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Dixons announces the Logik L23IPTV, a 23" LCD TV the retailer is selling as a home entertainment screen for the bedroom and kitchen category complete with smart TV functions.

Using Onyx browser technology from Oregan Networks, the L23IPTV has both home network and web connectivity with weather, news and social networking widgets and access to VoD services such as BBC iPlayer, Lovefilm and Blinkbox.

A touch sensitive control pad provides control, while the TV set also has in-built DVD and USB media players, PVR/TSR functionality and two 3W speakers.

Also joining the Logik series are a number of 3DTV models, with sizes ranging from 32" up to 47".

Go Dixons Retail to Launch New Logik TVs

Go Oregan Widens Distribution with Dixons Logik Smart TV

The Panasonic Viera Connect Market is now available in 27 European countries through an agreement with e-commerce solutions provider Digital River.

The countries include Austria, Belgium, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands and the UK.

The Viera Connect Market allows users to purchase premium apps for their Viera TVs, including videos, music, social networks and games-- with Digital River handling sales of both digital and physical products across international borders.

The Panasonic Viera line includes 3DTVs and regular HDTVs in both plasma and LCD formats, with features such as built-in storage and DLNA certification.

Go Digital River to Support Panasonic Viera Connect Market Expansion

Go Panasonic Viera

Integral Memory says the UltimaPro SDHC card is the fastest yet from the company-- reaching transfer speeds of up to 45MB/s and continuous write speeds of over 10MB/s.

Such speeds makes them ideal for photographers and camera enthusiasts in order to capture high resolution images and HD video recording.

The cards feature a SDHC Class 10 chipset together with a Ultra High Speed 1 (UHS-I/UHS-1) controller, and are available in sizes of 8, 16 and 32GB.

Go Integral Ultimapro Memory Card

The converging of consumer electronics and health may have created a strange parallel universe in "biohavioural" electronics. Japan's Neurowear latest product, Necomimi, uses biosensors to determine your mental state (brainwaves of concentration vs a lack of interest) and to accordingly drive motors that position "cat ears" that you wear on your head.

If you concentrate hard enough, the cat ears point up.  Losing interest or relaxing will drop the ears down. In Tokyo, it is reported that Necomimi's popularity is growing into a fashion trend. Yes, if people don't want to hear from your T-shirt, now they can judge your mood by your electronic cat ears.

You can laugh at what Japanese people will do.  But just remember: in Europe we laughed at karaoke when we saw it. Market experts in Europe predicted no Westerner would ever risk public humiliation and therefore karaoke would never become a mass market product here.

Go Necomimi

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