell, who scripted the narration and shared it with the world:
I've recently discovered an animation that was rendered using the measured redshift of all 10,000 galaxies in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field image.
I've written a short script that leads you through a quick history of both deep field images and this video ends with a fly-through of the Ultra Deep Field.
Every galaxy in the image is in its...
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Official LG TV FAQs now available on the blog
August 12th, 2009 by Dave@LGUK
You may remember a few weeks ago Chris announced our new LG TV ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ thread on the LG sponsored section of the AV Forums.
Well, the FAQs were so well received we thought we should add them to the blog, and you can now find them here!
The FAQs cover the most common issues that new plasma, LED & LCD TV owners come across, and will be developed over the coming months to take account of more detailed or technical questions.
If you have any suggestions please leave a...
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Late night shopping with a difference….thank you Vogue!
August 12th, 2009 by Dave@LGUK
As everyone knows September's Vogue is the biggest fashion issue of the year, outlining all up and coming styles, everybody get ready to welcome back leather, tweed and velvet.
On top of September being the bumper issue Vogue has organised for all the top global shopping cities to take part in an event that celebrates buoying the economy with a spot of retail therapy, the event, "Fashion's Night Out", will take place on 10th September.
Shops that are included in the event are Alexander McQueen, Topshop, Prada, H&M, Gucci, Selfridges and M&S, all these stores will be selling the limited edition...
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Forgetful Workmen Saved by RFID
August 11th, 2009 by agenda21
Now this is clever - Dewalt, the power tool powerhouse, have teamed up with Ford to develop Tool Link, an RFID enabled toolbox.
Here's how it works - you're supplied with RFID tags, which you attach to your tools. When you get back in your van after the end of a busy day grafting, the Ford's on board computer checks that all the registered kit is on board. If you're missing anything, the system alerts the driver immediately via the on screen display.
$1,120 might seem a little steep for such a kit, but when you think that $1,000 is the cost...
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British costcutters say no to restaurants but yes to new mobiles!
August 10th, 2009 by Dave@LGUK
Last week the BBC announced the results of an Ofcom review which suggests that we Brits are more willing to tighten the purse strings on our holidays and meals out than on spending on communication technology!
The watchdog's annual report says spending on mobiles, the internet and TV is regarded as a higher priority than almost anything except food.
In a poll of 862 people, over 40% said they would save on holidays and eating out and 19% chose spending on mobiles.
Interesting - and good for us! But I wonder what the motivation is, perhaps it's the conveniences our technology affords us;...
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No Fishes Were Harmed!
August 10th, 2009 by Dave@LGUK
Titanas from Greek tech blog pestaola.gr sent us an inexplicably surreal yet charming video of his new LG Crystal GD-900 'sleeping with the fishes'.
As Titanas points out on his blog, please don't try this yourself. As far as we can make out he's made a water-resistant skin for his handset which allows it to happily sit underwater.
Read the original post (via Google Translate)...
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Vote for LG in the T3 Awards and maybe get a prize!
August 7th, 2009 by Dave@LGUK
Following on from my post a couple of weeks ago about the LG 42LF7700 has been shortlisted for TV of the year in the T3 awards(!) we now have a button:
If you're a fan of LG's TVs please do vote for us - it's for your own good too, there's a random draw of all voters with cool prizes, including Tom Tom GOs, a Humax Foxsat-HDR box, Internet Radios, a Dyson DC16 Car and Boat - one lucky voter has already won a PS3 for their...
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The Pathfinder & Puccini – LG’s latest TV stars
August 7th, 2009 by Dave@LGUK
Following on from Chris's post on Monday about LG's new deal with Channel 4, we now have some of the new TV spots for the other LG handsets; namely the GT505 Pathfinder, available only on Orange, and the GT500 Puccini, which is exclusive to T-Mobile.
Both phones have some impressive selling points - 3" touchscreens with a 400 x 240 pixel display, 5 megapixel camera, WiFi and 3.5G and GPS. And the GT505 also comes with applications for social networks like MySpace and Facebook and a 30-day free trial of WisePilot® for LG, a navigation system with voice instruction and a...
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Beyonce to headline F1 Rocks Singapore with LG
August 4th, 2009 by Dave@LGUK
Today Formula One and LG announced a new partnership, for a very cool music event - F1 Rocks!
F1 ROCKS™ Singapore with LG spans three days from September 24th-26th, adding to the unique FORMULA ONE™ night-time grand prix weekend.
F1 ROCKS™ fuses the world’s most popular annual sporting series with the most iconic music stars to create an unrivalled experience for FORMULA ONE™ and music fans alike. Some of the biggest global superstars on the planet, including multi award-winning artists; Beyoncé, Black Eyed Peas, ZZ Top, Simple Minds, N*E*R*D and Chinese pop legend Jacky Cheung will perform for the first F1...
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